1.
Cable detector
there are tons of cables on the market such as USB, HDMI, Display Port etc. And only USB cable we have USB-A, USB-C, Micro-USB… For me, I could recognize most of cables, and when i lost my cables i am able to find the one i need on the amazon. However, it’s not easy for people to get the right cables if they are not familiar with cables. My idea is to design an App on smartphones which can scan the ports or cables by built-in camera and find the exact cables for the users on Amazon or some third party websites.
2.
Transfer handwritings to typing words
Many students are taking digital notes on their tablet nowadays. However, it’s not easy for everyone to write a nice handwriting on a screen or draw a straight line on it. So i am think about developing a software that can transfer handwritings to typing words and it happens on the same time. when you write an alphabet it transfer an alphabet.
If you can recall four different categories in the first class slides, please consider how the first idea can fall into one of the four categories of creative computing (which were available in the first day’s slides.
For the 2nd idea, I don’t want you to compete with Microsoft, Apple, or Google. Probably they will have a number of programmers working on this with more resources. (and the current systems work pretty good!) What is it that you think it is unique and different from the existing tools?
Nice sketch by the way, very effective communication.
These are good starting points. Why don’t you develop more ideas from this? Sometimes scoping down (finding a specific case/application) can be a good way to make your idea unique. (e.g. Calligraphy? Morphing your handwriting close to existing fonts? so that everyone has their own style in Arial / Times New Roman? Poor handwriting as an art form? ) Abundant ideas!