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July 31, 2017 - inconnu - Music fans have been served up a new way to enjoy music –with recycled Wimbledon tennis balls.A company has saved old balls from landfill sites to turn them into Bluetooth speakers by cutting out a specially shaped hole to fit the circuitry,Called HearO, the first edition uses old Slazenger balls from the 2016 grass court championships in London , are converted at a factory in the UK.It can be paired with smartphones, MP3 players, tablets and host of other Bluetooth enabled equipment.The company said hundreds of thousands championship tennis balls are thrown away every year.The firm wanted to make use of these leftover tennis balls as living sports memorabilia, making them useful once again. Thanks to a tennis ball’s toughness, size, and multi-layered construction with hollow interior, it is described as a perfect protective case.London-based HearO worked in collaboration with expert rubber cutters from Woodash Group in Northampton, England.The design team said it experimented with different press cuttings and 3D-printed guides to find the best cut shapes and techniques. The speaker grill has been designed to allow for optimal sound projection.A spokesman said: “The one-button connectivity and intrinsic handheld nature make for the perfect portable media player companion.”Each 3-watt HearO speaker costs £60 and comes with a charging cradle and is packaged in stylish tin just like tournament tennis balls.The spokesman added:” A new category of sports memorabilia. HearO fuses a piece of tennis history with a high-quality wireless speaker. “The championship ball lives on and becomes an icon of reuse. “The first edition speaker is made with balls from Wimbledon 2016.” # DES BALLES DE TENNIS RECYLCEES EN ENCEINTES BLUETOOTH (Credit Image: © Visual via ZUMA Press)

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Daily Round Up 31 July 2017
July 31, 2017 - inconnu - Music fans have been served up a new way to enjoy music –with recycled Wimbledon tennis balls.A company has saved old balls from landfill sites to turn them into Bluetooth speakers by cutting out a specially shaped hole to fit the circuitry,Called HearO, the first edition uses old Slazenger balls from the 2016 grass court championships in London , are converted at a factory in the UK.It can be paired with smartphones, MP3 players, tablets and host of other Bluetooth enabled equipment.The company said hundreds of thousands championship tennis balls are thrown away every year.The firm wanted to make use of these leftover tennis balls as living sports memorabilia, making them useful once again. Thanks to a tennis ball’s toughness, size, and multi-layered construction with hollow interior, it is described as a perfect protective case.London-based HearO worked in collaboration with expert rubber cutters from Woodash Group in Northampton, England.The design team said it experimented with different press cuttings and 3D-printed guides to find the best cut shapes and techniques. The speaker grill has been designed to allow for optimal sound projection.A spokesman said: “The one-button connectivity and intrinsic handheld nature make for the perfect portable media player companion.”Each 3-watt HearO speaker costs £60 and comes with a charging cradle and is packaged in stylish tin just like tournament tennis balls.The spokesman added:” A new category of sports memorabilia. HearO fuses a piece of tennis history with a high-quality wireless speaker. “The championship ball lives on and becomes an icon of reuse. “The first edition speaker is made with balls from Wimbledon 2016.” # DES BALLES DE TENNIS RECYLCEES EN ENCEINTES BLUETOOTH (Credit Image: © Visual via ZUMA Press)