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Design a computer keyboard.

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Clarification questions/Assumptions

1. Why do we need o build this product when we already have many different type of keyboards in the market?

This is going to be a smart keyboard that can perform various advanced funtions which are not available in the present keyboards available in the market

3. Do we need to integrate it with the relatted products like mouse?

As per your convienence you can integrate or diintegrate with mouse

4. Should it support laptop, desktop, cell phone, tablets?

All

5. What kind of product it should be?

A hardware product

Who are the users?

1. All individual users who use tablets, systems, even cell phones for thier daily use

2. Schools, hospitals, government offices which has been computerised recently

3. Courts

4. Visually impaired people

Goal

1. Assuming the exiting market is already well acquitted with the conventional keyboards, we would like to increase the revenue with new SMART keyboards

Pain Points

1. Considering the initial target market is India where multiple states follows different regional lagunage. It is difficult for a person to type in the desired languange when the conventional keyboards are avavilable in English languange. The user only understands the native language

2. Too big in size and bulky to carry

3. I have multiple devices but it is difficult to manage different keyboards for different type of gadgets.

4. It needs skillset to learn the typing and to type accurately at the same time when other person speaks. Hence, the user often does typo errors

5. Finiding out a pen is always a painstaining job when we are on call and want to write some quick notes

6. I am not a literate person and hence find it difficult to type using the keyboard

Solutions

1. Smart keyboard can be foldable device that can be easily accomodated in a purse or pocket. P1

2. Thee user can use one uniform deivce to connect on cell phone, laptop, even smart watch, tablets. P1

3. The smart keyboard should be wireless and chargable using solar enegy and battery driven. P2

4. It should have an indicator to notify the user when the recharge is needed and how much percentage of battery is filled. P3

5. key board can be voice controlled where instead of typing thru finger the voice command can be converted to text. P1

6. The smart keyboard should have the funtionality to offer the typing content in any regional language. A language converter/translater will be helpful to convert the content in the desired language. P2

7. Featuresl like auto suggestion and correction dictionary can help to type the content accurely in less time.P2

8. The keyboard should also have a section where qucik notes can be taken like a small notebook either by typing thru fingers or thru voice command and can be erased as needed. P3

Prioritisation

 I would like to prioritise the above features based on the business value/ number of users impacted, cost, complexity to build as P1, P2 P3
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