This Speaker Tells You When Its Parts Need to Be Replaced

After successfully debuting its Transparent Speaker in 2011, Stockholm-based studio People People has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund a smaller version aimed at improving the sustainability of electronic items and reducing consumer waste. Utilizing built-in sensors, users are able to receive notifications through their smartphones when parts need to be repaired, replaced or updated. The materials are designed to be upcycled and the speaker can be easily disassembled. "Consumer products ...