The human senses are highly complex. We receive information via the eyes, ears, nose and even via the skin, information that is then converted to electronic impulses and sent to the brain, where they are processed in different, highly specialized regions. The sensory perceptions are then ordered according to a complex system of perceptual schemata and interpreted accordingly. The Air Modem is an innovative modem featuring the convenient functions of an air mouse, combining both types of devices into a design that is both visually enticing and pleasing to the touch — a modem that facilitates new forms of sensory perception.
The design process of the Air Modem focused predominantly on the user experience and thus brought forth a modem plus versatile control unit with which the cursor of a computer can easily be controlled, during presentations for instance, even from a greater distance. The device is very light and rests comfortably in the hand, while its slim and high-quality language of form defines it as an aesthetic object that users would even like to have just lying around on a table until it was needed.
They are a necessary answer to the sheer bulk of data in our times. The first memory sticks appeared on the scene at the turn of the century and, by offering the possibility of saving data electronically on a flash drive, had a huge impact on making data transfers easier. The design of the particular innovative USB Clip occurred against a background of these electronic storage devices becoming ever cheaper and smaller, which in turn however has also contributed to them being easily overlooked.
Offering a solution to this problem, this new device reinterprets the functional principle of a paper clip and translates it into the design of a storage medium to make data transfers and archiving easier. The outer material used for the USB Clip is pleasing to the touch and allows it to be bent open flexibly and thus be attachable very much like a paper clip. It can be clipped easily onto any paper such as letters or other documents, while the housing through its color conveys a sense of lightness.
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