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Recent Examples That Validate Our Insight and Direction

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New products that prove the validity of our insights and direction



1. modular furniture

1) Modular furniture

http://www.cubics.co.kr/


2) Modular space

http://dubbeldam.ca/




2. internet of things

1) An adapter that turns existing offline devices into smart devices

  

http://www.belkin.com/us/F7C029-Belkin/p/P-F7C029;jsessionid=BB3E088C24112B59A7F266C556CF608E


* A draft I wrote in 2011 to pitch this kind of product

  I shared it twice at two companies, but in the end it got dropped in decision-making. 


2) Lapka — a portable smart accessory that analyzes your environment

  

https://mylapka.com/pem


2) Apple, high-precision indoor GPS that detects down to 5 cm

http://www.itworld.co.kr/news/83815?fb_action_ids=10151900152336399&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_ref=.Uj_JJrxal3E.like&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%7B%2210151900152336399%22%3A169751459881543%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151900152336399%22%3A%22og.likes%22%7D&action_ref_map=%7B%2210151900152336399%22%3A%22.Uj_JJrxal3E.like%22%7D



3. 3rd party platforms

1) iPod and iTunes

                      



2) iPhone and App Store

                          






This English version was translated by Claude.

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Pleasant Charles — UI/UX researcher at AIT. Keeping notes on design, planning, and slow days here since 2010.

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