Full speed ahead
We are moving production ahead of schedule. No waiting until February like initially planned to start prototyping custom electronics, getting tooling made, ordering material, building machine shop fixturing, sourcing components and hire talented people.
The way Kickstarter works, we do not recieve any pledge funds until 19 days after the funding finishes, which is late February. So to cover these huge upfront costs before then, we are raising interim capital to make things happen faster.
Media
We have received glowing reviews from Wired, Gizmodo, Cult of Mac, Uncrate, GigaOM, Electronista, and many more. Its a surreal feeling to see your product in the blogs you read everyday.
And its been shared around the world by thousands of people of Facebook and Twitter. The Twitter stream for “Elevation Dock” has been cool to watch.
But it is still crickets in the mainstream press... If anyone knows a journalist, we would be happy if you forwarded them a link to our project. Like “Hey David Pogue, feast you eyes on this hunk of metal that is the fastest growing crowd funded product in history.”
And they can get in touch directly: media@elevationlab.com
FAQ
We have recieved a ton of inquires and have a growing FAQ section at the bottom of the front page to help. Here are the two most popular:
How do I back multiple rewards? Just add up the total of the pledges you want and enter that as the pledge amount. We will send out an email form when the funding closes to confirm everything.
How do I change my pledge level? Hit the blue “Manage My Account” button and you can change it. Your card isn’t charged until the final day of funding anyways.
What a week
3,998 backers and $374,970 in 7 days. Thank you, I can’t say it enough.This is truly a project that has grown out of thin air and would never have been made without you.
-Casey
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Funding period
Dec 13, 2011 -
Feb 11, 2012
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- First created · 29 backed
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- Website: elevationlab.com
Pledge $59 or more
3726 backers
Get your own Elevation Dock in glass bead blasted finish (like on Apple unibody Macs). These will later retail for $90 if the project gets funded. CNC'd from solid aircraft aluminum, low friction connection, USB out. [US shipping included, add $20 for international]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $79 or more
4179 backers
Get the Elevation Dock+ in glass bead blasted finish. The Dock+ adds shielded Line Level audio out plus USB power adapter. These will later retail for $120. [US shipping included, add $20 for international]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $85 or more
1956 backers
Get the Elevation Dock+ in anodized Matte Black finish. The Dock+ adds shielded Line Level audio out plus USB power adapter. [Shipping included, add $20 for international]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $118 or more
1918 backers
**Newly Added** Back Multiple Rewards: Select this level, add the total of the rewards you want, and enter that as pledge amount. For example, if you want two Matte Black Dock+ and one SunOrange Ltd Edition Dock+, you would enter $320 in the pledge amount (85+85+150=320). We will email you when funding is complete to reconfirm your order exactly. [USA shipping included, add just one $20 charge total for international shipping]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $150 or more
196 backers
Get a special LimeGreen or SunOrange anodized Elevation Dock+ with lasered serial numbers. These beautiful finishes subtly change color at different angles and are exclusive only to KickStarter backers in this limited run. [We'll get your color choice when the project ends. Includes USA shipping, add $20 for international]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $250 or more
229 backers
MultiPak: Get one limited edition LimeGreen Dock+ and 2x standard Elevation Docks for yourself or to give to friends and family to step up their docking experiences. [We'll get color choices from you when the project ends. Includes USA shipping, add $50 for international]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $500 or more
178 backers
ProPak: Get 2x Matte Black Dock+, 2x standard Docks, plus both the limited edition LimeGreen and SunOrange Docks. Outfit everybody with the best dock made for the iPhone. [Includes USA shipping, add $50 for international]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $2,000 or more
5 backers
**New** Reseller Pack - Get 15 standard Docks and 15 Dock+, both in bead blasted finish and in premium retail packaging. Tremendous discount from retail. [Insured USA shipping included. International shipping arranged by buyer]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $5,000 or more
13 backers
**New** Distributer Pack - Get 100 standard Docks in bead blasted finish and in premium retail packaging. You will have these long before any other vendor. Retail is $90. [Insured USA shipping included. International shipping arranged by buyer]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012Pledge $10,000 or more
8 backers
**New** Distributer Pack+. Get 70 standard Elevation Docks, 62 Dock+ in bead blasted finish, and 25 Dock+ in Matte Black. All in premium retail packaging. Tremendous discount from retail. Email if you would like to customize this or do a higher level. [Free insured USA shipping. International shipping arranged by buyer]
Estimated delivery: Apr 2012
Comments
Creator Natalie Nash on January 5, 2012
A truly innovative product, I really hope these are as successful as they deserve to be and you might consider an iPad variant in the future.
Creator Logan Winter on December 20, 2011
Thank you for moving ahead of schedule to shorten the waiting game I was so dreading. If you choose to any other products, I'm sure this action guarantees returning customers with your up-front "customer first" stance in mind.
Creator Vincent van Valen on December 20, 2011
i don't like the normal iPhone dock but these are truly beautiful ! so this is something that must be made !!
Creator Lucas Simon Phai on December 20, 2011
Casey Good Job, waiting for the iPad versions.
Creator Casey Hopkins + ElevationLab on December 20, 2011
Chris, It will be available to retailers as soon as we have shipped the last dock to our backers.
Creator Chris @ BiteMyApple on December 20, 2011
If you're not going to offer the Elevation to us retailers just say so.