17. Invention Intellectual Property and Income

This week I started to work on a plan for dissemination of my final projec, preparing drafts, slides and video clips.

You can access the documents HERE.

Plan

The main objective of my final project is to create a bespoke and customizable headphone with various features and can be produce through digital fabrication.

As mention earlier in Applications and Implications, there are not alot of companies other there that does bespoke, modular and custom-made headphones. And with the current youth generations desiring better form aesthetic and identity apart from the functionality point of view, not to mention that many younsters are into social media streaming and working as streamers/influencers, these allows a really good opportunity for us to create a bespoke and customizable headphone for this demographics.

Unique Selling Point

The main selling point of the headphone design is really about creating an identity and yet not forsaking the needs of good quality of sound. The headphone is design as such that it can be easily fabrication with digital fabrication tools such as 3D printing and CNC miling and that users can choose the types of material they want their headphone to be, ie. Plastics (ABS), Metal (Aluminium) and even high-grade timber (Teak Wood).

Also, the headphone will comes with various function and features ie. running LED pixels that flashes according to the beats of the music etc. All in all, the headphone gives people a very personalized touch, something very unique to each individual, which is where Identity is being attained.

Dissemination

The headphone design is currently still in the phase of development as what I have acheived so far is to get the headphone working. As of now, there is still much work to be done such as how to reduce and minimize the number of electronical components and PCB so that it is more realistic to be integrated into a headphone. The current design is still kind of bulky in size as compared to other brands of headphone. In the meantime, the project can be disseminated in Kickstarter platforms to raise funding and awareness of the project so as to continue the development further till commercialization.

On the other hand, a private website/online repository can be set up to host the information and details of the headphone design so as garner attention from people who may be interested and want to collaborate/invest in the project.

Benefits?

So what is the true benefits of creating yet another headphone? The answer is rather simple as it is all about creating an Identity! The reasons often boils down to the same basis of why some people prefers BMW while others prefer Benz etc. Certain cars are made for certain groups of people, likewise for my headphone, it is made for people that desire an Identity!

Below is a copy of my slide for the headphone project:

Below is a copy of my video clip for the headphone project:

Reflection

This week is the 2nd last week for Fab Academy, very close to the final hurdle. So see you next week!.