The 'Airo' radio has been designed as a modern piece of equipment for the home that provides users with a different way to experience online media rather than scrolling through their phone or accessing it via a web platform.
The 'Airo' is powered by an Arduino controller that connects to Twitter's API to translate tweets into audio that is then played through the internal speaker. This can be controlled with the built-in knobs that give it a somewhat antiquated aesthetic that will be appreciated by those who are looking for a different way to stay informed on social media happenings.
The 'Airo' radio is the design work of Varenya Raj, Yuxi Liu, Surojit Dey and Sindhu Mandari.
Connected Tweet-Reading Radios
The 'Airo' Radio Translates Text from the Internet to Audio
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