All of Skjold on a 7″ screen
Touch is a 7″ touchscreen for the home: music player, smart home panel, voice assistant and bedside clock in one. Now in all black, with the base wrapped in dark fabric. It has its own audio output for an amplifier or active speakers, and plays in sync with S1 and Node in other rooms.
7″ touchscreen
800 × 480 with five-point touch.
Its own audio output
RCA and 3.5 mm for an amplifier or active speakers.
Play in several rooms
Group Touch with S1 and Node, and they play in sync.
Home Assistant · Homey
Touch appears as a Skjold device, with a smart home dashboard on screen.
Voice assistant
Two microphones and its own speaker. Talk to Home Assistant without reaching for your phone.
Alarm clock and night mode
Smart alarm clock, night mode and a doorbell view that shows the camera when someone rings.
A living screen
Player, smart home, alarm clock, library and rooms are one tap away. The album art fills the screen while the music plays.
Straight on
A black frame around a 7″ display at 800 × 480. Soft, rounded corners and top edge, and nothing else competing for attention.
More upright
The screen stands 9° more upright than the first version, so it points at whoever sits in front. The rounded back cover is held by magnets and comes off.
Fabric at the back
The base is wrapped in dark fabric, like a good speaker, with «SKJOLD TOUCH» embossed on top. Power, RCA and 3.5 mm come out at the back. The volume knob and power button sit on the side.
Sources
AirPlay 2
From iPhone, iPad and Mac. With AirPlay 2, several rooms can play at once.
Bluetooth
From any phone. Start pairing from Setup on the screen.
Spotify Connect
Pick Skjold in the Spotify app. The music streams directly, and you can put your phone away.
Internet radio
Up to 50 favourites, with search across Norwegian stations and the whole world right on the screen.
Screen, base, Pi and knob
Everything is drawn, printed and assembled by hand. The enclosure is 3D printed in PETG, the Pi sits without screws, and the thin, rounded back cover (2.4 mm) is held by four small magnets and comes off. The screen part is about 16 mm thick, and there are no visible side holes for Ethernet or USB.
See it from every side
Drag to turn Touch, and pinch or scroll to zoom. The model is the same one the renders are made from, in all black. The fabric is not part of the model, and the screen image is taken from the render.
3D view by model-viewer. Download the model (GLB, 2.1 MB)
Integrations with Lyrion, Home Assistant, Homey and Spotify
Lyrion
Skjold shows up as a player in Lyrion, with radio, favourites, local files and synchronised groups across rooms. Skjold connects to an existing Lyrion server, or can run the server itself.
Home Assistant
Skjold is discovered automatically as a media player with source, volume and on/off. It can be used in automations, for example radio when you get home.
Homey
Skjold appears as its own device with its own icon, and can be controlled in Flows: start a favourite, switch source or turn the volume down.
Spotify
Skjold is a Spotify Connect speaker. It requires Spotify Premium.
Technical specifications
- Size
- 168 × 116 × 88 mm
- Enclosure
- PETG, shown in all black with the base wrapped in dark fabric. Can also be printed with a white screen frame and back cover. Thin, rounded back cover (2.4 mm) with magnets. The screen part is about 16 mm thick.
- Computer
- Raspberry Pi 4 (Pi 3 with its own base file)
- Display
- Waveshare 7″ DSI LCD, 800 × 480, capacitive touch
- Audio
- Spotpear PCM5122 HiFi DAC HAT, RCA and 3.5 mm
- Voice
- ReSpeaker Lite (2 microphones, USB) and a 25 × 35 mm speaker, Home Assistant voice satellite
- Controls
- Touch, B10K volume knob, power button
- Power
- 5 V USB-C
- Integrations
- Lyrion, Spotify Connect, Home Assistant, Homey
Not for sale yet
There are no finished units to buy yet. Leave your name and email, and I will let you know if there is a small batch or a kit.