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November 2016: Inching towards mass production
TL;DR: Updated stand design; making progress on firmware; resolving issues with injection molded parts; PVT looking like December, with mass production to follow. Hello from Oakland! Electrical Engineering When we...
November 2016: Inching towards mass production
TL;DR: Updated stand design; making progress on firmware; resolving issues with injection molded parts; PVT looking like December, with mass production to follow. Hello from Oakland! Electrical Engineering When we...
What $50 Buys You at Huaqiangbei, the World’s M...
What $50 Buys You at Huaqiangbei, the World’s Most Fascinating Electronic Market Unsurprisingly, setting up manufacturing has meant that Jesse’s been spending…rather a lot of time in Shenzhen. Mostly, his...
What $50 Buys You at Huaqiangbei, the World’s M...
What $50 Buys You at Huaqiangbei, the World’s Most Fascinating Electronic Market Unsurprisingly, setting up manufacturing has meant that Jesse’s been spending…rather a lot of time in Shenzhen. Mostly, his...
Model 01 Day 453: Working through issues with s...
Hello from Portland, Oregon! TL;DR We finally got a full sample of the enclosure + feet + interconnect bars. There’s a problem with reverse-tilt configurations. The factory is on it....
Model 01 Day 453: Working through issues with s...
Hello from Portland, Oregon! TL;DR We finally got a full sample of the enclosure + feet + interconnect bars. There’s a problem with reverse-tilt configurations. The factory is on it....
Model 01 Kickstarter Day 420: Hinges and feet ...
TL;DR: Jesse extended his trip to Shenzhen by a week. We’ve solved many of the issues mentioned in the last update. The first samples made by the factory weren’t quite...
Model 01 Kickstarter Day 420: Hinges and feet ...
TL;DR: Jesse extended his trip to Shenzhen by a week. We’ve solved many of the issues mentioned in the last update. The first samples made by the factory weren’t quite...
Model 01 Kickstarter Day 393: Production Schedule
TL;DR: We negotiated and signed a manufacturing agreement with a factory. Jesse got on a plane to China. Kaia wired a six figure deposit to Hong Kong. We have a...
Model 01 Kickstarter Day 393: Production Schedule
TL;DR: We negotiated and signed a manufacturing agreement with a factory. Jesse got on a plane to China. Kaia wired a six figure deposit to Hong Kong. We have a...
Model 01 Day 363: Vendor selection
Hello from Oakland! TL;DR: Got a bunch of quotes. Eliminated all but two potential manufacturers. Checking references now. Jesse’s probably spending July in Shenzhen doing DFM and getting set for...
Model 01 Day 363: Vendor selection
Hello from Oakland! TL;DR: Got a bunch of quotes. Eliminated all but two potential manufacturers. Checking references now. Jesse’s probably spending July in Shenzhen doing DFM and getting set for...