Tech-heads, minimalists and interior designers take note: the premium speaker-meets-smart-lamp Oupio puts you in full control of a room’s ambience. While most hybrid products merely ‘glue’ functions together, the sleek yet timeless Oupio fully integrates high-end sound with lighting that covers the full range of sunlight – enabling it to match our natural circadian rhythm and boost productivity. The Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to produce a first production run launches 26 June 2019.

The quest for dynamic ambience
“We’re not wired to live in confined spaces with fixed ambiences,” says Vlad Iorgulescu, founder and designer at Oupio. “Ambience should be dynamic and respond to our human needs – so it can have a positive influence on our mood, health and wellbeing.”

“And while current technologies offer a vast array of functionality, they also create a vast array of clutter. So we also need hybrid products, with mixed functionality, that merge tech with interior design principles and, as a result, seamlessly integrate in any home environment.”

“Companies such as Google call the application of these notions ‘neuroaesthetics’. We prefer to call it good design,” says Vlad.

In other words: our living spaces need an update.

Groove more

Audiophiles will be particularly impressed by the many interesting tech and design choices made by the Oupio team.

Using the patented Balance Mode Radiator technology from sound innovators Tectonic Audio Labs, which ensures the sound is distributed evenly throughout a room, and drivers that are placed in a way that turns them into a virtual coaxial driver, Oupio offers high-fidelity, well-balanced sound with plenty of bass and clarity. While covering a wide range of frequencies (65Hz to 20KHz), you can also crank it up enough to annoy the neighbours (90dB).

Music streaming is done via Bluetooth or audio cable, while Oupio’s various functions can be controlled via the intuitive touch interface. Groups of up to five units can be made via a dedicated low-latency WiFi network.

Fund and purchase via Indiegogo

On 26 June 2019, Oupio will be launching their 30-day Indiegogo campaign – complete with special rewards and heavily discounted rates. The company seeks to raise 50,000 euros to realize the first production run. The first Oupio’s are scheduled for shipment in July 2020.