TEAM 4

FINDING NEEDS

Mindmapping, brainstorming, and bug listing.

Depression Aid !

On-the-go Power !

Dorm Privacy

Step 1

SELECTING NEEDSThis is basically what we did for the majority of the project period.

Privacy Pod HugsFurU

Socialism

Step 2

SPECIFYING CONSTITUENT NEEDS

QUALIFIER - Need to charge your phone ACTIVITY - Need to use your phone CONTEXT - Need to communicate COMMON - Need to socialize and connect

ON-THE-GO POWER

Step 3

CONSTRAINTSPortable

!Inexpensive

!Efficient

!Reliable

!Durable

!Lightweight

!Forgettable

DESIGN SOLUTIONS

THREE CONCEPTS:

iPhone-to-iPhone jump

small, portable reserve battery key

wallet charger

Step 4

BUILDING & TESTING

Designed and sketched multiple possible products

Interviewed Tech students

Took feedback and then modeled and built prototype

Step 5

And now for the endpoint…

K E YIntroducing…

K E Y

K E Y

a backup battery that fits on your keychain

a backup battery that fits on your keychain

K E Y

simply put KEY in series with your iPhone and your

regular Lightning cable

overnight, KEY will charge your phone and then itself

K E Y

built to blend in on your keychain*

*we realize the prototype is purple

final product will be

CNC-machined from

aircraft-grade aluminum

K E Y

durable aluminum casing

lightweight, sleek designwon’t weigh you down

will put up with your on-the-go lifestyle

40 mm

32.5 mm

Lightning-outsame size as

white plastic on regular Lightning

cable

400 mAh battery custom

PCB

Lightning-in

K E Y

actual size (relative

to iPhone 5)

keychain hole

K E Y

Next Steps…

build higher fidelity

prototypes

testing and

iterating

Questions?