Dhairya Dand
2011
– Converting eWaste into educational fun toys.
Millions of gadgets are discarded every year as post-upgrade eWaste. ThinkerToys converts them into educational interactive toys for kids in third-world countries. SmileyBox and Mousepedia are the first two ThinkerToys; SmileyBox converts any keyboard into a piano, Mousepedia converts a mouse into an audio encyclopaedia.
role: Conceptualization, User Research, Hardware and Software Development.
skills: Arduino, Sensors and Actuators.
+ Invited to showcase ThinkerToys at ICTD’2012 and TEDx Phnom Penh.
+ Next Step: openTOYS – online community based on the ideology of openinsights, opentools and openbusiness.
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