Cobble Lub Suab Nrov Bluetooth los ntawm Eric Wu

Qhov qauv tsim Cobble Lub Suab Nrov Bluetooth los ntawm Eric Wu yog tus yeej muaj nqis heev ntawm qhov khoom plig 2025 A' Design Award Hlau hauv Pawg Sib Tw Tsim Khoom Siv Hluav Taws Xob.

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Cobble Lub Suab Nrov Bluetooth

los ntawm Eric Wu

Tus Neeg Siv: EW Design

Tus Yeej A' Design Award Hlau hauv Pawg Khoom Siv Hluav Taws Xob

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Txog Cobble Lub Suab Nrov Bluetooth

Cobble yog ib lub suab nrov Bluetooth siv rau ntawm phab ntsais uas muaj kev sib txuas ua ke nyob saum npoo. Plaub tug hlau txuam (magnetic pegs) tuaj yeem muab tso rau qhov chaw sib txawv ntawm ib daim duab kis (grid). Thaum ib tug qauv uas twb teem tseg ua tiav lawm, lub suab nrov yuav qhia cov suab uas twb khaws cia, xws li lub suab ntuj lossis lub suab dawb (white noise) uas rov qab thiab rov qab. Cobble kuj ua haujlwm zoo ib yam li lwm lub suab nrov Bluetooth rau kev mloog suab los ntawm lwm lub cuab yeej uas txuas nrog. Kev muab cov hlau txuam tso rau qhov chaw zoo li lub kev ua si Go, thiab yog ib qho caw kom neeg muaj sij hawm ntsiag to xav txog ib pliag. Tus qauv thawj yog siv cov ntoo los ua lub thawv, cov daim acrylic uas tau xuas xuab zeb ntsuas (sand-blasted) thiab cov teeb LED uas ua kab.

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Txog A' Design Award Hlau

Cobble Lub Suab Nrov Bluetooth yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Cobble Lub Suab Nrov Bluetooth xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Cobble Lub Suab Nrov Bluetooth tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

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Pob Xov Xwm

Cov credit, cov neeg pab thiab cov ntsiab lus kev txawj ntse muab los ntawm tus tsim.

Yam Tshwj Xeeb: 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.
Qhov Loj & Ntim: 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
Cov Ntsiab Lus: Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
Thev Naus Laus Zis Tsim Khoom: 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.
Kev Sib Tw Tsim Qauv: 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.
Kev Tshawb Fawb: 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
Kev Txhawb Siab: 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?
Lub Sij Hawm Ua Hauj Lwm: Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Txheej Txheem Ua Hauj Lwm: 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.
Cov Tswv Cuab Pab: Eric Wu
Kev Qhuas Duab: Photos: Eric Wu