Park Jungsik and Kim Jong Deok have designed a learning tool, Smart Pillow, which offers an interactive and enjoyable learning experience for children. Contrary to traditional educational toys, the Smart Pillow features a flexible touchscreen LCD display and a diverse offering of software.
Smart Pillow is made from eco-friendly and recycled materials. Its vegetable-based plastic body is covered by a removable and washable cotton layer, so it's completely kid-friendly. The Smart Pillow is intended to help develop children's senses of sight, touch and hearing.
Touchscreens for Tots
The Smart Pillow is an Efficient Learning Tool for Young Children
Trend Themes
1. Interactive Learning Tools - The Smart Pillow demonstrates the trend of using interactive technology in educational toys, opening up opportunities for similar products in the market.
2. Eco-friendly Materials - The use of eco-friendly and recycled materials in the Smart Pillow showcases the growing trend of sustainability in the toy industry, creating opportunities for innovative and environmentally friendly toy manufacturing.
3. Multi-sensory Development - The Smart Pillow's focus on developing children's senses of sight, touch, and hearing highlights the trend towards multi-sensory learning experiences for young children, presenting opportunities for new educational products that stimulate various senses.
Industry Implications
1. Toy Manufacturing - The Smart Pillow's innovative features and sustainable materials suggest potential for disruption and new market opportunities in the toy manufacturing industry.
2. Educational Technology - The interactive nature of the Smart Pillow and its use in promoting early childhood development present opportunities for disruption and innovation in the educational technology sector.
3. Sustainable Consumer Goods - The Smart Pillow's eco-friendly design opens up possibilities for disruptive innovation in the sustainable consumer goods industry, catering to environmentally conscious parents seeking eco-friendly toys for their children.