Congrats Howard, Jin & G James!

Sunglasses would be great but I would also very much want silicon cheater glasses in strengths of 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5.

“After eliminating the submissions in the top five that had very similar competitors in the market place” – unlike glasses which of course there is no competitors OMG seriously! That is just outright insulting.

Excuse me, weren’t there other zip bags submitted?

I’m glad you are looking into other things other then glasses with prescriptions. Definitely an area outside of your expertise. And can be a touchy area in terms of regulations if your guys start doing prescription glasses without a licensed Optometrist or Optician. As to non “power” glasses, it would be useful to know the inherit durability of the material. i.e. Can they be used for safety glasses or comparable to polycarbonate material.

@MichelleB
No one is saying that there aren’t a lot of different glasses out there. However, there is more scope to explore with glasses, in light of the brief material, than any of the ideas in the top five.

I agree D that was a stupid statement. I thought there were glasses on the market already too. Another Q joke!

safety glasses could be a cool application

This is getting ridiculous. Would sundance like to interview me on the lack of credibility at quirky? Shall I call them?

I hope the main reason they choose the “Flexible Glasses” is because it is flexible. Since there are already many glasses manufacturers making flexible frames. Google “Flexon glasses”

Yes, there are flexible frames, but will this new material allow for flexible lenses?

Will they be as flexible as the standards at Q now?

They said it was extensively tested for automotive headlight lenses. They wanted us to investigate the other properties of heat, MW resistance, etc. Then they pick lenses!

@d: Disagreeing with a decision is one thing, but what do you mean by lack of credibility? If you have questions, go ‘head and ask and I’m happy to answer.

This again comes down to communication. Whatever heated debate there was, the reasons for why the glasses were chosen are not being communicated. If anything the DMV scores seem contradictory to this decision. If the glasses have a market score of 3, why are we making it? Does changing the focus of the submission to non reading glasses open up a larger market?

Don’t get me wrong, I think we can make a great product with this. It’s just confusing to see low market scores that equals a winning submission, especially with Q’s line of reasoning left unexplained.

Heat resistant glasses?
I thought the whole point of the clear silicone was its unique heat resistance (over any other clear plastic).
How many 1000′s of conventional flexible clear plastics were already available for flexible glasses?
BTW, the “power” of glasses comes from their shape. Flexible lenses = changing shape = changing power = an idiot idea was chosen (again).

Jess – you have got to be kidding me.
Since when is Quirky worried about credibility?

From my information it is not possible to make lenses from silicone because it is not stable enough. I actually discounted the idea because it did not seem to fit the criteria that Q had briefed us on. It comes down to this, being a community member is a fairly thankless and unforfilling experience, take away any and all genuine communication and it’s just no fun and futile to continue. You can keep getting on your high horse about how right you are but in the end people just give up.

Clinton I got dibs on the name for the glasses……….Quirky Distortions……By the way in the video the guy said “If you need mar resistance your going to have to protect them with a clear coating because the silicone can scratch easily.”

ha – makes you wonder if they are filming an episode of candid camera on a community member somewhere…that’s about the only explanation I can come up with.
Look out Michelle. After causing you to tear your hair out in frustration, they may just jump out.
(Actually Michelle, high horses are the right place for them…that way they can’t hear all the snickering.)

Yes I do believe this is my last week at the Q. It was fun.

d
The level of insight at Q is not going to get better if the people with insight go.
Don’t go.
Fight.

Speaking of insight, where was Ben H? He usually grounds things during staff eval.

@Clinton stay and fight are you kidding?, that’s like trying to ride a dead horse:(

What is causing the credibility problem is the fact that Quirky refuses to show the top 5 and the wild cards. This isn’t by accident I am afraid. It appears intentional. Probably because it shows how screwed-up the voting system has become.

I always wonder why so many people whine about Qs decisions which (naturally) have proofed false so many times (simply look at the long list of presale stiffs).

As long as all those whining users still vote, submit their ideas, put all their hope into this collapsing Q-system and try to make some pennies by working hard on social sales (which doesn’t work at all since months) -> Q won’t change anything.

Why? Cause there’s no need for them.

Give them a REAL need (think of the expectations of their investors!) and draw your consequences – just as I and many others already did.
I won’t submit any of my ideas and I reduced my participation to nearly nothing – as long as they don’t change. Period.
All those beggings, hopes and discussions won’t change anything.
But believe me – the amount of participating users will.