ThingM November Newsletter!

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blink(1) NOVEMBER KICKSTARTER UPDATES November has continued to be an incredibly busy blink(1) month.  The most exciting news is - we've started shipping!  To  read about all of the highs and lows of our manufacturing and assembly process please read our full posts.

To follow the blink(1) progress and updates please visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingm/blink1-the-usb-rgb-led/posts To pre-order a blink(1): http://shop.thingm.com/blink1/ Questions: blink1@thingm.com

THINGM BLOG We've shared some exciting new ThingM projects of the blog this month!  Including a incredible BlinkM architectural model (it uses over 650 BlinkMs!) created by our friends over at EOS Lightmedia - and a Star Trek glow pin.

THINGM SEEDKITS End of semester reminder!

For the last few years we’ve been offering students and institutions an opportunity to experiment and play with ThingM products through our Seedkit program. This year we’ve changed it up a bit, in exchange for a greatly reduced price, all we ask is participants commit to documenting and sharing their process with us. We’ll hopefully inspire our ThingM community by sharing the best ideas on our blog and in our newsletters. This year we have two options, a whole schmogasborg of ThingM goodies called the Grab Bag, as well as a Wearables Kit specifically geared for soft goods.

  • Wearable Kit: $60 for 10 MinMs and 2 LinkMs
  • Grab Bag: $100 for 10 BlinkMs, 5 BlinkM MaxMs, and 2 LinkMs

All Seedkits are intended for educational, non-commercial purposes, you must have a .edu email address to request a Seedkit.  If interested please contact Kim directly at: kim.karlsrud@thingm.com

 

Seedkit Reminder!

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End of the semester reminder!

For the last few years we’ve been offering students and institutions an opportunity to experiment and play with ThingM products through our Seedkit program. This year we’ve changed it up a bit, in exchange for a greatly reduced price, all we ask is participants commit to documenting and sharing their process with us. We’ll hopefully inspire our ThingM community by sharing the best ideas on our blog and in our newsletters. This year we have two options, a whole schmogasborg of ThingM goodies called the Grab Bag, as well as a Wearables Kit specifically geared for soft goods.

  • Wearable Kit: $60 for 10 MinMs and 2 LinkMs
  • Grab Bag: $100 for 10 BlinkMs, 5 BlinkM MaxMs, and 2 LinkMs

All Seedkits are intended for educational, non-commercial purposes, you must have a .edu email address to request a Seedkit.  If interested please contact Kim directly at: kim.karlsrud@thingm.com

blink(1) Update: Final Production + Packaging

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ThingM has good news!  We've received production quantities of both the electronics and the two parts of the enclosures.  This means assembly and final packaging is about to begin!  The full update reviews:

  • Production electronics received
  • Production enclosure parts received
  • Retail boxes on their way
  • Final assembly& packaging
  • Be sure to get us your shipping addresses
  • Team ThingM photo

Click here to read in full: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingm/blink1-the-usb-rgb-led/posts/344566?ref=email&show_token=5675dce8a700f2b5

Mike at Designers + Geeks

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN05B7dDsFY  

Mike presenting "Product Development Ecosystems" at Designers + Geeks!

Designers + Geeks is an open community for people interested in design, technology, innovation, art, and entrepreneurship. They currently get together in San Francisco and New York.

Mike recently had a chance to share his New Product Development Ecosystem presentation.  For  a complete set of video/slides/transcript on Mike's blog:  http://orangecone.com/archives/2012/10/the_new_product.html

ThingM November Newsletter!

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blink(1) OCTOBER KICKSTARTER UPDATES October has been quite a month for blink(1)!  The ThingM team has been meticulously documenting the highs and lows of turning blink(1) into a reality.  This month we've made progress on developing the application design, electronics + casing manufacturing, as well as the packaging production.  We've hit a few unanticipated bumps in the road - including the Mooncake Festival which halted production for a week.  We are ending October on a high note with the arrival of our production samples for both the packaging and blink(1) itself.  They look great!

To follow the blink(1) progress and updates please visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingm/blink1-the-usb-rgb-led/posts To pre-order a blink(1): http://shop.thingm.com/blink1/ Questions: blink1@thingm.com

THINGM BLOG We've been carefully documenting the progress of the blink(1) as well as sharing any and all ThingM relevant news.  One exciting update is that our very own Mike Kuniavsky’s Observing the User Experience, Second Edition has recently been released.  Hooray!

BlinkM makes Dishonored lamp look cool

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We discovered a great video posted by Anna Hegedus about how she used a BlinkM to upgrade an LED Victorian lamp she got as a pre-order deal for the (very awesome) video game Dishonored. The original lamp had a boring blue LED, so she used a BlinkM to give it a much more realistic flame-like appearance. The video is also a great rundown of how a BlinkM works, how to set up an Arduino for BlinkM programming, and how to integrate a BlinkM into an existing product.

Watch her video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L3v8914uN0