The team reviewed research and concepts for a new television remote control. The industrial designer explained its basic operation and suggested a compact plastic design, a long-lasting battery, fewer buttons, and possible beeps for a low battery or a lost remote. The team liked the idea of interchangeable covers but rejected it because they doubted it would generate enough profit.

The user interface designer raised the choice between a basic and a multifunction remote. Marketing reported that a 100-person usability test found existing remotes unattractive and difficult to learn, with many buttons rarely used. Participants valued channel selection, power and volume most. Younger users showed more interest in features such as an LCD and speech recognition, while older users were less interested. Marketing recommended an attractive, easy-to-use design focused on channel surfing.

The project manager announced requirements to target users under 40, control televisions only, use the corporate colour and slogan, and omit teletext. Marketing questioned the teletext requirement, but the manager confirmed it was mandatory. The team discussed an LCD menu as a way to keep the remote simple and work across televisions, while acknowledging cost concerns.

For the next phase, they settled on controls for power, digits zero through nine, channel and volume adjustment, a menu, and mute. The remote’s appearance would be developed during conceptual design after lunch. Meeting minutes and the button list would be placed in the Project Documents folder, and individual assignments would be sent by email.