普象-让好设计发光

Close your eyes for a second and think of a projector. Chances are you’ve got the same image in your head as I do. A cuboid-shaped device that’s either black or white in color, suspended from the ceiling, and with a massive lens on one of its faces. It’s safe to say that almost all projectors are designed to look practically the same way. Their purpose isn’t to look good. It’s to sit in the background, while you focus your attention on the image it’s casting. Some would argue that projectors are fine as they are, while others would probably say it’s a category that needs a radical relook. Yash Gupte (better known as his internet moniker Wacko Designs) considers himself to be a part of the second set of people.

The Swivel is Gupte’s answer to the stagnated design language of projectors. It ditches the notion that projectors need to be rectangular, and comes with a unique inverted U-shaped frame, within which sits a circular device. The name Swivel comes from the swiveling action of the main projector unit. Designed to be pointed at any angle (so you could use it as a long-throw or a short-throw projector), the swiveling detail lets you easily adjust the projector to face forwards, downwards, or upwards, with rotational freedom of up to 160°. Circular vents on the back of the projector help with heat-dissipation, while a single knob on the front (in the bottom corner of the frame) lets you toggle through the projector’s functions and tweak its settings. To make this already exciting concept even more fun, the Swivel runs wirelessly (which means you don’t need to worry about HDMI cables and cross-compatibility) and is small/slim enough to fit int backpacks, so you could carry it around to a friend’s house for a movie or game night!
Swivel 是 Gupte 对投影机停滞不前的设计语言的回应。它摒弃了投影仪需要矩形的概念，并配备了一个独特的倒U形框架，其中有一个圆形设备。旋转的名称来源于主投影机单元的旋转动作。设计为指向任何角度（因此您可以将其用作长焦或短焦投影机），旋转细节可让您轻松调整投影机以朝前、向下或向上，旋转自由度高达 160°。投影机背面的圆形通风口有助于散热，而正面的单个旋钮（位于框架的底角）可让您切换投影机的功能并调整其设置。为了让这个已经令人兴奋的概念更加有趣，Swivel 以无线方式运行（这意味着您无需担心 HDMI 电缆和交叉兼容性），并且足够小/纤薄，可以放入背包，因此您可以随身携带到朋友家看电影或游戏之夜！