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  Ono Oh nO!

  8 years ago

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  For what it's worth here goes my take:

  It is good to be working on the premise of Google's interactive gesture controls, this technology should be upon us soon (I hope) and we need to start thinking about what kind of objects will deliver this, I think objects should reflect this move into another magic dimension.

  
  

  The shape is pleasing, but the form factor is really big, even for today's standard of wireless speakers. The gesture control makes knobs and dials disappear and I would like to see the object being also as small and unobtrusive as possible, this is a perfect excuse to make the object become almost the air that you magically manipulate to control the music. 
  

  I wonder if there was a physical/technical constraint that dictated the dimensions. Especially the non-ribbed area which presumably doesn't transmit sound, it seems to be very large, what does it house?

  Regarding the detail, I think the logo could be a bit more subdued. (personally), I like how you have ribbed the surface for the sound, and also the graded color is interesting, it reminds me of Nendo's ghost chairs which could work very nicely in product design if used with the right color. Would this be spray painted and varnished? Have you thought about how to achieve this finish?
  

  
  

  
  

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  Michael DiTullo

  8 years ago

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  Interesting little project. Certainly aligns with some of the explorations Google have been doing and publishing in the space. The macro trend here is off glass interaction. People don't want to take their phone out, un lock it, pair to a speaker, start up a streaming service to get music playing or adjust volume. Certainly things like Spotify Connect have helped, and look at the explosive sales of Amazon Echo which allows you to do everything via voice.

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