"Meet the SW-1, a player that embraces tradition but not traditional design. Watch the video above and you'll understand what vision they're going for. The conceptual player features an edge-to-edge display. The front fascia, which looks like metal, is actually a screen that comes to life when the display is maximized from its otherwise smaller container. Obviously, it's all a concept, but let's take a second to appreciate exactly how clean and beautiful the SW-1's design is,"
"The comparison to the Spotify Car Thing comes from the SW-1's embracing of tactile controls. Aside from the touchscreen display (with a vibrant, minimal UI), there's a really chunky knurled metal knob at the bottom that works presumably the same way the volume knob on the Car Thing works. It also is a hat tip to most hi-fi audio players that lean heavily into that chunky volume knob to prioritize a rather important action."
SW-1 is a conceptual portable music player by Steelworks designers Edin Agovic, Jordi Pagès, Afonso Soares, and Marcel Piekarski. It features an edge-to-edge display with a front fascia that looks like metal but is actually a screen that expands from a smaller container. The design prioritizes tactile controls, including a chunky knurled metal volume knob and a central play/pause button, plus two side buttons. The profile is extremely slim, evoking the iPhone Air, while a vibrant minimal touchscreen UI complements physical controls. The SW-1 reframes specialized music players with elegant minimalism and nostalgic hi-fi cues.
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