Fruits for Kids

It is to no surprise that children would rather eat a bag of chips than a fresh apple. An organic store in Germany, Fresh ‘N’ Friends, came up with an idea to place little kids attention on fresh fruits. This product is intended for parents who would like to encourage their children to eat healthier snacks and develop healthy eating habits. This disposable fruit salad pack comes in different animal and flower shapes made out of a variety of fresh fruits. The way the fruit salad is presented is very cute and eye catching for a child. The contrast between the black food tray and the vibrant fruit arrangement allows it to stand out from a distance and catch people's attention. My only suggestion for this product would be to change the color text in the label from black to a color that relates to the store’s theme, green.  

iCPooch

Ever experience coming home to a chaotic mess? The first things you see when you walk in are shoes and pillows chewed and torn apart. If you’re a dog owner you might have experience this before. A dog with separation anxiety is likely to display a destructive behavior. The iCPooch Internet Pet Treat Dispenser is a product designed to help dogs minimize their separation anxieties. This device, designed by 14 year old Brooke, makes it possible for pet owners to video call their pets at any time and deliver treats from anywhere. It’s made of plastic materials. The design is simple; it has a removable feed sleeve that holds treats, a small plastic dish to dispense the treats, and two adjustable mounting brackets that hold the video cam device. What makes this product so innovative is the built in motherboard and Wi-Fi module that connects to the home Wi-Fi router. The iCPooch Internet Pet Treat Dispenser is easy to use, anyone with a smartphone or tablet is able to download the iCPooch app. The iCPooch app allows the pet owner to dispense treats with the press of the “drop cookie” button. Offering a larger iCPooch treat dispenser would be a great idea for dog owners with larger dogs.

Hair Styling Tools

The creators of the InStyler hair styling tool have design a product that every hair salon and girl should have.  Forget about the curling irons, flat irons, and hot rollers. The InStyler Rotating Iron is a multi functional hair styling tool: it straightens, curls, and volumize hair. This product is design for those who are tired of damaging their hair due to the excessive use of normal flat and curling irons. The InStyler tool is safe and easy to use on a regular basis. It has a curved ceramic plate with approximately 410° F / 210° C ceramic heat that creates salon quality results in a matter of minutes. Since their first product release, InStyler creators have design and launch three different products to stylize hair. They also offer a smaller version of the InStyler Rotating Iron which is perfect for people with short hair. It would be a good idea for them to focus on a different marketing strategy since the high quality products aren’t being advertised as much as other leading brands such as Revlon.

Language-learning apps

Language-learning tools have change tremendously over the years. In the early 2000s two popular tools for learning a foreign language included purchasing textbooks or audio and video courses. These days, as we all know, there is a mobile application for everything. The possibilities of becoming fluent in more than one language are endless with the variety of language learning apps such as, Duolingo, Memrise, and Babble. Every language-learning app is designed with features that distinguish them from one another. The lesson plans vary according to the app a person is using. Most apps include a series of reading, writing, and listening activities. Some also include speaking activities that test the learner’s pronunciation through voice recognition technology. 

The creators of these apps have made it fun and convenient to learn a new language.  Anyone with a smartphone is able to access these apps for free. Who doesn’t like learning for free? There is no need to purchase another set of heavy textbooks whenever a person decides to learn a different language. In fact, one can be learning more than one language at a time. The language-learning applications allow the user to choose the languages they would like to learn from a list that include Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese, to name a few. Adding a live chat feature that allows learners to interact with one another would make these mobile applications more successful since they’d be acquiring firsthand experience.

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I stumble upon a package design that immediately captured my attention. The packaging gives this common product an edge that makes it stand out from other competing brands. The earphones are arranged to create a music note symbol, ♫. This package design steps away from the traditional plastic clam-shell packages that we are all accustomed to. The problem with the traditional plastic clam-shell packaging is the struggle to open it. This design makes I easy for anyone to take it out of its package without getting cut by the plastic. Anyone who enjoys listening to music on the go can look at this product and probably get influence to purchase it. The use of the typography and illustration gives the product a high quality appearance. The earbuds, being the dark circles on the music note and the main focus, stand out and appear to be soft and comfortable to wear for hours.