2. 1
THE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WAS INITIALLY DESIGNED AS A PORTABLE ALTERNATIVE TO THE
DESKTOP COMPUTER
– NOT TO REPLACE IT BUT TO SERVE AS THE
NEXT BEST THING
3. 2
MODERN NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS ARE BETTER
ABLE TO PERFORM AS THE PRIMARY COMPUTER
FOR MORE USERS
10% of employees of mid-size businesses use their
personal laptops as their primary work computer *
*www.theenquirer.net
4. 3
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS ARE BECOMING SMALLER AND MORE PORTABLE
MOBILE COMPUTING IS NO LONGER LIMITED TO
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS
OTHER PORTABLE DEVICES CAN BE USED IN
PLACE OF A NOTEBOOK COMPUTER
13. 12
50% OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS EXPERIENCE
NECK AND BACK PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS
1 IN 7 EXPERIENCED PAIN AFTER 1 HOUR OF USE*
*Boston University
14. 13
THE NOTEBOOK COMPUTER WAS NOT DESIGNED
TO BE USED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME,
AS THEY ARE USED TODAY
If the typical young person spends 5 hours per day using their laptop...
5 hrs X 365 days = 1,825 hours of use per year
15. 14
THERE ARE MANY POSITIONS WHICH CAN BE
COMFORTABLE FOR A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME
*case study by Dave Malouf on Freescale Netbook Design
18. 17
GOAL:
DESIGN A PORTABLE, ERGONOMIC, AND FLEXIBLE
WORKSPACE SOLUTION FOR USERS OF PORTABLE
COMPUTING DEVICES
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS/MENTOR FEEDBACK:
LOOK INTO MATERIALS
CONSIDER STYLE AND PERSONAL EXPRESSION
MAKE DESIGN COMPATIBLE WITH A MULTITUDE OF
PORTABLE DEVICES
JUSTIFY COST OF PRODUCT TO TARGET GROUP