drag to turn · drag or scroll the side wheel to tune · hold the + disc, then tap a phone on it to mint

In the Embrace of the Wind (Lantern Radio)

concept model III · 110 × 110 × 72 mm

One material, one window, one gesture. The only drawing on it is the speaker perforation, written by the unit's own token hash.

why it is different

No AI, no internet, no subscription. Every note is computed live on the device from its clock. Plug it in and it plays, for as long as it has power.
100% code. No recordings, no samples, no audio files. All 13 stations are written in code and composed as they play.
Every piece airs once. Each 3-minute piece belongs to its station and its moment. When it ends, it never plays again, unless someone owns it.
Same second, everywhere. Every unit and the website play the same note at the same moment, with no network between them.
Lives on chain. The radio's code is stored on Base. If the website disappeared tomorrow, the radio could be rebuilt from the chain.
Nothing to steal, nothing collected. No wallet, no account, no microphone. Mint with one tap of your own phone.
One of 250, each different. Its perforation is drawn by its own token and printed as its score.

fundraising · pay what you want

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Name

Funds the prototypes and tooling. Any amount from 0.001 ETH. Supporters' names go on a card inside every unit, and they get early access to the mint.

unit · token = object

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front plate · 110 × 110 mm · drawn by the token hashFull screen ›

Lantern Radio Covers. Each token draws one cover from its hash: a field of speaker holes around one round window. The same drawing is the drill file for the radio's front plate, so every piece is unique, and the cover on the radio its holder receives is exactly the cover that was minted.

mint the radio · token = object

0.3 ETH250 of 250 left

Each token's hash draws one unit's perforation. The radio, its score print and a manual ship to the holder. Shipping and duties are paid by the holder.

tune

Spring100.9 FM

13 channels · sound off

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finish

Bead-blasted aluminium, CNC from solid, clear anodized.

inside

Board: Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Screen: 1.28 in round, 240 × 240
Sound: I2S amp, 50 mm speaker
Wallet: none on device · NFC tap to mint
NFC: ST25DV tag under the + disc
Clock: RTC with coin cell, plays offline
Network: none needed; Wi-Fi off by default
Power: USB-C, 5 V