JaJa Update
Hi All,
Apologies for the infrequent updates, I have a LOT to do, including managing the corporate side of things. Rest assured that our products are on the way to market and you will be thrilled with the results. We have a former Belkin product manager on the team, together with two very experienced industrial designers, several software guys, social marketing guy and a web design team and myself overseeing it all.
Our intention is to make JaJa perfect, I only want 5 star reviews - that takes a little time and a lot of concentration! :-)
Here is a quick run down of what we have been up to since my last update.
1. Finalised electronic design - see image below - I have included a micro sim so you get an idea of the size.
the sensor we are using is not visible in this photo because I'd like to keep that confidential. The sensor has been selected, tested and preordered, I have 10 of them on hand for testing and calibration. We had assumed that quantities would not be a problem but the lead time is going to cause us a delay of 3-6 weeks, we now expect delivery of the finished product to you late in June.
2. Design has needed some minor internal tweaks - if any of you have ever worked on micro electronics and then tried to make it all fit inside a a very small space, and THEN tried to make it all work... you'd understand that these things don't just work first time. Then to top it all off I am demanding extremely high standards of fit and finish. We have gone through several iterations and we are now comfortable that you will get a very high quality product. What you see below is a second to final prototype, metal is not anodised, and the top tube is a printed product, end cap is not inserted.
The final proto will be on the way to us on Friday. The stylus feels brilliant in your hand - you are going to love this thing!
3. Tooling for the plastic parts commenced last week. We expect no further schedule slips once the sensors arrive in factory.
4. SDK has been completed and we are just awaiting the final version with our final frequency tables, which I should get tonight. Our original frequency table design needed a few changes - all fixed now. I'll then send our developers a separate update regarding SDK etc. Remember we use inaudible high frequency sound rather than battery draining Bluetooth, so we have no setup or synching - I think I should be able to show this working fully in the actual stylus body next week.
Website is live at www.jajastylus.com our new company has been setup and will live at www.hex3.co from later today, along with www.laserblaster.com for the AppTag sales. I'll be in China with our industrial designers and product manager for late May and then travelling to see developers and distribution partners around the USA and Europe with our T1/T2. Hopefully visiting Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC too.
Thanks for your continued support
Jon
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Comments
Creator Peter on May 28, 2012
Good to see MP is scheduled. I'm very curious to how the end product will perform. Good luck with the last miles Jon and the rest of the team!
Creator Moe on May 2, 2012
Yeah, but I'm about done with them. It just feels like they're not telling their customers everything they need to regarding the product, yet are asking for us to set aside a kind of steep chunk of money for something we know little about. I really liked my basic jot and was hoping to try out both of this product and that one, but now? I don't know...
Creator Donn Pattenden on May 2, 2012
Adonit are also taking extra time to hone their Jot Touch, which will compete directly with jaja.
Creator Nikolay Andreev on May 2, 2012
Exellent Update. Glad that quality, not release date is the target
Creator Moe on May 2, 2012
Pretty bummed about it getting pushed back again, but I'm happy to know that it's coming together and should be in our hands soon.
Creator Donn Pattenden on May 2, 2012
@Sunny See iPen for what can go wrong when a product is released prematurely.
Creator Sunny Kalara on May 2, 2012
Just freeze the darn specs and get it out. We'll pay $$ extra to get the second generation that is a lot better than first. Focus on timely release.
Creator Donn Pattenden on May 1, 2012
Thanks Jon. Look forward to it. :-)