Kickstarter

Creator Jonny Retro 22 minutes ago

Where'd ya go vak? Hacker got your tongue again?

Creator Jonny Retro 23 minutes ago

::crickets::

Creator Sean Houlihane about 3 hours ago

Clearly this project is using the uPlay Z3 as a prototype for their videos. I don't think this would be a violation of kickstarter t&c. However, the creator claims this is not the Z3, and implies it is not a derivative. So, questions are:
1) Who funds the hardware design team?
2) Why was mbed shown as the prototyping platform, how does this relate to the production SoC?
3) Who owns the patents, and which are published (i.e. public, on uspto.gov)
4) How much of the project funding comes from kickstarter, who pays the rest? If this were a corporate project in disguise, it might be slightly more credible.
Basically, we are asking for some reasons to believe that this is a genuine product, and not just a marketing exercise for a cheap knock-off copy of someone else's design - it could be that there is a risk for customs to confiscate these which would be a shame...

Creator Richard Hustwit about 4 hours ago

Be a Producer Not a Consumer!

I love to build things for people to use. That being said...ideas are good but how do you plan to build it, get it implemented, and then execute it? If you need help building it, let me know. I've got a great team that can help.

...urgh...

http://about.me/vaksambath

Creator Alon Walter about 6 hours ago

Ammm... By the way,
If a hacker wrote that message, and then posted it all over - including in the update section, why don't you put a new update that explains exactly that?
You can't expect anyone to believe that it was posted by a hacker - and yet you leave it as a legit update...

Creator Deze man about 6 hours ago

Either KS really really screwed up on their clearance steps to grant permission to post a project or it was just sheer negligence on their part overlooking blatant lies/details in the project description..
For a project which has been well active over a week now, this is something they really need to look into, even more carefully and rethink how they accept fakes or projects without any possibility of a reality. 'Simple logic already says that this description of Rock doesn't make sense' - So Kickstarter, how did this description of @Vakster's Rock Smartwatch and his shoddy details go past the brains at your office??
True disappointment,.. first towards Vakster and his team for handling things the way they did and second towards Kickstarter to have this infomercial (aka what a child could write) get past their screening process.

And as for you the Vakster/Vak :
Account hacking-reposting-spamming... i see success for someone of this caliber lurking deep down in a cavern... When you do plan to (which i dont believe you will, if you do things this way) launch another project either here or by yourself, you have some valuable lessons to learn from the comments here... It was not a downpour gone bad for you, it was just bad smelly s*** hitting the fan and spewing all over the plans... (which could have been a bit cleaner btw).

Creator TheGoldenWarrior about 6 hours ago

This project looked fishy to me from the start, when reading about contradicting specs like a 1080p 240x240 display and so on..
And now things seem to get even more ridiculous.
You still have a chance to clear out all the doubts: provide specs that make sense and give us a REALLY good explaination about why the Z3 seem to be a much cheaper chinese watch which looks completly identical.
With the recent events here in the comment section, i would need a miracle to get the trust back, though.

Creator Priam about 7 hours ago

This will end up in books about crowdfunding. Future author - you can mention me :)

Creator Penguwin about 8 hours ago

I've reserved posting until now... At this point though, It's obvious beyond a shadow of a doubt that Vak and his team tried to pull a fast one and then bullsh*t their way out of it when they got exposed by the community.

@Vak - Game over... You tried and you got called on it. You got caught.... Its over.... Just deal with it.

FOR ANYONE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR A **REAL** SMARTWATCH:
There are plenty good SmartWatches out there... You simply have to do your homework. Most are no longer on Kickstarter, but the prices and availability are improving. I would suggest looking into the Neptune Pine, Pebble, or the HOT watch... Just my personal opinion. I have several SmartWatches at the moment and they all have their pro's and con's. Ultimately, its what you specifically want in a SmartWatch that matters... And, that may not be what the next person wants.

Also, I invite anyone to check my profile... It may give you more ideas to find the SmartWatch that is right for you. I have enjoyed Kickstarter for a while now and usually back most SmartWatch projects.

Hopefully Kickstarter themselves or Vak will finally put an end to this charade and end this project.

Best of luck to all... Be safe out there :-) .

Creator Trogdor about 10 hours ago

@Alon

yeah, but then the tweets would go out to his followers too :)

Creator LiLo about 10 hours ago

So, Bryan D is yet another mystery backer who has done absolutely nothing on KS but suddenly rushes in to defend the project. These amazing coincidences just keep baffling me!

Creator Alon Walter about 10 hours ago

Unbelievable... Can't wait to see what's next...

@Trogdor:
Don't be so sure - he might say that now the hacker gained access to his tweeter account as well....

Creator Trogdor about 10 hours ago

@All

If, for whatever reason, you contact @Vak via email, use a throw-away account [Google it if you're not sure of a provider.]

@Vak

This is the most fun I've ever had in a Kickstarter. How about this: The 'Good' Vak posts a twitter @Vakster with the same time/date as your next post [or a picture of you showing the post, I don't give a shit which one you do]. Then we can know the 'good' Vak is back. I'm not even gonna bother with asking about @BJ's questions or the 'different' statement in the middle of all that Spam that happened.

Then lets hear some answers. No redacted shit, no mumbo-jumbo, just straight answers to some pretty easy questions.

Reminds me a lot of the Pets.com fiasco back in the day...not gonna go into that story though.

Creator nicole dolly about 10 hours ago

I don't even care anymore. Peace out everyone. Time to get my dollar back @ again check out the HALOBAND!

Creator Atul Kapoor about 11 hours ago

Vak

Why you keep on throwing your email id to us and assuring all about if we want to talk then contact you.

We all are talking to you and shouting our lungs out asking legitimate questions… THIS IS THE FORUM you should use and speak.

You are acting like a KID and created all nuisance and then reporting some FAKE HACKER.

SPEAK UP before the same Hacker strikes back and starts responding.

Show us the copies of legal notice which you have send to Chinese Manufacturers… show something.

Honor the forum and backers.

Creator francis paz about 11 hours ago

I'm gonna ask kickstarted to check the ip address of this "hacker", we'll get to the bottom of this and Vak is gonna hit "rock bottom"!

Creator Matthew about 11 hours ago

Not to mention the hacker also uploaded the answers to the updates section

Creator BJ Van Gundy about 11 hours ago

Lol.

So let me get this straight:

1. "Someone" spent hours or processing power to hack a KS account, which would provide them no benefit, financial or otherwise.
2. When said "someone" in fact hacked the KS account, they decided not to vandalize or do damage... but they did it in order to post a horribly written "answer" to a bunch of questions;
3. The principal on this project, just so happened, along with the rest of his "team" to have been completely ignoring everything going on on his project all day, as his pledges were being cancelled or reduced to $1;
4. When he does come back on, he suggests that the hacker also sat around all day posting the same long "answer" to the questions over and over and now, when all of the criticism is now buried about 10 clicks on the "Show older comments" button, he wants to make nice.... but still has no answers to any of the questions posed.
5. Mr. Sambath apparently isn't even aware of the Z3 according to his recent post calling it "some Z3".

SO. If a person is to believe that some benevolent hacker, who knows what the Z3 is (or he couldn't have done all the sad comparisons that he did), wrote a poorly concocted response to all the questions and then sat and babysat the comment page all day obnoxiously posting said poorly concocted response over and over and over again... well....I guess that person should back this project.

You make the call on how gullible you are.

Creator Atul Kapoor about 11 hours ago

Vak: You are incredibly predictable Genius Joker… You have not only dodged the questions but you are so lucky that even the so called Hacker was also playing defensive for you.

Rather than jeopardizing your already jeopardize image, Mr. Hacker was playing defensive for you.

Now don't tell us it was the same Chinese who have stolen your prototype, also hacked your account.

Hahahaha…

Creator Asterix about 11 hours ago

@vak, if your team is real, release a video update of all your ream members introducing themselves and talking about their roles.
And the engineer answering our questions.
Release it ASAP.

Creator Benedict Huang about 11 hours ago

I'll give "real Vak" the benefit of doubt since he claims his account has been hacked and unrecoverable for 3 days. Everyone deserves a second chance to make amends but this is no excuse to hide from backers who part with their money to support you.

It is still incredulous that after so many days we've not gotten answers to the most rudimentary questions. Saying it is "better" doesn't cut it, everyone on KickStarter is "better" than someone else. Backers aren't your average "Murican redneck", we've studied and are educated and many here are engineers or have created KS projects of our own. Unless you've created a super secret computer than can out-hack the NSA, nothing is too proprietary or deserves to be undisclosed.

What we backers hope to see are working prototypes, not mockups or photoshopped images of the UI. If it is as you claim, delivery should be by March 2014, it should not be impossible to not show off prototypes, not to mention the watch has been in development for 2 years now.

And one more thing is the Rock a ripoff of the Z3? Or is the Z3 a ripoff the Rock? This is the one big elephant in the room that needs to be addressed. And since we have seen pictures of the Z3 looking uncannily similar to the Rock but has been released a year earlier. The onus is on you to prove without a shadow of doubt Rock is an original creation or you guys were ripped off.

If you wish to earn our trust and dollars to get your project funded, quit dwadling about and answer the questions we have posted in a clear and concise pattern. The experience over the past few days is rather damaging and I guarantee it will follow wherever you take your business or next venture. If you are sincere about repairing your reputation, I suggest reaching out in a friendly and non confrontational manner.

Creator francis paz about 12 hours ago

well, you say it wasn't you, somebody hacked your account...I guess in that case Kickstarter could check the ip address of the person who spammed. Unless of course the hacker also broke inside your house and spammed from your computer...
You're a joke Vak, why don't you just give up?

Creator Jonny Retro about 12 hours ago

seriously vak just cancel the campaign already, the stigma of the shit you're pulling has reached far beyond just kickstarter.... get your shit together and try again

Creator Jonny Retro about 12 hours ago

yup someone just so happen to hack your account and then post defensive comments with the same undertones and garbage you've been feeding us since day one..... yea im sure we're all ready to believe you on this one vak..... fuckin unreal....

Creator Matthew about 12 hours ago

@Vak,
So are you saying that after the spamming started you also didn't make this comment
"We have been in communication with the Z-3 manufactures, we are developing are own proprietary smartwatch, so we want the facts communicated not speculation or opinions
The Rock Team"

Creator Jonny Retro about 12 hours ago

@Vak, HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Creator francis paz about 12 hours ago

it keeps on getting better! you're a comedy genius Vak!!!

Creator francis paz about 12 hours ago

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