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R1 radio has a control method you've never seen before
DVICE Atom Feed —
... product for a blind people. In the using a behavior of how people manipulated rather than burying all of interaction in to the product. So adjusting radio to the right station would require a new kind of manipulation rather than simply tuning a knob. 'R1' has designed for them to control the radio more intuitively. By using a wheel structure user can control the radio by physical movement."
The R1 Radio is a concept by South Korean-born Il-Gu Cha.
Il-gu Cha, via LikeCool
Rolling R1 Radio Concept
Geeky-Gadgets —
... for them to control the radio more intuitively. By using a wheel structure user can control the radio by physical movement. The ‘R1’ allowed users to turn gadget on or off and to control volume and tuning simply by physically rolling the radio forward, backward and sideways.
Functionally, by using bevel gear system, I could increase a tuning range more than four times wider than before. There were too many channels in a narrow display before.
Design by Il-Gu Cha
Via Dvice
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R1 Radio Is Controlled By Rolling
OhGizmo! —
... potential for terrible puns or something is just enormous! Or it would be, if these were somehow combined into one incredibly awesome radio. But sadly, the R1 isn’t even a real product yet, although you’ll be interested to know that it’s actually been designed for blind people, who’d have a much easier time using a radio with simple and intuitive tactile controls. Designed by South Korean Il-Gu Cha, the R1 is currently at the working prototype stage.
[ Il-Gu Cha ] VIA [ DVICE ]
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R1 tactile radio prototype
MAKE Magazine —
... The user interface to the R1 radio is both familiar and unique. Roll up and down for volume or scroll left to right to tune. It's brilliant in its simplicity and rather stylish in a contoured minimalist design. [via ...
R1 Radio - Move to Tune
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog —
... The R1 Radio reminds me of a roller ball mouse without the roller ball. When you move it up and down you control the volume, right and left adjusts the tuning. We have seen some ...
