Friday, September 19, 2008

The Perfect Thing

1. This article illustrates the trials stage in the design process. The article tells all of the trials they had to make it just right. They had trouble in the early stages of the iPod. Fadell had a hard time trying to shrink the hard drive and have a long enough battery life so you can enjoy the 1000+ songs without worrying about the iPod.

2. There are many factors that i would use to evaluate a "perfect thing". The first factor would be the price of the product because you can have a great product but if it cost 3,000 dollars then you most likely will not sell many of them. Another factor would be how durable the product is. If the product is not durable then i know that most people will be unlikely to buy the products. The style of the product would have to be eye catching to make people really want to use it. The product would have to be very usable so many people could use the product.

3. In my Opinion i feel that the iPod has many strengths and very little weaknesses. I like the way there are many different kinds of iPod's to chose from. If you have 30,000 songs on your computer they have an iPod for you. There is a great battery life on the iPod and it is very easy to set up and use. The middle scroll buttons are very convenient and easy to use. The only weakness i can really think of for the iPod is how if you try and do too many things with it at once it has a tendency to freeze up and when you restart your iPod you lose your playlists.

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