This is our last episode for a while, but was well worth the wait! Viktor Rydal, industrial designer from Nomono, talks with Tim Keirnan about the Nomono Sound Capsule. While the word “innovation” can be a buzzword without much meaning, the Sound Capsule is an innovation in both form and function: a fusion of hardware and software doing something not available before. Thanks to Viktor for being so patient for this episode to be published.

Visit the Nomono website about the SoundCapsule to see and hear their demonstrations. The Sound Capsule’s custom lapel mics record up to four people in conversation to the Sound Capsule hardware, and Nomono’s cloud application processes that recording to create impressively good audio from environments that did NOT sound good to begin with. It’s a field researcher’s dream come true. Whether used by user researchers, journalists, or conference organizers, the Nomono Sound Capsule creates good audio recordings from everyday noisy environments. The Sound Capsule allows the interviewer to focus on the interview, not worry about audio engineering and room acoustics.

For over an hour, Viktor and Tim talk about the history of the Sound Capsule’s design and development. Enjoy.
Speaking of enjoyment, Tim is enjoying his new job teaching at Michigan Technological University and needs to focus on the relocation and new job in its first year–so no more episodes for a while. Expect us…when you hear us. Thanks for listening since 2005, and we promise some more episodes in the future. Check www.designcritique.net for the occasional blog post in the mean time.