SeeNote
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The always on, digital sticky note
Jack Smith
SeeNote โ€” The always on, digital sticky note
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Erik Finman
@bleistern what music did you use for your background video?
bert
Ohh Love it, specially the open api. So easy to build fun stuff. Cant wait to get it.
Blake Robinson
Neat. Too bad it's a year out.
Sam Sabri
Pre-orders? Spring 2017?! :( :( :( :(
Moin Uddin
Hey I thought of it a long time ago. Reallly cooool.
Maddie Bleistern
@moinism thanks! Some of our developer friends have told us they've thought about creating something like this using Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Ours is Android-based, and our prototype was actually a rooted Nook.
Andrew Brodsky
I am in love with this product. My wife lives and dies by sticky notes. This just needs to be integrated with Amazon Echo so leaving reminders will be simple for my kids that dont have smart phones.
Maddie Bleistern
@andrewjb44 thanks Andrew!! Means a lot to us that you're so excited about SeeNote ๐Ÿ˜„ Echo support is on our roadmap, so rest assured!
Hans Gerwitz
@bleistern kudos for being "brave" enough to live without Kickstarter in 2016. I hope the open API allows direct-to-device communication. My sad Little Printer sits on a shelf, without BERG to keep it running, and makes me loathe to invest in more devices that depend on cloud services beyond what's necessary.
Louis Cona
@gerwitz @bleistern Hi Hans! At launch all communications will be handled through the cloud. I wouldn't rule out direct to device communications just yet though, definitely something we'll look into!
Simon Ponder
This is really an awesome idea
Maddie Bleistern
@lenire Thank you, Simon!!
Scott Ruona
This is exactly what I wanted to do with my Kindle.
Maddie Bleistern
@scottruona Us too! Our first prototype was a hacked Nook. Wanted something always on, so ePaper seemed the right tech for the job!
Scott Ruona
@bleistern Will there be an API for 3rd party apps? I'd love to have my Wunderlist on there!
Hans Gerwitz
@scottruona same here โ€ฆ I've been looking for a used Kindle to hack for this purpose, but am much happier to buy a finished product.
Clement Tang
It takes a bit too long for the production, I know maybe because you want the final product to be perfect, but I'm afraid there will be hell a lot of copycats in China within 3 months. Just my 2cp
Maddie Bleistern
@clementtang we'll just have to make sure ours is the best software experience available! I have no doubts that competitors will copy... but if we can keep nailing the software, we might just be able to stay ahead :)
Clement Tang
@bleistern agree, it's always hard to decide whether quality or fast PMF. Anyways, keep up the good work!
Jon Price
love the idea, but skeptical how attention-grabbing the display will be without some color or animation or even less carefully aligned images and text.
Maddie Bleistern
@jonprice Jon, we think you'll love the KnowGlowโ„ข LED feature for this very reason โ€” it gets your attention subtly, without being obnoxious. In person, it's really gorgeous.
Jon Price
are the font sizes customizable from item to item?
Maddie Bleistern
@jonprice the overall system font size is adjustable for accessibility, but right now that size has to be consistent from module to module.
Stowe Boyd
deadpooled
Jacob Leander-Olsson
Really like the idea and looked at something similar instead of a possible smart mirror test recently. Shame it is a year out.
O O
Preorders, biggest buzzkill EVER
Maddie Bleistern
@sandrojazzar Sandro, it is kind of a buzzkill! I wish we were ready to ship right away, too. We're a small team, but I know we'll we'll get there :)
Brian Kennedy
@sandrojazzar Argh, I thought the same thing when I saw Spring 2017. I remember as a kid I read about the game Dark Forces in a magazine, and then later that day we were at Costco and IT WAS THERE. Would love more "Surprise, it's out!" but these companies need buzz to get going.
Josh Birdwell
@sandrojazzar feels the same when I see it leads to a crowd sourcing page. I'd go to Kickstarter if I wanted to back something.
O O
@bleistern It's just that I was ready to whip out my CC! Now you'll either have to remarket me when you launch or miss an opportunity! I don't rlly like to order something and wait, especially when it's a cool product! ๐Ÿ˜ U should take it as a compliment! ๐Ÿ˜ And giving out my email for updates isn't ideal either :( but I promise to keep an eye out for when u ship ;)
Jorge Bestard
@_birdwell @sandrojazzar I think the restriction they might've had is Kickstarter makes you have a working prototype. The video looks like its cgi?
Palak Zatakia
Looks cool but unsure about how useful it will be compared to traditional sticky notes. You can't use this one roughly and freely the way you can with the traditional one. but, indeed a great product! Good luck, guys! :)
Maddie Bleistern
@palakzatakia Palak, there's definitely a few sticky note use-cases this doesn't replace. But we're working on making it better and better :) Thanks for your support!!
Maddie Bleistern
@dannyfiorentini I love this. And I think we're up for that UX challenge!! Thank you for your support, Danny.
Dan Guilliatt
@bleistern I really loved the concept here - is this project still live? I see the main website is no longer resolving?
Maddie Bleistern
@guilliatt Hey Dan! Sorry for taking a bit to get back to you here. We unfortunately failed to raise the the money we needed to make SeeNote a reality at scale. We sold a lot of pre-orders, but with no investors, we ultimately ran out of time and resources. We then had to refund the pre-orders. We then pivoted to a product called Hynt, which would have required a far less complicated supply chain. Alas, market demand for Hynt wasn't what it was for SeeNote. We're now back in research mode, and we hope to bring to our next product what we learned from SeeNote. We're one step closer to success. Re-reading all these amazing comments, I know we can get there if we keep learning. Onward!
Kyle Winton
Congrats, @bleistern!
Maddie Bleistern
@_kylewinton Thank you, Kyle! Hope all is well.
Andrea Hill
Interesting approach! While 'invisible interfaces' like the Echo are finding a place in the home, there's something to be said for having a visual reminder. Like others have said, I'm super bummed about the 'pre-order'.. a lot can happen in a year!
Maddie Bleistern
@afhill we hope you'll stick with us, Andrea! Sorry about the pun. Couldn't resist.
Jack Smith
looks like a cool product. video:
Maddie Bleistern
@_jacksmith Thanks, Jack!
d a n n y
@_jacksmith and here's the TV commercial:
Ryan Plumley
@searchresults @_jacksmith It took me way to long to figure out this was a joke...