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Unfolded Circle Remote 3

Hmmm - seems that the orders will be shipped by region rather than by backer number. Maybe my 4315 will be shipped before the sub 100s.😀
 
I'm number 3 in line to receive mine, surprised I'm so early, but not complaining haha.
 
thrillcat said:
And additional context, Remote Two was nowhere near the successful Kickstarter campaign that Remote 3 was. When Remote Two delivered, they didn't have a ton of extra stock on hand, and it sold out quickly. They focused on the software and improving it, and when it came time to manufacture more hardware, they decided that, instead of making more of a product that was designed on 2-3 year old hardware components, they would implement user feedback from the Two, use newer hardware that would be available for a longer period of time, and announced the Remote 3.

Because the two are built upon the same software, the Remote Two is not being left behind and will see basically all of the software updates and improvements that come with the Remote 3.

This was not a planned obsolescence, like some companies are known for. This is progress.

They are manufacturing in much larger quantities for the Remote 3, so there will be units available much further into the future. The process on this has been pretty quick for a Kickstarter. It just seems like it will take forever because they were unavailable from the Remote Two run.

But they're doing it the best way possible, and it won't be long.
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Interesting. Still gives me pause cause it just seems this will be a never ending cycle...instead of reaching a stable hardware platform that they can focus on maintaining and updating via firmware as well as software updates they will be playing catchup. Tech ..especially hardware moves really fast these days. Seems like this will forever remain a kickstarter effort. I could be wrong...I really have no clue lol I would love for someday to just be able to goto their store and buy...instead of "buying" and being put on some list with unknown timeframe in which hardware could be replaced.
 
rafaelsmith said:
Interesting. Still gives me pause cause it just seems this will be a never ending cycle...instead of reaching a stable hardware platform that they can focus on maintaining and updating via firmware as well as software updates they will be playing catchup. Tech ..especially hardware moves really fast these days. Seems like this will forever remain a kickstarter effort. I could be wrong...I really have no clue lol I would love for someday to just be able to goto their store and buy...instead of "buying" and being put on some list with unknown timeframe in which hardware could be replaced.
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That is the plan. This round was successful enough that they were able to move into much larger quantities and order a much larger surplus of parts, with the plan that once the initial Kickstarter units have shipped the surplus units can be sold for a profit and fund more units until there is a need or a reason to upgrade the hardware again.

They have reached a stable hardware platform, which is precisely why the Remote Two will continue to receive the same software updates as the Remote 3. With the exception of the additional row of physical buttons and the slider, the hardware capabilities remain largely the same and will work with the same configuration tool between the two models. They simply integrated user feedback from the Two and added a few more physical buttons for the 3, they are not developing an entirely new remote.

This is exactly how most products start, except instead of getting a private equity investor to fund it, they are funding it with customer demand and growing it accordingly. This is also what allows them to maintain an open platform that allows power users to develop new features for the hardware.
 
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