pingbell helps find your bike in chaotic parking lots

pingbell helps find your bike in chaotic parking lots
all images courtesy of frolic studio

with all the amazing things that living in a bicycle-friendly city offers, trying to locate a bike in a sea of other bikes is like finding a needle in a haystack. frolic studio wanted to tackle this problem and created ‘pingbell’, a bike bell designed to help you find your bike. the bell looks and rings as a normal bell would, but it is hiding some smarts that allows the user to see where they left their bike using the map and bluetooth technology, where it can also ring it mechanically from their phone. the user-interaction has been designed to be as least intrusive as possible, all that the user needs to do is walk away from their bike and the rest happens in the background: just park and walk away. 

Pinging the bell normally

the ‘pingbell’ was born out of their ‘24h frolic’ process, where they write down the things that they think deserve some attention and put these in a box. when they have some time between projects, they grab one of these problems and over the course of 24 hours, push themselves to solve it by building a working prototype. the company is looking for funding on kickstarter to help with manufacturing and distribution. the team at frolic plan to ship in july 2016. 

video courtesy of frolic studio

searching for the bike

in range, using bluetooth connectivity to ping the bike

the device with help in chaotic bicycle parking lots

video courtesy of frolic studios 

inside the bell and charging through USB cable

the bell includes tamper-proof screws

all the parts necessary for the ‘pingbell’

the ‘pingbell’ with any smartphone that includes the app

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edited by: piotr boruslawski | designboom