In my first interview, although I gave some alternatives, the
research scientist actually gave me a completely different idea on the
potential of not even needing the USB wireless laptop charger, but instead
relying on creating a software that can take the Wi-Fi signal and then convert
it into power for your laptops. This would work as she stated some devices (very
few) can already convert the Wi-Fi signals into energy. So, the idea would be
the software can transmit the signal through the processor (a semiconductor
circuit in all computers “the brain”) and then release the accumulated power
into the battery already in your laptop.
She said this kind of software could then either be payed and downloaded
by consumer or make contracts with laptop manufacturers if they wanted to
implement the software with their laptops. Either way she would be willing to pay
the extra price for a completely hardware or wireless free alternative to
recharging her laptop
My other two interviews were a
little more straightforward as they said instead of a wireless USB charger,
they would be intrigued in buying laptops that offer wireless charging already
integrated if they had the chance. In my second interview he said that he was
looking to buy a new laptop, and if it offered wireless charging, he would pay
the extra price for that one “perk.” His basis for this decision is he is
looking to buy laptops with the best features and specs as his work is in video
game development and he also likes to game. His laptop purchases come from
looking online and surveying some of the best gaming/ workstation laptops he
can buy. Most of his purchases come with a lot of thought and research
and he’s happy when he finally decides on the one he wants.
My third interviewer was indifferent to all
the alternatives I gave him. He said he would really be fine with any of the
products, but he would decide depending on his budget and need at the current
time. He recently received a laptop for Christmas, so he went with my solution
of a wireless USB charger, though he said it wasn’t necessary. Among the
alternatives he also picked an already integrated Wi-fi charging laptop. He
said though that his choice wouldn’t be based off the wireless USB charging,
but the price of the laptop. Although he would like for his laptop to have it,
if it wasn’t in his budget, he wouldn’t really give up the extra money for that
“perk.” His shopping was also online, and his evaluation was really based on if
he got the best deal for what his money could buy.
In conclusion, there was a lot to
learn from this. It's all about the budget. Two really didn’t care and wanted to
have the feature of wireless charging, yet one had a budget and wouldn’t give
up the extra cash for that feature. In terms of post purchasing evaluation, I
believe everyone had the same concept of getting what they specifically wanted
whether it be with features or in a budget. If it met those criteria, they were
happy with the purchase. I also realized the alternatives to the Wi-fi USB
charging are more directly integrated with the laptop rather than a peripheral
which could potentially hurt my product.
