Wave SoundTouch
Bose Corporation
Launch date: December 2013
Role: Lead User Experience Designer
The SoundTouch product line uses your Wi-Fi network to give you access to thousands of Internet radio station, as well as, multiple music services such as Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and Deezer. Utilizes the SoundTouch pedestal speaker, the accessory turns Bose's iconic Wave Music system into a wirelessly connect speaker in your home. My role as user experience lead role lead the design for integrating the SoundTouch experience into the existing platform.
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The display
The Wave SoundTouch uses a VFD (vacuum fluorescent display), composed of lit up segments, it is uses to present the the system’s current state. I designed how SoundTouch features are presented on the product, which includes station and track information, as well as various system states that the Wave SoundTouch may encounter.
The remote
Revisions to the existing physical remote were done to support the new capabilities of SoundTouch. In addition, the iconography was brought inline with the SoundTouch ecosystem of products.
Works with SoundTouch app
The system supports the use of the SoundTouch app, which runs on as a mobile and desktop app. This app allows users to control their system, as long as they are within their Wi-Fi network. So clear communication was key between both speaker and app user experience team members to ensure that the Wave SoundTouch was both consistent and usable as standalone system, as well as alongside the SoundTouch app.