Connected Devices/Projects/Abigail

Project Abigail
Early Device Concept
Author(s)
Mozilla
Released
2016.09.28 (Initial Presentation Target)
Innovation Status
Pre-Gate 0
Website

Project Overview

Life is busy. Talk to any parent today and they’ll tell you how busy they are. They have a pretty packed schedule with work, household chores, their children’s activities and more.

But no matter how busy they are, families are in constant communication with one another to ensure their homes are secure, their loved ones are safe, everyone is where they need to be at any given time. Sounds simple doesn’t it?

Let’s elaborate a little to give you a peek into their life:

• What does our day look like?
• Who is dropping & picking up our kids?
• Did I close my door?
• Did I leave my garage open?
• Did my child come back home at 5PM today?
• Is my pet safe at home?
• Where should I be this evening?
• What do I need from the grocery store this evening?
• Did my dad take his meds?
• etc.

Mozilla’s Project Abigail aims to solve this very problem for busy families!

Our goal is to create a product that ensures families can stay peaceful & relaxed throughout their day knowing that Abby is keeping track of their schedules, to-dos & monitoring every little thing that matters to them!

Customers will purchase a package of 6 “magic” buttons. They come in five bright colors & can be personalized to give them your very own look!

These buttons are small, portable & powerful. They are packed with sensors, equipped with a mic & speaker so one can simply speak to it and set rules and reminders.

Simply place them where you need them! We recommend placing one in each active “thinking” or “conversation” room, say kitchen & dining, family rooms etc. or in areas that you’d need to track to ensure your home is safe & secure, say on your front door or your garage door.

The buttons are ridiculously easy to set up and shouldn’t take more than two minutes to do so. Once that’s done, just speak to it and start setting reminders for yourself and your whole family, create shopping lists, be notified on things around your house that are top of mind to you. You can even share your schedule, to-dos, notifications with other members of your family so you are all aware of everyone’s whereabouts whether you are home or away.

Additional Detail

Each “magic” button is equipped with the following modules:

• WiFi
• BLE
• Mic
• Speaker
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• LED
• Battery

To begin with, the smartphone leads the user through a couple of really simple & interactive installation steps so they gain access to the internet & set up the user accounts and ensure that the buttons are functioning accurately. Following this, the buttons are fully functional and users can interact with them through a set of simple voice commands or through a slick web app.

Product Vision

Our goal is to create a personalized “magic button” that ensures families can stay peaceful & relaxed throughout their day knowing that their homes, loved ones and schedules are in good hands!

Product Target Audience

Busy families in the US with both parents working full time and between 30-45yrs old and with two or more children in elementary school.

Opportunity

Busy families lack an easy & passive way to keep tab on things that matter to them; be it their home, their loved ones or their schedules.

Key Use-Cases

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  Key Usecases

Product Requirements Documentation

Coming Soon

Technical Documentation

Coming Soon

Project status

Milestone	Date	Status	Links
Gate 0 approval	9-28-2016	Scheduled	Product Pitch

How to contribute

Contact Abigail team on IRC, email or discourse channel

Issue tracker

IRC

• Channel: #abigail
• Address: irc.mozilla.org

Mailing list

project-abigail-team@mozilla.com