ReCover Huduma ya Kutumia Tena Simu Janja by Anastasia Klimova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Bidhaa Endelevu, Miradi na Muundo wa Kijani Competition Category.
ChumaBidhaa Endelevu· 2021
ReCover Huduma ya Kutumia Tena Simu Janja
Client: Anastasia Klimova
Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Bidhaa Endelevu Category
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About ReCover Huduma ya Kutumia Tena Simu Janja
ReCover ni huduma ya dhana inayowawezesha wamiliki wa simu janja kubadilisha simu zilizopitwa na wakati kuwa vifaa muhimu kama kamera ya wavuti, kamera ya usalama, au kipangamizi cha kugusa (touchpad). Programu ya ReCover hufanya uchunguzi wa vifaa vya ndani (hardware) na programu tumizi za msingi (firmware) za simu, kisha inapendekeza chaguo zinazofaa kulingana na hali yake. Kifurushi (kit) kinaagizwa, na mfumo mpya wa uendeshaji (operating system) huitayarisha simu kwa jukumu lake jipya. Simu huwekwa ndani ya kifuniko kilichotengenezwa kwa plastiki ya ABS iliyosindikwa tena kwa mbinu ya kuchoma-umbo (injection moulded recycled ABS plastic). ReCover husaidia kuzuia simu kuu kutupwa kwenye madampo ya taka na hutoa vifaa muhimu kwa gharama nafuu.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award
ReCover Huduma ya Kutumia Tena Simu Janja ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. ReCover Huduma ya Kutumia Tena Simu Janja inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. ReCover Huduma ya Kutumia Tena Simu Janja inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- ReCover is a conceptual service offered by smartphone manufacturers that helps non-tech-savvy users to repurpose obsolete phones into useful devices. Intelligent ReCover app allows user to find a suitable repurpose solution. The service helps users to save phones from the landfill and acquire new useful hardware for less. ReCover is intended to be offered directly by device manufacturers who can profit from old devices by providing subscription-based services without developing new hardware.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 132.5 x 181.5 x 22 mm (webcam),
171.5 x 45.5 x 80 mm (touchpad),
109 x 181.5 x 44 mm (security camera) - Tags
- sustainability, technology, smartphone, e-waste, recycling, upcycling, service, affordable, webcam, security camera
- Production Technology
- ReCover hardware was designed to be extremely affordable and is made of injection moulded recycled ABS plastic, using off-the-shelf elements such as bi-coloured LED panels. On the inside, memory foam was used to make sure phones of a wide range of thicknesses can be secured. Other materials such as 70% transparent optical beamsplitter glass and extra thick 200gsm vellum were used to discretely conceive the smartphone inside the ReCover webcam and touchpad cases respectively.
- Design Challenge
- Fitting a wide range of phones of different sizes, camera and charging port locations was a significant challenge during this project's form development. Additional challenges included software integration across various phone manufacturers. Research conducted into complexities of jailbreaking and rooting led to the conclusion that the service will have to be offered by the company that released the original OS, which has opened up a possibility of a dedicated OS that would tailor the phone's system for the chosen repurpose solution.
- Research
- Market analysis, user interview and survey were used to gain research insight. My goal was to determine what kind of users were most likely to have old phones and what their needs were. Research has revealed that users in developed countries were more likely to hoard old technology devices. Millennials, this project's target market, were found to need simple and affordable repurpose solutions the most due to the combination of financial challenges, higher environmental awareness, and being the most DIY-averse demographic.
- Inspiration
- 7.1 billion smartphones have been produced since 2007. In the UK, only 12% of those went on to be recycled. 57% of Britons have old phones lying around, which amounts to staggering 125m devices. Most brands strive to offer more recycling options, but according to Ellen McArthur Foundation, repurpose is more sustainable since materials remain in use longer and less additional energy is spent. Old smartphones remain powerful electronic devices, and their potential inspired me to create ReCover.
- Project Duration
- This project has started in Nottingham, United Kingdom on 03 October 2020 and finished on 11 December 2020.
- Operation Flow
- User downloads ReCover app and launches intelligent hardware and firmware scan after which app gives user options of what their phone can become based on its condition. User orders the ReCover kit of their choice. When it arrives, the app erases current OS and installs new OS that optimises phone for its new role. It takes less than 5 minutes to put the phone in the ReCover case, set it up and start using as an entirely new product.
- Team Members
- Anastasia Klimova
- Image Credits
- Anastasia Klimova
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