- Video Consumption
Over the past five years,
traditional broadcast TV delivery methods (cable, satellite and
antenna) have been challenged by new delivery models (YouTube and Apple
TV). With new set top box products and Internet services that deliver a
wide variety of content, the ability to choose and control in terms
audio-video entertainment. Since early adopters already appear to have
many options, this research project will examine which models of
content delivery are more attractive than others. It will also
determine what people watching, and how content can be delivered for
maximum enjoyment.
- ‘Magic Kitchen’
Through a
collaborative process, the primary objective of the ‘Magic Kitchen’
project is to discover new rich technology and connectivity solutions
for consumers in the kitchen environment. The ‘Magic Kitchen’ project
will level set technology and application knowledge among key players
from across the value chain, take a greenfield approach to
concept/solution development and discover new “magic things” for the
kitchen environment that will deliver value to consumers and meet
expectations without restriction to form and/or function within a five
to 15 year time-frame.
Digital Kitchen
Digital Kitchen was a research study that investigated consumer electronics and appliances in use in North American kitchens and determined which new products and services homeowners wanted to see added to their kitchens in the future.
Laundry Time
Laundry Time examined how effective an "intelligent" laundry solution was at simplifying and saving time on laundry tasks while also uncovering consumer attitudes about remote access and control of laundry appliances.
Consumer Home User Interface
This
research project examined how product developers and
managed solution and service providers can best aggregate data into
potentially, one single user interface that is intuitive. The research
project also examined how the user interface solution supports
the delivery of a digital lifestyle.