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Pimp Your Doorbell
Designer Mike Skene has taken the ordinary old doorbell and pimped it to a new level. Taking initial inspiration from percussion, the action of striking of one body against another and a persons ability to interact with their surroundings through their sense of touch, “Doorbell” is an original take on a well known device providing a unique, evocative user experience that is sure to bring a smile to your face when heard for the first time.
Made up of 13 hand tuned aluminum chimes housed in a sycamore frame, the Doorbells contemporary design and appealing sound is a welcome change to the standard functions of a doorbell.
Using an application such as iTunes users can even download new ring tones in seconds straight to their Doorbell. As well as this the chimes themselves are interchangeable and can be ordered both individually or in octave sets.
So who wants to hear this belt out an ACDC tune?
Designer: Mike Skene
20 Comments »
Michael Hoskins says
What? No video of it in action? Boo!
KwangErn says
Cool~
Is it for sale, or still a prototype?
Zee says
No video?
zippyflounder says
nice mock up, would be more impressed if you showed the real unit with 13 solenoids (strikers) and driver board.
Fahrenheit˽451 says
This positively has potential, but the rods will need either O-rings at each end or some form of fastening for those Southern California earthquake rockers we occasionally get. Would love a further link for development or procurement.
mike skene says
Thanks for you comments, check out the website for more details http://www.mikeskenedesign.com
Fahrenheit˽451 says
This positively has potential, but the rods will need either O-rings at each end or some form of fastening for those Southern California earthquake rockers we occasionally get. Would love a further link for development or procurement.
Shane says
ask and ye shall receive.
video can be found on his website
http://www.mikeskenedesign.com/
zippyflounder says
watched the movie, a non functioning mockup…tisk tisk.
anon says
Video shows it functioning, and the images show the solenoid construction… so I’m not sure where this “tsk tsk” is coming from?
zippyflounder says
my bad, did a fast forward. Good job on the build and design.
Web Designer Hastings says
Need that video to get the full effects….please post!
mike skene says
video can be found on the website http://www.mikeskenedesign.com
Web Designer Hasting says
Need that video to get the full effects….please post!
Womp womp womp... says
77 weeks later and the website is down and the idea is not commercial. Guess things didn't work out so well for mike skene…
Womp womp womp... says
77 weeks later and the website is down and the idea is not commercial. Guess things didn't work out so well for mike skene…
scorpdude says
you can also see it demonstrated on you tube…type in mike skene
scorpdude says
you can also see it demonstrated on you tube…type in mike skene
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