A tablet designed to be shared by everyone in the family. The key challenge was designing a product that visually attract all members of the family, from the 7 year old child to the forty year old Dad. The end design offers sleekness of metallic finish that conveys high technology, in combination with softer elastomer grips that gives the product very tactile feeling.
The users can enjoy a little unexpected surprise as they discover that the scroll wheel protrudes the tablet to the back side. The scroll wheel is also lit by an LED whenever there is an activity.
The integrated kickstand puts the tablet at a perfect angle for viewing it hands free. The stylus is securely held in the back pocket with a magnet.
Every member of the family gets their own unique Home button on this Web Tablet.
Formed polycarbonate sheet sample from the IMD process. The production method was chosen to protect the silver finish which is applied underneath the sheet material.
Many scenarios were considered during the development of the concept. Early prototypes were placed in the real environment for tests and user feedback. The learnings from such excersize ultimately shaped and refined the final design.