X-Boat Pro Ohun Elo Etí Alailokun by Yuhang Chen

X-Boat Pro Ohun Elo Etí Alailokun by Yuhang Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ohun-èlò Ohùn Competition Category.

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X-Boat Pro Ohun Elo Etí Alailokun

by Yuhang Chen

Client: Yobybo

Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Ohun-èlò Ohùn Category

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The Design

About X-Boat Pro Ohun Elo Etí Alailokun

Ọrọ Iwe: X-Boat Pro jẹ́ bata ohun elo etí alailokun tí a ṣe apẹrẹ láti wọ̀ pẹ̀lú ọwọ́ kan ṣoṣo. Àwọn ohun elo etí náà máa ń yọ jáde ní ọ̀nà àwọn ẹsẹ̀ tí ó wà lórí àpótí gbigba agbára náà, nítorí náà kò sí ìdí láti ṣí àpótí náà. Àwọn olùmúlò lè di àpótí náà mú ní ìtòsí etí wọn kí wọ́n sì tì ohun elo etí náà tààrà sí ipò rẹ̀. Ìrísí ṣíṣí, tí ó lóju sílẹ̀ jẹ́ kí àwọn ohun elo etí náà wà ní kedere, èyí tí ó ń ràn àwọn olùmúlò lọ́wọ́ láti ṣàyẹ̀wò ipò wọn àti láti dín ewu ìsọnù kù. Ìrísí náà ni a kó ìmísí láti inú àwọn ìlà dídán ti òdòdó lotus. A ṣe àpótí náà pẹ̀lú ọ̀nà ìṣàkóso fàdákà tí a fi afẹ́fẹ́ mú kúrò (vacuum silver die-casting) àti ẹ̀yìn dígí tí a ti mú le tí kò ní ìtànṣán.

The Recognition

About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award

X-Boat Pro Ohun Elo Etí Alailokun jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé X-Boat Pro Ohun Elo Etí Alailokun yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún X-Boat Pro Ohun Elo Etí Alailokun nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: We have redefined how Bluetooth Wireless Earphones can be taken out, and the unique sliding fit is addictive. In the past, users needed to open the charging case to take out the earphones, but ours just slides out along the rails of the charging case, which can be easily worn with only one hand. The hollow design of the fuselage is convenient for users to check the status of the earphones at any time and effectively avoid loss.
Dimensions & Packaging: Length 84mm × Width 34mm × Thickness 17.5mm
Tags: TWS, Earphones, Futuristic, CMF, Glass, Open Design
Production Technology: We adopt a new vacuum silver die-casting technology to overcome the problem that the surface of die-cast aluminum alloy cannot produce a fine matte finish. We have reduced material loss by 30% while maintaining cosmetic quality. The back of the charging box adopts tempered AG glass technology, which can produce delicate light interference phenomenon.
Design Challenge: Balance of beauty and function: In order to ensure that users can wear the earphones smoothly, the shapes of the left and right earphones need to be different, but in order to ensure the visual symmetry of them when they are put back into the charging case, the shape of the earphones needs to be kept symmetrical. To this end, we made more than 20 iterative modifications to the earphone model. Production and ease of use: In order to carry it lightly, the charging case needs to be designed thin enough, we developed a unique fixture for this, and improved the metal die-casting and polishing process. Ensure that the product meets the production requirements without compromising ease of use and is environmentally friendly.
Research: Project Background: We wanted to design a comfortable earphone that the user could wear with one hand. Methods: We collected ear and finger data from more than 500 users aged 18-35, and obtained ergonomic reference data for earphone design by overlapping photographs of these individuals' ears and fingers. Using the external auditory canal and thumb as the fixed points, it is concluded that the average length of the adult external auditory cavity is 20mm, the length from the tragus to the external ear hole is 10-14mm, and the dynamic size of the finger pushing action is 16-25mm.
Inspiration: X-Boat Pro is inspired by the difficulties users encounter in using earphones on a daily basis. When the user is in a hurry, it is impossible to remove the Bluetooth earphones from the charging case with only one hand and wear it conveniently. In terms of shape, the lines formed by the wrapping of lotus petals are full and smooth, which inspired us. While exploring shape optimization to meet the needs of users to wear earphones conveniently, we applied the lotus shape to the design.
Project Duration: Project started in July 2020 in Shenzhen, China. And completed in November 2020 in Shenzhen, China
Operation Flow: Push the earphones out along the charging case. Users can put the earphones charging case close to the ear and push the earphone in with one hand to wear it, which is very convenient.
Team Members: Yuhang Chen
Hongchao Zhou
Shuai Gong
Keyu Guo