Light Phone II चलदूरवाणी by Kaiwei Tang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः in अङ्कीय एवं वैद्युतिक उपकरण अभिकल्पना Competition Category.
लौहम्उपभोक्तृ वैद्युतिकम्· 2020
Light Phone II चलदूरवाणी
by Kaiwei Tang
A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः Winner in उपभोक्तृ वैद्युतिकम् Category
Verified Award Winner
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About Light Phone II चलदूरवाणी
लाइट फोन II एक चलदूरवाणी है यत् यथाशक्यं न्यूनतमरूपेण उपयोगार्थं निर्मितम् अस्ति। एषः दूरवाण्यन्त्रः केवलं आवश्यकानि साधनानि एव प्रयच्छति, यथा—कथनम्, सन्देशप्रेषणम्, तथा अलार्म-घटिका च, यदा अन्यानि साधनानि, यथा—मार्गदर्शनम्, गणकयन्त्रम्, संगीत-वादकः, याना-साझेदारी-सेवा च, विकासावस्थायाम् सन्ति। श्वेत-कृष्ण-वर्णीयः इलेक्ट्रॉनिक-पत्र-प्रदर्शकः (e-paper display) अल्पविद्युत्-आवश्यकतां धारयति, प्रबलं वैषम्यं (contrast) प्रयच्छति, सूर्यप्रकाशे अपि सुपाठ्यः तिष्ठति च। शरीरं लघुभारं, जलसेकात् रक्षितं, तथा खिस्सायां (pocket) स्थापयितुं समर्थं यावत् लघु अस्ति। सामाजिक-माध्यमानि, ई-मेल-सेवा, दत्तांश-अनुसरणं (data tracking) च कदापि न समाविष्टानि सन्ति।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः
Light Phone II चलदूरवाणी A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; इदं प्रतिष्ठितं मान्यताप्रदानं तेभ्य उत्तमेभ्योऽभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते ये सुनिर्मितेभ्यः सृष्टिभ्योऽपेक्षिताः व्यावसायिकीः औद्योगिकीश्चावश्यकताः पूरयन्ति। लौहविजेतारः स्वनिर्मातॄणां महत् कौशलम्, उच्चां विशेषज्ञताम्, विशेषज्ञोचितां बोधशक्तिं सृजनसामर्थ्यं च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Light Phone II चलदूरवाणी अत्यन्तं मूल्यवती प्रशंसिता प्रिया च सृष्टिर्व्यावहारिका नवोन्मेषयुक्ता च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् उद्योगस्य श्रेष्ठतमाः पद्धतीः समन्वयति ज्ञानेन प्रतिभया च संयुक्तानि सक्षमप्राविधिकलक्षणानि च धारयति। Light Phone II चलदूरवाणी स्वसूक्ष्मसमीक्षायाः कारणाद् आद्रियते जीवनस्तरसुधारम् अर्पयितुं च निर्मितम् अस्ति, यद् विश्वम् उत्तमतरं स्थानं कर्तुं साहाय्यं करोति।
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Light Phone II is a simple, 4G LTE phone with a beautiful black & white E-ink display. Light Phone II is designed to be used as little as possible, featuring essential features such as calling, messaging, and an alarm clock (with more tools to come like ride-sharing and music), allowing us to leave our smartphones at home more often. Light empowers us to gain freedom from endless feeds and alerts and will never have social media, emails, or data-tracking.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 95.85 x 55.85 x 8.75mm
- Tags
- “Minimalistic phone”, “intentional design”, “go light”, “designed to be used as little as possible”, “thoughtful interface”, “a phone for humans”, “light”
- Production Technology
- The Light Phone II is available in both black (night) and light gray (light) matte colors, which match the lightest and darkest shade of the E-ink, or electronic paper display. The E-ink display is comparable to other e-reader devices and is characterized by its low power requirements, strong viewing contrast and durability. It eliminates the need for a backlight / harmful blue light of traditional LCD phone screens, easing eye strain and is fully legible in direct sunlight. The screen automatically illuminates the interface when viewing in low light.
Light designed the phone to be lightweight, splash-resistant, and small enough that it fits in your pocket. It uses a custom Light OS operating system with a Micro USB charging port and headphone jack. - Design Challenge
- Light rethinks the phone experience by taking advantage of the latest technologies through a timeless and refreshing design. All of the tools are custom designed for the Light OS and built with intentionality to accomplish specific tasks. Using the web-based Dashboard, users have full control over adding or removing tools they deem essential. So that users can “go light” more often (or forever), tools in development include: directions, calculator, music player and ride-sharing.
- Inspiration
- Born as an alternative to the apps and products from tech giants fighting for our attention and data, Light creates products designed to be used as little as possible. People are inundated with apps, feeds and phones engineered to distract us from our lives, and Light Phone II offers the freedom to decide when and how we connect by empowering people to regain sovereignty over digital spaces.
- Project Duration
- Launched Light Phone II Indiegogo in March 2019 - Light Phone II began shipping on September 4th, 2019
Light is based in Brooklyn, NY - Operation Flow
- The Light Phone II is foremost a phone; instrumental in today's world. Light is not a method of memorializing experiences but rather a method to enjoy them in the moment. Light provides a way out from the constant consumption we are inundated with to get back to appreciating tangible experiences and regain meaning and purpose in our day-to-day. It encourages us to leave our smartphones behind from time to time as a refreshing and freeing tool, without feeds or notifications. It’s not about an object to acquire, but a methodology to be exercised daily.
- Team Members
- Kaiwei Tang
Joe Hollier
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