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DUO LI's Psync Camera Genie S Security Camera presents a striking exercise in contemporary industrial design, rendered against an immaculate white backdrop that emphasizes the sculptural purity of…

Psync Camera Genie S Security Camera by Milian Lu and Duo Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Golden A' Design Award in Security, Safety and Surveillance Products Design Competition Category.


GoldSecurity Products· 2024

Psync Camera Genie S Security Camera

by Milian Lu and Duo Li

Client: Psync Labs, Inc

Golden A' Design Award Winner in Security Products Category

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The Design

About Psync Camera Genie S Security Camera

Psync Camera Genie S is an indoor home security camera. The body is shaped with simple geometric forms, and the folding structure shows the current working state through direction and movement. The open box form allows the camera to be closed when not in use. The L-shaped head holds a compact camera module, forming a small dual-axis unit. Images are recorded at 2K resolution in a vertical full-screen format. The plastic body is injection molded, the lens is ground glass, and the shaft covers are machined metal.

The Recognition

About the Golden A' Design Award

Psync Camera Genie S Security Camera is a Golden A' Design Award winner, an immensely prestigious recognition granted to first-rate, marvelous, and outstanding designs. Golden winners are exceedingly innovative, visionary, and glamorously dazzling creations that reflect the prodigy, wisdom, and prowess of their designers. Psync Camera Genie S Security Camera is expected to be a highly praised, trendsetting, and monumental invention that delivers unprecedented value. This Golden A' Design Award-winning design is a spectacular, respected project that highly benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Psync Camera Genie S Security Camera creates intense feelings of desire, evokes passion, encourages creativity, and fascinates us.

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Innovative Consumer Electronics Design

We transform visionary concepts into award-winning smart home products through our expertise in GPT-enabled technology, intuitive interaction design, and transformative form factors. Our Beijing-based studio brings Bauhaus-inspired simplicity to complex IoT devices, creating products that seamlessly integrate advanced functionality with human-centered experiences.

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Design Interview

What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?

The main principle behind smart cameras is to provide safe, convenient and intelligent monitoring services. By leveraging artificial intelligence, deep learning and image recognition technologies, they enable intelligent face recognition, behavioral analysis and real-time alerts. The idea is to provide round-the-clock monitoring and protection to ensure the safety of users by using the latest technological means. They are inspired by people's need for security and the constant pursuit of technology, and are committed to providing smarter and more efficient monitoring solutions.

What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?

It is designed in homage to the Bauhaus and we emphasize more on the functional and practical abilities. Without complicated design, we use simple, clear geometrical forms to shape the body of the product, hoping it can perfectly serve the functions. We differentiate our product from competitors by innovating transformable design. The current working state can be easily checked due to the directional and deformation abilities, providing uses all-new experience.

What are your future plans for this award winning design?

Promote the design concept of the product, listen to user feedback, and gradually improve and iterate on the design. I hope this design can bring users a new experience.

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Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Genie S is a home security camera, it is committed to focus on product functions to differentiate itself from competitors. By shaping with geometrical forms, current working state can be presented through directional and deformation abilities. All-new Open Box design offers you fascinating interactive.it is the first ever GPT-enabled camera, featuring full-screen, vertical orientation, and 2K image quality. seamlessly Integrated, the smallest dual-axis camera to date.
Dimensions & Packaging
Dimensions,Open state: 53mm×5.3mm×112mm, Closed state: 53mm×53mm×62mm.
Weight: 168.8g
Resolution: 2K (1944 × 2592); SD (480 x 640)
Pixels: 5 Megapixels
Night visibility: Color Night Vision 4 White LEDS (5000K)
Audio: Two-Way Communication
Local Storage: Built-in 32G/64G
Connectivity: 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz
Pan-and-Tilt: 135 degrees vertical/350 degrees horizontal
Zoom: Zoom In (6X)
Field-of-View: 50.9 horizontal viewing angle/64.6 vertical viewing angle /76.9 diagonal (FOV)
Certification: UL/FCC ID& IC ID/CA65/TSCA
Data Encryption: 256 bit AES encryption with SSL/TLS
Tags
GPT-enabled camera, AI, Camera, Indoor, Security camera, Smart Home, Intelligent hardware
Production Technology
The Genie S is designed in homage to the Bauhaus and we emphasize more on the functional and practical abilities. Without complicated design, we use simple,clear geometrical forms to shape the body of the product, hoping it can perfectly serve the functions. We differentiate our product from competitors by innovating transformable design. The current working state can be easily checked due to the directional and deformation abilities, providing uses all-new experience. The L-shaped head section not only perfectly solves the problem of the views of camera,but also infuses a unique and vivid vitality into the product.The product body is made of plastic PC material and mold injection molding process. This process has high precision, can ensure consistency, and can be produced in large scale. The lens adopts glass grinding process, and the glass has high light transmittance and imaging ability. The covers at both ends of the shaft are made of metal CNC oxidation process to cover the transmission mechanism and enhance the quality of the product.
Design Challenge
Psync's goal is to create personalized experiences and change the way people interact with technology. Genie S should have a vivid personality and be a safe and reliable companion in people's lives. Psync hopes to provide users with a unique experience. Therefore, this project has done a lot of morphological research, and ultimately hopes to bring a very clear usage status to users through the product's deformation ability. Due to the standardized production of motors and cameras,the current home security cameras on the market have converged. The camera component re-developed by Psync is very small and can be placed on the L-shaped head area. The highly integrated mechanism design makes it the smallest dual-gimbal camera.
Research
Competitive product analysis, Conduct desk research on similar products in the current market, including analysis of functions, features, forms and costs, to find innovation opportunities and directions. The concrete design of the brand concept uses the overall shape, curves,surfaces and detailed features to sort out a unique form of expression and form a unique design language. Computer-aided completion of three-dimensional surface modeling, simulation and component stacking of products. In order to meet the product form, self-developed camera modules include optical design, device selection, electronic material patching, etc. Mold design, complete the plastic mold simulation design and simulated molding of the product through computers. Thermal simulation, through computer-assisted thermal testing at full load power, ensures the continued stability of product operation.
Inspiration
It is designed in homage to the Bauhaus and we emphasize more on the functional and practical abilities. Without complicated design, we use simple, clear geometrical forms to shape the body of the product, hoping it can perfectly serve the functions. We differentiate our product from competitors by innovating transformable design. The current working state can be easily checked due to the directional and deformation abilities, providing uses all-new experience.
Project Duration
The project started in San Jose, USA, in December 2021, and completed all industrial design work in Beijing in October 2022. The first batch of mass production was completed in October 2023, and it will be sold on the official website of Psync in the United States in November 2023.
Operation Flow
The Genie S is a product with innovative form and function, All-new Open Box design offers you fascinating interactive experience. and it also has the following advantages:
More than just a security camera. AI functions provide added detail and insight, not just alerts.
Privacy You Control. 32/64GB Local Storage. Manage your content with cloudless local storage out-of-the-box, without the hidden fees, so you are in total control of your data. Feel safe knowing where your content is at all times.
Stay Alert With PTZ Motion Detection, No Extra Fees. Intelligent motion tracking ensures every important movement is captured with the subject in view so you can be in touch with what's going on.
2K HD and Immersive Full Screen Experience to Zoom Into the Details. Unique full-screen format allows you to dive into your world and see a more personal view, providing clarity that brings every detail to life.
ViewSay, powered by AI. Detect and identify everything around you, interpreting, notifying, and curating video content based on visual input.
Smart Alerts. Set custom alerts for people, pets, and vehicle so you can be notified of the things that matter to you with less unnecessary interruptions.
Team Members
Designer: Duo Li
Creative Director: Milian Lu
Product Director: Yang Guo
R&D Director: Ponder Pang
Mechanical Engineer: Huaizhong Xie
Image Credits
Images: Photographer Duo Li, Creator Milian Lu, 2023.
Video Credits: Creator Objective Things Design Studio, Inc, 2023
PDF: Creator Objective Things Design Studio, Inc, 2023

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