Inexpensive Electronic Kitchen Calendar and Message Center January 11, 2008
Posted by whiteboardconsultant in Consumer Products, Home and Office, Technology.Tags: consumer technology, electronic calendar, electronic organizer
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Easy-to-use 21st century organizer for busy families with WiFi Internet connection
a. Replaces post-it notes and dry erase boards that are common place in busy households
b. Electronic Ink display projects current month calendar with access to future months
c. Voice messages can be recorded under each date for individual users (message light flashes by individual name when message is present for that day)
d. Can be used to leave quick daily messages or as a planning calendar with messages that will be played automatically on future dates
e. User selects category of recorded message which is displayed for intended recipient to quickly reference type of message
f. WiFi connection synchronizes with web-based calendar to allow universal access and updating
g. Small enough to hang on wall or use magnets to attach to refrigerator
Why it will work: increasing demand on family time makes handwriting detailed messages a hassle, allows for individual messages for multiple users, makes keeping a calendar much more efficient and user-friendly, limitless sales potential
Absolutely – I stumbled accross this while googling to find just such a product to buy. I didn’t dream that such a thing had not yet been invented. I would make it either a stand up model, about the size of a big LCD photo frame. You don’t want it too small, people should be able to read it from at least a foot or two a day. I’d give it capablity to display photos as well – so you could have a “today” display, a “notes” mode, a “month” display, or photo slideshow, etc. I’m not sure if the voice recording feature is useful or not, if you have a post-it or notes area, voice might be overkill. There should be some sort of indicator light if there is an unread or unheard message, in either case.
You are definitely on the right track. What I need in a kitchen messaging center are all of the calendar features mentioned and:
the ability to send & receive e-mail and text messages
a hands-free telephone
a video player (for movies/cooking instructions)
A wall-mount display would better suit my needs because I still need a place to hang the children’s’ drawings, and you can’t possibly fit all these components on a magnet. Please let me know the minute this is available for testing or sale.
Living half in 20th century and half in the 21st is a waste of time and resources. Paperless is the future.