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Biodegradable Pads Current sanitary products are non-biodegradable and flushing them down the toilet will clog up the sewage system. The bins dedicated for disposal of such products might not be available in every toilet cubicle. “PanPad” literally means “Panty Pad”, a low-rise panty that has a sanitary napkin embedded in it. Consolidated Ecoprogress Technology Inc. (CES), a Canadian environmental technology company will be supplying us with an alternative plastic-like material called B9 -- a Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) and a water-soluble and biodegradable film, to manufacture PanPads. This revolutionary film remains intact when it comes in contact with menstrual fluids, yet it begins to break down as soon as it reaches the water in the toilet bowl. The swirling action and agitation in the bowl helps break down PanPad so that it is totally flushable. The rest of the material further breaks apart while flowing through the pipes and completely biodegrades within 28 days. To ensure maximum comfort, a strong tissue-like material will be added on to material B9 in the production of PanPads, so as to prevent tearing.
Team Members  DIY Makeup Colour Blender Machine (Goddess)
Goddess is a portable device that customises make-up for the user. The features of Goddess is categorised into cosmetics blending and consultation on the application of cosmetics and is as follows. Cosmetics Blending The choice of colour is either chosen from the personalised template of C-M-Y-K, where the software will differentiate it with different percentage of each colour, or it will be selected from the professional recommendation made by Goddess. There will be an option for the addition of shimmer. Consultation on the application of cosmetics Goddess is tentatively supported with either a spectrophotometer or a colorimeter to determine the user's skin tone, and face structure. Other Functions
Team Members HOTstuff Pte Ltd is a proposed local start-up, to be formed and managed by 5 students that carry the ambition of introducing a series of self-heating devices to bring convenience and cost savings to users. Our flagship product will be the HOTstick, a stick-resembling device which emits heat from within, owing to a series of chemical reactions. HOTstick doubles up as a stirrer as well. The company will be at the forefront of a silent revolution in consumers' culture - which is the decreasing dependence on oil and non-renewable energy sources in our daily lives. As such, the successful adoption of the HOTstick will allow the company to reach a global stage. The company will constantly engage in R&D for more products to meet consumers' needs. Therefore, in the short run (the next 3 years), we will need a decent initial startup, to be channeled towards the marketing and sales efforts of the company. As the technology engaged in this product is relatively simple and established, we will not require high capital investments.
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Photochromic Retractable Shades (PRS) Companies now face greater pressure from consumers, regulators, environmental advocate groups, and industry associations to develop environmentally conscious products. Going with this trend, we wanted to develop a product that would utilize natural sources of energy such as sunlight. As such, photochromic technology is ideal for our product - Photochromic Retractable Shades (PRS). PRS, which performs essentially the same function as curtains or blinds but with enhanced performance and benefits; is a device that can be mounted above existing windows to provide protection from UV rays and shade from glaring sunlight. By blocking out harmful UV rays, PRS allows the user to enjoy the positive benefits of sunlight at his/ her convenience. It is especially useful for people who like sunlight to filter into their rooms but fear overexposure to UV rays or excessive glare while indoors. Basic
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Smart Shopping for the future The Smart Shopping System is a self-checkout counter based on the concept of RFID and the ERP system in Singapore . Using made-in-SIngapore RFID tags with rewritable capabilities, they can be used by both manufacturers (who currently use passive RFID tags to keep track of inventories) and retail stores in their daily operations. With ERP-like gantries at the front of the stores, shopping will be a breeze as shoppers can exit the stores as easy as cars moving pass the ERP gantries. With this Smart Shopping System, retailers will be able to free staff from repetitive checkout scanning to help customers on the shop floor. Operation efficiency will be enhanced and pilferage, stocking taking and obsolete stock can be greatly decreased. Long shopping queues would be a thing of the past and we are confident that this system will change the way we shop as radically as ATMs changed banking.
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SMS Store Directory We have come up with a product that will provide information on the location of individual products in mega stores like companies such as Carrefour or Kinokuniya. Huge quantity of products in mega stores also brings a disadvantage of being unable to provide a more complete shopping experience for their customers. More often or not, customers lack crucial shopping information such as directions to desired products. As a result, customers are unable to get the product that they need, which leads to a lost in revenue for the companies. Hence, we are providing a unique information system for companies to offer their customers more detailed information on products & directions. This would ultimately increase customer satisfaction and the companies' revenue. This service will utilize a mobile phone with the SMS function, a SMS-enabled barcode scanner devise and an information storage system. Details about the location of each product from the mega store will be collected via SMS-enabled barcode scanner which will then be transferred to the information storage system. The benefit of this system is to not only to provide up to date and accurate information to customers about the product location but also help companies increase their revenue and gain market share in the long run. With such a service in place, customers will be able to gain an added value for the reason to shop at their mega stores. In the future, this would also increase their base of loyal customers.
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The Mobile Phone Item Locator Our product concept is the provision of technology to incorporate item locators into mobile phones, helping to locate the users’ items within short distances. Examples of items that might be (momentarily) misplaced but can be retrieved at ease are keys, organizers, spectacles, small items like earrings, and so on. It is an incremental innovation which builds on the existing Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Tags, which are placed on the individual items, can be purchased off shelves. The smallest existing tag is merely 0.6 by 0.4 by 0.2 mm. RFID readers, which emit signals and locate tags by interpreting the reflected electromagnetic wave signals currently have a maximum read range of only 6 meters. By doing research and development, we aim to produce RFID reader chips which can be embedded into mobile phones and have a read range of 20 meters. Once the mobile phone is embedded with our chip, MPIL, the mobile phone will be able to serve the function of an item locator. A complete package of the product will include both the hardware and the software. The software is proposed to incorporate security functions and transferability. An RFID system consists of 3 components:
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The Right One (TRO) is a computer matchmaking system that combines palmistry with modern technology such as biometrics, artificial intelligence, and data mining to create a high-quality matchmaking program. Catered to tech-savvy people in search of compatible partners, the system combines results from palm print readings, individual preferences, zodiac symbols, horoscope, and other fortune-telling techniques to produce accurate suitability results for new couples and lonely hearts. Targeted at private-sector and government matchmaking agencies such as the Social Development Unit (SDU) and the Social Development Services (SDS), the system uses a centralized database to store records of all clients from participating organizations. Special computer terminals are leased to organizations enable people to scan their palms. These prints, together with personal profiles and preferences are then sent to a central server that analyzes and generates results using artificial intelligence and data mining techniques. Compiled results are dispatched to participants with a list of suitable matches. The initial cost for development and deployment of the system is estimated at $85,000 over a 3-month period, and venture capital and government grants are needed to launch the venture. However, considering the technologically-savvy nature of Singaporeans, coupled with the government's push to increase marriage and birth rates, the TRO presents a good opportunity for entrepreneurs to tap into a new and potentially rich market. In the medium to long term, investors can expect to recover these costs through subscription fees levied for use of the system at participating organizations.
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The software will be distributed by online clothing vendors who will be charged a nominal fee for every download of the program as well as the series of “fittings” that eventually lead up to a sale. This mode of charging follows a fair and equitable “you-pay-only-for-what-you-use” motto. The program itself will be downloaded into the user's desktop for privacy's sake as intimate details like certain vital statistics will have to be keyed in. The user will also upload photos of himself/herself taken from multiple angles. All these information will then be stored in the program. The user will then go to our distributors' websites to select clothing items for “fittings”. All these will take place with just a click of the button. A translucent mode will also be available for users to see the tightness of fit. However, if the user would like to find out the fit of any clothing item found on websites other than our distributors, he/she will only have to key in the clothing's country-make as well as size stated together with a photo of that item and the Virtual Fitting Room will calculate the fit and model the item. A similar program will be provided to online clothing retailers who distribute the Virtual Fitting Room. This program will allow them to key in the specifics of their clothing items so that results of the “fitting” will turn up all the right curves at the right places instead of the generic modeling of clothing items found on websites that do not distribute the Virtual Fitting Room. This will enhance the aesthetics of our distributors' clothes.
Therefore we believe that there is market for it and something that should not be looked over. Technological and medical advances allow more seniors to live on their own or with only minimal assistance. Their increase in wealth, both individually and through social security such as CPF(central provisional fund) and Medisave , provides the funds for seniors to buy specialized goods and services to help substitute their limitations and frailties. With their large and growing number, seniors provide a potent market segment who demands housing and services to meet their needs. Currently, the types of walking aids that are available in Singapore are very limited. The frequent used aids are walking sticks, walking quads and walking frames. Our group has decided to focus on improvising the existing walking frame as walking frames are believed to provide better support for elderly. To overcome the fatigue when using the existing walking frame, we proposed a walking frame with wheels and brakes to better facilitate the user's movements. The improvised walking frame will look similar to the current one, but will be more user-friendly for the user. The figure below features our walking frame – The Walker.
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Below is a prototype of what Vwave would look like:
Vwave is an architectural innovation on traditional portable translators that fuses precision translation capabilities, voice/speech recognition and portability to create a new product: one that is small, light-weighted, aesthetically pleasing yet featured packed. Vwave allows seamless duplex communication with the help of Bluetooth technology. Sales package would include a pair of Vwave headsets. When switched on, the respective Vwave's would automatically search via Bluetooth for a compatible Bluetooth-enabled device. After which, both sets would be connected and be in synch with each other. Networking capabilities are also possible with Bluetooth, and multi-party conversations in different languages can then be carried out seamlessly. At the tip of the Vwave is a miniature microphone that the user would speak into, the sound wave from the user's voice would be transmitted via the microphone to the operating system of Vwave. The information would then be sent to the other party's Vwave. After translation by the operating system, the translated version would then be broadcasted via the acoustic speakers to the other party. Vwave has ensured that the operating system is powerful enough such that lags in conversation are kept to an absolute minimum to ensure a continuous, enjoyable conversation. Vwave's operating system would be collaboration with Systran, a European IST winner, with a core competency in translation software. The operating system would incorporate IBM's Viavoice® voice recognition capability. The operating system would allow PC/Laptop/Palm connectivity either through Bluetooth, USB or infrared connections. Language packs can be downloaded from our website once the user has registered his/her product online.
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The Virtual Fitting Room is a free, downloadable program for online shoppers who wish to see how an intended purchase looks on them mainly in terms of sizing and design. To do so, the user just has to visit a website that distributes the Virtual Fitting Room, select a few clothing items for a “fitting” and view the results. This allows potential buyers who worry about receiving ill-fitting purchases to set their minds at ease.
The need for walking aids will increase due to the increasing number of elderly as said above. As elderly people mainly need help to move around, walking sticks can prove to be an aid for them to utilize on. Therefore our group believes that there is market for walking aid and that the design of the existing walking aid can still be improvised upon to provide more convenience and ease for the elderly.
