Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Ideas for Improvement: Laptop desk

This is my response to question #5 on page 203 using Osborn's 73 Idea-spurring Questions.  As I completed this assignment, I noticed all of the things that I was doing to make the laptop desk I was using more convenient for me, so it seemed like a perfect candidate for this assignment. I also realized that many of these questions reminded me of the SCAMPER activity we completed at the beginning of the course. Anyway, here are some of my ideas:


Put it to other uses:

  • use as a lunch or dinner tray
  • serve as a music stand
  • a podium (maybe just for practicing speeches at home!)

Modify:

  • make the desktop surface detachable
  • include a detachable lamplight
  • create a pencil groove to hold pencils and pens
  • built-in pencil sharpener
  • add wheels (I think it might've had wheels at the beginning but I've had mine for a while and I think they broke off!)

Magnify:

  • extendable desktop surface (make it longer or shorter)
  • include wi-fi antennae for Internet compatibility
  • power cord so that it can be plugged into outlets when laptop cords can not reach outlets
  • detach desktop from its stand and install flip down legs so that the desktop can be used on the floor

Combine:

  • add adjustable seat
  • have the bottom portion of the stand contain a drawer for small storage (pencils, paper, folders, sticky notes, etc)

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