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PaMu Nano TWS Earbuds by Xiaolu Cai Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Audio and Sound Equipment Design
Xiaolu Cai acknowledged for audio and sound equipment design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that PaMu Nano TWS Earbuds by Xiaolu Cai, designed for Xiamen Padmate Technology Co.,Ltd., has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Audio and Sound Equipment Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About PaMu Nano TWS Earbuds
PaMu Nano develops "invisible in the ear" earbuds tailored for young users and suitable for more scenarios. Design is based on more than 5,000 users' ear data optimization, and finally ensures that most of ears will be comfortable when wearing them, even during lying on your side. The surface of charging case uses special elastic cloth to hide the indicator light through the integrated packaging tech. Magnetic suction helps easy operating. BT5.0 simplifies operation while maintains a fast and stable connection, and aptX codec ensures higher sound quality. IPX6 Water-resistance.
About Xiaolu Cai
他是Padmate-Intel联合创新加速器的导师，也是厦门Padmate技术有限公司的设计总监。 他是美国工业设计师协会（IDSA）的成员。他在工业设计行业拥有超过19年的经验。 曾获得德国红点设计奖、德国IF设计奖、意大利A设计奖（含金银铜奖）、美国MUSE设计奖金奖及其他设计奖项。 他策划并设计的PaMu Scroll和PaMu Slide TWS蓝牙耳机，成功在Indiegogo平台上创下了两项纪录，该平台是美国最受欢迎的众筹平台之一。这些耳机已成为新一代双冠耳机，筹集了超过1000万美元。这些产品被评为年度Indiegogo三大最佳案例之一，随后被全球主流媒体报道，并在全球范围内推广。
Award Record
Xiaolu Cai is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted between the 2019 - 2020 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Audio and Sound Equipment Design Award
The A' Audio Products Design Award is an international product design competition recognizing best audio equipment by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to audio product designers, sound equipment designers, industrial designers and product engineers from all countries. Typical entries include headphones, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, soundbars and turntables. The awarded audio products designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/audio-products
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/124436
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/124436
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!124436
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/249974
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://padmate-tech.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- PaMu Nano TWS Earbuds
- Function
- TWS Earbuds
- Category
- Audio and Sound Equipment Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Electronics & Appliances and Entertainment
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Gainsboro, Silver and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Xiamen Padmate Technology Co.,Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xiaolu Cai
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #124436
Credits
- Image Credits
- Designer Xiaolu Cai, Pamu Nano, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- PaMu Nano develops "invisible in the ear" earbuds tailored for young users and suitable for more scenarios. Design is based on more than 5,000 users' ear data optimization, and finally ensures that most of ears will be comfortable when wearing them, even during lying on your side. The surface of charging case uses special elastic cloth to hide the indicator light through the integrated packaging tech. Magnetic suction helps easy operating. BT5.0 simplifies operation while maintains a fast and stable connection, and aptX codec ensures higher sound quality. IPX6 Water-resistance.
- Inspiration
- Most of TWS earphones protrude from the outer side causing uncomfortable to wear especially when lying on the side, the exposed part will bring pressure to ears. PaMu Nano develops "invisible in the ear" design through the testing and adjusting of more than 5,000 users' ear data to solve problem as above.
- Research
- In terms of product design, PaMu Nano innovatively develops "Invisible in the ear" which means almost no pressure on the ears even during lying on the side through optimization of hardware and software technologies. The surface of charging case takes use of special elastic cloth to hide the indicator light through the integrated packaging tech. Simplicity while remaining the details, it doesn't affect user's operation. Accurate magnetic suction helps easy operating.
- Challenge
- How to collect and summarize the ear data of thousands of users? How to refine and summarize them into a headphone shape suitable for our target users? Making the headphone more fitting, more comfortable to wear, and the ears will not feel pressure when lying down, these are the first challenge in our product development process. The second challenge is how to bring users more different texture and temperature on the product while ensuring the minimalist design style. So we hide the functional indicator light throught elastic cloth and integrated packaging technology.
- Realization and Technology
- Design optimization from more than 5,000 users' ear data to ensure snugly fit-in and comfortable wearing. Elastic cloth hide the functional indicator light through integrated packaging technology. Wireless charging allows users with more choices in different scenarios.
- Operation and Interaction
- Open the charger and pick up the headphones on the left and right sides to achieve automatic pairing of the headsets at a second speed, simplifying user operations. Bluetooth 5.0 technology ensures a fast and stable connection between the headset and any mobile communication device, while calling different voice assistants. Tap the touch button to answer the call or pause the music. When the headset is out of power or not in use, the charger is automatically charged.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2020 in Xiamen, Fujian Prov., China.
- Specifications
- Size: Width 22mm x Depth 22mm x Height 21mm. The total weight of the product is 53g, earphone 5.05g.
- Keywords
- TWS earbuds, Noise-canceling earbuds, Wireless charger, Invisible in the ear
