Gallery: An Ingeniously Designed Speaker That Creates Crowdsourced Playlists

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    [Chune](http://chune.co.uk/) is a new social music concept designed for parties, offices, and other shared use settings. Photo: Chune
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    Users who have the Chune app installed on their phone can tap a custom speaker, and through the magic of NFC their playlists and musical tastes are transferred to it, creating a crowdsourced mixtape. Photo: Chune
  • Instead of the latest in OLED or curved screen technology Chune uses a matrix of LEDs reminiscent of a LiteBrite to...
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    Instead of the latest in OLED or curved screen technology, Chune uses a matrix of LEDs, reminiscent of a Lite-Brite, to create animations when you've successfully entered your preferences. Photo: Chune
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    Physical controls are arranged in a tic-tac-toe grid and limited to a button that skips songs and knobs to control volume and "vibe." Photo: Chune
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    "We wanted Chune to be playful," says industrial design Victor Johansson. "I guess you could say it's for the people who favor the iPhone C instead of the S." Photo: Chune
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    The project team consisted of Kilian Bochnig, a multimedia designer; Zassa Kavuma, a creative technologist; and Victor Johansson, an industrial designer. Photo: Chune
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