Portable Speaker Brainstorming

Portable Speaker Brainstorming

1. Aesthetics

   • What finishes could be used on the wood?
   • Colours can't be to bright or eyesore
   • Needs to be visually pleasing and attractive

2. Cost

   • Internal speaker parts should be a fair cost to get quality but not overpriced
   • Wood - Most soft woods are cheaper, Most hard woods are more expensive
   • Plastics - shouldn't be expensive if only used for templates

3. Customer and Ergonomics

   • Needs to be appealing to the customer
   • Needs to be safe for customer to use
   • Not over priced for the materials and quality
   • Will it be self explanatory enough to use for the customer?

4. Environment

   • Would be used indoors and outdoors
   • Will the materials be reusable?

5. Safety

   • All wires need to be inside housing with noting hanging out
   • No sharp corners
   • Wood needs to be sanded with no splinters
   • No loose parts to eliminate choking hazard
   • Should the internals be sealed off?

6. Size

   • Needs to be big enough size for internal parts to fit in
   • Size to weight ratio needs to be light enough so the product can be easily moved by hand
   • Should be small enough to carry by hand
   • How small does the speaker have to be to be easily portable?
   • What shape should it be?

7. Function

   • Will it connect to the device via bluetooth or aux cable?
   • Needs to be compatible with devices
   • Needs to be able to play audio
     • Will it be wired or wirelessly powered?

8. Materials and Components

   • Plastics for templates and testing
   • Wood for the build of the speaker
   • Metals maybe for small components
   • Pieces/components need to fit together strongly
   • Should it be weather proof for outside use?