Day 1

First day of work in KEIO-NUS-CUTE Center. I met up with the Senior Manager of the industry liaison office first thing in the morning and he briefed me on the things that i has to accomplish by the end of my four months intern here.
He sketched out a brief diagram describing to me what the actual product already consists of and what the new and improved smaller version of the product should consists. For example, they would like to go into a wearable technology market thus they made me design a few innovative designs for a type of smart watch or smart band. He also briefed me on the type of sensor they expect to be on the new product and reminded me to take that into consideration.

I then followed him to his office to collect all the necessary sensor and controller boards. He passed me a Rfduino, a new and improved arduino board with Bluetooth capabilities, a flex sensor and a gyroscope. I was also passed all the items the previous intern have completed such as a rough prototype of the design of a watch. I then came back to my own table and i was left alone the whole day to brainstorm about ideas. I hand sketched a few designs which i thought could work out.

As i did not bring my laptop on the first day, i could not start on the installation of the IDE of the rfduino board. Thus i used my IPad to research on the latest wearable technology and fashion trends in the current market, such as the latest Samsung Galaxy Gear and the Apple IWatch and some of the new innovative smart band ideas from companies such as Nike. what i realized is that no matter how good the functionality wise of the band or watch the tactile feel and material of the product should also be comfortable to wear for the user to adapt to it quickly and comfortably. It also has to be fashionable to attract the use of people of all age group.

That was it for day one. As i ended the day, i reminded myself i had to bring my laptop the next day so i could start on the hardware and software part of the product soon.