Remindme is a concept for a smartwatch, which focuses on reminding people to not forget. With the palm as a natural user interface to write down notes with your fingertip, Remindme has set an innovative way for people to remind themselves easily.

1. Remindme
A smartwatch for you
not to forget.
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2. REMEMBERING AND FORGETTING
I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
Confucius, chinese philosopher
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3. Who of you usually forget things?
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4. Who of you usually forget things?
1
in 4 people
actually admit they are
forgetful.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5891701/Adults-forget-three-things-a-day-research-finds.html [13/11/2013]
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5. After 20 min you‘ve forgot already 40%.
Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve
Sources: http://sidsavara.com/personal-productivity/the-ebbinghaus-curve-of-forgetting [13/11/2013]
http://www.festo-didactic.co.uk/gb-en/news/forgetting-curve-its-up-to-you.htm?fbid=Z2IuZW4uNTUwLjE3LjE2LjM0Mzc [13/11/2013]
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6. Forgetfulness makes problems.
Miss
appointments
Lose
friends
Forget
birthdays
Sources: h#p://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5891701/Adults-­‐forget-­‐three-­‐things-­‐a-­‐day-­‐research-­‐finds.html [13/11/2013]
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7. How do you remind yourself?
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8. How do you remind yourself?
Remipnhone orni
ders
smarttablets
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BUT COULDN‘T BE
THE ACCESS QUICKER?
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9. How do you remind yourself?
Wriontepalnotmes
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B U T D O Y O U H AV E A P E N
WITH YOU ALL THE TIME?
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10. How do you remind yourself?
Wrinote ebookes in
t not
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BUT CANT I GET NOTIFIED
THEN?
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11. Our mis ion
Supporting people in their
everyday life, by reminding
them to not forget.
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12. Remindme
is a smartwatch
which uses a
natural user interface
to create an innovative
experience.
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13. Your palm as the interface.
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14. IMPROVED REMEMBERING PROCESS
With writing text or images
your visual memory is stimulated.
You can memorize your
reminders more easily.
Source: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/200911/how-remember-things [13/11/2013], http://improvingyourmemory.org/ [13/11/2013]
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15. EASY & QUICK ACCESS
Your reminder is just
one hand twist away.
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16. The design.
Minimalism & contemporary.
E-ink display.
Turnable dial.
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17. The technology.
Infrared technology
based on the „DUO DIY“
(very precise motion tracking)
Sources:
h#p://duo3d.com/
[13/11/2013], h#p://michaelkipp.de/blog/?p=287 [13/11/2013]
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18. Watch the duo in action.
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=U180f3XG20o
Sources:
h#p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U180f3XG20o
[17/11/2013],
h#p://duo3d.com/
[13/11/2013], h#p://michaelkipp.de/blog/?p=287 [13/11/2013]
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19. The DUO.
Open Source Approach
2 Playstation Eye cameras
Motion Tracking Software
Source:
h#p://techcrunch.com/2013/03/27/duo-­‐is-­‐a-­‐diy-­‐3d-­‐moOon-­‐sensing-­‐controller/ [13/11/2013]
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20. When we take a look
at the smart watches on the market:
This is what we didn‘t want to do.
Source:
h#p://www.appgefahren.de/wp-­‐content/uploads/2013/08/Pebble-­‐Smartwatch.jpg [13/11/2013], http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/smartwatches-samsung-qualcommsony-640x353.jpg [17/11/2013], http://www.hashslush.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/sony-smartwatch-2.jpg [17/11/2013]
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21. What we did.
Minimum ViableProduct
A smartwatch that simply
makes reminding easy.
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22. Reminding you, remindme.
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23. Remindme
Marisa Wollner
5th Semester Project, Interactive Media
Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore
marisa.wollner@gmx.de
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