For this edition of our Hardware DNA series we’re taking apart a very unique product:The Muse brain sensing headband。

您问，什么是脑部感知头带的感觉？好吧，从本质上讲，它使用传感器来测量整个额叶皮层的大脑活动，然后使用该应用程序，为您提供有关冥想期间大脑中发生的事情的实时反馈。凉爽的！

We know we could use a bit more zen in our lives, so before we take it apart we had to give it a try:

Okay, maybe it wasn’t super helpful to haveDrake jammin’ in the background同时，但是我们确实有一种平静的体验，发现头带非常舒适和轻巧。

Let’s dive in and take a look at how this modern mediation product is made.

打包

Our first impression of the packaging is that it would look really nice on a display shelf in Best Buy (as long as they don’t在正面拍打一个可怕的贴纸）。

Looking a little bit more closely, however, we notice that the product is held down by… tape!

他们的工程团队可能认为形成的真空塑料会依靠地将产品固定成，然后在摇摇/滴测试后，头带实际上变得松散了。胶带（和胶）修复了所有最后一刻的工程麻烦！

还有这个有点尴尬的粉红色选项卡，指示包装应如何分开：

和then，当我们将套管从盒子里取出时，电线被弄乱了：

Maybe we’re being overly critical, but the first impression of the packaging was so positive only to find the finer details amis.

Also, it’s just a bit much — there’s so much packaging!

Okay, let’s take a look at the headband itself.

头巾

The cosmetic surface of the product is really nice; the high quality feel is achieved with a soft touch paint and feels quite luxurious and, well, soft to the touch.

First we take a look at the external ear piece, which is overmolded rubber (about a shore 70A) on an injection molded ABS plastic piece with a chrome finish.

卸下耳机后，很明显的是，镀铬件被模制，橡胶表带被共同涂在顶部。在共同陈列的作品中，我们还发现了2个黄铜螺纹插入物。他们本可以在没有螺钉的情况下完成的，以连接过多的橡胶，但是额外的紧固件可能会确保粘结不会加班。

Moving to look inside the band, we see there are no screws — from a design perspective, it looks magically seamless with very intentionally placed parting lines along the edge.

As we pull the panels apart, we can hear all the snap fits — kind of reminds us of an automotive door panel. These snap fits were designed to be permanent and have a strong holding force.

这里的壁厚是可变的 - 1mm - 1.5mm，然后内部的肋骨为.6mm。由于刚性的快照，这部分本来是用许多小型幻灯片和动作模制的，这使得有效地组装，但可能是一种更昂贵的注入成型工具。

在面板内部，我们找到了一块粘合的透明塑料，该塑料充当电路板边缘4 LED的扩散器。

我们还找到了一个灵活的传感器，该传感器一直贯穿整个乐队，并连接到每个耳朵中的2个PCB。这种灵活的传感器是启动您的脑波，然后将信息转换给政府的原因。只是在开玩笑。

在另一个耳朵面板上，我们找到了一种整洁的弹簧机构，可在内部按下一个简单的开/关按钮。

这是一种经典的注射模制零件设计，如果您想添加类似的按钮，请确保记下。

仔细观察下图的电路板，我们看到：

We also found a really neat fit mechanism inside the band:

This mechanism uses a bunch of tiny teeth, which rub along the enclosure like a zip tie so it’s easyq to push the band down and move the mechanism back and forth, but doesn’t budge otherwise.

频段本身实际上是多个片段，它们被机械固定在一起，然后用粘合剂粘合。他们使用倾斜的边缘，带有非常薄的“弹簧臂”来轻松调整乐队的配件。在这里真的很棒的机械设计。

Overall the product is beautifully manufactured with great execution on both the industrial design and engineering fronts. The tolerances are excellent so the parts mate together really well with snap fits and the resulting product looks and feels expensive.

We’re not sure about the whole meditation thing yet, but this product has us both impressed and intrigued.