The team reviewed its research and agreed on initial requirements for a new television remote. The industrial designer explained how a remote works and proposed a compact plastic design with few buttons, a long-lasting battery, and possible audible alerts. The team considered interchangeable covers but rejected them because of doubts about demand and profitability. The user interface designer raised the choice between a basic and a multifunctional remote.

Marketing reported that users often find remotes ugly and difficult to learn, use relatively few buttons, and value easy channel selection. Younger users showed more interest in features such as LCD screens and speech recognition, but the team noted their cost. New requirements specified a television-only remote aimed at people under 40, using the company’s color and slogan, with no teletext.

For the initial controls, the team settled on power, digits zero through nine, channel and volume controls, a menu button, and mute. They discussed using four directional buttons for channel, volume, and menu navigation, with the menu on an LCD screen to support different televisions. The remote’s appearance and detailed concepts were deferred to the next phase. The project manager said the minutes and button list would be available in the project documents folder, and individual assignments would arrive by email after lunch.