Problem
Technology evolves faster than people. Often when someone reaches a certain age they no longer feel a need to learn or understand the current trending tech. In some cases they would lose functionality in order to preserve the user experience of a familiar format.
Brij's aim is to aid users who fall into this category an ability to connect with friends and family.
Form Development
Functions
the essential functions of a phone with the form factor of a typewriter.
- Make calls
- Read and send emails and texts
- Print any message correspondence
- Active typing through a heads-up display
User Interface
Heads-Up Display
The heads-up display allows users to print out any email or text message correspondence. Users can also see the email they are drafting in real-time through the heads-up display, making it easy to compose messages on the familiar typewriter form factor.
Hand-Held Selector
speaker and microphone for making phone calls.
Printer
When reading a long email or wanting to view details from a message later, the user can print out whatever they are viewing on the heads-up display. This allows for physical copies of important correspondence that can be saved or shared without requiring a smartphone or computer.
