Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Christos C : More thoughts on prototypes

After thinking about Christos I. prototype I find that it lacks some detail. I believe that we have to make a complete protype taking into consideration everything than has been said so far. Both prototypes are good but are not perfect as they both lack some vital details.

We should firstly agree on the hardware components of the pen so we know what to have to incorporate in the design. Moreover we should also take into consideration that the pen is also a pen. Therefore the design should contemplate this by including a refillable ink cartige and a way to take it out of the pen and refill it.

In addition we should also take into consideration the ergonomics of the pen. We should specify the size of the pen and the design should make sure that the pen is easy to hold and write.

I agree with Alexis about the button usage. The pen should be as easy to use as possible so it is best to include a sleep mode on the pen when not used for a period of time. However we should think of a way to make the pen enter connectivity mode. By having the pen not trying to connect ot a network or a pc all the time and having the wifi/bluetooth adaptor switched off we save power and prolong the battery life.

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