The FuChat is a cordless phone concept, which can be used home capable to make Internet calls as well as regular calls. The FuChat concept can also serve as an interactive tool allowing users to increase their emotional self-awareness. The phone of FuChat has sensors which have the ability to detect changes of tone in a person’s voice and changes in body temperature, in order to alert the user of their current emotional state. This function aims to make interaction with the phone a more personal experience, improving communication by tying human emotions into an electronic device. The FuChat phone is made from renewable plastic in order to reduce its impact on the environment. FuChat also includes online account management and support, allowing people to configure and manage their phone through the Internet easily.
The FuChat concept phone is made of a biodegradable plastic from renewable materials including corn starch and sugarcane so as to reduce its impact on the environment. The phone utilizes a light aluminum compound for the inner framework to increase its durability. The environmentally conscious materials included in the phone will appeal to users that are concerned about protecting the environment.
The FuChat uses emotion as a way for increasing effective communication. When the some changes are detected by the FuChat in the user’s tone of voice or body temperature, the display, text, sound, lights, and color on the phone will be changed. Emotional self-awareness helps with business calls, personal calls, general awareness, or people with specific needs like anger management. If the user is busy and has no wish to be disturbed, they can set the phone so as to block all calls and record voice mail messages. Information about important events can be entered into the FuChat by the user and the latter will be reminded of these events before they happen. Two-way interaction with the FuChat will compactly bond the user with the FuChat.
The FuChat is a tool, which allows to transfers personal information with others in their home. In the back of the phone you can find the emotional information of the user, the time, weather images. When the user is there is a “Do not disturb” icon to be displayed. You can also hang the phone from a door-handle using the hole on the top of the phone while displaying messages like “Do not disturb” or “Busy studying.” The bottom of the FuChat is weighted so it can stand upright on any flat surface for displaying messages.
This concept allows the user to be connected to their environment through interaction. the wall-mounted base station of the FuChat displays weather forecast, temperature, time, and caller ID for incoming calls. Information about weather is taken from the Internet and is displayed accompanied by lively images. The front of FuChat also displays caller ID which is for incoming calls, it has a numbered keypad for dialing and buttons for call making, hanging up, and selecting menu items. Access to regular land-line telephone networks provides extra reliability in the case of Internet outages.
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