What we’ve been doing:
In-house we are finalizing the engineering of our design. Through our many test prototypes on Bertha, we’ve evolved the design to be both beautiful and extremely usable. We’re making sure we have working prototypes with actual springs in a small, medium, and large version, before we go into tooling.
On the opposite side of the globe, our partners in Asia have found a factory that can handle Sling Back’s injection molded parts, its springs, and its assembly.
What will be happening:
Over the course of the next week or so, we’ll finalize the design and spec’s for the spring. Once our prototypes are 100% working, the factory will start tooling.
About the product:
The Sling Back is a universal wire retractor that can suck up more than three feet of cable in one fell swoop. It’s cake to use: just open the magnetically-sealed top, press your wire in, pull once, and voila!
- Retracts cords up to 1/8″ in diameter, including USB cords, cell phone chargers, Firewire cables, and more.
– Unlimited stacking possibilities.
– Cool color combos.
Available for $15 in the Quirky store.
2 Comments
garagepunknyc | 10/01/2010 2:33 PM
pre-ordered this on April 14th. It’s not nearly 6 months later and you still don’t have a shipping date?
garagepunknyc | 10/01/2010 2:33 PM
er “it’s nearly 6 months later”