Uyilo olubizwa ngokuba yi-Cobble Isipika seBluetooth olwenziwe ngu-Eric Wu ngumwini obekekileyo webhaso elinobukhazikhazi le-2025 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lokhuphiswano lwe-Uyilo lweSixhobo seDijithali ne-Elektroniki.

IntsimbiI-Elektroniki yaBasebenzisi· 2025

Cobble Isipika seBluetooth

ngu Eric Wu

Umxhasi: EW Design

Umwini we-Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lwe-I-Elektroniki yaBasebenzisi

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Malunga ne-Cobble Isipika seBluetooth

Cobble sisipika seBluetooth sesishelufu esineinthanethi enomsebenzi wokusebenzisana kumphezulu wesiqingatha esiphezulu. Iziza ezine ze-magnetic zinganwenwelwa ngeepateni ezahlukeneyo kwigridi. Xa ipateni ekulungiselelweyo igqityiwe, isipika sidlala umboniso wesandi esigcinwe, ofana nendalo okanye umjikelo wengxolo emhlophe. Cobble ikwasebenza njengesipika seBluetooth esiqhelekileyo, sidlalisa umsindo ovela kwisixhobo esidibanisiweyo. Ukubekwa kweziza kukhumbuza umdlalo webhodi ogama linguGo, kummemela umzuzu omfutshane wongqiqo olucothayo. Umzekelo wangaphambili usebenzisa isigcini sokhuni, iiphaneli ze-acrylic ezicaphukiswe ngentlabathi, kunye neentambo zokukhanya ze-LED.

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Malunga ne-Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Cobble Isipika seBluetooth ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Cobble Isipika seBluetooth iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Cobble Isipika seBluetooth iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

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Ikhithi Yeendaba

Iziqinisekiso, amalungu eqela kunye neenkcukacha zobugcisa ezinikezelwe ngumyili.

Iimpawu Ezizodwa: 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.
Imilinganiselo nePakishini: 7 1/2" (width) * 7 5/16" (depth) * 2" (height)
Iithegi: Speaker, Office, Mindfulness, Audio, Music
Ubuchwepheshe Bokuvelisa: 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.
Umngeni Woyilo: 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.
Uphando: 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
Inkuthazo: 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?
Ubude Beprojekthi: Duration: 6 months
Location: Rhode Island, United States
Ukuhamba Komsebenzi: 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.
Amalungu Eqela: Eric Wu
Amagunya Emifanekiso: Photos: Eric Wu