• dedicated WebTV function buttons
• navigation cluster
  
• co-molded santoprene grips
• wireless operation
• full-size QWERTY keyboard
• ergonomic design for both handheld and tabletop use

Scope of Design:

• industrial design liaison
• mechanical layout and design
• prototyping

The Challenge:

To develop complex industrial design surfaces for a wireless keyboard with integrated remote control functions. The Pro/ENGINEER surfaces would then be used to create a hard model which would then be provided to overseas production facilities as a reference design.

The Result:

Working closely with industrial design and in-house engineers, Mechanistic developed the highly organic shapes of the left and right grip areas of the keyboard. The back of the keyboard was also highly sculpted, and in actually had more difficult transitions from a surfacing standpoint than the front! After multiple design reviews and surface tweaks, the final CAD files were released to prototype in six weeks. The machined surfaces were flawless!