Mui Board from Mui Labs shows the weather on a wooden board

Would you rather have wood around you than plastic, but do you want to take maximum advantage of modern gadgets? Then you will probably be quite happy with the wooden Mui Board.

Buddhist inspired technology

According to Buddhism, you should leave as many traces in your life as a bird in the sky. It seems that the Japanese makers of the Mui Board have taken this spiritual advice well into their ears. They themselves call their design philosophy “calm technology design”.

When the Mui Board is out of action, it looks nothing like an electronic device. It is then a beautifully lacquered wooden board and blends unobtrusively with a natural, organic home decor.

But that changes the moment you touch the plank. Symbols will then become visible, with which you can operate smart devices in the home, domotics. Consider, for example, the own mui platform, with which all kinds of smart gadgets from various home automation developers can be operated and linked.

The three functions of Mui Board

But besides operating home automation, there are even more functions built into the shelf. You can also send messages to other housemates and request information, such as the weather forecast. The shelf can be placed at any center of activity. For example, above the bed, in the kitchen and on the wall in the living room. He’s there when you need him. Otherwise, the shelf will modestly fade into the background.

Mui Board is linked to well-known home automation platforms such as IFTTT, Philips, Alexa, Matter and the like. You can use it to operate home automation gadgets from Philips and voice control via Alexa is also possible.

At the moment their mui Board Gen 2 is still in the preorder stage. With more and more people looking for a life with less stimuli and more balance, this Japanese gadget could become popular.