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Nov 19, 2011 -
Jan 18, 2012
(60 days)
- First created · 59 backed
- John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen 372 friends
- Website: hiddenradiodesign.com
Pledge $20 or more
20 backers
You're awesome, really! Every dollar helps get us closer! You'll get a Hidden Radio micro fiber MP3 pouch and cleaning cloth. We’ll also send you an invite to our San Francisco or Milan Launch party + you’ll be listed on our website as a contributor.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2012Pledge $99 or more
199 backers All gone!
EARLY BIRDS Help us get the ball rolling! We will only be offering 199 Hidden Radios + BT Speakers in metallic silver at this discounted price. Be the first to get crystal clear sound in your home for only $99. At this discounted rate we just ask that you help us get the word out! FREE global shipping included.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $119 or more
3085 backers
ON BOARD You’ll be one of the first to get the HiddenRadio + BT Speaker in metallic silver. This will normally retail for over $175 but you will be able fill your room or apartment with booming sound at a discounted price. FREE global shipping included.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $229 or more
1562 backers
THE PAIR You’ll get two units in your choice of metallic silver or graphite black. One HiddenRadio will fill a room with booming pure sound, two can fill a home. FREE global shipping included.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $449 or more
276 backers
PARTY PACK II If you missed the limited edition pack you can still get 5 units in your choice of color without the individually numbered version. This is a huge discount as they will regularly sell for $175 each! With 5 units you can pass them to your friends or fill the house, patio, garage or wherever with great sound in a compact form! FREE global shipping included.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $449 or more
100 backers All gone!
PARTY PACK you’ll get 5 units in your choice of color, including one individually numbered limited edition unit. ONLY for Kickstarter! With 5 units you can pass them to your friends or fill the house, patio, garage or wherever with great sound in a compact form! ONLY 100 units available! FREE global shipping included.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012Pledge $659 or more
25 backers All gone!
SPECIAL EDITION WHITE you’ll be the first to receive 7 units in your choice of colors. Including a special high gloss white edition. FREE global shipping included.
Estimated delivery: Mar 2012
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Show older commentsCreator Elizabeth Lannon 5 days ago
Nice work guys. Been using mine for over 6 months now and its a great little speaker. Overall it suits all my needs, yeah there could be a little more bass but I'm happy I backed it and think it was well worth the money. Look forward to some new stuff!
Creator John VDN + Vitor Santa Maria on May 10
Hi Laura, this should not be a problem. Please drop an email to support@hiddenradiodesign.com
Creator laura martinez on May 10
Hey guys I lost my pouch while traveling in Singapore last month. Wondering if there is any way to get a new one? :) Love traveling with it and hitting the road again soon.
Creator jack on May 9
This minimalist speaker looks and works great. Customer service outstanding, dropped and broke mine, the guys at Hidden responded right away to replace it.
Creator Katy Mckillop on May 8
Hard to tell in a store with all the noise but man thats ugly! Still would go for my Hidden Radio :)
Creator Craig Girard on May 8
Listened to this speaker at Best Buy yesterday, sounds a billion times better than Hidden Radio and is 1/6 the price. http://www.amazon.com/HMDX-HX-P230RD-Bluetooth-Wireless-Strawberry/dp/B007R6HUBM/ref=sr_1_3…
Creator Adam on May 2
This product and these guys are great. I was really happy with my Hidden Radio, then I had a mechanical problem with it. But the customer service response to get it replaced was phenomenal. Now I'm an even bigger fan. Keep up the great work guys.
Creator John VDN + Vitor Santa Maria on May 2
Thanks Chris, sounds interesting, stay tuned ;)
Creator Chris Thomas on May 2
This may be of interest to those with two Hidden radios:
A new Kickstarter project is "Vertus", which splits a Bluetooth signal and sends it simultaneously to two speakers, creating stereo. I wonder if this might improve the functionality of my speakers even more.
Creator Heath Marshall on May 1
Hi guys, it's been a while since owning these and I think they are super. Your service has been fantastic with an issue with one item, but they have performed well, still with great battery life even though they are charged more than 3 times a week. Sound quality is brilliant compared to other devices at the same price. I highly recommend anyone thinking about getting this to take the plunge. The twist mechanism is still as new, that proves impeccable design and manufacturing techniques.
I'm really looking forward to future versions and other products you plan to release.
A big ask, but it would be lovely to see Airplay baked in one day.
Cheers
Creator Alex Weyermann on April 29
I've got 2 Hidden Radio's (Black & Silver) that I'd like to sell, these have been used (albeit only 3 times) .. I ordered 4 but simply dont need this many.
If anyone is interested, contact me on alex@weyermanns.org (Located in Melbourne, Australia).
Creator John VDN + Vitor Santa Maria on April 25
I'm sure we can help you fix that real easy. Please drop an email to support@hiddenradiodesign.com. Generally it just requires reseting the BT on iPhone along with the HiddenRadio.
Creator Sam Polsky on April 25
Can't pair iPad mini...help! No problem with iPhone 5...tried everything.
Creator Katy Mckillop on March 28
Hey guys, been living with mine a while now and still really enjoying them.
Been cool to see the new press you guys are getting as well, malife 4.5/5 stars http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/hiddenradio_review
Very well done, you must be very proud. Hope you guys have many years of success to come.
Creator John VDN + Vitor Santa Maria on March 28
Hi James, we're so sorry to hear this. Going to message you privately so we resolve this asap. Thanks for being a backer.
Creator Mr. James F Stinson on March 28
I LOVE TO GET TWO OF THE RADIO'S THAT WORK ...I ORDER THE $229.00 DEAL . IV SENT E~M'S LIFT MANY COMMENTS ON HERE AND ITS, GOING TO BE A YEAR , NO $229. NO WORKING RADIO'S . I.AM SO HAPPY I COULD HELP YOU GUYS OUT ... THANKS JAMES .. MY E~M ADDERS IS daron757blu@gmail .. ANY HELP PLEASE GUYS.. THANKS I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU .....
Creator Mary on March 25
Good job on the new red one guys its awesome to see you guys grow the product range. I'll be sure to get on board. Really happy I supported this project and got one of the first units, its still one of my favorite products I own as I was able to see the story behind it. I don't really have many products that I know so much about how it came in to reality, really cool process to be a part of! All the best!
Creator laura martinez on March 23
@JR: For this I think you'd better email directly to support@hiddenradiodesign.com
Creator JR on March 23
One of my radio's has died. Will not charge...no blinking lights...nothing. What can we do to fix this?
Creator Katy Mckillop on March 22
Awesome work on the new products guys! Very happy to be one of the first people to own a Hidden Radio. Keep up the good work!
Creator laura martinez on March 22
Hey John and Vitor, I haven't backed many projects on Kickstarter but I have to say that this was a wonderful experience. I've had my Hidden Radios around 6 months now and I must say that I use them almost on a daily basis. It's been nice to get rid of my big clunky speakers and just have something small and sleek. I also take some pride in showing them around and telling people 'I helped make it happen' with my backing heheh, maybe I was only a small part but very proud to be a part of this! All the best guys!
Creator Johnny on March 22
Saw your guys 4.5/5 review on MacLife, very well done guys! You should be proud of your efforts. Nice work also on the red one, might have to pick myself up one before they run out!
Creator Azeem Tajani on March 16
yeah, my batteries died a while back too. glad to see im not the only one with duds... i have to keep it plugged in all the time. Next time... jam box.
Creator Ricardo on March 5
Well... mixed results of two units, one of them is working really well, my wife's one... Mine today decided not to charge any more... what to do? thank you.
Creator Jared Arrington on March 1
I think my speakers dead. All the lights work properly but I get no sound via Radio, In-Line or Bluetooth. What a bummer.
Creator Tony Petitt on February 19
My Hidden Radio wont pair with my iPhone 4S or my iPad Mini using iOS 6.1.1
Is there a known problem here?
Creator Bob on February 14
Mine died. Won't charge either. No lights! Would love some customer support. I can't seem to log in!
Creator Tai Kahn on February 9
Big surprise, the horribly placed USB port is already broken, got 4 months use out of it. Thats like 25$ a month and total bs IMO.
Creator Andre de Fusco on February 8
I'm glad I funded the project, and I think John & Vitor gave it a good effort. The product does not live up to the hype through - the sound is inadequate, and the product is subpar overall.
Better luck next time guys, the journey is the reward.
Creator Katy Mckillop on February 4
Loving mine, looks and sounds awesome.
Creator Kenneth on February 4
"(looks like it could have come from those guys at Apple)"
Agreed, but doesn't feel or sound like it.
Creator Mary on February 1
The Hidden Radio works great for me as a good compact speaker. Hard for me to tell what is 90dB is but it easily fills up my place. Any more and it would be too loud. It goes nicely on my desk and compliments my macbook air really well (looks like it could have come from those guys at Apple). It makes also viewing shows online nicely amplified. A lot of people have noticed it in my place and often compliment the simplicity and just the cool design. Was great to come along on the ride and look forward to the new stuff these may have. Go Kickstarter!
Creator mark reinhoudt on January 31
I am selling mine!
Used it three times in all and am very under impressed.
Any potential takers can make themselves known via twitter message with price willing to pay (shipping will be charged at post office price). My twitter username is BCHMRK
Creator Kenneth on January 30
Tieg: If you have an Android phone I believe you can change the names of the speakers (don't think it's possible with iOS).
Creator Tieg Zaharia on January 29
Loving the Hidden speaker so far! I think the biggest issue so far has been that we have 2 of them in our apartment, and they both show up under the same name in Bluetooth device lists, so sometimes it's hard to find the right one. But other than that it's been great! Love being able to carry it around wherever we are in the apartment.
Great job with the whole campaign guys!
Creator Neil Stanley on January 23
Still not received mine. Help please.
Creator Cynthia Naegely on January 21
Just thought I would drop you a note to let you know how much I love my Hidden Radio speaker. I gave one to my daughter for Christmas and she loves hers too! My only wish is that someday I will be able to connect to more than one HR speaker at a time. I would love whole house coverage-can you imagine how sweet that would be?
Creator Arnold A Sitorus on January 15
There is possibility to connect a pair of HR&BTS to an audio source but it'll required some mods
That's by making custom audio cable by using the cable of a cheap earphone and replace both speaker heads with audio connectors. Connect earphone's original audio port to audio source, connect the audio connectors that replace the earphone's speakers to each HR&BTS, voila!
Stupid ridiculous mods and negating the HR&BTS design but only to say 'yes, you can connect two HR&BTS to a single source'.
Creator Pyro Kinetics on January 15
@Luis - Sorry, bluetooth does not allow that.
During initial concept they thought they could do it by one device serving as a hub speaker rebroadcasting to other devices. In Update 5 on Dec 31, 2011 they posted that this proved unworkable due to potential interference between RF and BT.
Creator Arnold A Sitorus on January 14
@Gunsta
I can pair any Bluetooth devices to my iDevice than pair it to other just fine.
Maybe you can try to delete the HR&BTS profile on your previous iPhone setting-bluetooth and turn BT off then pair it with your other iPhone.
Creator Eric Ishikawa on January 13
Gunsta, I contacted support and they said no joy. It has to do with Apple's implementation of bluetooth. :(
Other than that, I love my 2 Hidden Radios.
Creator Gunsta* on January 10
is it possible to pair two iphones 4.0 to the same hidden radio?
i've paired my own iphone A, works good.
tried to pair another iphone B and it's still searching?
i turned off iphone A but still no go.
i noticed the sound quality is not as good as i first used it.
Creator Salvatore on January 9
Hi guys,
I just wanted to thank you for putting together such an amazing project. I was an early bird backer and have really enjoyed the whole process. I loved all the lengthy updates too. Its shocking at how much effort is required to deliver a product of this quality.
The Hidden Radio really is a marvel of design. I heard you won a big design award in Germany. No surprise there. Its hard to find products, especially speakers that are both visually beautiful and so functional.
The Hidden radio has become part of my life. I use it everyday with the TuneIn Radio App where i stream live radio from around the world. I was recently in Amsterdam, listening to my favourite Sydney station. How good is that. I love the fact that i can control the volume with the volume buttons on my iphone. I dont even need to take it out of my pocket. The sound is great for such a small speaker. Its just fun to use and carry from room to room. I even listen to it whilst having dinner. Jazz and food. Who would have thought it would work so well?
My sister now has one, and does my mum and now my girlfriend. I think I'll get a white one next.
This was also my first Kickstarter project I backed. I am now a huge fan of the Kickstarter model and am hoping to start a project of my own. Thanks for the inspiration. Looking forward to see whats next from you guys. Keep it coming.
Creator Katy Mckillop on January 8
I'm pretty well happy with the quality of mine. They also made it clear many times before pledging closed that the functionality you are mentioning wasn't possible yet. All in all I like the product and I ended up being a very happy backer. Happy to sing their praise.
Creator Eddy Joaquim on January 7
I've had these for a few months. I'm pretty disappointed with this Kickstarter. I missed the revision to the original design that allowed only one speaker to be used at a time from a device, which was the only reason I got 2 in the first place. The more I use these things the more I realize how bad the sound quality is. As for the radio function I find it practically useless, especially since you have no idea what station you're finding.
All in all I would never recommend these, and they have started to gather dust. A rather expensive paperweight, alas.
On the plus side I now better understand the premise of Kickstarter and have become much more judicious in backing projects. I really want to like the Hidden Radio but the initial buzz of getting these has completely dissipated through day to day usage.
Creator Johnny on January 5
Did you fill out the survey Adin? Most people don't fill out the survey and then wonder where their reward is. I'm sure the guys will help you out.
Creator Adin on January 5
Hi there, I actually forgot I had pledged for this project. I pledged $119 which for which I was to receive one silver Hidden Radio and still have not received one as of January 4, 2013. Which is extremely fishy given that u can actually buy one now on their website.
I guess I bought the Invisible Radio, what a load of crap. I can't believe these guys could forget my pledge!
What should I do?
Creator Luis Rafael Martinez on December 31
Is it possible to pair two of the units to one Macbook Pro to get stereo sound?
Creator Johnny on December 29
Happy New Year Guys!
Having a lot of fun with my Hidden Radio. This has to be one of the more complex projects pulled off and I gotta say that I love my product. Been traveling around a lot and its been great to have some good audio in those hotel rooms. I also use it a lot for watching a movie on my iPad as the speaker on the iPad is too small for me to hear any dialogue.
I picked up a couple for gifts for xmas and the relatives love em, its always nice to tell them the back story about how I helped support this and how we followed it through production. It was a good process to be a part off. One minor thing I would add is it would be great if you could update your blog. As I said half the fun was following through the process, we'd love to see what you guys are up to now as your business grows.
All the best for the new year and look forward to hearing your progress!
Creator Dan on December 29
Wow... boom : http://www.gadgetmac.com/reviews/hidden-radio-portable-bluetooth-speaker-review.html