Future Designs, Inc is proud to announce a new design contest, soliciting proposals for projects that include FDI’s new ELI product. ELI (Easy LCD Interface) is an off the shelf embedded touch screen LCD solution for use with Single Board Computers (SBC) such as the popular Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone Black.
We are all very excited about the amazing projects coming out of the Maker community and other motivated young designers, and we are anxious to see how you can utilize ELI as a part of your creative designs. During Phase 1, participants will submit an entry proposing their use of ELI with a SBC. In Phase 2, FDI will select the five best design proposals which include ELI as part of a new project and provide to them FREE ELI70-CR kits. Proposals must be submitted by June 30th, 2015 for designs to be selected to receive the FREE ELI70-CR kits by July 15, 2015.
Submissions for proposed projects should include the following three criteria:
1. At least two paragraphs detailing the scope and describing the proposed project in full.
Remember, from your proposal FDI will select the five proposals that we feel have a chance of winning the challenge and will receive a FREE ELI70-CR.
2. One paragraph detailing how the ELI70-CR will be utilized in the design.
3. A timeline of how long the project will take.
The participants behind each of the five selected proposals will receive a FREE ELI70-CR, valued at $119.00. Selected proposals will be notified by email.
During Phase 3 of the contest, the participants will develop then submit their proposed projects making sure to show off cool/fun/eco-friendly uses of the ELI70-CR device and SBC. Phase 3 begins on May 15 submitted projects of Phase 4, FDI will select the best project and award a single grand prize of $500.00.
The winning ELI based designs will be showcased at trade shows attended by FDI, as well as on the company’s website at TeamFDI.com. Additionally, we will help the author(s) submit the design to editors for possible publication.
The creators of each project utilizing ELI will be given credit for their work and linked to at both live events and on the company website.
More information on ELI is available at http://www.easylcdinterface.com
About Future Designs, Inc.
Future Designs, Inc. is a full service design and production company with hardware, software, mechanical and system level expertise and a 25 year history of proven success. Our ELI(R) and uEZ(R) GUI Family of products for Touch Screen LCD GUI and HMI applications provide “Off The Shelf” solutions that allows customers to quickly and cost effectively upgrade their User Interfaces. Products are available with LCD’s from 3.5” to 15.0”, resistive touch and PCAP options.
FDI can take your concept all the way from the back of a napkin, through design and prototypes, to high volume production, branded with your logo and shipped directly to your end customers. Please give us a call at (256) 883-1240 to find out how we can help make your product a success. Visit FDI on the web at www.teamfdi.com.
