Whether it be your grandma's secret cooking recipe, or an important business call.
Or it may be something not this complicated: detailed information passed on over the phone in a jiffy that is just too long to remember, or your day could just do without the burden of remembering every phone call.
One year ago, we launched BUZZ Light with hopes to aid workers in face-to-face conversations. BUZZ Light was designed to record workplace harassment, but we quickly realized it had more practical uses from customer reviews.
On this note, we decided to supplement practicality to more conversations in workplaces.
Design
Before anything, the call recording process had to be simple.
The never-ending advertisements, credit purchases for record minutes, and two-way calls are steps that rather add work to the user.
Our strive for simplicity did not end in Magmo’s software. We wanted Magmo to not only work simple, but to look simple as well. Benchmarking Apple’s and iPhone’s clean design, we chose a pattern-less white exterior for Magmo.
This way, it would seamlessly snap on to the back of any phone.
I mean, who would hate a 7mm, rectangular magnetic accessory with curvy edges?
I wouldn’t, for sure.
And with the power button right where your index finger is located while calling?
It’s specifically designed for MagSafe, compatible with iPhones. And also available other phones with a magnetic ring.
Simply slide the button up when you need to record a call. Magmo immediately starts recording, without any hassles.
When you’re finished, slide the button down and the recording stops.
This unique technology effectively cuts down background noise, so you can clearly play back your conversations with minimum interruptions. Moreover, the recordings are saved directly onto a hard drive, so all your personal calls will be stored safely without the risk of losing data.
To tackle the problem that users cannot record calls on iPhones, Magmo was developed with the iPhone in mind.
The goal was to resemble iPhone’s clean and trendy design but to minimize the add-on’s presence.
Magmo’s standards are Apple standards.
Magmo directly captures the conversation without any complicated requirements such as, not having a stable internet connection, or having to go through third party calls, or two-way call features within the app.
Untill your call ends, Magmo will record everything, by itself.
It can especially be overwhelming for those who feel the need to have to record their phone calls.
Imagine if your recording was cut off due to insufficient funds or due to a late subscription payment.
However, with Magmo once you make the purchase, that’s it.
Piezo Sensor
We positioned a piezoelectric element in the center of the MagSafe magnet to maximize transferability.
This position showed best responses in our internal tests, compared to elements positioned elsewhere. Hence, Magmo's piezoelectric element can perform best and capture the most of the conversation for the best recording.
Storage
Magmo comes with a 32GB storage space in which you can store up to 500 hours of recording files.
This storage space can also store your other files (e.g., .pdf, .doc) to assist your work.
Connectivity
Magmo is compatible with Apple's 8 pin lightning cable for you to not carry a separate charger for it.
The package comes with an 8 pin to A cable to connect to your PC to check the files.
LED
An LED indicator next to the 8 pin port of Magmo will tell you the battery level and the recording progress.
It turns on while charging, and when you start and end recording.
Most microphones utilize condenser microphones. They are best suited for ambient noise recordings, but we concluded piezo microphones are better for recording phone calls. Even better, piezo microphones solve other problems too.
Condenser microphone, the most common type of microphone, detects sound in the air. Applied to phones, precedent microphones received sound waves via diffraction of sound waves coming out of speakers’ mouths. Capturing the speaker’s voice might not be too much of a problem, but the sound from the other end is.
Sounds emitted from the ear speaker are too small for the recorder to pick up, unless it is right on top of the speaker (as the figure below).
In our product design stage, we tried to solve this problem by positioning the condenser microphone on the top of the phone or overlapping it with the ear speaker. However, other problems arose, not to mention their poor design.
All our problems were solved with the piezo sensor. A piezoelectric element reads sound waves transmitted through solid contact, in our case the iPhone.
We positioned it on the rear surface to read the vibrations transmitted through the phone’s interior. This solution equally captured both sides of the calls well while diminishing background noise. In addition, a piezoelectric element can be installed anywhere as long as a surface has free space the size of a bottle cap, so the product was able to improve aesthetically.
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Here are the rewards we offer.
The Magmo package contains these components.
Here are other add-ons we offer.
Shipping Policy - Worldwide!
The estimated shipping time is in October. After the campaign ends, you will receive a PledgeBox email (and multiple follow-ups if needed) to select your final order choices and pay the shipping costs.
Manufactiring process of PCBs, Samples, and Packages
<Legal Notice>
Please be mindful of varying legislations of different countries and states regarding phone call recording. It is advised to notify the callee/caller when recording a conversation and ask for their permission.
Mune was founded in 2017 with a mission to make workplaces more worker-friendly.
Workers are at risk of many hardships, ranging anywhere from petty inconveniences to harassments and discrimination. We realized workers work to solve a certain problem, but they are unable to solve their own problems. Mune started from the thought “why are there no workers working for the workers?” and has been working to make workplaces better.
We first tackled various harassments in workplaces with BUZZ Light, hoping to empower workers to protect themselves. However, it wasn’t long before we realized a voice recorder in the office has more practical uses rather than our previous intent.
Unlike small talks and light conversations, formal conversations require people to fully understand and memorize the content. However, we realized workers are too busy to always memorize every detail in the conversation. We all take notes, but some of these require clarification when reviewing, adding workload. Not to mention some of their context can never be remembered.
Therefore, we decided to develop Magmo, a completely new product line, focused purely on work efficiency.
Our team promises to work efficiently and quickly, collaborating with our internal research/manufacture lab, to continuously provide customers with new, easy, and bespoke solutions. We also have extremely qualified staff, such as professional engineers and design experts, who all work to fulfill your dreams alongside our dreams.
Risks and Challenges
Due to recent global issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and more, the global economy is experiencing troubles in producing raw materials and semiconductors, and worldwide shipping. In our product development stage, this has been a slight issue and we were forced to postpone Magmo’s launch date. However, the impact coming from these issues is lessening, and we are back on track. We promise to try our best on our end to deliver your very well-deserved rewards according to the timeline we promised. If there are any changes that might happen due to such quick-changing circumstances, we will notify you immediately.
Mune Co. supports responsible waste management of electronic devices. Magmo is WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) label approved and respects the eco-friendly protocols of all countries.
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