Cisco Home Hub

Team: Heinrich Zaunschirm
Collaboration Partner: Cisco

 2022 — 8 weeks

The shift towards working from home creates an opportunity for Cisco to enter consumer products with trusted solutions for connectivity, security, communication, and entertainment. 

How might we create a trustworthy home hub that meets users’ needs for connectivity, data security, and home management?

The final concept is a modular, upgradable home hub that can be configured to meet the customer’s needs. A firewall-protected 5G router is integrated into the base station, with modules for network-attached storage and smart home management.

The individual data storage modules are connected through flat pin plugs, this architecture allows the user to change the configuration of the bays as required.

The individual storage modules connect through flat pin plugs and can be removed by unlocking a dedicated switch on top. The motion is designed to feel like taking a book from a shelf.

The base cap can be replaced by a screen module, adding on-device control for storage, network and IoT functions. The screen can also serve passive functions, such as a live thermometer, making Cisco Home Hub a central point of interaction at home.

The hinge allows you to display/interact with the screen wherever you decide to place the device. On a table, countertop, shelf, or confined space.

Cisco Home Hub is compact and blends nicely into its environment. The router’s purpose is elevated and it becomes a pleasing and interactive device at home.

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