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SPRITZ: The World's Smartest Water Bottle

High Definition Wireless Music in an App-Controlled Rugged Sport Water Bottle with Hydration Tracker

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SPRITZ: The World's Smartest Water Bottle

SPRITZ: The World's Smartest Water Bottle

SPRITZ: The World's Smartest Water Bottle

SPRITZ: The World's Smartest Water Bottle

SPRITZ: The World's Smartest Water Bottle

High Definition Wireless Music in an App-Controlled Rugged Sport Water Bottle with Hydration Tracker

High Definition Wireless Music in an App-Controlled Rugged Sport Water Bottle with Hydration Tracker

High Definition Wireless Music in an App-Controlled Rugged Sport Water Bottle with Hydration Tracker

High Definition Wireless Music in an App-Controlled Rugged Sport Water Bottle with Hydration Tracker

SDigital Wireless Technologies
SDigital Wireless Technologies
SDigital Wireless Technologies
SDigital Wireless Technologies
1 Campaign |
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
$41,091 USD by 275 backers
$41,060 USD by 272 backers on Dec 2, 2015



 Water for your Body, Music for your Soul.

We've merged 2 essential aspects of life seamlessly into an elegant solution that integrates STUDIO GRADE audio into a state of the art rugged, smart water-bottle that's wirelessly controlled from your smartphone.  


Full Silicone Rubber

Tangle-Proof Robust and Resilient Design

High Current Capacity for Super-Fast Charging

Extended Cable Length 

Leatherette Cable Wallet Included!




What is Spritz? 

Spritz  is about incredible acoustics. It's a wireless music player that's designed and built with extremely advanced audio technology, then calibrated and tuned by a professional recording studio. 

It delivers an unparalleled sonic range with almost 95dB of loudness. That's as loud as a jackhammer at 50 ft !  

It can work wirelessly, streaming music from your smartphone, and comes with an app (iOS and Android versions) that fully controls SPRITZ.  Or you can also use it without your smartphone, as a stand alone MP3 player, using a standard microSD card to store and play up to 32GB of your music.  


But Spritz is also about personal healthcare. It provides you with the ability to carry essential drinking water (or any hydration fluid) for your active lifestyle, and is smart enough to REMIND you to STAY hydrated. All this in a rugged and robust bottle that's waterproof rated at IPX4  and durable enough to handle practically any activity, including active sports.  




How Will Spritz Benefit My Health?

It's so easy to get caught up in our everyday lives, that something as important as keeping our bodies well hydrated often slips our minds, and can even be damaging to our bodies. To tackle this problem, we've developed a system that can remind you as frequently (or not)as you like, to take a sip of water! 

Using the app, Spritz automatically pauses the music that's playing, to remind you to hydrate yourself at your desired time interval, using a gentle notification of your choice.





What does SPRITZ sound like?

SPRITZ  plays your music as though it's being played at a professional recording studio. The technology that makes this possible is world acclaimed, patented and rarely available in a consumer product.  It's called the BONGIOVI DIGITAL POWER STATION (DPS), and the difference is astounding, with enhanced clarity and depth creating a virtual sound stage that will blow you away. 


What is AUDIO REMASTERING?

Spritz incorporates BONGIOVI DPS which does Real Time Audio REMASTERING of music while it's streaming over Bluetooth. This patented algorithm understands that human ears pay the most attention to sounds to which they are most sensitive. 

No matter what the original content of the audio is, Bongiovi DPS will optimize the signal so that important sounds stay at a consistent volume without losing their emotional impact or causing unwanted artifacts.

The audio waveform below is for the song  New York, New York” 

by Tony Bennett and Frank Sinatra:

Notice the lighter blue core of the waveform surrounded by darker blue peaks. The light blue represents the average power of the audio and includes much of the information we perceive as loudness. The darker blue peaks can be much greater than the average power at any given moment. A normal audio system must work very hard to reproduce all of this information exactly as delivered.

The Bongiovi Digital Power Station™ Real Time Audio ReMastering™ process reacts instantly to the audio signal.  

Here is "New York, New York" processed by Bongiovi DPS:

Notice how the lighter blue is extremely consistent while the dark blue (still vibrant and active) is more controlled. It is easier for speakers to reproduce and it is easier for us to listen to. Even though this waveform appears quieter, you will perceive both examples to be the same volume. All of that space around the waveform is headroom that can be used to make the original recording much louder and clearer in a noisy environment. It's almost like the audio equivalent of HIGH DEFINITION TV, for your ears when listening to music.

This short video demonstrates the technology at work, enhancing a music file. Keep in mind that this video simulation uses the speakers in your computer or smartphone so it can't really do justice to the actual audio quality which Spritz can deliver, using the BONGIOVI DPS processing technology. 

The magic that drives this incredible technology actually comes from a long legacy of a man, a studio and dozens of the most talented artists that ever lived.

The man is Tony Bongiovi, who in 1977 built the world’s most famous recording studio: the Power Station

Due to its breakthrough acoustical design and engineering, the Power Station Studios in NYC became the facility of choice for artists including Madonna, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel, AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, Bon Jovi,  Miles Davis, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead,  B.B. King,  Willie Nelson, The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Barbara Streisand, Neil Young, and many more.

With years of experience creating some of the finest recordings in the world, Tony along with a highly talented team of engineers and sound designers created an incredible digital audio enhancement algorithm called BONGIOVI DPS which has the following capabilities:

  • Dynamic Range Control
  • Automatic Volume Control
  • Stereo Field Enhancement
  • Vocal Clarity Enhancement
  • Bass Enhancement
  • Sound Stage Enhancement
  • Ultra High Frequency (Air) Enhancement
  • Compressed audio (mp3, streaming, Bluetooth) restoration

It's so advanced, it actually even protects the speaker driver from damage during music playback, which lengthens it's lifespan significantly.


What's Inside?

Spritz has been designed with an incredible degree of engineering, in order to achieve a robust and reliable product that's waterproof, user-friendly and also acoustically optimised. As a prerequisite, SPRITZ  had to be MODULAR  for anyone to take apart/re-assemble, so that the bottle could be washed or even sterilised.  

But the construction had to be acoustically beneficial as well. We achieved all this and more, with what we call our Acoustic Turbine Architecture, which delivers a  360º field of sound dispersion, so that Spritz can face ANY direction, with no loss of sonic performance. Check out this video that explains the design:

In order to achieve an ultra wide frequency response, a traditional speaker box needs to incorporate 2 separate speaker drivers : the TWEETER and the WOOFER (for HIGH and LOW frequencies). But that takes a lot of space, and is impossible in a product the size and shape of SPRITZ. With this in mind, we engineered a solution that perfectly resolves the dilemma: the HYBRID SPEAKER. It's a combination of the 2 different types of speakers fused into one compact component. And it delivers! Crystal clear high frequency notes with sparkle and sharpness, with a bass response so powerful you can actually FEEL it in your hands

But what good is all that sound quality if you can't enjoy it for any reasonable length of time - like a minimum of 8-10 hours on a single charge?  That normally means a HUGE, HEAVY battery inside... something we did not want to burden our users with. So, we set out to achieve our goal in 2 ways: 

A. Power Efficient Circuit Design: 

We designed the Spritz PCB with a totally digital architecture using micro-components to consume the absolute MINIMUM energy when operating.

 

B. Advanced Lithium Battery Technology: 

Not all Rechargeable batteries are the same. SPRITZ uses an advanced Lithium Polymer cell (the same type as you'll find in the iPhone) which has one of the highest energy densities of all rechargeable batteries today. And the Spritz Lithium cell comes with an integrated safety circuit that prevents over-charging, over-loading and even under-voltage. This is extremely important not only because it extends the life of the battery itself, but even more so because it prevents internal cell damage which can sometimes lead to overheating of the battery. We've made no compromises, designing every aspect to ensure the highest standard of user safety. 

What about the Safety of the Bottle?

The Spritz bottle is designed using an amazing next generation copolyester material called  TRITAN™ made by the world famous technology giant EASTMAN. TRITAN™ is an impact resistant shatterproof tough plastic that has been approved for use in food and liquid/water contact applications by numerous regulatory agencies around the world, including:

  • U.S. FDA (Food & Drug Administration)
  • Health Canada
  • European Food Safety Authority and European Commission
  • China’s Ministry of Health
  • Japan Hygienic Olefin and Styrene Plastics Association
In particular,  TRITAN™ is BPA free. BPA stands for Bisphenol A which is an industrial chemical that is used to make certain plastics and resins since the 1960s. BPA is often used in containers that store food and beverages, such as water bottles.

Research has shown that BPA can seep into food or beverages from containers that are made with BPA. Exposure to BPA is a concern because of possible health effects of BPA on the brain, behavior and prostate gland of fetuses, infants and children. TRITAN™ is a BPA-free material — it is not manufactured with Bisphenol A (BPA) or other bisphenols, such as BPS.  Additionally, TRITAN™ has no estrogenic or androgenic hormonal activity. 

TRITAN™ also has exceptional dishwasher durability — so it encourages proper sanitation of the Spritz Water Bottle, for greater safety. 

Spritz will also comply with the European CE safety standard: RoHS  (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) which includes restrictions on the use of Lead, Mercury, Chromium-VI and Cadmium. A full series of chemical lab-testing to verify compliance will be conducted prior to mass production. 

What's included? 

Spritz will come in 2 kit versions: The WORKOUT, and the MARATHON.

The SPRITZ-WORKOUT kit includes:

1. The SpritzAudio Module, fully encased in Silicone Rubber protection                  with integrated Smart-Control keypad. This includes all the electronics, the hybrid speaker driver, the Micro-SD card reader, and the Lithium Cell + USB charging port. 

2. The Spritz Bottle in 400ml (13.2Oz) capacity.  BPA-Free,                 with Silicone Rubber Protection and  leakproof 'Grip-Loop'  Cap. 

3. Four Silicone SPRITZ Speaker Grill Rings (user changeable) in 4 colors:  Atomic-Green, Marine-Orange, Cool-Blue & Fuchsia-Pink

4. A Standard USB Charging Cable

5. The Spritz Carabiner - Anodised Aluminium, Spring-loaded, Rust-free, for attaching Spritz to your backpack, camping gear, keys, or even your belt-loop.             


The SPRITZ-MARATHON kit includes:

1. Fully encased in Silicone Rubber protection with integrated Smart-Control keypad. This includes all the electronics, the hybrid speaker driver, the Micro-SD card reader, and the Lithium Cell + USB charging port.

 2. TWO Spritz Bottles in 600ml (20.3oz) + 400ml (13.5oz) capacities.  BPA-Free, EACH with it's own custom Silicone Rubber Jacket and  leakproof 'Grip-Loop'  Cap.

3. Four Silicone Rubber SPRITZ Speaker Grill Rings (user changeable) in 4 colors:   Atomic-Green, Marine-Orange, Cool-Blue & Fuchsia-Pink

4. A Standard USB Charging Cable

                                         

5. The Spritz Carabiner - Anodised Aluminium, Spring-loaded, Rust-free, for attaching Spritz to your backpack, camping gear, keys, or even your belt-loop.                                         

                                       



Our Spritz Commitment, and Why

Having created and engineered more than 100 products in over 28 years, we have tons of experience in product development. And having worked on SPRITZ since almost 9 months, we have complete confidence in the delivery of this product. Combining all our experience as industry veterans with focus-group user feedback and tacit knowledge acquired during our months of research, we have focused on the things that matter, and engineered Spritz in meticulous detail covering every part of the process from industrial design to hardware and software development, and even to the precise manufacturing workflow. 

Spritz is already at working prototype stage, and we've built 6 fully functional samples for user testing and engineering evaluations including acoustic calibration and profiling - a key aspect of the Bongiovi DPS process.  

The tooling process of all the custom-made SPRITZ components will begin as soon as the indiegogo campaign has ended, in late November, and we expect all molds to be ready for production before December 31st 2015, so that we can start pilot (test) production in early January. 

Our key materials (PCB, Hybrid-Speaker, Lithium Battery, Silicone Jacket Casing, Blow-Moulded and Injection-Molded parts) can typically be delivered from our  component vendors (who we have already vetted thoroughly) within a 15 day turnaround and we have a solid relationship working directly with all our suppliers.  Therefore mass production can start by end-January 2016, and based on this, we have provided a conservative shipping date of February 2016 

We are excited that Spritz is finally at the stage where we can offer it to users who share our vision. We want to build a community of loyal SDigital  enthusiasts for life, and so our key goal is to reward you, as a backer with an incredibly cool, and truly useful product that you will love to use, and that lasts a lifetime. 


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FAQ


Features:

Q.  What type of mobile devices will Spritz work with?

      A.  Spritz is compatible with a wide range of Bluetooth versions including 4.2, 4.1, 4.0, 3.0, and 2.1.  This covers the large majority of iOS and Android smartphones and tablets - practically every device built in the last 10 years, and even many Smart Watches that have Bluetooth!  Since it uses only the core profiles and protocols of Bluetooth, Spritz will also likely continue working with every new version, so you should be able to use Spritz with all your next generation devices. 

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Q.  What is the capacity of the Spritz water bottle?

      A. The Spritz-Workout kit includes a bottle that holds 400ml (13.5oz). The Spritz-Marathon kit includes the 400ml size, and a second larger bottle, which holds 600ml (20.3oz). The two bottles are user interchangeable allowing for an aggregate capacity of over 1 Litre (33.8oz). Please select the appropriate perk. 

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Q. How will Spritz improve my Hydration?

A. Included with the Spritz, is a 'HYDRATION ASSISTANT' app that reminds you to hydrate at any time interval of your choice. Once you set it, the app will pause your music at the appropriate time, and gently notify you so that you remember to take a drink and keep your body hydrated!

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Q.  Will the BONGIOVI Studio Enhancement work on all types of music and in different environments? Can I tweak how it sounds?

    A. Yes, BONGIOVI DPS will enhance all types of music. The digital processing 'opens up' the dynamic range of every kind of audio, even voice recordings. And you can select from several different profile settings, which BONGIOVI sound engineers create for different environments and listening preferences, so you have the ability to select your preferred settings for Spritz, or even for different types of music, or different places and conditions when/where you listen to music.

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Q.  Is BONGIOVI just like an EQUALIZER? 

    A. No, BONGIOVI DPS isn't an Equalizer, although it includes sonic equalisation within it's processing. But that's just a small part of the story. Bongiovi provides REAL TIME RE-MASTERING of your music over Bluetooth, optimising it for the hardware and environment, making it much more vibrant and easy to listen to. Music is perceived to be much clearer and "open", and with an incredibly higher definition. 

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Q.  What’s the wireless range of Spritz?

      A. Spritz has an unobstructed range of 10 meters (33 feet) from your smartphone when connected by Bluetooth. 

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Q.  Can I use Spritz without a Smartphone?

      A. Definitely! You can play up to 32GB of MP3 song files (each with a max resolution of up to 256 Kbps!) off your Micro-SD card.  Just plug it in to Spritz - it's as simple as that. 

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Q.  How long does the Spritz take to charge?

      A. A full charge will take about 3 hours using a standard 1A USB charger, and an iPad (2.1A) USB charger will take just over an hour for a full charge.

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Q.  How long does a full charge last?

      A. A full charge will provide 8-10 hours of audio playback time (depending on the type of music and volume level).

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Shipping:

Q.  When will Spritz start shipping?

      A.  Shipping will commence in February 2016.

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Q.  What is the cost of shipping?

      A. Shipping costs vary depending on your country, and will be added at checkout, based on your shipping destination and the perk[s] you have chosen.

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Q. Do you have distribution parterships available?

      A. Please email us at Global.Sales@SDigital.co if you have interest in becoming a distributor for Spritz and the rest of the SDigital line (Please visit www.SDigital.co)

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Q. How many days after shipping, will I receive my perk?

      A. Shipping will take 1-2 weeks depending on your location.

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Q. Will I receive notification of shipping?

       A. Yes. You will be notified by email when your perk is shipped. 


Misc:

Q. I have more questions about SPRITZ and/or this campaign, who do I contact?

       A.  For any questions about SPRITZ and/or this campaign, you are more than welcome to email us at  Spritz@SDigital.co  we will try to answer all your questions as best we can.

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Q.  Does Spritz come with tech support?

       A.  Absolutely. Just email us at Support@SDigital.co with any technical queries, we will be happy to help.

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Q.  Where can I learn more about Sdigital?

      A. You can find out more about us and our mission on our website (www.sdigital.co) alternatively you can email us at Support@SDigital.co  for direct information about us.

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Q.  Who do I contact for investment opportunities?

     A. Please email us at Global.Sales@Sdigital.co

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Q.  What is the indiegogo campaign END date?

     A. The campaign will end on the 1st of December.


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One SPRITZ-WORKOUT kit Includes: •Spritz Audio Module •400ml Spritz Bottle with Grip-Loop cap •4x Silicone Speaker Rings (4 colors) •Spritz Aluminium Caribiner •standard micro-usb charging cable (Retail price: US$79.99).
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TWO SPRITZ-WORKOUT kits Each Kit Includes: •Spritz Audio Module •400ml Spritz Bottle with Grip-Loop cap •4x Silicone Speaker Rings (4 colors) •Spritz Aluminium Caribiner •standard micro-usb charging cable (Retail value: US$160).
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TWO SPRITZ-WORKOUT kits Each Kit Includes: •Spritz Audio Module •400ml Spritz Bottle with Grip-Loop cap •4x Silicone Speaker Rings (4 colors) •Spritz Aluminium Caribiner •standard micro-usb charging cable (Retail value: US$160).
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12X Spritz Marathon Kit

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TWELVE SPRITZ-MARATHON kits Each Marathon Kit Includes: •Spritz Audio Module •400ml Spritz Bottle with Grip-Loop cap •600ml Spritz Bottle with Grip-Loop cap •4x Silicone Speaker Rings (4 colors) •Spritz Aluminium Caribiner •standard micro-usb charging cable (Retail value: US$1200).
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