Music plays a critical role in our every day lives, it gets us going, brightens up our day, or even brings back good memories from the past. And it's also a great work-out tool. So essentially throughout this whole process, I have been trying to create an athletic sports wear line with a built-in mp3/iPod system so that it's more convenient for the average person everytime they go to the gym to work out and forget their physical iPod. The key components that I kept in mind while coming up this idea and then actually researching and forming it were user-friendliness, innovation, and customer satisfaction.
I've certainly come across challenges in terms of the design and development process. I had to think about the weaknesses and do more research on them. Many people commented and questioned on these points with concerns. One of the problems was how to incorporate a music player in my clothing yet have it be washing machine safe? I looked into many solutions and found that there are many waterproof mp3 players that I can use for my products. There are already many that exists, especially for swimmers, so I will probably look into that route. I realized using an acutal mp3 player, the kind that the iPod utilizes, and having to take the physical chip in and out everytime someone needs to wash it would be too much of a hassle and would probably turn them away from my product. As for how the user can actually physically listen to the music, I have decided that all my products will come with an extra-small but durable custom made headset that can plug right into the location where the mp3 is located on the clothing.
Although this project had only been started a little over a month ago, I feel like it has come a long way. I discovered that any creative project, entrepreneurship included, is a process. It takes time, feedback, and a lot of effort to perfect. This project also really made me think outside of the box by not just focusing on my idea and how to improve it but also at the very simple but critical technology (use of social media, networking, hardware, operating systems, etc.) that I will need to utilize in order to carry out the entire plan.
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