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fishmech posted:Fidget Cube update: You probably have some of china's signature free lead and funny chemicals too which is always nice
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unpacked robinhood posted:You probably have some of china's signature free lead and funny chemicals too which is always nice Unlike the kickstarted ones which will be uniquely handcrafted by American patriots?
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unpacked robinhood posted:You probably have some of china's signature free lead and funny chemicals too which is always nice So the same thing as the "real" cubes manufactured in the factory next door.
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You mean the same factory with same materials.
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The real Fidget Cube uses only artisanal lead.
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fishmech posted:Fidget Cube update: And the ebay ripoffs even use the same artwork as the kickstarter amazing. *buys three*
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Foxhound posted:They were? What? Someone should make a Kickstarter to cash in on this gap in the market.
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Sormus posted:You mean the same factory with same materials. I will only pay double what this item costs, and not a penny less! Otherwise I might get scammed. Tiberius Thyben has a new favorite as of 05:07 on Dec 2, 2016 |
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Zanzibar Ham posted:The real Fidget Cube uses only artisanal lead. BRB, selling paperweights made from artisanal, radioisotope‐free lead harvested from Roman shipwrecks and mediæval church roofs.
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Why build a gaming PC when you can spend even more money on a handheld that will let you play Steam games (poorly)(on a tiny screen)(only ones with Linux ports)?
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Zanzibar Ham posted:The real Fidget Cube uses only artisanal lead. And locally sourced.
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Guy Mann posted:Why build a gaming PC when you can spend even more money on a handheld that will let you play Steam games (poorly)(on a tiny screen)(only ones with Linux ports)? Also, Smach is a super dumb name. With the Z at the end, it's even dumber. It only needs some meaningless number for the trifecta.
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fishmech posted:Fidget Cube update: which one did you order?
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well why not posted:which one did you order? I went with this seller http://www.ebay.com/itm/152312869778?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&var=451520880793&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Pebble, one of Kickstarter's biggest success stories is out of business.
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Veotax posted:Pebble, one of Kickstarter's biggest success stories is out of business. Christ, what a garbage article. They refused an offer for a $740 million buyout from Citizen last year, then refused a $70 million offer from Intel after the Pebble Round didn't really go anywhere, and now they're bankrupt. It's not "a blow to crowdfunding", it's bad business practice.
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gschmidl posted:Christ, what a garbage article. They refused an offer for a $740 million buyout from Citizen last year, then refused a $70 million offer from Intel after the Pebble Round didn't really go anywhere, and now they're bankrupt. It's not "a blow to crowdfunding", it's bad business practice. No more warranty sounds super illegal if you sell in Europe. But then they completely hosed up their first Kickstarter by not getting the required declarations of safety to import into the EU, which meant you could watch the nice import guy destroying it, if you were unlucky...
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Decius posted:No more warranty sounds super illegal if you sell in Europe. But then they completely hosed up their first Kickstarter by not getting the required declarations of safety to import into the EU, which meant you could watch the nice import guy destroying it, if you were unlucky... True, though if they cease to exist, they cannot provide warranty...
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gschmidl posted:Christ, what a garbage article. They refused an offer for a $740 million buyout from Citizen last year, then refused a $70 million offer from Intel after the Pebble Round didn't really go anywhere, and now they're bankrupt. It's not "a blow to crowdfunding", it's bad business practice. Pebble still probably would've fallen apart even if they accepted those offers but yeah what the gently caress is wrong with people not accepting a 740 million buyout? Did they think they could get billions like Occulus or that they were going to lead the way and be generating billions in revenue via their lovely gimmick product? Accept the hilariously inflated buyout offer and spend the rest of your lift in extreme luxury doing any and everything you can possibly think of. 
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Evil Fluffy posted:Pebble still probably would've fallen apart even if they accepted those offers but yeah what the gently caress is wrong with people not accepting a 740 million buyout? Did they think they could get billions like Occulus or that they were going to lead the way and be generating billions in revenue via their lovely gimmick product? Accept the hilariously inflated buyout offer and spend the rest of your lift in extreme luxury doing any and everything you can possibly think of. Microsoft offered Yahoo! $45 billion to buy them out in 2008. Earlier this year, Verizon bought out Yahoo! for $4.8 billion (yes, nearly 90% less) and is actually negotiating to pay even less in total because of the email passwords leak Yahoo! suffered. Stupid turndowns of high buyouts happen all the time.
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Maybe if Pebbles were good and made by a company that didn't habitually promise poo poo they were never going to deliver, or if they did deliver, it would be mad late, they might not have died.
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"Barney, where's my Pebble?!" "Hehehe, read the risks and challenges, Fred!"
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Are we allowed to say lol Pebble here? Because lol Pebble. I love all the wailing and gnashing of tears from people about this. Also the crazies who are blaming FitBit for making an absurdly shrewd business decision. They get all the good parts of Pebble and don't have to support their broken products or deal with any of their contracts. But nope, FitBit are just BIG MEANIES FOR KILLING MY  How the gently caress are people still this stupid? gschmidl posted:Christ, what a garbage article. They refused an offer for a $740 million buyout from Citizen last year, then refused a $70 million offer from Intel after the Pebble Round didn't really go anywhere, and now they're bankrupt. It's not "a blow to crowdfunding", it's bad business practice. It's why crowdfunding is a fundamentally flawed idea. Typically investors not only get equity or bonds (which kickstarer will never give anyone) but they also get a high level of access/insight into how the company runs. Kickstarter has no requirement that you have to actually have a solid business plan or provide updates beyond "working on the $COOL_THING guys it'll be great!" If there was a requirement that these projects would have to comply with standard operating procedure in business then sure, go ahead, but I doubt even with that it would make a difference. The typical backer who would read that crap and care about it is the same person who was still thinking the OUYA! was going to somehow dethrone Sony/MSFT. They people who care are delusional zealots, not businesspeople who know what differentiates success from failure. axeil has a new favorite as of 04:12 on Dec 8, 2016 |
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Evil Fluffy posted:Pebble still probably would've fallen apart even if they accepted those offers but yeah what the gently caress is wrong with people not accepting a 740 million buyout? Did they think they could get billions like Occulus or that they were going to lead the way and be generating billions in revenue via their lovely gimmick product? Accept the hilariously inflated buyout offer and spend the rest of your lift in extreme luxury doing any and everything you can possibly think of. I think it was in Silicon Valley or one of the tech bubble threads, but there's some kind of perception in tech that taking a deal like that means you're just in it for the money and don't have confidence in the product (gently caress yes i would), and your company is actually weak and not a good investment.
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So, will pebbles no longer work now or is it just buyer beware?
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RandomPauI posted:So, will pebbles no longer work now or is it just buyer beware? They probably won’t receive software updates and will cease to function as smart watches at some point in the future when your phone receives an update.
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And Fitbit bought all the coding so it won't be possible for people to take a diy/abandonware approach?
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And they still haven't made delivers of their backer rewards. Jesus Christ.
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kjetting posted:I just don't understand how anyone, except maybe Xzibit, would think that screens on their footwear is a good idea.    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/prtyny/disco-dog-the-smartphone-controlled-led-dog-vest?ref=tag Tears In A Vial has a new favorite as of 06:36 on Dec 8, 2016 |
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Finally, a graphic equalizer for my doge
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LUST DOG
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Platystemon posted:LUST DOG
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Hmm, well, light up vests are a real thing to keep dogs safe at night, so one with a simple pattern-display setup for a bit extra could be kind of fun...quote:$300 Welp, so much for that.
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Tears In A Vial posted:
It's at least a working prototype, even if it's of dubious value. The "lost dog" mode is a neat feature, but that could be built into light-up LED collar that could act as a tracker if the dog leaves certain parameters (like your home and yard) or smartphone range. Oh, wait, TrackR already works for that purpose.
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Platystemon posted:LUST DOG
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RandomPauI posted:And Fitbit bought all the coding so it won't be possible for people to take a diy/abandonware approach? Nah, people could do it themselves. It would just be a huge pain, and they'd have to keep on top of it as iOS/Android devices continue to update and stuff. So basically most of the people with them would have to trust some random guy's app to work right.
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red19fire posted:I think it was in Silicon Valley or one of the tech bubble threads, but there's some kind of perception in tech that taking a deal like that means you're just in it for the money and don't have confidence in the product (gently caress yes i would), and your company is actually weak and not a good investment. These people are in it for the money though. Or they think they'll be the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates and sit atop the world as a (multi-billionaire) tech god others will worship.
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1417574484/cubesat-project-earthquote:Many believe that what we are being shown is not an accurate portrayal of the world we live on. There are many who believe that the size and shape of Earth are modified or altered in official NASA images through the use of things such as fish-eye lenses. Some individuals have launched balloons in an attempt to get images of Earth without any hidden agenda or visual trickery.
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