September 29
This is an update where we cannot agree on a neat, simple way to say what needs said. So, we will just post everything we know today.
Short version:
Due... Weiterlesen
September 7
We had a momentary scare the past couple of days as our factory told us that the screw holes on the new circuit boards did not align properly with the... Weiterlesen
September 1
This is just a quick update to let everyone know that our factory says they will be setting up today and will begin mass production of the HydraDock tomorrow. They... Weiterlesen
August 16
We have released the HydraDock and the HydraDock Roadie products for mass production.The factory says that the HydraDock will be produced in 2 to 3 weeks, and the Roadie... Weiterlesen
August 5
This Tuesday we received thirteen emails from our factory, each with an Excel sheet attached supposedly showing the results of a test on 407 HydraDocks that were put through detailed... Weiterlesen
July 25
This is just a quick note to let everybody know that we are still waiting for the final report on the massive testing project of 400 HydraDock and 200 Roadie... Weiterlesen
July 5
Just a quick update to everyone waiting on their HydraDock or Roadie. We are in the final test/assemble/ship phase, with orders expected to start going out by about the 10th.
Testing... Weiterlesen
June 5
This past week was spent heavily testing a dozen sample PC boards of the revised design, plugging them into dozens of monitors, many of which create known problems with the... Weiterlesen
May 16
The downside of posting a very positive update when things look great, but are still not completed, is that coming back with bad news hurts. That is what has happened... Weiterlesen
April 27
We thought we needed to share a quick update to let everybody know what’s going on with the HydraDock process. The short version is that we are right on track... Weiterlesen
April 7
Hi Everybody,
We are sorry for the gap in recent updates. But, we have tried to wait until we had solid information to share, rather than just more fuzzy guesswork.... Weiterlesen
March 18
It's clearly time for an update here, so we are posting this, despite not having much new information to share.
What we've learned is that there are a handful of... Weiterlesen
March 3
Short version:From shipping 200 units to users, we learned that all HydraDocks have a firmware problem that is being fixed, and that has stopped all shipping and production for... Weiterlesen
February 17
Since the Chinese New Year holiday is technically ended (but not at all actually ended), we thought that an update was appropriate.
Briefly, it seems that about 15% of the... Weiterlesen
February 9
It seems that about 5% to 10% of this first batch of HydraDocks are showing the same problem with intermittent video operation, which is a significant problem. It also seems... Weiterlesen
February 8
As backers begin to receive and hook up their HydraDocks, we thought a basic Quick Start Guide was needed. So, here are the basics:
1. First, the HydraDock has been... Weiterlesen
February 4
We got 116 HydraDocks shipped out today, using USPS Priority Mail (with tracking) for US destinations, and DHL for international destinations. We just started with the first Early Bird pledge... Weiterlesen
February 3
DHL delivered HydraDocks to our office this morning, but only a total of 210 pieces. The shipping notice from our factory last week showed 7 pallets of freight (1,680... Weiterlesen
February 1
Hi Everybody!
We are waiting to see if the inventory with DHL is delivered this afternoon or tomorrow morning. When it gets here, we will have most of our local... Weiterlesen
January 29
Te latest on the odd situation from a couple of days ago...
It turns out that the fulfillment company in Hong Kong decided to stop accepting inbound shipments for fulfillment... Weiterlesen
January 28
It’s fun to post updates with glowing good news. And, it’s necessary to post updates when things go bad. But, it is frustrating when an update needs posted... Weiterlesen
January 23
Hi everybody! First, our factory says that they are on track to have the 1,500 piece HydraDock pilot run completed and delivered to our Hong Kong fulfillment house by the... Weiterlesen
January 13
We got an email from our factory with the image shown here, explaining that when the enclosures were opened and sent to assembly, a flaw not previously discovered was found... Weiterlesen
December 27, 2015
We haven't posted an update in a while, as there really hasn't been much to report. All of the activities we previously discussed with walking the product through the final... Weiterlesen
December 11, 2015
We continue to get questions about what the HydraDock will do when only plugged into the MacBook — without the power adapter — just running off the MacBook battery in... Weiterlesen
December 10, 2015
One of our backers has been talking with us about getting his new Dell XPS 13 (with a USB-C port) to work with the HydraDock, or to simply get an... Weiterlesen
December 3, 2015
A quick update to let you know we spent the whole day trying our best to find something about the final HydraDock approval sample that didn't work right. No such... Weiterlesen
December 1, 2015
We have a surprising number of questions as to whether the new MacBook and HydraDock will drive the older 30-inch Dual Link DVI Apple Cinema Display. The answer is, "Yes,... Weiterlesen
Here's a clip showing the HydraDock and a 12-inch MacBook driving a new 28-inch Samsung UHD (3840x2160 resolution) monitor connected by a DisplayPort to Mini DisplayPort adapter cable bought off... Weiterlesen
We will have our final sample tomorrow and will post a full suite of video clips demonstrating a ton of use cases. However, the big topic now is the shipping... Weiterlesen
November 20, 2015
To those 65 of you who pledged for ONLY one or both of the cables (on Kickstarter or BackerKit), all of these were delivered to the post office on Wednesday.... Weiterlesen
Here's a quick video showing the HydraDock mounting six Kingston 16GB USB 3.1 flash drives to the 2015 Retina MacBook, connected at 5Gb/sec. transfer speed.
This might... Weiterlesen
November 18, 2015
We thought we would share a cool discovery with you from playing with the HydraDock sample we have here last night.
Our product specification was for the HydraDock to only... Weiterlesen
November 17, 2015
Hi everybody! The team has tasked me with explaining a couple of ideas we are exploring here, and asking all of you if you would share your opinions with us,... Weiterlesen
November 13, 2015
We received a message from one our backers letting us know that his work mate wasn't convinced our video showing the HydraDock Mini DisplayPort to LED Cinema Display connection was... Weiterlesen
November 12, 2015
Here is a quick video showing connecting the HydraDock to a MacBook, and then closing the lid. We've had lots of questions about this. So, here is the answer. :-)... Weiterlesen
November 11, 2015
Our factory has just emailed that they have chased down and solved all known functional issues, and that the product works 100% in thorough testing. They have ordered a final... Weiterlesen
November 6, 2015
Our factory tells us that the USB audio and the HDMI problems are fixed. But, in testing, they uncovered a bug that causes the SD card reader to... Weiterlesen
October 31, 2015
We wanted to share our opinion about the best monitor to pair with your MacBook and HydraDock — to give our backers an early lead in looking around and finding... Weiterlesen
The first approval sample of the production HydraDock arrived yesterday afternoon. And of course, we immediately hooked it up to a MacBook and began plugging things into it.... Weiterlesen
October 24, 2015
Working long distance with a factory half a world away has its moments... We asked for photos of the PC board before the Hydradock sample was assembled and shipped. Here... Weiterlesen
October 21, 2015
When we last left off it was with reporting that our factory had said to expect the production approval sample here about the 19th, which has obviously passed.... Weiterlesen
October 8, 2015
Schedule
Our factory has told us to expect delivery of our pre-production approval sample Hydradock about Oct. 19th. Since all components are already in inventory (from the delay period), mass... Weiterlesen
October 5, 2015
Hi everybody!
We will “soon” have a real, actual, shipping HydraDock. But, if you’ve looked at our updates/comments, you see that we’re at an odd moment where parts are finally... Weiterlesen
September 23, 2015
Our factory just sent along snapshots of the first shot sample out of the new enclosure tooling, and we wanted to share them with our backers.
Color and texture of... Weiterlesen
September 16, 2015
Hi everyone! We thought it was about time for an update on happenings with the HydraDock project. So, here is a short version, along with a longer version we all... Weiterlesen
August 11, 2015
It has been a while since we posted an update, as we have had a real issue getting credible information from our supply chain about the for-real schedule and expectations... Weiterlesen
July 13, 2015
We wanted to start the week by sharing what information we have about when the HydraDock will be completed and shipped to all of our backers.
First, we want to... Weiterlesen
July 7, 2015
This is just a quick update to let everyone know that we took 700+ envelopes of iPhone cables to our local post office yesterday and sent them off on their... Weiterlesen
June 23, 2015
This is to let everybody know what’s going on, and what to expect going forward.
First, we want to say that we are a group of people based in Nashville... Weiterlesen
June 16, 2015
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May 16, 2015
All of us at KickShark sincerely thank all of our amazing backers for making our HydraDock Kickstarter campaign an amazing success! After almost a year of work leading up to... Weiterlesen
May 5, 2015
We wanted to check in, let you all know that everything is on track for "delivery as promised," and thank you again for the ongoing support for our HydraDock project! ... Weiterlesen
April 25, 2015
The heavily anticipated battle between the always popular Matte and the longtime champion Gloss went into extra rounds. But, in the end it was no contest. The judges scored the... Weiterlesen
April 20, 2015
We have had a variety of messages from backers about the HydraDock finish. While it will be snow white in color, we can make it either glossy or matte texture.... Weiterlesen
April 18, 2015
Two and a half days to hit our $35,000 funding goal! Absolutely amazing, and due completely to the incredible backers here on Kickstarter! You rock!
That event triggered several actions... Weiterlesen
April 17, 2015
We've had several requests for two HydraDock units — one for home and one for work or school, etc. So, we added a new reward tier to get two units... Weiterlesen
April 16, 2015
We've also had questions about the iPhone cable, so here is a post on that product.
The iPhone can be set up to sync to a Mac by WIFi. But,... Weiterlesen
We've had lots of questions about the car charger, so thought an update was in order.
Our car charger is a pretty sophisticated device, including circuitry supporting USB 3.1 Power... Weiterlesen
Okay, to make life a little sweeter for 100 early MacBook owners, we're adding the following reward tier:
SUPER DUPER CRAZY EARLIEST EARLY BIRD THREE PACK (Just because we can!)—... Weiterlesen