The SRX2
Wireless headset with bluetooth component
2011 For Vocollect, Inc. (Honeywell, Inc.)
Vocollect, Inc is one of the biggest and the most famous voice-enabled workflow development company for warehouse and distribution center. They are providing organized solution for both hardwares and softwares.
In 2011, They wanted to renew their hardwares and asked Altitude, Inc. to design develop for a hands free scanner. Based on success of a hands free scanner project, Vocollect asked Altitude to develop wireless headset that will work with already developed hands free scanner.
Exploring aesthetics matched with hands free scanner as family product.
Vocollect wanted to develop their new headset with their existing headset features that already verified as useful from users. Also, they wanted to develop new headset followed hands free scanner’s design languages that Altitude team previously designed and developed.
Based on this request, team explored form factor and aesthetics followed by visual brand language of hands free scanner that Altitude brand design team previously developed.
Additionally, team did ergonomic study on average human head size and ear location to develop new headset with ideal comfortability.
Fabricating FDM model to evaluate usability, form factor and scale.
Vocollect down selected leading concept per their internal decision criteria based on their design requirements.
Team was fabricated FDM models of down selected leading concept to evaluate overall form factor, scale and usability. Vocollect proceeded FDM model evaluation with about 20 people mixed of race, gender and age group.
Team was proceeded design refinements based on FDM model evaluation feedbacks.
Improve productivity through intuitive and concise usability.
The SPX2 was designed with overall concise form that emphasize intuitive main interaction point to provide quick and easy usability for universal users. This was a same design approach with hands free scanner to improve users productivity through the product design itself.
Chamfered surface transition along the main interaction area with stepped out buttons are helping you to find buttons although you can not see the SPX2 while you are wearing it.
Wire inserted elastomeric microphone part is providing free adjustment per different users since The SPX2 is designed as shareable device to match with existing headset feature of Vocollect.
The SPX2 is improving your productivity through intuitive and concise usability from its thoughtful design elements.
Simple, easy and comfort usability.
The SPX2 was designed with useful features that verified through previous Vocollect headsets to improve your productivity:
Removable and rechargeable battery
Wireless pairing with hands free scanner
Detachable and shareable headset bluetooth component
All these features are improving your daily work more quickly and easily through comfortable headset.
Official Website: www.honeywellaidc.com
Design Team: Joongoo Lee, Andre Minoli and Aaron Abroff (Industrial Design lead / Project Manager) at Altitude, Inc.
Design Credit: Vocollect (Honeywell, Inc.) / Altitude, Inc.