Because the internet has made music so easily accessible, download-able and share-able, MP3 players and the shuffle mentality has made traditional mixtapes a thing of the past. With the emergence of the C60 Redux concept, a new prototype for listening to music, the focus is being brought back to the actual process of “seeing” and arranging music by hand. Developed by IDEO interaction designer Dan DeRuntz and built by designer Konrad Ropke, the video below shows how the player works. By placing cards embedded with RFID (radio frequency identification) chips on the C60 table, you create your own playlist by arranging in a clockwise fashion. An emphasis on the tangible and visual also gives occasion to return to a lost art—album art—with each card capable of having its own custom design. The model also utilizes the ever-versatile electronics platform, Arduino. Find how the C60 player was made over at IDEO.
We can’t see a mass departure from digital music in the horizon (yet), but for traditionalists who prefer their records and CDs, the production of the C60 player could be a nice compromise between physically interacting with music and the convenience of click-to-play tunes.
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Until we get our hands on a C60 player and an assorted stack of nicely decorated cards, check out Kid Sister’s new mixtape Kiss Kiss Kiss mixed by Nick Catchdubs of Fool’s Gold Records, which was released last week and is available for free here.
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