Alan Rodriguez
Company
Microsoft
Roles
3D Design/Printing
Electronics
Industrial Design
Year
2018

Sprite Board

Cortana everywhere
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Some of our U.K. counterparts on the Lift London team designed and fabricated a surprisingly small, custom PCB that could run the Cortana SDK. Our team was asked to explore some possible uses. I started with a simple cube with a button and speaker, just to get a feel for it. I then explored a simple wearable "buzzer" concept, which felt closer to something that might be useful. With further improvements to the board and some additional components, we could create a portable, rugged, and low-cost assistive device for workers who may not always be around a PC or mobile phone.
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