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Ipod Accessory

Shape.shiftingbackcase is a concept for a malleable and adaptable back case for the iPod Touch or iPhone. It will allow the user to make small temporary changes to the shape of the case to accommodate the position of the user's palms and fingers. The case should provide at least equivalent level of protection as the current Jumpsuit cases while having the unique selling point of shapeshifting.

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Ipod Accessory

Shape.shiftingbackcase is a concept for a malleable and adaptable back case for the iPod Touch or iPhone. It will allow the user to make small temporary changes to the shape of the case to accommodate the position of the user's palms and fingers. The case should provide at least equivalent level of protection as the current Jumpsuit cases while having the unique selling point of shapeshifting.

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shape.

shiftingbackcase
This is a concept for a malleable and adaptable back case for the iPod Touch or The PDMS silicone displays viscoelastic properties which explains its long
iPhone. This will allow the user to make small temporary changes to the shape term behaviour as a viscous liquid but with a short term behaviour as a
of the case to accommodate the position of the user’s palms and fingers. elastic solid. Examples of a PDMS silicone include Crayola’s Silly Putty and
It will be made of two components: its competitors.
1. a elastic pouch (ie. leather texture with latex elasticity) filled with This will allow the user to shape the case when in use and expect the case
2. a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) based silicone to return to the original shape when the device is left alone on a surface
The case will seemingly involve the back and sides of the device (buttons will be again. The case should provide at least equivalent level of protection as the
covered but still clickable through the case) while leaving the iPod connector and current Jumpsuit cases while having the unique selling point of shape-
headphone jack exposed. shifting.

1 - front 2 - back 3 - back, squeeze&pinch 4 - back, fold between index and middle finger
 This case allows the user to adapt it into virtual infinite ways, according to its needs. In this example the user squeeze the silicone to the center area, pinched a fold to allow holding using
only the index and middle finger, freeing the thumb for operation in landscape mode. One-hand operation is easy to accomplish in portrait mode but not in landscape mode.

 Other possible shape  Once not in opera-


would allow a different tion, the silicon will flow
way of one-hand opera- to the original shape,
tion in landscape mode limited by the elastic
and a broader thumb pouch involving it.
movement across the
screen.

 For two hand opera-


tion in landscape (ie.
during games) the
silicone can be
squeezed from the Mario R Siqueira “Seekr” © 2008, Brunel University (0719547)
center to the sides. Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_putty | Contact: [email protected]

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