Book radio
by: Vinay Venkatraman & Pei Yu
“book radio,” takes the mental model of a physical book where user can browse by flipping pages, read by keeping a page open, and create a reminder of a specific page by placing a bookmark.
Each page of the “book radio” represents a frequency. The user flips pages to scan the frequency spectrum; opens to a specific page to listen to a station; places the bookmark on a desired page to listen and store the station; and slides the bookmark up or down to control the volume. In addition, the “book radio” inherits other qualities of a book. The user can scribble in it, place stickers or take notes while listening.
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Vinay Venkatraman & Pei Yu
This project was completed as part of ‘Strangely Familiar: Repurposing Everyday Devices’ course led by Heather Martin, Massimo Banzi, Yaniv Steiner and Reto Wettach at the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea during the winter of 2004. The assignment it was created to fulfill dealt with techniques for rapid prototyping by repurposing consumer electronics.
