Dhizaini Cobble Bluetooth Speaker naEric Wu ndiye mukundi anokudzwa zvikuru wemubairo unoremekedza we2025 Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award muChikwata cheKukwikwidza cheZvigadzirwa zveVatengi zveMagetsi.

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Cobble Bluetooth Speaker

na Eric Wu

Mutengi: EW Design

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Nezvekwa Cobble Bluetooth Speaker

Cobble ispika yeBluetooth yepamashelefu ine chiface chinoshanda pamusoro payo. Zvidhinha zvina zvemagineti zvinogona kuiswa mumiedzo yakasiyana pagirid. Kana muedzo wakagadzirwa wapedzwa, ispika inotamba sauzi rakachengetwa, sekuita kwemasaisai kana ruzha rwakachena rwakatenderera. Cobble inoshandawo seispika yenhema yeBluetooth yeaudio inobva padivaisi yakabatanidzwa. Kuiswa kwezvidhinha kunoyeuchidza mutambo webhodhi weGo uye kunokoka kanguva kadiki kekufungisisa nekunyarara. Chimiro chekutanga chinoshandisa gehwa remuti, mapaneru eacrylic akapepetwa nejecha uye maline emwenje eLED.

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Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Cobble Bluetooth Speaker, rukudzo runokudzwa runopiwa kumadhizaini akanaka anozadzisa zvinodiwa zvehunyanzvi neyeindasitiri zvinotarisirwa kuzvigadzirwa zvakagadzirwa zvakanaka. Vakunda veSimbi vanoratidza unyanzvi hukuru, hunyanzvi hwakakwirira, kunzwisisa kwevakachenjera uye kugona kwekugadzira kwevagadziri vavo. Cobble Bluetooth Speaker inotarisirwa kuva chigadzirwa chinokudzwa zvakanyanya, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chinoshanda uye chine zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSimbi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa eindasitiri uye ine hunhu hwetekinoroji hwakakwana hwakabatana neruzivo nehunyanzvi. Nekushanda kwayo zvakanaka, Cobble Bluetooth Speaker inoremekedzwa uye yakagadzirirwa kupa kuvandudzwa kwehupenyu kunobatsira kuita kuti nyika ive nzvimbo iri nani.

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Hunhu Hwakasiyana: 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.
Kukura & Kupakiwa: 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
Matagi: Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
Tekinoroji Yekugadzira: 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.
Changamire yeDhizaini: 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.
Tsvakurudzo: 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
Chikurudziro: 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?
Nguva yePurojekiti: Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Mafambiro eBasa: 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.
Nhengo dzeTimu: Eric Wu
Zvikwereti zveMifananidzo: Photos: Eric Wu