Kickstarter

Creator Craig Solomon on May 8

Sent an email to support, the Kick only turned on once after charging, never again.. also the charge light is inside the kick and rattles.. not on the top as shown here, like it was never mounted. The one time it did turn on it worked fine with all controls and the software on the iPhone. I am hoping to get it fixed or get a replacement.

Creator Clinton Marshall on May 4

I haven't received my pledge yet, and no message to say its on its way. Where can we get a tracking number or status on manufacturing ? I'm super excited and can't wait to get these and start posting use cases back to the community. Clint

Creator michael on May 1

Received my 2 Kicks. Neither will connect to the app. The Riftnet wifi appears. The network connection works. But the App never recognizes either light. I've reset both. Have the latest software all around. Tried from my iphone and ipad. No idea what's wrong. Seems unlikely I got two defective units.

The lights do work with the manual switches. Just not the app.

Btw - In my app, the lightbulb icon under the slider (on the left) does not appear. I only knew to look for this from a random youtube review. The 'getting started' page says it's for 'multiple kick control' but I gather that if no lightbulb icon appears, that means the app doesn't see the device at all. Though I'm just guessing since the documentation is not clear.

Definitely a bummer after waiting so long. I'm sure I'll get it resolved but not what I was expecting for an 'out of the box' experience.

Creator Jan de Vries on May 1

Anybody want mine at a discount? (I have no Iphone ...I assumed it worked with Android as well)

Creator Markus Harms on April 30

I'm still waiting, too. Got my dispatch note on March, 25th. ... living in Germany.

Creator The Chronic State on April 28

I finally received mine and so far so good. Both worked well upon arrival, only one of them seems to have a slight high pitch whine.

The Kickstarter video shows the ability to simulate the lighting of any video stored on your iPhone... did this feature not make the cut, or am I simply missing it?

Creator Mark Thompson on April 27

For Sherman, I was a double wifi backer like you and just got mine yesterday, so they're coming. ;) Although it has a couple quirks, overall I quite like them, I actually ordered another one off their website so I'd have 3.

For Rift, I upgraded (I think) to 1.00, but my charge indicators still remain amber all the time, and I've tried them with a variety of chargers, so not sure what's up there. Since you have the LED's, you should consider using them a bit more. For instance, with the upgrade, you have to press the temp button plus on to enable the USB - why not have that also maybe light up the lights in some pattern to indicate what version it's running? Like the first row is the first digit, second row second digit, etc. Would be handy especially when having more devices. Also, I don't know what kind of battery sensing you have in it, but adding something to get a 'bar graph' on the device itself would be great. Like power up with temp down pressed, and it illuminates one row, red pixels for battery used, green for battery available, making a simple capacity view.

Anyway, haven't played with wifi yet, but just fiddling with the device it's quite nice - very pleased.

Creator Sherman Tillman on April 26

I am still waiting ...geeze am I on the last guy list? I paid $280 bucks for two with wifi, I live in California...how hard is it?

Creator yoshi morimoto on April 24

Got my Kick today :)

Not sure if anyone else mentioned but mine seems to make a high pitched whine that's just loud enough to hear from arm's length away. The tone changes as brightness is adjusted. That's not normal is it?

Creator Michael Edwards on April 24

Got the Kick recently and it works great. I just need a clip on diffuser to make it easier on my subject's eyes!

Creator Clemente Colomer on April 24

I finally got the firmware updated this past weekend, everything works great now.

Creator Element Pictures on April 23

Just got my two Kicks in. I really like it. The light coming out of this thing is very bright - no heat, and I like the ability to change the color of the light. Looking forward to the firmware updates and app updates as well.

Creator Dominik Deobald on April 20

@Rift: I am a developer, but mainly for Windows/Linux. Don't have any Android experience. But if you have an API documentation I'd love to get access :) - Is "support@kickstarter.com" really the correct address? Not an address at riftlabs.com?

Creator Dominik Deobald on April 20

@Rift & others: I can track the package delivery here in Germany via DHL and it still tells me that the package is waiting to be delivered to Germany - even after it has arrived at my home. It may update later today, but right now the tracking still tells me that it's not even arrived in my country.

Creator Dominik Deobald on April 20

Got my two kicks today in Germany. Took 3+ weeks in the post, but now the package arrived.

I don't have an iPhone - I'm using Android - so I remembered your FAQ answer: "Technically you can control the Kick from anything that has a WiFi connection. It is a matter of setting up communication and sending and receiving commands. If you are a developer you can control the Kick from a PC, Mac, Android, an Arduino with a WiFi shield, etc. The Kick has an API for this."

I went straight to your website and tried to find anything about the API. Without any luck so far. Will you publish anything in the near future?

Creator Adam 'Anouilh' Davies on April 20

Both my Kicks arrived yesterday and even though I don't own and iPhone any more I still have plenty of uses for these great devices! FYI The Kick Light app works just fine on my iPad. :D

Creator Ed Penano on April 19

Just got The Kick today in Silicon Valley, CA and I am totally getting a kick out of this light!

Creator dim3m on April 19

I was able to play around with the Kick today. I notice it gets warm when used for about 25 to 45 minutes or so. At some point while i had on for awhile, I had the color to green on the app (Color picker) and took some shots, then noticed the kick flickered to red and blue. And when I tried re adjusting the color on the app (color picker), it was giving me different colors. So I turned it off then turned it on again and it seems to work fine now. Anyways, you can check out my kick here:

http://dim3m.com/2013/04/19/the-kick/

Thanks Rift.

Creator Element Pictures on April 19

Just an FYI - I haven't got my Kicks yet (Hawaii) and I got the tracking from Hungary on the 10th, but no new updates. Not complaining, just informing.

Creator Ben Gordon on April 19

Hi Pauric,

I'v a had my Kicks in hand for a couple of hours now and am very impressed so far, Im looking forward to using them "in anger" next week while shooting interviews for the English Premier League Football TV channel (if circumstances allow!).

I was wondering what the current situation with the Kick accessories (clip, barn doors, intensifier) was? Are they going to be put into production and made available on the Rift Labs website? I'm sure your focus up until now has been purely on getting the units out and supported, but now most have shipped I was wondering if your attention might turn to this?

Many thanks

Ben

P.s. thoughts and prayers with all in Boston

Creator jcip on April 18

oh, nevermind
I guess I just need to reset it

Creator jcip on April 18

I've charged the kick. It's green light. But it doesn't turn on

Creator Benjamin Rohel on April 18

Hi,
Any news about iPhone 3GS or a objective C sdk so I CAN try to play with it?

Creator dim3m on April 18

@Rift Inc., The battery of my kick is moving inside it. Is that normal or should i open it and secure it? thanks

Creator dim3m on April 18

I just received mine right now here at LA, CA. Hope the others get their. Thanks Rift Inc!

Creator dim3m on April 18

Finally, the shipment status in Hungary has been updated. Its now here in CA. Now begins the waiting game.

Creator sg on April 18

Hi Riftlabs,

First of all I want to say that you produced a real neat, well thought-out device! Love how the battery is exchangeable! Support is über great.
But .. you stated in the FAQs that
"Technically you can control the Kick from anything that has a WiFi connection. It is a matter of setting up communication and sending and receiving commands. If you are a developer you can control the Kick from a PC, Mac, Android, an Arduino with a WiFi shield, etc. The Kick has an API for this."
Now you used adhoc WIFI. Android doesn't seem to support adhoc Wifi. It was possible to hack Wifi and enable adhoc prior to Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), but now .. nothing.
Happy if someone proved me wrong. But I am afraid this will not happen.
Let us know should you adapt the firmware to accomplish Android connectivity.

Cheers, sg

Creator Magnus Nordstrand on April 18

Received my kicks on monday and after having played around with them a bit I'm very pleased with how they turned out! They are brighter than i expected and it's quick and easy to set them up. The only issue I've come across is that the tend to make a high pitched noise on some colors. It's not loud but could be an issue when making video in quiet environments.

Creator Jeffrey Yan on April 18

How can I find out which address was used to mail my kick? Got the tracking number, but still showing that it's in Hungary...

Creator Steven on April 17

I received my Kicks in Canada! I entirely forgot how EXPENSIVE duty is :(

They work great though. My only complaint, is the WB+ button is very sticky on one of the two devices I received, and so you need to pause to wait for the button to come back out. Otherwise, the lights are performing great!