Zach Andrews

Essay on Good Design

Posted on February 3rd, 2009 in Uncategorized

To help society I have created a pair of headset-GPS navigation. GPS stands for global positioning system and it is system of satellites, computers, and receivers that are able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth. I’ve then taken this device I have built it into a headset. Attached to the headset is a bud that goes in your ear and a visor that goes over your eyes. These are useful in many ways. Now you don’t need to occasionally glance over at your GPS for directions. With the visor you can see the arrows and directions directly on the road. Using the earbud you can hear the voice of the GPS very clearly. Also if you miss your turn the headset-GPS will automatically recalculate the fastest route from your current position.

The Headset-GPS is a very good product that helps eliminate a few dangers of driving. This item uses the GPS technology to automatically recalculate a route if you happen to miss a turn. The recalculated route is garunteed to be the fastest route from your new current position. This automatic recalculating feature help eliminate the danger of you taking your eyes off of the road to press the recalculate button if your current GPS cannot recalculate.

The recalculating feature is useful, but another important feature of this product is the single earbud. The earbud is located along the side of the headset and fits around and in your ear. With this feature you can hear the directions given very clearly. If you have company along in the car they could make a lot of noice that could easily distract. The noise by your company could also over-power the directions being given. With the earbud you are assured to be able to hear the directions.

The earbud and the recalculating feature are important, but the most important feature is the visor. The visor is a clear sheet of glass that goes in front of your eyes. The GPS technology takes the information and applies it directly onto the visor. With this you can now see the arrows and directions right on the road itself. Constantly glancing over at your regular GPS is not the best thing. Constantly taking your eyes off the road to look at it could be extremely dangerous if you’re not careful. Using this product can help eliminate that danger as well.

This product I’ve invented to help benefit society is called the Headset-GPS. It’s used to eliminate the few dangers of driving while using a regular GPS system. The Headset-GPS has a recalculating feature so you don’t need to take your eyes off the road and your hand off the wheel to recalculate. It also has a built in earbud to allow you to clearly hear the directions given even if there are loud noises in the car. There is a visor attached that goes over your eyes to allow to you see the arrows and written directions directly on the road instead of having to occasionally glance down at a regular GPS.