Intention

The problem I am trying to solve is a very a niche problem. In essence, I am trying to solve the problem of supporting your phone while in bed. This problem, is not one I face alone. I feel that many college students find the need to prop their phone up in the beds. I want to do this so that I can watch Netflix on my phone in bed, without having to hold my phone to do this. I’m doing this because I believe that there are a lot of interesting design challenges with this project, and that the result is functional. I want to try to make is not too bulky, so the stand apparatus will be portable and user friendly. Additionally, I think there should be a cutout, so someone could also charge their phone (since watching tv on your phones often drains the battery very rapidly). The project will be specific to the iPhone8 (since that is the phone that I currently have).