This Speaker Chooses Music Based On Your Emotions
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MoodBox is an emotionally intelligent speaker system that learns your mood and music preferences to select the best music to play. The device shows how artificial intelligence can branch out into new categories such as entertainment. The wireless, hands-free and voice controlled smart speaker aims to enhance any mood with the perfect choice of music and light. Its 4x 1.5-inch tweeters and 3-inch subwoofer provide crystal clear 360º omni-directional sound.
MoodBox utilizes Emi, its emotionally intelligent heart, to get to know the user. Emi can understand your moods, likes and dislikes, using a predictive model to learn your music preferences. Mood lighting reflects the mood of the music, illuminating the surroundings for an immersive and enhanced listening experience.
You can set an alarm for a wake up call consisting of your favorite tunes and ambient lighting. You can also ask the device for time and weather updates. The free companion app provides a complete analysis of how your mood fluctuates throughout the day, over a week or a month. If users own multiple speaker systems, they can sync them together to play the same song throughout the house, or set them to play different tunes in each room.
MoodBox was developed by Prof. Pascale Fung, a world-renowned expert in emotional intelligence, along with her team of leading researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Their aim was to create a speaker that would be able to understand human emotion and enhance quality of life through the power of music. The speaker system is currently available to pre-order for $149 from Indiegogo. You can check out MoodBox in the video below:
Images via Moodbox on Indiegogo
