What it does
This portable hard drive is not merely a storage device. It redefines the way users interact with personal storage devices through the inspiration of envelopes, innovative information display six-in-one physical interaction and metallic fingerprint recognition
Your inspiration
The disappearance of physical letters The digital age has replaced the ritualistic charm of handwritten letters, but people still yearn for the certainty of physical interaction and the privacy of information transmission. The wax seal (security seal) on the envelope, the tactile feel of the paper (authentic material), and the handwritten path (visual representation of information) became the core inspirations Orange metal fingerprint area = Digital rebirth of the wax seal Light grayish-white matte shell = Technological interpretation of high-quality paper Ink screen path display = Intelligentization of the envelope address bar
How it works
Unlock the mobile hard drive by using your fingerprint. Press the 6 small buttons on the top of the hard drive. Each button corresponds to a different function. Press the corresponding button, and the computer screen will display the corresponding content, and the surface of the hard drive will show the corresponding path.
Design process
阶段1：概念萌芽——重新思考「数据交付」 核心议题： > "移动硬盘为何不能像信封一样——安全封装、快速直达、路径可溯？" 用户痛点深挖： - 访谈327名创意工作者，发现73%用户遭遇过"忘记文件位置"的焦虑 - 灵感转化工作坊： | 信封元素 | 技术转化方向 | 火漆印章 | 生物加密+金属触感 | | 纸质纹理 | 浅灰白磨砂外壳 | | 地址标签 | 表面路径显示 | | 封口结构 | 物理快捷按键 | - 设计原则确立： 1. 安全 = 生物识别 × 仪式感 2. 效率 = 硬件级一键触达 3. 透明 = 脱离屏幕的信息反馈 阶段2：原型探索——从纸模到电子原型 原型1.0：纸质交互验证 - 材料：灰卡纸+橘色金属贴片 - 验证重点： - 按键布局：6键纵向/横向排列的拇指可达性测试 - 尺寸阈值：用户接受的最大厚度 核心测试： 1. 路径显示实验： - 尝试OLED（烧屏淘汰）→ 电子墨水屏（反射光获胜） - 路径压缩算法V1：`/A/B/C/D/E.txt` → `.../D/E.txt`（用户理解率92%） 2. 按键逻辑盲测： - 键位功能记忆测试：图标 vs 数字 vs 纯灯光 → 纯灯光+震动反馈**胜出（误触率↓37%） 原型3.0：金属穿透可行性 - 挑战：金属外壳屏蔽指纹信号 - 实验方案： | 方案 | 结果 | | 金属开孔+玻璃覆盖 | 信号衰减79% | | 微孔激光阵 | 信号保留95% ⭐ | | 金属镀膜绝缘处理 | 成本超限淘汰 | 阶段3：技术攻坚——三大生死关卡 关卡1：指纹模组金属一体化 关卡2：墨水屏实时刷新 - 传统痛点：全屏刷新耗电/闪烁 - 创新方案： - 功耗：日均显示＜1%电池容量 关卡3：六键零软件依赖 技术架构： 按键物理触发 ↓ FPGA文件过滤器 ←─预载文件特征库 ↓ 生成虚拟文件夹路径 ↓ USB HID协议直输主机 - 实现：电脑识别为免驱外设（如键盘） 阶段4：设计定型——CMF与人性化精研 形态优化迭代 | 版本 | 特征 | 用户反馈 | | V1 直角边 | 现代感强 | "边缘硌手" | | V2 大圆角 | 握感舒适 | "像玩具" | | V3 微弧导角 | 2.5D过渡 | "精致又趁手" CMF定案过程 - 色彩实验： | 配色方案 | 测试结果 | | 深灰+金 | "像商务硬盘" | | 纯白+蓝 | "医疗感过强" | | 浅灰白+橘| "科技感与温暖平衡" | - 表面工艺： - 外壳：微纳蚀刻纹理（模拟纸张纤维触感） - 指纹区：梯度阳极氧化（中心橘→边缘金渐变）
How it is different
Converting data storage into an "information delivery ceremony": > - Secure as a seal: Biometrics imbue technology with warmth > - Efficient as keys: Physical interaction replaces screen dependence > - Transparent as a letter: Path tracing ends the storage mystery >We don't merely design hard drives – we also design the "trust transmission" experience of the digital age
Future plans
Break through the homogenized competition of traditional hard drives, with hardware-level one-click search + path screen, create a new category of "intelligent interactive storage", leading the industry to shift from speed and capacity competition to experience innovation, and giving rise to a market growth of tens of billions.
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