Podo Tlachialoni by Chuntze Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli in Tlaixcopinaliztepoztli ihuan Tlaixcopinaliztli Tequitilli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

TepoztliTlaixcopinaliztepoztli· 2021

Podo Tlachialoni

by Chuntze Cheng

Client: Podo Labs, Inc.

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli Winner in Tlaixcopinaliztepoztli Category

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The Design

About Podo Tlachialoni

Podo se tepitzin tlachialoni tlen mochīhua īpampa tlaixcopīnaliztli campa amo monequi tēmatica motzitzquīz. Podo īweyilis ye 30 mm īhuān 30 mm īhuān 45 mm, īhuān īetilis ye 43 gramos. Se tepitzin silicón tlazaloni, tlen huel motzicoa īhuān mopohpoloa, motlālia īcuitlapan pampa huel motzalhuīz ītech tepāntli īhuān oksekin tlaixnextilizpan, īhuān huel mopālēhuiz oksepa. Nō motlālia ītech se yōllotepitl ("ball joint") pampa huel monenehuiliz ītech nōhuiyān tlanechicoliztli. Se tepozmachiyōtl (aplicación) tlen huāllauh Bluetooth mocetiliaya īhuān quinextia yancuicān ("preview") īxpan tlaixcopīnaliztli, ic huel motequipanoltiaya cualli achto tlaixcopīnaz. Īnacayo tlachializ (sensor) tlen quipiya 5 megapixel īhuān se coyoctli tlachialoni ("wide-angle lens") quipālēhuiah tlaixcopīnaliztli, ihcuiloliztli īhuān ce tlamachiliztli ("time-lapse") tlen quinēxtia tonaltin īpan achi tepitzin tonalli.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli

Podo Tlachialoni ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Tepoztli, tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in cualli dizayno in quitlalia in tlen monequi ipan tequitl ihuan tlachihualiztli in quimaca in cualli tlachihualli. In quicuicah Tepoztli quinextia in hueyi tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ihuelitiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Podo Tlachialoni ca tlazohtli, mahuiztic, yancuic ihuan motequiuhtia. Ni dizayno in quicuic Tepoztli quihuelitia in tlamatiliztli ihuan quipia chicahualiztli tlen tepoztli. Podo Tlachialoni quicualtia in nemiliztli ihuan quihuelitia in cemanahuac ica cualli.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Podo Camera is the world’s first stick & shoot camera that takes hands-free photos to the next level! Stick Podo Camera anywhere using its special nano-adhesive backing and control it with an app.
Dimensions & Packaging: Dimensions: 30 mm x 30 mm x 45 mm
Weight: 43 g
Sensor: 5 MP (2.2 μm pixels)
Video: 720p 30fps
Lens: 90° wide-angle, glass
Memory: 8 GB
8-LED ring
Bluetooth 4.2 LE + Classic
Accelerometer
Rechargeable battery (up to 1.5 hrs. video)
Tags: Camera, Selfie, Travel, Bluetooth, Video, Gadget, Photo, Time-lapse, Accessory, Mobile
Production Technology: Improved design process based on lessons learned from previous product iterations.
Injection molding with
Design Challenge: The ball-join mechanical design was challenging because it needed to allow 360-degree movement for the back flap and incorporate with the overall aesthetics. The form factor of the device was difficult to achieve. We had to minimize the device and keep the aesthetics friendly by applying curvatures on all surfaces while keeping heat dissipation, electronics, and a battery in mind. Material selections of the back flap and light pipe were time consuming because there were many iterations and trials to achieve the desired results. The Bluetooth live preview and image/video transfer speed were quite challenging because there was no off-the-shelf solution available on the marketplace. We had to write our own Bluetooth Host firmware stack in order to achieve easy connectivity and fast transfer speeds.
Research: UX research. To develop a handsfree pocket size camera with an intuitive user interface. Observational trials, survey, focus group studies, and simulations. Cameras, questionnaire, Solidworks, Microsoft Office, TracePro. Travel gurus, influencers, tech writers, target audiences. To define a way to improve the selfie-taking camera experience. We realized that people dislike selfie sticks due to their limitations, and also they are banned in many public locations. We push the selfie taking experience to the next level and open up more creative potential.
Inspiration: While working together on another project we often took pictures with the team. We got tired of someone always getting left out of photos and needing cables to transfer data from our colleague's DSLR. We wanted something much more versatile and easy to use, so we made it!

Podo represents our passion, our team’s grit, and our conviction that technology should be fun and simple.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2015 in San Francisco, USA and finished in January 2017. It was crowdfunded on Kickstarter, sold via online channels, and distributed in Urban Outfitters, Nordstrom, and various popup retailers worldwide.
Operation Flow: Step 1: Charge for at least 1 hour.
Step 2: Install the Podo app for Android or iOS.
Step 3: Rotate back flap and remove protective film on sticky pad.
Step 4: Stick securely to a wall and use the app to shoot!
The app provides a live preview stream over Bluetooth so you can set up the shot from any angle. Podo is easy to place in various locations for time-lapse and security purposes.
Patents: Patented, Patent No. WO 2015/038646 A1, Edmond Lee and Jae Hoon Choi, Samuel Pullman, 2015, International Patent.
Trademark (2015) Podo Labs Inc.
Team Members: Chuntze Cheng
Edmond Lee
Jae Hoon Choi
Samuel Pullman
John Fitzpatrick