Money-BOX

What is it?: A digital money box, like a piggy bank.
How does it work?: Connected to your bank accounts and shows through lights money in money out.
Abstract: Look at new ways to store/show money digitally in products that exist in UK houses already.
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to be merged with: House Lamp / Desk Light / Digital Clock
Hypothesis: We believe objects are being merged in modern households, example: Ikea Symfonisk Speaker reviewed (here + here), connects the need for sound and light together in a new type of object.
Other simple objects are now being merged to allow wifi access with voice command systems like Alexa; Ikea is investing in this idea seriously here. So if this trend continues could there be a connection to day to day money that is seriously invisible to be visible; could everyday objects be used to replace phone usage?
Customer Segmentations: • Anyone in interested in seeing their money
• Anyone wanting to disconnect from their phone
Customer needs: A series of questions that can act as prompts;
• Can I see when I'm up or down for the day on my account?
• Can I see when money goes in and out of my account?
• Can I have a reference point from my bank that is not related to my phone?
• Is there an object that can be visual without language that represents my money?
Customer testing: TBC
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