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2010-10-11 07:03:52 (4906 views) Here we are again with the monthly trip to Hong Kong.
- The diamond polished mold will be tested today so we should receive the Ultimate, Final, no-more-changes-or-touchups plastic parts tomorrow.
- The PCBs are being produced and we're sorting out the last details, such as, we've miniaturized the product so much that there's no space for regulatory markings :)
- The testing lab tried to raise our price 25% after we already accepted a price (as usual) but we were able to counter that through various techniques and we're negotiating a pick-up to visit their lab on our way back into China.
- The battery guys screwed up the connectors and stuck us with a sample delivery date of Oct 26th (we can't begin LVD testing without those). But we located another supplier for the connectors and should have some in our mailbox by tomorrow if all goes well.
- Random thought... starting a business in China is like trying to keep a boat afloat that's got holes in every spot. Every minute there's an emergency and something needs to be patched up or replaced...
UPLINK APPLICATION
- Uplink application battery calculation
- Uplink application PC remote function. Allows you to use the DL2000 RF remote to control PC applications (powerpoint, games, whatever). We figured, we've got a very high tech RF remote with good range, and it's an easy addition, so why the heck not? Teachers out there... makes a good talking point - conduct your next Male Training seminar with one of these.
- Change RF channel: ADVANCED functionality. Don't panic - there probably won't be a need to change the default channel (but we've got to test it so we went ahead and built a user friendly menu for it...)
- Recover devices if the RF channel settings ever become mismatched
WEB STUFF
- Male management nexus shows device ownership as well as males "under management" (reflects prior decisions on owner/administrator roles). Note that each DreamLover enabled male will have a unique ID, allowing reputation to be built, courseware completion to be documented, and so forth. Yes, the bar code is an actual barcode standard, though we don't have a reader for it yet :)
- Prototype of male profile screen
- Prototype of actual management functions accessed through the web (will be greatly simplified)
All User Interface is for in-house debugging purposes only and will look a lot better soon. When all functionality is built and working we will focus exclusively on simplifying and creating extensive help documents.
Wizards will be created to simplify the entry of patterns such as timed pulses and the arousal inducers.
And more... but first of all, feel free to salivate as we're doing awaiting the diamond polished parts. Will they look like sculpted quartz? Like molded crystal? Will they be just a bit better than the old parts? Will they have a high index of refraction (nah, doubt it...) - anyway it's exciting stuff.
More soon.
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Must be quite hard to decide what to charge too high and people won't buy until it goes down, too low and it takes a long time to get into profit.
I realise you don't want to commit to a price until you're sure it is doable but you must have some idea how long until you know it and start taking orders.