Nt1310 Unit 3 Assignment 1

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Brainstorming
Problem - Charger- Kinetically Powered Charger - already made - need 6 hours of walking for 30 min of charge. (not efficient)
( I would have to create a better version )
Problem - cups don't fit into car cup holders - Adjustable Sized Car Cup Holder - MANY already made
Problem - texting and driving - device that won’t start the car unless the phone is plugged in - auto shuts down the phone and charges it.
Problem - No home music stand - desktop music stand - already made
Problem - important mail documents are just left out in the open - traditional locked mailboxes require a key, digitizing would make it more secure. - simply type in the code to unlock, opens once (for mailman to put in the mail) then automatically locks until
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For the technology, there is already digital ones that have the ability to tune out background noise (http://www.google.com/patents/US5838801) although there are none found with separate microphones

Hearing aids often do not work for people with very limited hearing, or they cannot distinguish between who is speaking with them. Many elderly people lose communication skill after not being able to hear, which can attribute to mental decay. Regular hearing aids use four different parts, the microphone, amplifier, a receiver/speaker, and a battery. All these parts are directly part of the device. If there were individual external microphones for each person speaking, and the ability to program in each speaker's name, is would allow easier conversing with the hearing impaired persons.

Problem Statement:
Hearing aids often do not work for people with very limited hearing, or they cannot distinguish between who is speaking with them.