HaloGrafix PS

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HaloGrafix PS

• Gene Bialczak
• Oleg Elkhunovich
• Jason Oh
• Vinod Palathinkara
• Michail Zannis

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Product Purpose

• Provide a convenient and unobtrusive sidebar
  display for a personal computer
• Add ability to view information away from the
  computer

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Target Problems

• Single monitor constricts space
• Second monitor is too cumbersome and expensive
• Difficult to carry information from computer,
  even short distances

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Design Criteria

• Extra screen real estate
• Slim and compact
• Inexpensive
• Reasonably portable

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Design Goals

• 12.1 diagonal SVGA viewing area
• 8 x 10 x 2, 3 lbs.
• lt 150 price point
• Wireless battery pack (?)

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Solutions

• CMOS
• High quality display
• Slimmer than CRT
• Less expensive than LCD
• Bluetooth
• High speed wireless data transfer

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Problem Decomposition

• Convert images into raw display data
• Transmit raw data over Bluetooth
• Display raw data using CMOS chip

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On down arrow Next image in queue
On user input Capture screen Queue image
Convert image Encode file in
Bluetooth
Wireless transmission
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Markets

• Home and office users
• Computer and graphic designers
• E-book readers

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Home and Office Users

• To-do lists
• Date book
• Notes
• Digital photos

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Computer Designers

• Reference documentation while working
• View one area of project while designing another
  on main screen

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E-book Readers

• Read e-books on the sofa or in bed
• Read online recipes in the kitchen
• E-book industry by 2005
• 2.3 billion (Accenture, 6/2000)
• 7.8 billion (Forrester, 1/2001)

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Product Summary

• Address single monitor paradigm
• Provide low-cost peripheral display
• Slim, compact, lightweight, wireless
• Diverse and untapped target markets