Due to my own personal experiences with roommates, I came up with the idea of a microwave with silent capabilities. This means that the user can microwave their food with the clanging sound of the door or the beeping of buttons or a timer. Upon conducting interviews, I realized just how strong the desire for this product is. Many college students have roommates living with them in close quarters and are either afraid to wake up their roommate or have in fact been waken up by their roommate with a microwave. Because of people's various schedules, the time for noise can be limited and microwaves are a loud source of noise when in use.
Hi Jane, I love this opportunity about silent microwaves! I think everyone could benefit from this as in my house alone has been very hectic since my parents wake up early my dad at 4:30am and mom at 6am. Then my brother works night shifts for work and I typically close and my sister in law actually has a normal day schedule from 9 to 5. So everyone has a lot of passing each other so microwave is used at times inconvenience for others.
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