Pelty - The Bluetooth Speaker Powered BY FIRE
PELTY – PLAY WITH FIRE
Hi everybody, this is Gianluca, Edoardo and Matteo from Milan (Italy) and we need your support to give birth to something original: PELTY!
The First Bluetooth Speaker.. Powered By FIRE!
Pelty represents a technological revolution in the high-quality audio speakers’ market: it is the first Bluetooth speaker literally POWERED BY FIRE!
Yes, that's true! Pelty works transforming the thermal energy generated by the heat of a candle into the electric energy necessary to power-up the speakers, with an excellent audio quality!
There is neither battery nor electric plug-in! Only the primitive energy of fire makes it work!
It's elegant, it's eco-friendly, it's hand-made in Italy with natural materials (ceramic & glass), it's unique... in one word: it's awesome!!
Be the first to get this great device by Supporting the Project! You can choose among many colours or even personalize it with a short sentence (just for the Indiegogo campaign)!
Please read our story and follow us on Facebook! Sharing Pelty with your friends would be a huge help for us!
Please check for new videos on YouTube!
Pelty's Story
In the summer 2012 Gianluca, an Italian engineer with a passion for electronics, was organizing an elegant dinner on his terrace for his fiancée. He needed some music to create the right mood, but he realized that his traditional bluetooth speaker wasn't appropriate for the occasion:
- It was made in plastic, so totally out of place for an elegant dinner
- It was out of power, and he couldn’t charge it on the terrace without troublesome and long wires
Looking at the candle, an old notion from engineering school came to his mind: the “Peltier effect”.
After 18 months of tests in his basement, the first rudimentary prototype of Pelty, the first Bluetooth speaker powered by fire, was born.
What We Did So Far...
After the first, very basic prototype assembled by Gianluca, we decided to set up a small company in Italy and we self-financed the registration of the patent.
Also, we covered the costs to improve the engineering and the design of the Pelty, making it as powerful and elegant we could, keeping in mind our goal of a very simple, functional device.
The prototyping phase took 6 months, as we had to face several issues with suppliers and improve Pelty’s efficiency.
We also self-financed the videos and pictures you see above (damn.. that's expensive!) for the Indiegogo campaign.
This is one of the first prototypes of Pelty at work! Powered by the candle, connected via Bluetooth to an Iphone!
...And Why We Need Your Support!
We now need funds to get the project going.
The largest share of your donation will be used to rent a space where Pelty will be assembled and prepared for shipping.
Moreover, further R&D activity is needed: improvements in materials used and optimization of the components will be pursued, in order to improve Pelty’s performances.
You will also help us find an optimal packaging, that must be both safe and environment-friendly (we don't want to use any polluting material).
Besides that, thanks to your support, we will be able to participate to a startup fair here in Italy, to show the first prototypes of Pelty to a crowd of journalists and other interested people. And eventually, organize some more events!
Finally, we need funds to make further tests on prototypes and get CE certification (you will get updates on how tests go).
PLEASE SUPPORT US BY PRE-ORDERING YOUR PELTY.
We will contact you via email for colors and personalizations!
Pelty's features
Pelty is an elegant device with a refined taste addressing all the people willing to stand out from the idea that technology needs batteries, wires and an electrical plug.
It’s designed for music-lovers willing to have an excellent audio quality and for design-lovers willing to be surrounded by original devices.
It’s designed for music-lovers willing to have an excellent audio quality and for design-lovers willing to be surrounded by original devices.
Pelty is very easy to be used. Place the lit candle, wait a few seconds, and it is ready to connect to any Bluetooth device, like smartphones and tablets, from which the customer can easily change track and set the volume.
Pelty works very well. It is perfect to listen to your music at home or outdoor, creating the right environment for your moments of relax and leisure.
PELTY's Technical Info
Pelty is a solid, well engineered, premium quality device. The speaker is one of the most reliable in the market, and will last as long as any other speaker you know.
Candle = Power. Pelty works with almost every candle. You will get instructions on how to place the candle and what is the minimum size of the candle to be used, but that's pretty much it! With the right candle, Pelty's loudness it totally comparable to any other bluetooth speaker!
A candle lasts up to 5 hours, but Pelty can work as long as you want.
Loudness of Your Pelty is already comparable to any other docking station! But we want to improve it to give you the best audio quality possible, please help us by supporting the project!
Technical details of speaker will be available soon, we are still testing many of them to give you audio quality possible!
For any other question, feel free to ask!!
Eco-friendly and Hand-Made in Italy
The world is invaded by digital music and technological devices for music playback, such as wireless speakers; however they are cold digital devices, usually made by metal and plastic.
They are very far from what the music has always represented: feelings and emotions, to live in intimacy or to share with the group.
The fire in a brazier or the flame of a candle has always warmed the body and soul of people, making them think, discuss, pray, laugh and dream.
This is the revolutionary aspect of Pelty: it combines these two elements, the magic of the flame and the poetry of music, since the latter is generated by the energy of the first.
Moreover, only natural materials are used: ceramic, glass and wood..premium quality materials that make Pelty an elegant, precious device!(no cheap plastic here!)
Ceramic, in particular, is used on the one hand because of its resistance to heat and the excellent acoustic and insulation properties and on the other hand because it’s an elegant and natural premium quality material that perfectly matches the concept of Pelty. Ceramic is hand-made in Italy, as well as the glass,
Design, colours and personalizations
Pelty is an object with unique, minimalist and elegant design, for every ambient.
It is available in the following colours:
With the Personalized Pelty perk you will have the opportunity to write Your name or a short sentence on the ceramic!
We will contact you via email for colors and personalizations!
Where Can You Use It?
Pelty can be used everywhere a candle can be lit; from your city flat to a lake cottage, from a beach to a mountain chalet. At home, it will amaze your friends, and create romantic atmospheres with your partner!
It perfectly fits restaurants with a romantic and classy ambient, allowing clients to listen to their own music; it’s also perfect for design hotels, SPAs and wellness centers.
Cool! ..but.. How Does Pelty Works?
Pelty works transforming the thermal energy generated by the heat of a candle into the electric energy necessary to power-up the speakers.
The technological heart of Pelty is the TEG (Thermo Electric Generator), also called “Peltier cooler” from the name of the inventor that, in the 19th century, discovered the physical principle according to which electric energy passing through two metals generates a difference in heat (and viceversa, a difference in temperature generates electricity).The secret of Pelty, however, lies in the engineering of its components. The Peltier cooler is very inefficient (that’s why you never heard about it!) and just a very high difference of temperature is able to generate enough electric power to turn the speaker on. The space inside the Pelty and its components are designed to maximize this difference in temperature.
Everything is positioned inside the ceramic vase accordingly, thanks to wood and ceramic frames. The external glass is also engineered to maximize the power generated by the TEG, because several holes let fresh air get into the system from below, while warm air gets out from above.
Why "Pelty"?
When we had to choose the name of the project we thought it had to be original, short, easy to remember and simple to pronounce in Italian and English.
We asked ourselves what was the technological heart of the device, what really transforms fire into music, and we realized that it was the Peltier cooler. We therefore decided to pay homage to the inventor of this technology, and Pelty immediately seemed the perfect name!Watch and share our 30seconds teaser!
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