Shipments Arriving, Websites, and CES
What a whirlwind!
Two weeks ago, our Kickstarter for the Puzzlebox Orbit officially closed. Since then we have been working frantically to ship all of our December reward tiers, especially those from backers indicating they desired delivery in time for holiday gifting. We are happy to announce all December orders are now on their way, and in many cases already received! Special thanks to Avary Kent, the rock star who managed the process.
Meanwhile we have continued to progress on the technical front. Our first Android app was published to the Google Play store on December 11th. The download is free and available to anyone. Unfortunately our app for Apple device is still not available in the App Store, and according to this notice from Apple, they have closed for the holiday and we shouldn't expect to see it before December 29th. We will continue to provide updates as we hear more.
That said, source code for both Android and iOS will be released in the next several days. We have actually produced a complete development tracker which permits filing bug reports, tracking milestones, browsing source, downloading beta releases, and so on. A wiki includes the complete instruction manual for operating the Orbit under Android. Alongside this we have established a very basic website for the Puzzlebox Orbit that will shortly be receiving a community forum. We expect to use this resource for future updates and will eventually phase out the Kickstarter mechanism.
And our last new announcement is that Puzzlebox will be presenting on the floor of CES in Las Vegas this January, thanks to space provided by NeuroSky. You can find us at the follow location:
Booth: LVCC, South Hall 2 - 26130
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Pushing Brain-Computer Interface technology forward is our guiding principle. The positive response we have received through this Kickstarer helps support our efforts and we want to thank every one of our backers. We hope each of you see yourselves as now part of a community which will continue to grow over the coming months. And while the Kickstarter itself has officially expired, we are still accepting orders at the listed closing prices if you contact us directly.
So if you missed out on getting your own Puzzlebox Orbit, don't worry. Its not the end of the world.
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Nov 8, 2012 -
Dec 8, 2012
(30 days)
- First created · 3 backed
- Steve Castellotti 356 friends
- Website: orbit.puzzlebox.info
Pledge $10 or more
22 backers
Any pledge of $10 or more help move our project forward and in thanks we will add your name to the list of sponsors included with the software and credited on our website
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Pledge $39 or more
6 backers
In appreciation of a larger donation we will send a Puzzlebox T-Shirt in the size of your choosing (S, M, L, XL, or XXL)
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Add $10 to ship outside the USPledge $89 or more
29 backers Limited (3 of 32 left)
Puzzlebox Orbit helicopter system complete with infrared adapter for use with Android or iOS mobile handsets. EEG hardware not included. This edition is perfect for those looking to get an early start with our software or who already own a NeuroSky Mindwave headset.
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Ships within the US onlyPledge $149 or more
50 backers All gone!
Puzzlebox Orbit helicopter plus NeuroSky MindWave Mobile EEG headset for use with Android or iOS mobile handsets. This edition is intended for developers, testers, and other early collaborators. At only $20 more than retail cost for the MindWave Mobile itself this is a great bargain!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Ships within the US onlyPledge $169 or more
25 backers All gone!
Puzzlebox Orbit helicopter plus NeuroSky MindWave Mobile EEG headset for use with Android or iOS mobile handsets. This edition is intended for developers, testers, and other early collaborators. As our $149 tier fills up we have added more units available in time for the holidays!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Ships within the US onlyPledge $189 or more
130 backers Limited (6 of 136 left)
Puzzlebox Orbit helicopter plus NeuroSky MindWave Mobile EEG headset for use with Android or iOS mobile handsets. This edition is intended for developers, testers, and other early collaborators. With our $149 and $169 tiers full these are the last units bundled with EEG headsets available in time for the holidays!
Estimated delivery: Dec 2012Ships within the US onlyPledge $199 or more
44 backers Limited (6 of 50 left)
Second round and worldwide backers. Puzzlebox Orbit helicopter plus NeuroSky MindWave Mobile EEG headset for use with Android or iOS mobile handsets. This edition is intended for developers, testers, and other early collaborators. Price includes international shipping but receiver may be accountable for additional taxes (can vary between 10%-20% in some countries).
Estimated delivery: Jan 2013Pledge $249 or more
50 backers All gone!
This reward package includes the complete Puzzlebox Orbit helicopter, Puzzlebox Pyramid remote control base station and a NeuroSky MindWave EEG headset.
Estimated delivery: Apr 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $299 or more
46 backers Limited (10 of 56 left)
Second round and worldwide backers. This reward package includes the complete Puzzlebox Orbit helicopter, Puzzlebox Pyramid remote control base station and a NeuroSky MindWave EEG headset. Price includes international shipping but receiver may be accountable for additional taxes (can vary between 10%-20% in some countries).
Estimated delivery: May 2013
Comments
Creator Puzzlebox on December 22
Anthony V-
My notes indicate your package was shipped on December 14th. Some packages were shipped via USPS, other via FedEx. All packages included tracking numbers which should have been emailed to you automatically. I know the FedEx slips included the message "This message was sent to notify you your Puzzlebox Orbit has shipped to the address you have provided" but do not have USPS receipts handy to verify. Coordinating the receiving, packaging, and shipment of 234 helicopters and nearly as many headsets (from a separate supplier), with minimal staff, all in the space of just of few days was quite challenging, as I'm sure you can appreciate. I would be happy to continue discussing the specifics of your order directly through email..
Cheers
Steve
Creator Anthony V on December 21
I received an email regarding shipping that I am guessing is for this project, only because the email included the exact price of my pledge. But otherwise, there is no information that I could associate with this project so I could be totally wrong.
Did you send out emails with shipping info under a company name not matching anything on your project page, with a tracking number (unhelpfully for an undetermined carrier)?
Please say no...