The Product Designer

The Product Designer

The Product Designer featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

A3 Series

Konka LED A3 Series TV is a smart television designed for home viewing. The A3 series has a slim and lightweight form with a base shaped like flying wings, inspired by eagles. A glass back plate and a mid frame allow a rimless design, so the frame and the screen appear as one slice when seen from the front. Brushed metal parts and a matte finish give the side view a layered look. A red circular light button controls the main functions, and voice control and light sensing are integrated. Long wavelength blue chip LEDs are used to reduce blue light.

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V3 Series

Konka V3 is an OLED television designed for home use. The screen rises gently when the television is turned on, revealing a smart sound bar below. The sound bar holds a front-facing 5.1 channel sound system, a touch secondary screen and a far-field microphone. A liftable 3D camera supports facial recognition, while a voice control system operates the screen lifting function. The back panel glass is made with magnetic ink technology, forming a gradient water wave pattern. Soft fabric is combined with metal texture to join natural and technical qualities.

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Pharmy

Autonomous navigation robot for hospital logistics. It’s a product-service system to perform safe efficient deliveries, decreasing the health professional’s chances of being exposed to get sick, restraining pandemic diseases between hospital staff and patients (COVID-19 or H1N1). The design helps to handle hospital deliveries with easy access and safety, using uncomplicated user interaction through the friendly technology. The robotic units have the ability to move autonomously into indoor environment and have synchronized flow with similar units, being able to robot team collaborative work.

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Body Voice

Body Voice is a wearable instrument that allows dancers to create music through their dance moves. The set includes wireless clips, a mobile application and a Bluetooth speaker. Each clip holds a gyroscope and an acceleration sensor and can be attached anywhere on the body, usually on the arms and legs. Movement data is sent to a mobile phone by Bluetooth, and the application converts the movements into sound. The sound is played through the Bluetooth speaker. The clips are charged wirelessly. Body Voice reverses the usual relationship between music and dance.

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Omi

Omi is a modular sweeping robot designed for outdoor cleaning work. The robot is built on a movable body that carries six interchangeable modules: disinfection, vacuuming, sweeping, stagnant water treatment, guardrail cleaning and water jet washing. Modules are fitted by hand using side armrests or by magnetic mounts, and indicator lights guide correct installation. During work, Omi follows the sanitation worker automatically within a set area. The design aims to reduce heavy manual labour and to improve working conditions in sunny and rainy weather.

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V5 Series

V5 Series is an OLED television designed for modern living spaces. The borderless screen is only 2.9 millimeters thin and shows high resolution images. Dual channel bionic acoustics add surround sound for an immersive audio-visual experience. Pure lines, a geometric lattice pattern on the back shell and a flat metal stand create a minimalist appearance. The far-field voice unit, the infrared module and the switch are placed in a cylindrical dock below the screen, so the television is controlled by voice and by a touch remote control.

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