Chatting happily over a sumptuous dinner on the balcony, you bask in the warm summer breeze that blows gently past, sipping your wine and enjoying the company of a few special friends
The day is nearing dusk, so you reach over to light a candle and, as you do, soft music magically wafts from the candle holder
Adding to the elegant mood
Your friends are impressed, and the evening is a hit
But where did that music come from?
It came from Pelty, a Bluetooth-enabled, candle-powered speaker with an inbuilt thermoelectric converter that lets you play music streamed from your phone without the need for batteries or cables
The day is nearing dusk, so you reach over to light a candle and, as you do, soft music magically wafts from the candle holder
Adding to the elegant mood
Your friends are impressed, and the evening is a hit
But where did that music come from?
It came from Pelty, a Bluetooth-enabled, candle-powered speaker with an inbuilt thermoelectric converter that lets you play music streamed from your phone without the need for batteries or cables
The idea of a candle-powered speaker came to its inventor, Gianluca Gamba
When he realized that his standard Bluetooth speaker wasn't good enough to provide the music for an elegant dinner he had staged
It was made from tacky-looking plastic, had run out of power and – worst of all – there was no way to charge it
A qualified engineer, Gamba remembered learning about peltier-effect devices that convert heat to electricity by generating a current Between two dissimilar metals and, after a good deal of thought and tinkering
Pelty was born 18 months later.
When he realized that his standard Bluetooth speaker wasn't good enough to provide the music for an elegant dinner he had staged
It was made from tacky-looking plastic, had run out of power and – worst of all – there was no way to charge it
A qualified engineer, Gamba remembered learning about peltier-effect devices that convert heat to electricity by generating a current Between two dissimilar metals and, after a good deal of thought and tinkering
Pelty was born 18 months later.
According to the Pelty team,
The device is hand-crafted in Italy from ceramic, glass, and timber, and has been launched on Indiegogo
All of the early bird pledge levels have gone, so backers will now need to aim for a black or white Pelty option at US$229.
Various options are available, including personalization of the ceramic portion with an engraving of your name or a short sentence
If all goes to plan, delivery is estimated to begin in November
The short video below provides some background on Pelty
The device is hand-crafted in Italy from ceramic, glass, and timber, and has been launched on Indiegogo
All of the early bird pledge levels have gone, so backers will now need to aim for a black or white Pelty option at US$229.
Various options are available, including personalization of the ceramic portion with an engraving of your name or a short sentence
If all goes to plan, delivery is estimated to begin in November
The short video below provides some background on Pelty
Pelty is a solid, well engineered, premium quality device. The speaker is one of the most reliable in the market, and will last as long as any other speaker you know.
Candle = Power. Pelty works with almost every candle. You will get instructions on how to place the candle and what is the minimum size of the candle to be used, but that's pretty much it! With the right candle, Pelty's loudness it totally comparable to any other bluetooth speaker!
A candle lasts up to 5 hours, but Pelty can work as long as you want.
Loudness of Your Pelty is already comparable to any other docking station! But we want to improve it to give you the best audio quality possible, please help us by supporting the project!
The speaker data:
Full Range 3''
nominal impedance 8 Ohm
Nominal Power Handling 12 W rms
Resonant Frequenct: 125 Hz;
Candle = Power. Pelty works with almost every candle. You will get instructions on how to place the candle and what is the minimum size of the candle to be used, but that's pretty much it! With the right candle, Pelty's loudness it totally comparable to any other bluetooth speaker!
A candle lasts up to 5 hours, but Pelty can work as long as you want.
Loudness of Your Pelty is already comparable to any other docking station! But we want to improve it to give you the best audio quality possible, please help us by supporting the project!
The speaker data:
Full Range 3''
nominal impedance 8 Ohm
Nominal Power Handling 12 W rms
Resonant Frequenct: 125 Hz;
This is the current prototype Frequency Curve
Design, colours and personalizations
Pelty is an object with unique, minimalist and elegant design, for every ambient
It is available in the following colors:
It is available in the following colors:
With the Personalized Pelty perk you will have the opportunity to write Your name or a short sentence on the ceramic
Help make it happen
for Pelty - The Bluetooth Speaker Powered BY FIRE and Edoardo Bosio!
Just copy and paste this to your search bar:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pelty-the-bluetooth-speaker-powered-by-fire
We would like to thank these two sites for some of the info/photos collected:
http://www.gizmag.com/wireless-bluetooth-candle-powered-speaker/32749/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pelty-the-bluetooth-speaker-powered-by-fire
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http://www.gizmag.com/wireless-bluetooth-candle-powered-speaker/32749/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pelty-the-bluetooth-speaker-powered-by-fire
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Audio Spirit