-Mini Information Projector - Haujia Chew Kavin Asavanant Jennie Chun Thailand Project M P

Users are Designed for Solve Issues of People who are searching jobs or people who need information about unfamiliar areas: Without prior knowledge of the new area, newcomers encounter hardship on adjusting and eventually derail from their original goals of finding jobs Rural villagers of Thailand who have no access to Internet or communication media: Living in the rural areas, these villagers are blind with job information Unemployment, Prostitution, Drug dealers, Gangs, rising economic issues: Unemployed youths are joining gangs or becoming drug dealers, Inexperienced girls are deceived by dishonest job recruiters and end up as prostitutes, Seasonal workers like farmers have nothing to do during off-seasons

-Mini Information Projector- MIP is a tool that’s designed to address the problems of limited access to information regarding jobs, housing, medical care, etc. This tool will help rural Thai obtain accurate information about the jobs and the regions their jobs are located at. M P Through the tool, users will be able to search for job openings in different regions, obtain basic information about life in their interest regions before they decide to take the risk of moving.

Projector: Information is projected on any surface / Adjust tip for comfortable view Touch Strip Scroll bar: Scroll the projected screen up and down by using the touch strip Voice Recognition System: Microphone is built in to recognize voice and transfer information to projected screen LED Charging Indicator: Indicates data transfer process USB Port: Unscrew middle part for USP port Touch Strip for Thumb: To select information M P Features of

Before was launched into Rural Villages I’m Lily. I’m going to the city for a new job. I don’t know what I’ll do but I’ll search one when I get there. I’m Mike. I’m also looking for a job in the city. I don’t have much information on jobs but there should be a suitable job for a great looking guy like me. Lily and Mike lives in this rural village of Thailand. They have little or no access to internet so they have lack information on jobs in Bangkok. But they believe that once they go to the city, a better job and better future awaits… M P

Lost in Bangkok… I was lost in the city: I didn’t know what to do or where to go. I followed a lady who offered me a job and ended up in the brothels. I hate my life…… I came to the city with a dream but had no luck on finding a job. I ended up working at night: robbing houses…….. Lily and Mike arrive in Bangkok but having no information they’re completely lost and ends up living miserable lives in the daunting city…

When is launched into their lives… Lily and Mike are looking for jobs in areas that are far from their own village. They start the day by going to the village outpost (it could be the post office or government institution) to update their helpful job searching device, MIP. M P

Updating Data into M I P Charger M P The MIP charger is connected to a computer and has six outlets to simultaneously charge a number of MIPs. Unscrew the middle part of the device and plug the USB port into the charger. The red light will blink during data transfer progress and when done the green light will blink. Another way to disseminate information is bringing two different MIPs together: fit the two device into each other’s USB hub and the information from one device to another will be transferred. Users won’t have to

Jobs in Bangkok 1.Accounting 2.Advertising 3.Banking 4.Computers and Software 5.Education 6.Engineering 7.Finance How works when job searching User turns the upper part of device to turn it on. Then talks into the microphone on the tip of device. User: “Jobs in Bangkok” Device will project various job offers in Bangkok. He scrolls up and down with touch strip to view more information. To select a category he taps the lower touch sensitive area with thumb. Touch Strip Scroll bar Touch Strip for Thumb Microphone M P

MIP also provides the user with information on how to survive in new and unfamiliar regions regarding housing, food, transportation, medical care and etc. User: “Housing information in Phuket ” Information on the cheapest housing to the well qualified housing will appear on the projected screen. Housing Information in Phuket 1. Apartment 2. Home Stay 3. House 4. Rents How works when Region information needed M P

I’m a rice paddy farmer who works in spring. I had nothing to do during off-seasons but thanks to MIP I work as a fisherman in a nearby village. I’m happy to work and make a living all year around. I used to babysit for the village children but now I have a decent job in Bangkok. I work as a secretary at a finance company. Thanks to MIP I’ve learned how to survive in this busy and daunting city as well. Benefits of M P

Benefits of M P MIP attempts to solve problems ranging from searching for a job to indirectly helping curbing the AIDS epidemic with the reduce of prostitutes, reduce the rate of drug dealers, criminality rate and increasing the productivity of Thailand’s economy which in turns decreases the society’s poverty level. Thanks, M P!!