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FY Air Floating Carrying Case

FY

FY is an air floating carrying case designed to move heavy loads on the ground. The complete set weighs about 25 kilograms and can move objects of up to 16 tons. Compressed air is supplied to four air floating modules, and a thin film of air is formed under each module to reduce friction. No assembly tools and no consumables are needed, and the floor is not damaged during handling. The movement is free of shaking, which protects both the workers and the transferred objects. FY can be used alone or together with gantry cranes and forklifts.

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Body Voice Innovative Devices

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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Sestetto Speaker Orchestra

Sestetto

An orchestral ensemble of speakers that play together like real musicians. Sestetto is a multi-channel audio system to play individual instrument tracks in separate loudspeakers of different technologies and materials dedicated to the specific sound case, among pure concrete, resonating wooden soundboards and ceramic horns. The mixing of tracks and parts comes back to be physically in the place of listening, like in a real concert. Sestetto is the chamber orchestra of the recorded music. Sestetto is directly self-produced by its designers Stefano Ivan Scarascia and Francesco Shyam Zonca.

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V5 Series Oled TV

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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Hybrid Smart Smart Watch

Hybrid Smart

Hybrid is a smart watch that combines the physical hands of a traditional watch with a central perforated Amoled display. The hands adjust the time automatically and move away from reading areas when alerts appear. A built-in battery drives both the hands and the screen, and the stored power can run the gearbox for 100 days even when the screen is off. Floating touch technology allows users to wake and control the screen by touching and swiping the glass surface. The front and back are made of ceramic, the body of stainless steel and the strap of woven nylon.

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Yinyun Ceramic 3D Print Art Installation

Yinyun

Yinyun is a ceramic art installation composed of 85 unique 3D printed units. Generative design algorithms were used to extract electric data and to visualize the data on every unit, together creating a gradient effect. The units were fabricated by ceramic 3D printing, using a mixture of white porcelain and coal ash recycled from a power plant. The printing process also creates a detailed surface relief on each piece. No two units are alike. The installation is permanently placed in an exhibition hall in Taipei, Taiwan.

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