My Slides: group presentation.

Our Problem

•The problem is, seniors need a simplified way of understanding how to use an iPad.

•Our solution is to create an iPad app, that allows seniors to understand all of the difficult things they may run into while trying to understand technology.

•We are creating an iPad app that does wonders for seniors. Its like the app Siri, but available on the iPad and is marketed to elderly people. Seniors will be able to get the app already installed on their iPads before they even leave the store, so when they get home all they have to do is open the app. The app is a simplified app, similar to Siri, but also has features like On-Star. The elder is linked directly to a live staff member for assistance. Elders can press the app called HELP. All they have to do is press the microphone that appears on the screen and say anything they want.

My Slides: Business Model, Team, and timeline

Business Model:
This is a profitable organization.
This iPad app automatically comes with every iPad for only seniors. If for some reason, they don’t get the app installed before they leave the store, they may purchase it for $1.99 over the online app store.
This is a product that will have booming success, because, it gives seniors a chance to be a part of society without being left behind.
One day we hope to achieve this idea for many other new forms of technology. For example the microwave, refrigerators, or any other appliance, or form of technology, we believe it could be available for computers, TV’s, DVR’S.. Etc.

Team:
Chief Management Officer – in charge of overall group facilitation, management- Mackenzie Reynolds
Chief Inputs Officer – in charge of researching and detailing the inputs required- Corey Green
Chief Design Officer – in charge of problem / solution identification, incorporating similar solutions- Moussa Diallio
Chief Communication Officer – in charge of facilitating final group presentation (point for submitting drafts and final presentation)-Mackenzie Reynolds
Chief Technology Officer – in charge of researching and explaining how group’s particular solution will be implemented (how it will work)-Kyle Sether

Timeline:
It will take us about 1 ½ years to get our solution to market, because we don’t want our technology app to fail.
Next year we hope to be advancing and moving on to other forms of technology.
Hopefully by three years we can make it available on every electronic touch screen available.
To be successful we need a good design, consumer growth, and consumer collaboration

Slides

Competition

•Other companies are coming up with apps that can help you better understand your device, but not the same way ours does. These other apps have instruction videos that show you basic uses for your device.

–What makes our idea better is that our app uses a live person to communicate with the user. This is what makes us unique because our app can work better with the user and doesn’t restrict what instructions they can and cannot get.

Projections and Status

•We are a fairly new company and this app is our first big project.

•The idea has been with us for quite some time now and we are finally deciding to act upon it, making it a reality. We are currently in the programming stages to configure the voice recognition software, and step by step instructions.

Slides for group presentation

•New technologies accessible to seniors

–iPods, iPads, Mac’s

•Catering to their unique learning styles

•Features

–Large/clear font

–News feed/ appointment planner

–Social networking tutorials

 

 

Target Market

•Senior citizens

–People that have access to technologies

–Social networking

•People who want to reconnect with friends or family around the world.

 

 

Inputs

•People

•Tools

•Time

•Information

Group Interview, Assignment 4

1. Explain what biotechnology means to you?

 – It makes a, uniform, ideal product cheaper.

2. Are you in favor of further industrial research in this field?

 – Yes, I believe there is a need for it. But, there is an equal need for regulations to monitor the research.

3. Provide one example for your stance on this issue.

 – I think it is needed because the genetically modified chickens produce more food for a growing population.

4. What is your academic major?

 – Biology

Interviews- Reynolds

First interview:

1. Explain what biotechnology means to you?

– It means making chickens fat by bulking them up with steroids.

2. Are you in favor of further industrial research in this field?

– no, I eat organic, so I don’t care for this sort of technology. Its bad for humans to do that to food.

3. Provide one example for your stance on this issue?

– I don’t think its right to take all of the nutrients out of a chicken like that, its not good for humans, it gives us to many hormones, children are starting their periods in the third grade because of this.

4. What is your academic major?

– Sports management.

Second Interview:

1. Explain what biotechnology means to you?

– It is taking the biology of humans and breeding it into technology. So we can use technology with our biological inputs.

2. Are you in favor of further industrial research in this field?

-Yes!

3. Provide one example for your stance on this issue?

-It would be awesome if a gun could be controlled by ones brain waves or thoughts, or controlling a computer with DNA.

4.What is your academic major?

-Elementary education Prek-6.

 

 

Assignment 4 Interview Questions

In an attempt to determine the degree to which your academic comtemporaries are up-to-date on the developments taking place in biotechnology, we are about to play reporter.

1. Briefly explain what biotechnology means.
2. Are you in favor of further industrial research in this field?
3. Provide at least one reason for your stance on this issue.
4. What is your academic major?

Here are a few other questions that we could ask along with the questions in the book.

1. Do you or have you purchased any GM foods?
2. Do you have a stance on Pharming?

Implementation and evaluation

Everything that goes into it- This is a project that we are creating to ease the elderly about using technology. Our focus is on creating an app, availbale for use on a IPAD, and IPHONE. These app’s will only be available for those 50 year old or 50+. Anyone over the age of 50 when they buy and piece of technology of those I have already referenced, they will have the option to have the company, or where ever they bought the technology to install or download this app onto the device, before they take it home with them, this way when they get it home all they have to do it turn the device on and press the app, and it will guide them through any problem or issues they are having. It is helping seniors to better use their technology to not hate new inventions to like it an enjoy using this, also understanding how to use a piece of technology but in a simplified way.

How does this target elderly people when sometimes anyone of all ages needs this?- I think younger people have the advantage of using technology becuase most 20-40 year olds, if they dont understand how to use something, most likely they will type it into google, and it will give them the answer, problem solved. Where as elders dont even know how to use google, there for to have a app availble to them at their finger tips to use in any case, makes their world a lot easier.

How do i know it will work?- Because I have spoken to elderly people about creating this for them, and they are very interested, 50% of them say they will use it if they had the oppurtunity to.

Some challenges that could arise- If the technology fails, or it freezes then we have a problem.

**Our goal is to simplify technology for seniors.

worried about our Idea what do you guys think

I am worried about our project idea, Originally we came up with an idea to create an app for an elderly person to use as a tutorial on “how to” use a technology, to simplify their frustration on today’s complicated systems. My issue with this is that it already exists. Today in class we discussed creating an app to where an elderly can simply speak to it (like seri. on the i phone), and say for example, “how do I turn my i Pad off” then the lady (seri) would say ” press and hold the top right button on the i pad and I shall shut off.” But this already exists and not only seniors need this but so does everyone else, so what is the point of our problem?? I am stuck and I dont know where to go with this. My idea was to take a new touch screen refrigerator or a touch screen oven and create an app for that on how to get ice, or how to preheat the oven to 350 degrees since there is no buttons. My sister in law has a touch screen refrigerator and I have been over to her house many times and Have no idea how to use it, and she has parties all the time where people ask her how in the heck they get ice or water out of the refrigerator. I think an Idea for creating an app for people to use on the screen to press and it talk to you and explain to someone how to get “ice” or “water” as a guide for simplifying the use of the technology on an appliance would be better and have more of an effect, than something that already exists.

clairification on presentaion

I am going to start working on our power point for our presentation for the design aspect of this project. Send me and extra ideas yall have and want me to add to this. thanks– kenzi