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on May 16
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a project updateLove it. :-)
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on May 11
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a project updateHi Dennis, Thanks for your enthusiasm and question. The "Hyper Yellow" is the secondary color on the blue case. We just refer to it as the blue and hyper yellow case. I hope this clears up any confusion.
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on May 10
Josh Wright & June Lai
Posted project update #25Backer Survey
Hi Team,
We are committed that everyone who supported our project gets their reward. However, we still have not received a response from our "backer survey" from the people on the list below. We have checked, and the link to fill out the survey from Kickstarter no longer works, so we will have to manually fill in your data. We have individually contacted each of the people who have not responded to the survey through Kickstarter's message system. Basically we are simply requesting that you send us an email at info@catalystlifestyle.com and write "BACKER SURVEY" into the subject line. In the email, please provide us with your full name and address followed with the appropriate choices for your reward tier. We really appreciate your assistence in this, and we look forward to fulfilling everyone's reward for backing this project.
Maria Grazia Marciello, Rick Rolf, Kathy Galway, Paul Scharfenberger, Mark Keith, Musti Mohsin, Michael Schuster, Emily Osburne, Hermann Chan, Michelle Chance-Sangthong, Guy Whistler, Mary Lynn Clarkson, Kristi McClanahan, Jae-Hyun Kim, Philip Kirsz, Desiree Winans, Jeremy Huber, Colleen Pitts, Dinah Garcia, Jolinda Adams, Antonio Rodrigues, Dan Lazar.
Noted Address Changes:
We would just like to let the following people know that their address has been updated in our records, and we want to thank you for being in communication with us.
TJ Compton, Mr. Sören Wagner, Brenda Wu, Nikki Stier, Leonardo Fonseca, Blake Matejowsky, Brian Shaw, Gustav Sjöstedt, Marina Gijzen, Jason Dembski, Brenda Ka Lai Wu, Rolf Lagerquist, Heather Livingston, Conor Colwell, Tom Olszowy, Yukio Kishimoto, Min Colinot, Sybil Robertson, Erik Dahlman, Brenden Rolley, Giovanni (Niraj Om) and Michelle Zheng.
If your address has changed and you are not on this list above, please send us an email with your full name and new address at info@catalystlifestyle.com and write "ADDRESS CHANGE" in the subject header.
Thank you for your assistance in this. We sincerely appreciate it.
Love,
Josh & June
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on May 10
Josh Wright & June Lai
Posted project update #24The Race to the Finish Line
Hi Team,
We are happy to report that everything is going smoothly. Production started as scheduled on the 28th and at least one person or more from our team has been at the factory every day since we last communicated to you. Tue May 1st was actually "Labor Day" in China and some factories take the entire week off. Luckily, our factories were on holiday only between Sun April 29th and Tue May 1st. Based on the bulk supply of raw materials, production started with the all black version of the EscapeCapsule. We had intended to start with the glow in the dark units, but the lead time for the glow in the dark material was slightly longer than expected. Since we can only do one color at a time we went ahead with the black first. This is still ongoing and as soon as the black over-mold injection is complete, we will immediately clean the tool and begin injection of the Kickstarter Edition green with the glow-in-the-dark rubber. The Kickstarter Edition is scheduled to start at the end of next week around May 18th. We are supremely excited to see this colorway come to life and with only 300 units of this colorway to be produced, the Limited Edition Kickstarter units should only take a few days to inject. As soon as they are complete, we will then clean the injection machines again and start with the blue and hyper yellow cases around May 21st.
There are actually 17 individual parts that make up this product, not including the graphics onto the lid. A few of these parts are so small you may never notice them, however we are very focused on making sure that all of these parts come together perfectly. As we mentioned in our update after our Pilot run, the assembly process is stable but a bit time consuming. The factory is carefully assembling the first several hundred units with a dedicated team that is taking the neccessary time to get the process done right. This will reduce the chance of any small errors and is really important in making sure that every backer gets a high quality product that simply works as expected. As the factory becomes more familiar with all assembly processes, production time-lines will get shorter. By the end of this production run, units should be firing off the assembly line in mass. The first 300 to 500 black units should be fully assembled by May 19th. The green glow-in-the-dark versions should be complete by May 23rd. The blue cases are expected to be complete by May 25th.
Testing:
Each EscapeCapsule will be subjected to our IPX8 test of 2 meters for 30 minutes at the end of production and it will have passed our test before we send it to you. The testing procedure is in everyone's best interested to ensure the product works consistently. At this time, it is unclear exactly how long this will take to test each unit. We are looking into options to speed up this process.
Shipping:
We will be shipping units as soon as they are assembled, tested and packaged. At this time, it would not work for us to commit to exact dates as we do not understand exactly how long the testing procedure will be. Also, each person in each tier has its own combination of colors and shipping will depend on the availability of each colorway. We can safely say the individual black units will be shipping first. By the end of this month we intend to have all all rewards fulfilled.
We look forward to sending out everyone's rewards as soon as possible. Thank you Everyone. YOU made this possible.
Love,
Josh & June
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David Rively on May 10
can not wait I've been to the keys a few times since this has started and could have used it each time i hope this finally makes it before i change my phone lol
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Tolen May 5 days ago
Unfortunately since I'm not using a case currently, I dropped my phone and shattered the glass... ARGGH!
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on May 4
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a projectGot my Gulp CableKeep! Looks, feels and works great. I sincerely love the humor and warmth in all elements of your design, packaging and instructions. Really great work. Thank you for this, I love it. :-)
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on April 26
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a project updateKeep up the good work guys. Stay positive and have fun! It is all a process. Looking forward to a great result. :-)
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on April 25
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a projectCongratulations guys! Very much looking forward to our Foldable.me! I love Amy's idea of a Zombie Foldable.Me!
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on April 25
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a project updateFantastic work guys! I am so stoked for everyone on your team.
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on April 23
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a project updateRight on! Great work guys!
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on April 20
Josh Wright & June Lai
commented on a project updateI just love what you guys are doing. :-)
Josh Wright & June Lai
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
Catalyst is the co-creation by friends Josh Wright and June Lai. Josh is a product designer with extensive experience in lifestyle and action sports products. June complements Josh as an accomplished adventurer with a background in internation... view more
Hi Dennis, Thanks for your enthusiasm and question. The "Hyper Yellow" is the secondary color on the blue case. We just refer to it as the blue and hyper yellow case. I hope this clears up any confusion.
Is every thing okay with my order?
any update guys?