Prepare to have your mind blown by the Stype Typewriter. The ingenious machine was created by Daniel Huhndt and combines the technological advancements of popular chatting program Skype with the traditional, vintage look and feel of a typewriter. In other words, Huhndt combines the analog with the digital with his creation.
He says that using "some solenoids, relays, pushbuttons, some parts of a cheap keyboard, an arduino mega and a mac mini," the Stype Typewriter can be used to send messages online. You read that right; a typewriter is able to send message to whoever you are communicating with online.
Whatever is typed onto the sheet of paper is sent to your conversation partner, and their typed responses are then processed automatically and typed onto that same paper, saving the conversation forever.
Currently, the Stype Typewriter is able to communicate with a chatbot named Eliza, but it is expected to connect to the Internet, and specifically to Skype, very soon.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Analog-digital Hybridization
- Opportunity to create hybrid products/software that combine analog and digital capabilities
- Reviving Vintage Technology
- Opportunity to revive vintage technology and give it new life with modern capabilities
- Interactive Typing Experience
- Opportunity to create products that offer an interactive typing experience with added technological features
Industries Being Reshaped
- Office Supply Industry
- Opportunity to offer a unique product line of analog-digital hybrid office tools
- Antique/vintage Industry
- Opportunity to revive old technology and make it appealing to modern consumers
- Chatbot Industry
- Opportunity to integrate interactive typing experiences with chatbots for a unique communication experience
