YAV Production

3561 Ground Avenue, Fort Worth, TX

76036

To: Chief Executive Officer

Arthur Henry Luke

From: Vanesa Luciano, Project Manager

Alayjah Crawford, Project Materials Coordinator
Yovana Luciano, Research Analyst

Subject: Progress Report for the Smartwatch features

Date: April 14, 2021

CC: Professor McDonald

Purpose

This is a progress report on our collected research to test YAV Production technology in the
United States. This report will demonstrate the research we have accomplished.

Introduction

Currently, YAV Production is spending lots of time producing greater features on smartwatches
that could increase income. Smartwatches “appeals to a broad range of user interests, as it
incorporates a wide variety of sensors for continuously measuring, recording and displaying
different information, [communication], fitness, health-monitoring, location tracking, voice
recognition, and recording” (Shadiev 2). Within the past few years, researchers have noticed that
customers enjoy most of the fitness and health features on smartwatches. Many people have used
their personal smartwatches at work, during workouts, and even at home, which has helped them
develop healthy habits. One of the biggest issues with this device is that many people do not own
a smartwatch due to the high price, they believe it’s too much for such a small device. In addition
to the price issue, smartwatches need to be near a phone to receive cellular wi-fi or have an
activated cellular plan, this makes owning a smartwatch very expensive. Another problem that
has driven our consumers away is that some smartwatches such as the Samsung Galaxy watch,
have a rotating bezel that allows users to access features more quickly, without difficulties. Due
to the high prices and difficulties to access features quickly, our smartwatch has been very
inconvenient to customers and our company. People tend to not see the true purpose of
smartwatches, since it is commonly said that smartwatches are like phones. This common
misconception has caused many people to criticize these devices, in effect causing the company's
low rate of income. Since all cell phones have cellular data where you can send and receive text
messages, call, receive notifications, and listen to music. This leads them to just preferring to
have their own phones.
These issues arise, since there are more companies each year creating their own personal
smartwatches. Over the past few years, smartwatches have become very popular “in many
applications, such as medical, entertainment, education, and other fields” (Shadiev 5). Now there
are about 30 million people who began using smartwatches and more than 100 million people
utilizing smartwatches. Compared to the 10 million people who utilized smartwatches in 2016
(Espósito 1). To increase smartwatch quality, YAV Production “is introducing new features
designed to help people with disabilities be more physically active” (Apple Adding Accessibility
Features 1). For example, tracking people's activity levels when running or walking can be done
by just a “click” of a button. We now plan to embed a new feature that will “allow wheelchair
users to track their activity levels throughout the day” as well (Apple Adding Accessibility
Features 1). Those who utilize wheelchairs will have the opportunity to track all-day calories and
particular workouts throughout the day. As we all know, people with smartwatches tend to
receive notifications that mention it’s “time to stand”, this encourages them to get their body
moving and blood circulating. With our new feature being introduced, people who utilize
wheelchairs will receive a reminder that will say “time to roll” as a way to encourage them to get
their heart pumping. This new feature embedded will notify and allow those who utilize
wheelchairs, as well as those who do not “to see data related to their steps taken, calories burned,
distance traveled, and so on, which were tracked and recorded by the fitness tracking tool”
(Shadiev 12).

Even though smartwatches give many great opportunities to customers, there are also many
people who are not satisfied with their smartwatches. Another reason for customer dissatisfaction
is because smartwatches have limited battery capacity and sometimes don’t even last for a full
day. If you forget to put your smartwatch to charge, you’ll most likely result having it dead by
the next day. “The limited battery capability of smartwatches is the biggest challenge restricting
its widespread adoption in the market” (Homayounfar 1). Like many other smartwatches, this
device's battery tends to die by the second day of use. This is mainly because smartwatches are
connected to your phone and all notifications are being sent to and being received to your wrist.
In the past, we have tried installing two batteries on smartwatch devices, but the batteries were
too big causing the device to be much bigger and heavier for the buyer’s wrist. So our “team of
engineers has created an electrode for lithium-ion batteries--rechargeable batteries such as those
found in cell phones and iPods--that allows the batteries to hold a charge up to 10 times greater
than current technology” (Better rechargeable batteries 1). This would give customers a great
opportunity to wear their smartwatches on their wrist for a longer period of time, tracking every
step and activity for a healthier lifestyle.

YAV Production has been working on all these problems to improve income and provide a
healthier lifestyle to the community. YAV Production plans to create new frequency bands
containing skin-capacitive sensors. These sensors will “detect Cortisol levels in your sweat”, and
notify you if your cortisol is too high, too low, or just right (McGARRY 1). Knowing this
information is very important because it will help you balance your hormones, providing you
with healthier, stable health. Too high or too low cortisol levels can lead to severe health issues
that may need to be attended by a nurse or a doctor. Most people have never really seen the
bands as a major part of smartwatches. Instead, they see the bands as a fashion accessory, but
with this new feature introduced, they will see them as a major essential on smartwatches
(McGARRY 1). Having this new feature embedded into the smartwatch band will allow
customers to have more access to their health records and at the same time, raise our income.
These brand-new features installed could decide the future of our company and expand both
mental and physical wellness.

Completed Tasks
The tasks listed below are the tasks we have completed since the start of our research. These
tasks will help us see how smartwatches have influenced customers.

Task 2: Examine how smartwatches have influenced the physical and mental health of
individuals. (Ex: apple watches)

We have asked a few questions to those who use smartwatches, on a daily basis. As we asked
them questions, we said that we were seeking opinions about smartwatches, to examine what
physical and mental health influences smartwatches have made on customers. Most people said
that they feel more productive and energetic when they use their smartwatches. This is because
they have all their fitness activities recorded, which makes them see their progress throughout
the day. In contrast, when they don’t record their progress throughout the day, they feel
unsuccessful, which also affects their attitude. Others said that they love how easy it is to check
your heart rate, instead of having to wait to go to the doctor every month. Smartwatches are
definitely “creating new opportunities to improve medical delivery and treatment while cutting
down on costs” (Sheridan 1). In addition, people's overall concern is whether the smartwatch
sensors are accurately checking our rates. YAV Productions will make sure our smartwatch
features are checking and tracking the most accurate as possible.

Task 3: Compare and contrast those who do wear smartwatches to those who do not.

YAV Productions conducted an intense comparison between those who do wear smartwatches to
those who do not. We made sure this was a step in our smartwatch improvement process because
we want to insure precise results and assure will bases are covered. Many customers use their
personal smartwatches at work, during workouts, and even daily home tasks. On the other hand,
during this process, we discovered that many people do not own a smartwatch because of the
costly prices. To add on, because smartwatches have limited battery capacity and can do
everything a phone can do, some believe having just a smartphone will suffice.

Task 4: Identify the difference within each series.

For the purpose of producing the best features that are both mentally and physically beneficial,
we will be going through each series to find the differences. Each series has a new feature(s) that
is released. Within the past few years, researchers have noticed that customers enjoy most of the
fitness and health features on smartwatches. In smartwatches, tracking people's activity levels
when running or walking can be done by just a “click” of a button. Also, smartwatches tend to
receive notifications that mention it’s “time to stand”, this encourages them to get their body
moving and blood circulating. Lastly, Samsung Galaxy watch, has a rotating bezel that allows
users to access features more quickly, without difficulties.
Task 5: Evaluate the criteria that have been obtained.

YAV Productions have contacted smartwatch companies to obtain a basic understanding of the
features and structure of an apple watch/Galaxy Watch, examined how smartwatches have
influenced the physical and mental health of individuals, compared and contrasted those who do
wear smartwatches to those who do not, and identified the difference within each series to assure
satisfaction and life-changing results.

Future Task
This task listed below is the last task that needs to be completed for our research.

Task 1: Contact smartwatch companies to obtain a basic understanding of the features and
structure of the watch.

To achieve a better understanding of the features and the structure of smartwatches, we contacted
smartwatch companies. I have sent emails to companies such as Apple, Samsung, and the Fitbit
Company. As we emailed them, we asked them that we were seeking information about
smartwatches, to obtain a basic understanding of the features and structure. Two companies
haven’t answered my email, and the other company said that the only information they can
provide can be seen on their website. I went ahead and looked at a few smartwatch companies
websites, and most of them said that they are trying to make the best ultimate device for a
healthy life. This is why YAV Productions' biggest priority is to make sure that all customers
have a healthy life, as well. We will wait a few days and see what information the two companies
can provide us. If we don’t receive any information, we will personally go to the company's local
stores to see what information we can get.

Schedule
Completion of tasks (by Days)

X = What has been completed

Z = What is left to be done
Tasks 3/31 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/15 4/16

Task 1: Basic X X Z Z
understanding of the apple
watch features and
structure.

Task 2: Examine how an X X

apple watch has influenced
the mental health of
individuals.

Task 3: Compare those X X

who do wear an apple
watch to those who do not.
Task 4: Identify the X X
difference within each
series.

Task 5: Evaluate the X X

criteria that have been
obtained.

Task 6: Prepare Report X X Z

Budget
Top 3 health and fitness smartwatch used:
1. Apple watch …………………………..$400
2. Fit bit....…………………………….....$230
3. Samsung Galaxy Active Watch....……..$250

Summary

We have successfully completed tasks 2-5 and we are waiting responses for task 1. Before we
complete the report, our team would like to continue working to finish the remaining task. We
are on schedule to complete our tasks by the April 16 deadline. We have acquired a good
understanding of the features and structure of an apple watch/Galaxy Watch and how to improve
future smartwatches. We have completed assorted interviews that revealed most people said that
they feel more productive and energetic when they use their smartwatches because they have all
their fitness activities recorded, which makes them see their progress throughout the day. We
have finished most research necessary to begin a report, establishing everything for this project
to begin, with the approval of Dr. Luke. In the report we will present on April 16th, we will
include our recommendations on how we think YAV Productions should processed with the
project and take the best course of action to provide features that are both mentally and
physically beneficial
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