All the design files used to make the plastic and wood enclosure in both CAD and CAM
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You can read the complete documentation and background on the Turn Touch blog series.
Turn Touch is a smart home remote control carved out of beautiful mahogany wood. This is a remote control for Hue lights, Sonos speakers, and all the other connected devices in your home. Turn Touch works on iOS and macOS, giving you control of your music, videos, presentations, and more.
- Extraordinary design: This isn't yet another plastic remote. Turn Touch is carved from solid wood and worked to a show-stopping, textured finish.
- Well connected: Turn Touch connects to most smart devices in your home that speak WiFi. And this is just the first version. Over time, there's no telling what you'll be able to control.
- Always ready: Turn Touch is always on, always connected, and always ready to take your breath away. Once you connect your Turn Touch via Bluetooth it stays connected and always available, even without the Turn Touch app actively running. And there's no delay, when you press a button the result is instant.
- Built to last: Not only will your Turn Touch stand up to drops and shock — its entire circuit board can be inexpensively replaced with newer, future wireless tech. You won't have to buy a new remote every time Apple comes out with a new phone. And instead of flimsy plastic clasps, a set of 8 strong magnets invisibly hold the remote together.
- Windows 10
- Autodesk Inventor 2018
We would love you for the contribution to the Turn Touch enclosure. Submit a Pull Request with your changes or additions and I'd love to talk about merging it.
Everything about Turn Touch is open source and well documented. Here are all of Turn Touch's repos:
- Turn Touch Mac OS app
- Turn Touch iOS app
- Turn Touch remote firmware and board layout
- Turn Touch enclosure, CAD, and CAM
The entire Turn Touch build process is also documented:
- Everything you need to build your own Turn Touch smart remote
- Step one: Laying out the buttons and writing the firmware
- Step two: Designing the remote to have perfect button clicks
- Step three: CNC machining and fixturing to accurately cut wood
- Step four: Inlaying the mother of pearl
Samuel Clay – @samuelclay – samuelclay.com
Distributed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for more information.