Darbs Cobble Bluetooth skaļrunis, kura autors ir Eric Wu, ir augsti novērtēts un ļoti prestižās 2025 Dzelzs balva A' Design Award ieguvējs kategorijā Digitālo un elektronisko ierīču dizains.

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Cobble Bluetooth skaļrunis

Autors: Eric Wu

Klients: EW Design

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Cobble ir Bluetooth plaukta skaļrunis ar interaktīvu saskarni augšējā virsmā. Uz režģa var izvietot četrus magnētiskus tapiņas dažādos rakstos. Kad tiek pabeigts iepriekš iestatīts raksts, skaļrunis atskaņo saglabātu skaņas profilu, piemēram, dabas skaņu vai balto trokšņu cilpu. Cobble darbojas arī kā parasts Bluetooth skaļrunis audio atskaņošanai no pieslēgtas ierīces. Tapiņu izvietošana atgādina galda spēli Go un aicina uz īsu klusuma un koncentrēšanās mirkli. Prototipā izmantots koka korpuss, smilšu strūklas apstrādāti akrila paneļi un LED gaismas lentes.

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Cobble Bluetooth skaļrunis ir Dzelzs balvas A' Design Award ieguvējs, prestiža atzinība, ko piešķir labiem dizainiem, kas atbilst profesionālajām un rūpnieciskajām prasībām, kādas sagaidāmas no labi izstrādātiem darbiem. Dzelzs ieguvēji parāda to radītāju lielo prasmi, augsto specializāciju, ekspertu izpratni un radošo spēju. Sagaidāms, ka Cobble Bluetooth skaļrunis būs augsti vērtēts, apbrīnots un cienīts darbs, praktisks un inovatīvs. Šis ar Dzelzs balvu apbalvotais dizains integrē nozares labāko praksi un tam ir kompetentas tehniskās īpašības, kas saistītas ar zinātību un talantu. Cobble Bluetooth skaļrunis tiek cienīts par rūpību un ir izstrādāts, lai uzlabotu dzīves kvalitāti un palīdzētu padarīt pasauli labāku.

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Unikālās īpašības: Cobble is a speaker with an interactive interface at the top. The user has access to 4 pegs that they can place in various patterns. When preset patterns connect, the speaker plays a saved tone. The speaker is made with the concept of "inadvertent mindfulness." Studies have found that the simple action of concentrating on one's actions offer moments of respite. By placing pegs, much like how one places stones in a Go game, the user enjoys a moment of peace.
Izmēri un iepakojums: 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
Birkas: Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
Ražošanas tehnoloģija: The prototype was constructed with a wooden casing with a four-panel construction. Sand-blasted acrylic panels are used to diffuse the lighting from LED light strips. The prototype control panel was made from an Arduino nano and will be replaced with more efficient chips in mass production. We experimented with various sensing methods and settled on magnetic sensing with Hall effect sensors as they appeared to be the most reliable.
Dizaina izaicinājums: The hardest part was figuring out the sweet spot of a big enough surface area and a compact enough footprint, the product being a shelf speaker after all. People wanted to engage with the interface but too much of it offered diminishing returns and research participants had more complaints of space constraints.
Pētījums: User research was conducted in collaboration with co-working spaces. We tested hypotheses like the following:
- How much spacing and how big do people prefer the pegs to be
- How many rows and columns work the best, offering novelty and comfort without overloading the user
- What footprint works the best without sacrificing too much room for interaction
Iedvesma: The design originated in a desire to question the prevalence of active mindfulness practices today. We have meditation apps, mindfulness sessions offered by corporations, and many more. While mindfulness is great, there are alternative activities that humans go to for similar purposes, without bearing the label of "mindfulness." Go, the Asian board game using stones, was a primary inspiration. What if we could have something built in that stimulates a sense of mindfulness, just like Go?
Projekta ilgums: Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Darbības plūsma: The product behaves like a normal bluetooth speaker, so the user can connect to it with an end device and play whatever they want.

The unique interaction is that it can save and activate various sound profiles, which can be activated via placement of the magnetic pegs. The user would have to download a mobile app to change the default profiles, which are nature and white noise sound loops.
Komandas dalībnieki: Eric Wu
Attēlu autori: Photos: Eric Wu