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Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:36:48 +1000
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Am I the only one that thinks these are totally stupid and have no purpose
for existing? A box that changes colour for >$100? Whoop-de-frigging-do.

On 24 October 2012 12:19, Joel Byrnes <fatal.exception.occur...@gmail.com>wrote:

> Since it has a REST interface, programming in C or Python should be
> unnecessary unless you want to write games using the accelerometer which
> need to be highly responsive.
>
> And yeah $700k seems quite high, for a unit costing $100. That could be
> really nice for the developers, just in time for Xmas :P
>
> I also love how they list all their risks as LOW, that's like marking all
> issues high priority.
>
> Hang on, I thought Australians couldn't use kick starter? Maybe they have
> US partners to do the financials.
>
> In any case, units will probably originate from China.
>
>
> On 24/10/2012, at 12:02 PM, Dylan Lacey <quad...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's a shiny thing.  The internet LOVES them a shiny thing.  Plus, it's
> smartphone connected.  They REALLY love that.  If it had a sticker of a
> blue duck on it, it would sell BILLIONS.
>
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Matt B <mattb.in...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> you missed the fact they are aiming for $700k to get the kickstart
>> happening ;)  which seems like quite a lot of dosh, for what it is....
>>
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Am I the only one that thinks these are totally stupid and have no purpose =
for existing? A box that changes colour for &gt;$100? Whoop-de-frigging-do.=
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 24 October 2012 12:19, Joel Byrnes <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fatal.exception.occur...@gmail.com" t=
arget=3D"_blank">fatal.exception.occur...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<b=
r>

<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Since it has a=
 REST interface, programming in C or Python should be unnecessary unless yo=
u want to write games using the accelerometer which need to be highly respo=
nsive.=A0</div>

<div><br></div><div>And yeah $700k seems quite high, for a unit costing $10=
0. That could be really nice for the developers, just in time for Xmas :P=
=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I also love how they list all their risks as L=
OW, that&#39;s like marking all issues high priority.=A0</div>

<div><br></div><div>Hang on, I thought Australians couldn&#39;t use kick st=
arter? Maybe they have US partners to do the financials.=A0</div><div><br><=
/div><div>In any case, units will probably originate from China.=A0<div><di=
v class=3D"h5">

<br><br>On 24/10/2012, at 12:02 PM, Dylan Lacey &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:quadl=
e...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">quad...@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></d=
iv></div></div><div><div class=3D"h5"><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite">=
<div>

It&#39;s a shiny thing. =A0The internet LOVES them a shiny thing. =A0Plus, =
it&#39;s smartphone connected. =A0They REALLY love that. =A0If it had a sti=
cker of a blue duck on it, it would sell BILLIONS.<br><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">



On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:00 PM, Matt B <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:mattb.in...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mattb.in...@gmail.com</a>&gt=
;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



you missed the fact they are aiming for $700k to get the kickstart happenin=
g ;)=A0 which seems like quite a lot of dosh, for what it is....<span><font=
 color=3D"#888888"><br><br><br>



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