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Comma Buds
In a world that's constantly in motion, the Comma Buds stand as beacons of tranquility. More than mere earbuds, they are crafted sanctuaries for the soul, offering a pause in life's relentless rhythm. With their noise-canceling prowess, they hush the outer chaos, guiding breath and heart to a serene cadence. These buds represent a seamless blend of technology and design, creating a bridge to inner calm and reminding us to embrace life's quieter, peaceful moments.
Digital sketching
Earbuds modeled in Solidworks
Case modeled in Rhino
Rendered in Keyshot
2023
Problem
Have You Ever Wished for a Pause Button in Your Life?
A tool that could momentarily mute the world outside, allowing you to retreat, recalibrate, and return with renewed vigor?
Sometimes Life Can Get Overwhelming
In a world that never stops, where countless events happen every moment, we often feel overwhelmed. Amidst all the noise, we all seek a moment of calm and peace.
Sensory Overload is More Common Than You Would Imagine
Globally, more than 301 million people suffer from anxiety disorders
As reported by the world health organization in 2019, people with anxiety disorders often get overwhelmed by their senses, leading them to experience intense and excessive fear and worry.
This is affecting APPROXIMATELY 4% of the ENTIRE world’s population
And Although Only
1 in 4 People Seek Help
There Are Other Alternatives
Comma Buds
Designed to promote mental well being through leveraging the benefits of music and breathing exercises through the portability and easy accessibility of truly wireless earbuds.
The Comma Ecosystem for Audio Respiratory Therapy
The Earbuds
Allows the user to adjust their preferences regarding the earbuds as well as the audio-respiratory exercises.
The Comma App
Crafted for subtlety, the minimalistic design ensures they are inconspicuous and suitable for any setting. With active noise-canceling technology, they offer true isolation from their surroundings.
The Case
Made to facilitate portability with a minimal footprint making it easy to take anywhere and therefore always ready for use. It features two pulsating LEDs to guide users through the audio-respiratory exercises.
Music Can Provide
Brainwave Entrainment
The brain naturally syncs its brainwaves with external rhythmic sounds.
Mood Regulation
Different types of music can have different effects on the brain.
Distraction
Music can lead the mind away from pain or stressful stimuli.
Active Noise Cancelling
To ensure the user can isolate themselves from sensory overloading situations, the earphones have been equipped with noise canceling to properly separate them from external sounds.
Breathing Exercises Can Help Achieve
Parasympathetic Activation
Slow, deep breathing can activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which is responsible for the body's "rest and digest" functions. This counteracts the stress-induced sympathetic "fight or flight" response.
Mindfulness and Grounding
Focusing on one's breath brings attention to the present moment, grounding the individual and providing a break from overwhelming stimuli or thoughts.
Proper Oxygenation
Proper breathing ensures optimal oxygenation, which can enhance mental clarity and reduce feelings of fatigue or dizziness.
Blinking LEDs That Mimic Rhythmic Breathing
To provide the user with visual guidance for the respiratory side of the exercises
Inhale
Hold
Hold
Exhale
Comma App Settings
The user can then adjust if they want music to automatically play when they insert the earphones
Select which combination of music and breathing exercises they want based on recommended combinations tailored to achieve the best combined results or edit it to create their own combination or exercise
And adjust the level of noise cancelation as well as when it is active to decide when the user wants to be isolated
Ideating for Portability
Peace
Balance
Tranquility
Smooth
Round
Compact
Solid
And Modelling For Tactile Beauty
Seemless Yet Ergonomic
Refined through prototyping to fit comfortably, while ensuring that they are snug in the ear so they don’t fall.
The small nature of the earbuds makes them easy to wear in any situation, providing little obstruction so no matter the situation, they can be always ready.
Retreating to Effectively Move Forward
Step back into a melody, take a breath, so that you can peacefully return to taking your next stride forward
Technology For Wellbeing
Technology is often detrimental to mental health, but not because it’s an innate consequence of technology, it is the form of application.
Lets leverage the capacity of technology to foment well-being in society!
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