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Ilumina LED Desk Lamp (Wi-Fi Connected)
A Wi-Fi connected desk lamp that can adjust color, light temperature, and brightness according to the user’s preferences. The lamp can also visually alert the user of calendar appointments, emails, or other notifications. Click the photo for more information.
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checkMate
checkMate is a pair of remotely automated companion chess sets that allows users to play chess on a physical board against an opponent anywhere in the world. User’s moves are detected on his or her own board and automated on their opponent’s board. Through checkMate, we can provide the convenience of online gaming while maintaining the novelty of traditional chess play. Click the photo for more information.
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Kanga Kare
Kanga Kare develops low-cost baby incubators for use in developing countries. These incubators are designed to interface with preexisting medical equipment and use a symbiotic warming technique to regulate the body temperature of premature infants. Click the photo for more information.
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2Wheelz
A device that senses and digitally captures the moment a child successfully rides their bike for the first time, and shares this milestone with friends and family. Click the photo for more information.
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Memento
A crafted gift box with a hidden camera that captures the special moment when your loved opens your gift to them. Click the photo for more information.
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CharmBits
CharmBits are modular circuit wearables that teach children the basics of electronics. Click the photo for more information.
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Automated Seed Planter
A machine that automatically plows a soil bed and plants seeds. This project was for a mechanism design course at UC Berkeley. Click the photo for more information.
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Product Design Researcher – DynaOptics
Our student team conducted early-stage design research, and proposed design decisions for the development of an external smartphone battery case. This phone case houses the DynaOptics hardware. Click the photo for more information.
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Ian Shain 