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• Wed 28 Apr 2010

  Good Morning Community, You’ve Just Made $14,839.50

  This morning, we opened our inboxes to find several orders from ThinkGeek, one which pushed Switch over threshold after a quick six days in pre-sales!

  

  ThinkGeek is one of the leading online retailers of “stuff for smart masses”, and they’ve expressed a fair amount of interest in our products over the past several months. This morning, they purchased Switch, Click ‘n Cook, and Cloak.

  To sweeten the pot, this arrangement shakes out prettttty well for the community members who influenced these products. Why? Well, according to our new terms and conditions, Quirky shares 30 percent of revenue for direct sales and 10 percent of revenue for indirect sales with the community for products 0036 and onward. But, since Switch is product 0035, Click ‘n Cook is product 0033, and Cloak is product 0030, the old terms and conditions still apply — so we’ll be sharing 30 percent of ALL PRODUCT REVENUE, direct or indirect, with the community for these products.

  That’s a lotta dough… $14,839.50 just this morning, and thousands to come. Dare we say it? Millions may not be so far off!

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  • p30,
  • p33,
  • p35,
  • products,
  • sales,
  • think geek

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• Thu 22 Apr 2010

  We’re Obsessed With Switch

  Everybody, get up and dance… Switch, our new modular multi-tool pocket knife, is now available in the Quirky store! This product took a little longer than usual to design and render, but it was worth the wait. Buy yours now for a special pre-sale price of $68 (MSRP: $79) and don’t forget — free shipping if you commit in pre-sales!

  

  Looking for the perfect pocket knife? The search is over. Switch is the ultimate modular utility device, with 18 different attachments so you can mix and match your most frequently used tools. Customize your Switch’s width by swapping out the inner axles, or group your tools into different “themes” – home, office, outdoors, etc. However you choose to do it, Switch is your tool, your way.

  The Switch set includes:

  - Two exterior body covers, for encasing the tool attachments.

  - Two slotted caps to hold the tool together, which can be removed with the twist of a quarter to disassemble the unit.

  - Three interior axle assemblies – small (2-6 tools), medium (4-10 tools), and large (7-13 tools) — which can be swapped in and out depending on your desired tool width.

  - 18 tool attachments: Standard Knife, Pliers, Scissors, Nail File, Tweezers, Thin Flathead Screwdriver, Phillips-Head Screwdriver, Eyeglass Philips-Head Screwdriver, Eyeglass Flathead Screwdriver, Wood Saw, Serrated Saw, Corkscrew, Combination Bottle Opener/Flathead Screwdriver, Combination Can Opener/Wire Stripper, Pen, Magnifying Glass, LED Flashlight, 1GB USB Memory Stick.

  
  

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  • p35,
  • products,
  • store,
  • switch

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• Mon 15 Mar 2010

  Second Product Research Phase For Project 0035

  We’re super excited about the winning design for the modular, multi-purpose utility tool we’re developing for Product 0035, and we hope you are too!

  We want to take our time to make sure we get this product right, so we’ve decided to launch a second project research phase to gather more of your input. There are some things our designers want you to keep in mind as you fill out this survey.

  For question 3 and 4: These questions refer to the modularity of the product. There are two different ways that the Quirky staff can see “modular” being defined. One is that the user picks which tools are in the knife, and then the knife is assembled, shipped, and stays together.  The second is that the user can easily switch out the attachments in the knife after purchasing the knife. We ask how likely you’d be to purchase the product for both these implementations.

  For question 5:  The unit would be smaller if the tools nested, but that would constrain how modular it is. Here we ask which is more important to you: having a fully modular tool, so you can add and remove individual components as you please; having sets of tools arranged to be nested, with the freedom to add and remove individual components; or having tool sets that must be swapped in and out as sets, not as individual components.

  For question 6: Assuming the user could switch out attachments, let’s think about we’d open the device. If you could take tools in and out without using a tool, that would probably be easiest, but the product might not be as robust. If you used a standard screwdriver (either a flathead to pry parts apart or a Phillips head to remove a screw), then you wouldn’t have to worry about losing the tool, but you would have to locate a screwdriver to take it apart. A third option would be to take the device apart with some sort of key, like an Allen wrench. The key could be attached to the device, so you’d always have it on you, though that might make the device bigger. Or, we could include the key in a carrying case used for the other attachments. Or, we could do something completely different! Which method do you prefer?

  Click on over to share your two cents — and earn additional influence — now!

  • Tags:
  • p35,
  • product research,
  • products

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• Mon 8 Mar 2010

  Let’s Quirkify An Ancient Roman Artifact

  The results are in for Quirky’s latest product evaluation round… we’re making a portable modular utility device!

  We’re planning to turn the traditional multipurpose utility knife on its head, just like the Swiss did with this ancient Roman tool, recently unveiled at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, England.

  

  The implement, which dates back to 200 A.D., contains a spoon, blade, fork, spatula, toothpick, and spike. Historians believe the item was specially commissioned as a useful gadget for a wealthy traveler.

  Now, Quirky’s ready to take the time-tested concept of a multipurpose tool to a whole other level. By the time we’re done with this project, the Swiss Army Knife will look as dated as this ancient version. Will it be difficult? Definitely. But we’ve never been known to shy away from a challenge.

  Influence Product 0035 now…

  • Tags:
  • ancient Rome,
  • modular utility device,
  • p35,
  • products

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