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Provide us with your twitter profile and we will tweet our appreciation and promote any project you are working on from our @TheOona twitter account.
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We will send you one Oona, which will plan to retail for around $30 once on the market. We'll include a handwritten thank you note written on postcards from San Francisco, Los Angeles or New York. Also, you'll receive an appreciation tweet. *For shipping to Canada please include an extra $10 **For shipping internationally please include an extra $25
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We will send you one Limited Edition Oona anodized in San Francisco Gold and laser etched with the number contributor you are (ex. 042 of 250). We will also include a personalized thank you postcard and a thank you tweet. *For shipping to Canada please include an extra $10 **For shipping internationally please include an extra $25
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This level gets you one standard Oona and one special edition Oona. Also, at least one member from our team will spend an hour on the phone with you to discuss and offer ideas on any aspect of your project, from design to filming. We'd love to help your project succeed. SPECIAL ADDITIONAL OFFER: For the contributor who pledges the most over $250, we will spend up to 10 hours either helping to prototype and design your product, including access to our CNC vertical mill, or editing your project video. We love reading and learning about other projects and would love to help you with yours.
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Brad, Danny and I (Sam), all grew up together in the Bay Area. After college we split up- Sam moved to New York, Brad moved to Los Angeles and Danny moved to San Francisco. Even though we aren't close to each other, we are always in contact, skyping, texting, bouncing design and product ideas off each other. The Oona represents our first official collaboration, of which we hope there are many to come.
So disappointed by this product. For something that's designed to hold your phone. It just doesn't. I recall the product was delayed because the first batch of suction cups were not up to scratch. Well, the final batch wasn't either. I've some cheap suction cups from the dollar store which are stronger and last longer than the Oona and they hold more weight. How one can get such a fundamental part of a product wrong is beyond me. The Oona is very unreliable and consequently pretty pointless. Caveat Emptor, people! You live and learn, with less money to burn..
POS product. First and last product I will purchase with a kickstarter account. Perhaps that's harsh but when you get as big a fail as the effin Oona it's all tainted. What a joke of a cradle. Laughable bad if I hadn't paid for it.
Why they won't answer their emails is beyond me, still no Oona here.
I still have not received my Oona.
Please contact me.
Disappointed with my OONA. It's pretty much nothing I needed it to be. Wouldn't stick to my window in my car for long unless I didn't want it to hold my iPhone. Didn't work as a desk stand either. Hopefully the next kickstarter project I back is better than this one. =(
When am I going to get my Iona. You are now selling them thru fancy but havent delivered to many? Of your backers. WTF
Been using my Oona for a while now...works great!! Thanks for a quality product...look forward to future products.
Still haven't recieved my Oona... Money back? (2) And, no feedback at all, just send some unanswered emails.
Didn't recieve a survey. E-mailed you twice, no reply, no Oona. Paid $50, when will it ship?
Hi all: At this point all Oonas have been shipped - Please make sure you've filled out the survey Kickstarter sent you or feel free to email us at info@theoona.com. Thanks!
Still haven't recieved my Oona... Money back?
Well, they were honest about one thing though (The Oona: Whatever You Need It To Be). So it turns out mine was destined to be a door stopper.
They are back on Kickstarter with a new product (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/552506690/brydge-ipad-do-more…) so I don't think they will be revisiting suction cups anymore. The Oona is dead.
Sam -- Any plans to revisit the suction cups? Personally, I think your design is great, the packaging is great, everything about the product is great -- except it doesn't work. And it doesn't work only because of the suction issue. I think all of your backers would like to see you succeed. You collected a lot of money from us; it would be nice if we saw you using it to improve on this product. (Oh, and yeah, were *are* the post cards?)
The Oona was a nice concept, but ended up being a less than stellar product. I have to say communication form the Oona team was (and continues to be) sub-par. As part of the pledge many of us were promised "...a personalized thank you postcard and a thank you tweet". It doesn't seem that ever happened, and looking at the comments below many people are still waiting for their product almost a 10 months after it's funding goal was achieved.
Not exactly a great Kickstarter success story.
i can say it wasn't a scam. i got mine, but the device is less-than-stellar. the suction cups lose grip after only a few minutes, on pretty much any surface, including my iphone.
Also still waiting...
For those of you who hasn't received the product, honestly you're not missing out on much. Save yourself from the grief and frustration.
I'm still waiting for my Oona as well. Update??
Hi all, at this point all Oonas should have been shipped. If you haven't received yours check to make sure you filled out the survey Kickstarter sent you or feel free to email us at info@theoona.com. Thanks!
Still no product yet... update?
I still have not received my Oona, can you provide an update!
These suck. No suction, too much wiggle, doesn't hold the iPhone unless on a flat non-mobile surface (desk). POS in my opinion.
did anyone ever even receive an 'appreciation tweet'?
Selling my limited edition Oona! 19/250. Email me at my571k@gmail.com!
These guys are definitely running a scam. Yet another backer who has paid and not received anything yet. Try posting a dispute with amazon? Oh no, you can't because it's been longer than 105 days.
To any other people who have arrived here researching this product - keep the fuck away from this company (or whatever they call themselves). These guys are not only scammers, but their product is garbage (based on the comments below)
I also have yet yo receive mine
Didn't received my Oona yet. What can I do? This is my second message. The first one has been canceled or what?
Did received it but the product really doesn't live up to its expectations, be careful with the idea of putting it against the car glass, it doesn't stick. Too bad, it did look like a great idea but it is not a good device, suction, as others have commented, is terrible. The little bag is that, too little, etc. One more something to the drawer. Disappointed
Same as the others, the suction is terrible. Using it on a desk and both small and large suction cups slide around, wet or not, with no iPhone case. Ugh.
I'm in SF and I'm still waiting for my unit! Never received a notice or anything. Could we please have an update? Have all of them been shipped?
I was ALSO promised delivery a LONG time ago. I was TOO one of your first 500 backers. What is going on? What is the schedule about your product? I´ve tried to contact you by email to know where is my oona but you still no answer. You should give me an answer about this situation.
I got an email in november 21th that a package was shipped to me on 11/21/2011 from Oona LLC.
I'm in Copenhagen/Denmark and still haven't seen any trace of it.
I was also promised delivery a LONG time ago. I was too one of your first 500 backers and fully paid on May 31. The "quick updates" that claim that thousands have shipped really concerns me too!
What is going on? No one seems to care and no one reply to my messages. I´ve tried to contact you by email to know where is my oona but you still no answer.
Was this a scam for some of us?
i am highly disappointed with this product. as advertised is very deceitful and it does not work. i got my Oona in October-2011 and have never been able to use it as advertised.
its very disappointing.....................
I'm left speechless. It 'a long time that I try to contact you by email to know where is my oona but you still can not answer.
i still have not received the package even though I was informed that it was shipped in November. I have contacted by email you but I do not know anything about that. Please respond and let me know where my package is finished.
Have been trying Oona for two months. Design is average, reliability is very low, even using the ugly stickers it falls down after some time.
It's a petty, it looked nice on the design stages but does not fulfill what it promised.
I am selling my Oona. If anyone is interested, please email me at mgk1789@gmail.com and make me an offer. Thanks.
I received Oona 126/250 last week. It's golden and beautiful, smaller than I would have expected but it proofs to be very strong. It holds my iPhone very reliably (now that I write this it drops it :( ) and is very versatile. Good product!
Had to pay another 20$ on customs since the parcel wasn't correctly declared.
Finally Arrived! Thank you, perfect!
Surely I will buy some more The Oona.
I got my Oonas yesterday and I'm very happy with it as a product. I think it does what it was designed to do. "Short time periods". As a desk stand it's beautiful, I tested it on both a window and a white board for extended (30 minutes plus) and worked perfect. Drove home (on Irish roads) with it on the window and was still very secure when I arrived home (40+ minutes) using the small suction cups.
I think the video raised the expectations too high for people and I must assume (based on feedback) that the quality of the suction cups varies.
I would recommend this as a product and will be using my 2nd one as a Christmas present (to someone I like)
Got my Oonas! Thanks! Haven't unpacked them yet though, one of 'em is an x-mas present to the wife and she's almost always at home when I am also!
WOO HOO... got OONA #1 of 250!!!! is it collectable?
Where the F@ck are my 2 units????? I was an early backer and this is what I get...NOTHING !
I have sent repeated messages with only false promises.
BUYER BEWARE!!!!!
Got my Oona today. (in South Korea)
Fist of all, I did not like the package.
It says too much about what it is. reminds my experience of buying a mediocre iPhone accessory.
Like the metallic parts.
I guess the problem of suction cup is every time I tried, it makes uneven results. which means unpredictable. sometimes it holds my iPhone pretty well and sometimes it just fail to standing still.
large size suction cups are the worst part of the package. it needs more hardness.
besides my critical point of view, I like the whole experience of being a part of this project.
please give me a chance to enjoy with another great concept and product better than this time soon.
thanks.
got it in australia.
works fine if on the stand. if suction cupped on both ends it doesn't work.
logo: everyone in the office thought it was lipsticks.
box design: plain box would be more desirable.
bag: as bad as i expected so am not disappointed at all!
guess i could've bought a cheaper paper weight, but i wouldn't have had experienced the suspense of waiting for it.
Just received my Ooooona.I would be more happy if thiw would be in my hands on time.Anyway.Great look , great package.Not so good the joke with the card inside.It stays without moisture in suction cup only for 5 min.Ok but with moisture only 10 min.For 131,220 dollars i was hopping to be more proffesional to your work . Wish to you next to be more specific and accurate to your project.
Received the Oona yesterday in Canada. Initialially I'm very impressed, solidly and precisely built. Sent via USPS, no tracking info sent, just FYI for other backers. very pleased. Time for you're next great project. Thanks.
Hi,
Just got it today.
Cheers from France
Hi! Seems like I'm not the only one wondering where my 2 Oonas are... Are they on their way to Sweden perhaps?
Oona received : Yeah !
Oona tried : Fail !
The suction cup does not the job : my Motorola Milestone / Droid 2 falls after about 5-10 min (desk stand mode). I will NOT trust Oona to support it on a windshield / whiteboard / fridge. This smartphone is kinda heavy tho'.
Too bad I don't have a iPhone 4 : I'd go for the Glif (successful Kickstarted project). However, I'll follow closely the development of the MobileMount (also successful Kickstarted project).
I consider that this version is still beta. Hopefully, the team will create a new / better / stronger one. Trial & error is the best way to get a perfect product ! Keep up the work :)