As computing becomes more ubiquitous in our objects, designers need to be more aware of how to design meaningful interactions into electronically enhanced objects. At the University of Washington, a class of junior Interaction Design majors is exploring this question. These pages chronicle their efforts.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

No. 2 - The 100th Alarm Clock Knolled by Andrea and Nick


We took apart this GPX touch sensor (snooze) dual AM/FM radio alarm clock. Made in the 90's, its age reflected in the cleanliness of it's circuit board (it was not clean) and perhaps the excess of parts that in modern alarm clocks have all been consolidated for in more efficient ways.



Through taking this apart, we realized there were two channels and functions that this clock served. For one, it was a clock, where hour and minute are displayed on the LED. It also had the ability to be an alarm with 2 different presets, and then it was also an AM/FM radio. These two purposes combined allowed the alarm to turn on the radio when activated (which in turn, turns on the speakers and can be adjusted with volume and tune actuators). 


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