The team reviewed research and requirements for a new television remote control. The industrial designer explained its basic electronics and proposed a compact plastic design with a long-lasting battery, few buttons, and possible beeps for a low battery or locating a lost remote. The team rejected interchangeable covers because they were unsure the idea would generate enough profit.

The user interface designer raised the choice between a basic remote and one controlling multiple devices. Marketing reported that users found existing remotes ugly and difficult to learn, used relatively few buttons, and valued easy channel changing, volume, and power controls. Younger users showed more interest in features such as an LCD or speech recognition, though the team noted their cost.

The project manager announced that the remote must target people under 40, control televisions only, use the company’s color and slogan, and omit teletext. The team chose power, numeric channel selection, channel up/down, volume, menu, and mute controls. They discussed using directional buttons for both normal controls and menu navigation, with an LCD menu to support different televisions. The physical design was left for the next conceptual-design phase. After lunch, members would have 30 minutes for individual work, with assignments sent by email and meeting minutes placed in the project folder.