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Imago Solutions. Digital Photo Album. Why make a digital photo album?. Where do you store your digital photos? What do you do when your memory card is full? How do you share your photos? How useful is a digital camera without a computer?. What hardware will our device use?.

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  1. Imago Solutions Digital Photo Album

  2. Why make a digital photo album? • Where do you store your digital photos? • What do you do when your memory card is full? • How do you share your photos? • How useful is a digital camera without a computer?

  3. What hardware will our device use? • Micro-Processor that supports WinCE • 200 MHz ARM microprocessor • Harddrive • 6 inch LCD screen • Control Hardware • Multi-Card Reader

  4. What software powers the device? • Upgradeable firmware • Intuitive controls • Thumbnail browsing • Picture data displayed on the fly (EXIF) • Browse and view photos off a memory card • Colour Themes • Previews of photos while you copy

  5. Actual Device Mock Up Front View Back View

  6. “Real World” Scenarios “Mrs. Baker’s Kodak ADVANTIX Camera was great when she first got it, but it’s starting to show signs of age. It’s harder for her to buy film now that her local corner store no longer carries the special film. Also, the place she develops her photos no longer develop all the different sizes. Her nephew got her a new digicam for Christmas, but she doesn’t have computer…”

  7. “Real World” Scenarios “Clara had a wonderful week long vacation in Hawaii... but half way through, her memory card was full.” “Isaac’s going on a two day trek to take pictures in the mountains. He knows the two 1GB memory cards he has won’t be enough. He also knows his the screen on his camera doesn’t give great impressions of his photos… but he really doesn’t want to drag his laptop around on this trip.”

  8. Who are we selling this to? • Photo enthusiasts who don’t use or own a PC • The elderly • People on tight budget • Semi professional photographers • People going on vacation • The gadget fanatic

  9. Budget and Spending

  10. Schedule Deviation • One month delay • Reasons for deviation • Other school responsibilities • Projects from other courses • Spring semester finals just when actual work started for the project • Project complexity • Studying new hardware components • Learning how to program new hardware

  11. What’s the next step? • Implement PictBridge interface • PC strategy • Device driver • Photo management support • Develop device final state • Device molding • Control hardware • Develop own circuit board to fit enclosure • Develop and test batteries • Sell the product!!!

  12. Conclusion • Great learning experience • Made a cool device with potential • Question before the demo?

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