Update #17: First shots of the Over-molding!
Hi Everyone,
Merry Christmas! Santa brought us a great gift this year: some awesome first production samples of the EscapeCapsule! We wanted to do a quick update to show you some pictures of the first shots of the over-molding on the main housing. There are a few areas that need some adjustment in the tooling to prevent "flash" from occurring. You can see this around the over-molding for the lock button on the images below. Otherwise, we are really seriously pleased with how the over-mold and housing look and feel. Even without the final polishing on the tool the plastic housing is already looking nice and shiny! We are very excited and simply wanted to share this with you. They are now making some tooling adjustments and we hope to have second round shots on all parts within the next few weeks. We will then work to assemble and test the first working units of the EscapeCapsule! :-D
We hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas and is gearing up for a rocking New Years celebration. Today actually so happens to be Josh's Birthday as well, so we have lots to celebrate. Wishing everyone the best in the new year!
Lots of Love,
Josh & June
note: The color of the over-molding is not indicative of any color we will use on the product. When making first shots it is common for the factory to use recycled material from other production runs. These materials may have yellowed or have impurities that do not represent the final material colors or quality. We have made a request that we do the next shots in stealth black. ;-)
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ANGEL SUPPORTER: We think you are a pretty special human being and we love you! Your generous support will have a big impact on our ability to launch the EscapeCapsule. In return, we are going to give you an iPhone 4 32G unlocked and 10 EscapeCapsules in your choice of colors. On that note, we want you to be involved in picking the color of the next EscapeCapsule, which we will send you when available. And furthermore, we felt it would be fun to talk about colors after a brief tour of the factory, so we are going to include a trip to Hong Kong so you get to see where the product is made. We will fly you from LAX to HKG and put you up in a hotel for 7D/6N. While in Hong Kong, we will take you out for a beach BBQ and a night out on the town for dinner and drinks. Also, there are a few hidden beaches, waterfalls and epic rock climbing spots that we would love to share with you. Sound fun? Of course, it's the ultimate escape!
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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 international finance and business who has led cross-border deals in industries from biotech to the world’s largest financial institutions. Together Josh and June have rock climbed, boarded, flown, surfed, hiked, jumped, swam, and chilled out in some rugged and exciting destinations around this gorgeous world.
Catalyst is a reflection of who we are and what we do in life.
How much longer must we wait?? Please refrain from the mumbo, jumbo manufacturing bullsh... That's already been used in previous updates. A simple numerical value, (i.e. 12 months, 18 months) will do... I'm just asking what everyone "really" wants to know...
Like everyone else, we are growing impatient, it is now four months since they were supposed to be shipped and we are still getting these type of updates? Just the other day I saw a similar product in BestBuy that is also water/sand/dirt/dust proof for the same price I sponsored this project with. They even have a belt clip available.
"Project Creators are wholly responsible for fulfilling obligations both implied and stated in any project listing they create."
Its been almost six months since I have supported this project, and +4 months on a promised delivery date. Hopefully there will be a detailed update soon or I will be placing a Stop Payment and just purchasing the equivalent that is already readily available in a major retailer.
I want my money back!