UPDATES
JUNE 13TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Everyone:
First off I want to thank Lynn for all her work she volunteered to do on the Smart Card manual. She saved us a lot of work. Also I have received a lot of very positive emails thanking us for continuing this project to the end. This is why I love Crowd Funding People because they are so helpful and positive even among delays. I always complete what I start. I have never been this late on a dead line before but as I have stated before I have learned that everything going forward will be made in the Good Old USA and the delays will be cut way way down.
Attached are pictures of a workers table showing the complete insides of the Smart Cards that are waiting to be put into the outer housings. The latest delay was the factory was short on a few parts that were backordered. The factory is now back to completing them. At least 60% of my total order is almost complete.
So to speed shiping up I need everyone that has purchased a Smart Card to go to your Indiegogo account and make sure your address is correct and updated. If you do update it in Indiegogo please put a comment out on the campaign or reply to this email telling us you did. PLEASE DO NOT contact us if you don’t update it.
I will have a total completed cost of the Smart Cards next Monday and I will update you all then to how we are going to take care of everyone because of delays as well as replacement options on the Smarties.
BLESSINGS GENE
Everyone:
First off I want to thank Lynn for all her work she volunteered to do on the Smart Card manual. She saved us a lot of work. Also I have received a lot of very positive emails thanking us for continuing this project to the end. This is why I love Crowd Funding People because they are so helpful and positive even among delays. I always complete what I start. I have never been this late on a dead line before but as I have stated before I have learned that everything going forward will be made in the Good Old USA and the delays will be cut way way down.
Attached are pictures of a workers table showing the complete insides of the Smart Cards that are waiting to be put into the outer housings. The latest delay was the factory was short on a few parts that were backordered. The factory is now back to completing them. At least 60% of my total order is almost complete.
So to speed shiping up I need everyone that has purchased a Smart Card to go to your Indiegogo account and make sure your address is correct and updated. If you do update it in Indiegogo please put a comment out on the campaign or reply to this email telling us you did. PLEASE DO NOT contact us if you don’t update it.
I will have a total completed cost of the Smart Cards next Monday and I will update you all then to how we are going to take care of everyone because of delays as well as replacement options on the Smarties.
BLESSINGS GENE
APRIL 27TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Everyone:
The Smart Card is still in production. I have tried to get a firm date and they are still saying first two weeks in May.
I received the Owners Manual first draft yesterday. Please remember this is a raw first draft form of English & Chinese and we have to redo it into better English. This is just one of the final steps to bring this Card to the finish line FINALLY!! See it below.
Hang on we are at the end.
BLESSINGS GENE
Everyone:
The Smart Card is still in production. I have tried to get a firm date and they are still saying first two weeks in May.
I received the Owners Manual first draft yesterday. Please remember this is a raw first draft form of English & Chinese and we have to redo it into better English. This is just one of the final steps to bring this Card to the finish line FINALLY!! See it below.
Hang on we are at the end.
BLESSINGS GENE
MARCH 15TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Everyone:
The Smart Card is still in production. What my contact told me last night was after the New Year Holiday the company had a few priority jobs to finish first. Those jobs have been accomplished and they started back on the cards this week.
They also began production of the boxes this week for all of them.
I tried to get a firm date and they told me that they should be done and ship to me last week of this month, or at latest first week of next month.
I am truly sorry for all these delays but it is what it is and I intend on bringing this to completion . When the cards are finished and our final cost is obtained I will let you all know how we will additionally compensate everyone for waiting especially anyone that bought smarties.
Bottom line, I have learned many lessons on this project. The most important lesson I will apply to all my future projects. 100% MADE IN AMERICA!
BLESSINGS GENE
FEBRUARY 11TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Everyone:
The Smart Card is still in production. The company was supposed to complete it before the Chinese New Year which began on February 3rd but they didn't. Companies over there begin to come back from the New Year Holiday next week. Barring any problems the Smart Cards should be done this month. Nothing more to report, thanks for hanging in there.
BLESSINGS GENE
Everyone:
The Smart Card is still in production. The company was supposed to complete it before the Chinese New Year which began on February 3rd but they didn't. Companies over there begin to come back from the New Year Holiday next week. Barring any problems the Smart Cards should be done this month. Nothing more to report, thanks for hanging in there.
BLESSINGS GENE
JANUARY 16TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Everyone:
The Smart Card is still in production. The company started production of them a little later than was reported in an earlier update. Barring any problems we are on schedule for them to be completed first week in February. Nothing more to report thanks for hanging in there.
BLESSINGS GENE
DECEMBER 24TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Everyone:
The Smart Card is in production. Nothing more to report than that except that you have all been more than patient with everything. I am sorry this has taken so long I never would have thought but it is what it is. So thanks for hanging in there. Anyone ordering smarties will be compensated. I will email you on that matter for your choices when production is done.
I want to also thank all of you for being what I believe are the best customers in the world. Crowd funding is like a community coming together to accomplish a common goal. Sometimes things don't go the way you want but most of you understand that. I get so many emails of encouragement, wanting to help, and new ideas. It makes what we do more worthwhile as it is very difficult bringing new products to market with all the massive corporations out there and banks not wanting to help. I will have two new ideas released this year. This time I patented them. :)
That’s it for now.
I hope you all have the best Christmas you have ever had. Remember its not that the tree is perfectly trimmed, or the house is perfectly decorated, or the meal is perfect…It’s all about relationship, and bringing together our closest family and friends. If any of those relationships are rocky than maybe its time to make them better.
Lastly, heres to 2016 the year that IMHO will be the greatest year ever……Remember I said that.
BLESSINGS GENE
NOVEMBER 24TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) Prototype Done:
Sorry for the delay in this update but we discovered a few more problems with the card but have taken care of them all so the card is ready to manufacture FINALLY!!!
2) Schedule:
The manufacturer gave us December 10th as the start date to manufacture. They said it will take 21-24 days to complete and package. With shipping here to the US we are looking at shipping the cards to you all around the second to third week of January.
We are finally at the finish line!
Thanksgiving is in two days make sure you spend a lot of time with your family, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU and thanks for your incredible PATIENCE.
Blessings
Gene
PS: We are running a 50% Black Friday sale on all iPocket Drives in stock this week. CLICK HERE
OCTOBER 24TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Well Halloween is almost here. I always enjoyed this holiday when our kids were young, unfortunately they grow up. :(
1) New Prototype Received:
We received the new prototype yesterday (see pictures below) and have started testing it. All the problems mentioned in the last update have been taken care of except the USB connector. That connector still doesn't make full connection about once in every 20 - 30 times you insert it into a USB slot. This is a fix that will not require a new prototype to be made and we should have it taken care of by the end of next week.
2) Schedule:
After the USB connector is taken care of next week we will have a FIRM date for manufacturing so we will update you all beginning of the following week.
Hangeth thou in there for a little bit longer!
Blessings
Gene
Well Halloween is almost here. I always enjoyed this holiday when our kids were young, unfortunately they grow up. :(
1) New Prototype Received:
We received the new prototype yesterday (see pictures below) and have started testing it. All the problems mentioned in the last update have been taken care of except the USB connector. That connector still doesn't make full connection about once in every 20 - 30 times you insert it into a USB slot. This is a fix that will not require a new prototype to be made and we should have it taken care of by the end of next week.
2) Schedule:
After the USB connector is taken care of next week we will have a FIRM date for manufacturing so we will update you all beginning of the following week.
Hangeth thou in there for a little bit longer!
Blessings
Gene
NEW LABELS FOR BUTTONS AS WELL AS ALL BUTTON OUTLINES ARE NOW UNIFORM AND RECESSED. SD CARD READER AT TOP IS NOW CONTOURED & UNIFORM.
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FOUR LIGHTS SHOWING THE CHARGING PERCENTAGE. EACH LIGHT REPRESENTS 25% INTERNAL BATTERY CHARGED.
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FULL CARD ON SWITCH SIDE WITH ALL CONNECTORS OUT
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FULL CARD ON BATTERY CAPACITY SIDE WITH ALL CONNECTORS OUT.
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SEPTEMBER 26TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Problems with Prototype:
The prototype that I received as mentioned in the last update had a few problems.
1) The end of the card where the SD Card reader is was rough and the mold needed some touch up. That has been completed.
2) The area around where the SD card gets inserted was indented only on one side. We have added the indention on the other side and
that is completed.
3) The four buttons or switches have no identification. That has been added and completed.
4) The card was only working 20% of the time on the data cable and card reader function. After my trouble shooting I found that the USB
connector design was bad. We redesigned it and have updated it.
We have completed all the repair details above this past week. Everything else was 100% and fully functional on the prototype. So the manufacturer is now making two more prototypes and they will ship them to me the end of next week.
So we should have the new prototypes week after next and if 100% which they should be manufacturing will start immediately.
2) Next Update: When we have the new prototype tested and at 100% I will update you as thats when we will have the delivery date.
We are almost at the finish line!
Blessings
Gene
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Problems with Prototype:
The prototype that I received as mentioned in the last update had a few problems.
1) The end of the card where the SD Card reader is was rough and the mold needed some touch up. That has been completed.
2) The area around where the SD card gets inserted was indented only on one side. We have added the indention on the other side and
that is completed.
3) The four buttons or switches have no identification. That has been added and completed.
4) The card was only working 20% of the time on the data cable and card reader function. After my trouble shooting I found that the USB
connector design was bad. We redesigned it and have updated it.
We have completed all the repair details above this past week. Everything else was 100% and fully functional on the prototype. So the manufacturer is now making two more prototypes and they will ship them to me the end of next week.
So we should have the new prototypes week after next and if 100% which they should be manufacturing will start immediately.
2) Next Update: When we have the new prototype tested and at 100% I will update you as thats when we will have the delivery date.
We are almost at the finish line!
Blessings
Gene
AUGUST 26TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Prototype in Hand: The manufacturing company made some test cards with the molds and shipped me one for final testing. There are a few minor problems that we are working on to fix and when they are fixed we will begin manufacturing them.
2) Video: Below is a 2 minute video of me showing the evolution of the Smart Card and all the prototypes, including the final one I just received this past Monday August 24th that was built with the molds.
3) Next Update: When we have the few minor problems outlined in the video taken care of I will update you again, thats when we should have the delivery date.
So now you all can visibly see we are almost at the finish line!
Blessings
Gene
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Prototype in Hand: The manufacturing company made some test cards with the molds and shipped me one for final testing. There are a few minor problems that we are working on to fix and when they are fixed we will begin manufacturing them.
2) Video: Below is a 2 minute video of me showing the evolution of the Smart Card and all the prototypes, including the final one I just received this past Monday August 24th that was built with the molds.
3) Next Update: When we have the few minor problems outlined in the video taken care of I will update you again, thats when we should have the delivery date.
So now you all can visibly see we are almost at the finish line!
Blessings
Gene
JULY 27TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Molds: The molds were completely finished last week.
2) Manufacturing Schedule: The manufacturing company has scheduled a test production for the Smart Cards on Thursday August 6th. If the test production is successful, we will get inserted into their schedule. They are currently scheduling work for the last week in August. Production will take two weeks to complete. Cards will then be packaged and shipped to our warehouse which will take another 2 weeks.
3) Shipping: Calculating all of the above we are looking at the 2nd to 3rd week in September when we will have the Smart Cards ready to ship to you all. Thanks for your patience.
I am pushing the company as hard as I can, so hang in there for a little bit longer. We are almost at the finish line!
Blessings
Gene
JUNE 30TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Manufacturer: After three weeks of bids, emails, and phone calls, we chose a company to manufacture and assemble all the Smart Cards.
2) Molds: The molds were finished 2.5 weeks ago and were forwarded onto the manufacturer. There were a few problems on two of the molds, so they were shipped back and are currently being tweaked. The mold company said they should be done Wednesday of next week.
3) Manufacturing Schedule: As soon as the molds are completed next week and in our manufacturers hands, they will retest and sign-off on the process. Once those steps are complete, they will give us a manufacturing date and time to completion. As soon as I have that date, you will all know immediately.
We are almost at the finish line! Hang in there for a little bit longer, as no one wants this project completed more than me.
Blessings
Gene
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Manufacturer: After three weeks of bids, emails, and phone calls, we chose a company to manufacture and assemble all the Smart Cards.
2) Molds: The molds were finished 2.5 weeks ago and were forwarded onto the manufacturer. There were a few problems on two of the molds, so they were shipped back and are currently being tweaked. The mold company said they should be done Wednesday of next week.
3) Manufacturing Schedule: As soon as the molds are completed next week and in our manufacturers hands, they will retest and sign-off on the process. Once those steps are complete, they will give us a manufacturing date and time to completion. As soon as I have that date, you will all know immediately.
We are almost at the finish line! Hang in there for a little bit longer, as no one wants this project completed more than me.
Blessings
Gene
MAY 30TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Molds: The fourth mold will be completed in the middle/end of next week. When this mold is finished, we will be able to start the manufacturing of the cards. Until the mold is finished, I cannot get a hard complete date from the companies to manufacture. I have tried, but until I have all the molds completed, they will not give me a final date. Once they know they will have all the molds and parts in their hands, they will schedule us in and give us a final date.
2) Internal PCB: These are complete and ready to go.
3) Internal Battery: All batteries are complete.
4) We have completed and shipped all the Smart Card exchanges for the iPocket Drive.
We are almost at the finish line! Hang in there for a little bit longer as we will complete this project!
Blessings Gene
Hope all is well with everyone:
1) Molds: The fourth mold will be completed in the middle/end of next week. When this mold is finished, we will be able to start the manufacturing of the cards. Until the mold is finished, I cannot get a hard complete date from the companies to manufacture. I have tried, but until I have all the molds completed, they will not give me a final date. Once they know they will have all the molds and parts in their hands, they will schedule us in and give us a final date.
2) Internal PCB: These are complete and ready to go.
3) Internal Battery: All batteries are complete.
4) We have completed and shipped all the Smart Card exchanges for the iPocket Drive.
We are almost at the finish line! Hang in there for a little bit longer as we will complete this project!
Blessings Gene
MAY 9TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
Because of the delays, some of you have asked to exchange your Smart Card for another one of our products. We have three offers for you:
1) The plastic iPocket Drive and its functions can be seen here: http://igg.me/at/iPocket-Drive/x/8202718
The plastic iPocket Drive comes in 8,16,32,64,128, & 256GB sizes.
Currently, the 8, 16, 32, and 64GB are in stock and can ship them out next week. The 128GB & 256GB will be in stock end of May
2) The metal version of the iPocket Drive and its functions can be seen here: http://igg.me/at/iPocket-Drive/x/8202718
The metal version comes in 8,16,32,64,128, & 256GB sizes and will be in Stock end of May. They are manufactured and are currently being painted.
3) The Flex-Card, our newest product, can be seen here: http://igg.me/at/FlexCard/x/8202718
The Flex-Card comes in 8,16,32,64,128, & 256GB. All six models will be in Stock in November.
Because of the delays I will offer all three of these products at 35%-40% off retail, which is below the Indiegogo Early Bird Pricing. I have included a chart below with all the models and their sale pricing.
If you would like to do a trade, the trade needs to be an even exchange or upgraded model because we will not be giving any refunds.
To upgrade, choose the product and model from the chart below and subtract what you already paid for the Smart Card from the new product price. Then go to the iPocket Drive Campaign here: http://igg.me/at/iPocket-Drive/x/8202718
On the campaign page, the first perk is called "SMART CARD TRADE" and is $1.00.
You must do this transaction from a computer, NOT a cell phone. Select that Perk, and at the checkout, you are given the option to add an additional gift. Choose custom and enter the amount that is due for the trade. Then send an email to, info@thepower.company and let us know your name and what model you decided to trade-in for and we will convert your Smart Card Sale to the new one.
SMARTIES: If you purchased smarties make sure you include the price of them against your trade.
Also if you do not want to trade and you purchased smarties when the cards are ready we will either upgrade you to a larger size or get you two cards.
Questions, email me at info@thepower.company.
Blessings Gene
Because of the delays, some of you have asked to exchange your Smart Card for another one of our products. We have three offers for you:
1) The plastic iPocket Drive and its functions can be seen here: http://igg.me/at/iPocket-Drive/x/8202718
The plastic iPocket Drive comes in 8,16,32,64,128, & 256GB sizes.
Currently, the 8, 16, 32, and 64GB are in stock and can ship them out next week. The 128GB & 256GB will be in stock end of May
2) The metal version of the iPocket Drive and its functions can be seen here: http://igg.me/at/iPocket-Drive/x/8202718
The metal version comes in 8,16,32,64,128, & 256GB sizes and will be in Stock end of May. They are manufactured and are currently being painted.
3) The Flex-Card, our newest product, can be seen here: http://igg.me/at/FlexCard/x/8202718
The Flex-Card comes in 8,16,32,64,128, & 256GB. All six models will be in Stock in November.
Because of the delays I will offer all three of these products at 35%-40% off retail, which is below the Indiegogo Early Bird Pricing. I have included a chart below with all the models and their sale pricing.
If you would like to do a trade, the trade needs to be an even exchange or upgraded model because we will not be giving any refunds.
To upgrade, choose the product and model from the chart below and subtract what you already paid for the Smart Card from the new product price. Then go to the iPocket Drive Campaign here: http://igg.me/at/iPocket-Drive/x/8202718
On the campaign page, the first perk is called "SMART CARD TRADE" and is $1.00.
You must do this transaction from a computer, NOT a cell phone. Select that Perk, and at the checkout, you are given the option to add an additional gift. Choose custom and enter the amount that is due for the trade. Then send an email to, info@thepower.company and let us know your name and what model you decided to trade-in for and we will convert your Smart Card Sale to the new one.
SMARTIES: If you purchased smarties make sure you include the price of them against your trade.
Also if you do not want to trade and you purchased smarties when the cards are ready we will either upgrade you to a larger size or get you two cards.
Questions, email me at info@thepower.company.
Blessings Gene
APRIL 30TH SMART CARD UPDATE:
My apologies once again for the delay in this update. I really don't understand where the time goes. I swear it is speeding up this last 6 months.
1) MOLDS: The Good News: We have completed three of the four molds required for the Smart Card. The one for the USB adapter, the one for the iPhone adapter, and the one for the micro adapter. The fourth one is the largest one and is for the casing around the whole Smart Card. I spoke with them last night and they said the final mold will be done about May 15th. This has taken longer then it was supposed to and as I have said before this is a small order and they are fitting it in.
2) INTERNAL PCB: Layouts were completed, parts were ordered, and they now have all the parts on hand to build them. The automated process of assembly will take place in the next 7-10 days. Its so amazing that every internal PCB is entirely done by machine and none of the components are touched at all by people. This is what keeps the price down and the quality up. These processes are what dictate how things are designed and why once we get into a project you find out that you can't do all that you had wanted.
3) INTERNAL BATTERY: All batteries are complete.
4) As I stated before the only time-frame we are unsure of is the schedule of the plastic injection molding process. They are working around their schedule to accommodate us. I am trying to call in a favor from them so they start the injection process as soon as the fourth mold is done.
5) I am very sorry this has taken this long but we are near the finish line and as I have done with everything else in my businesses, I will complete this.
6) Many of you have asked for a date of delivery and until I get the injection molding started its hard to give one. But I can say confidently these will be done no later than the 2nd week in June but am shooting for end of May.
7) Lastly, I mentioned before that if any of you would want to exchange the smart card for an iPocket Drive which are in stock we can do that. That drive can now fit both Android and iPhone but does not have any built in battery. I promise I will have an exchange price sheet this weekend for everyone, and post it here and email it to all of you that have already contacted me about the trade. The drive can be seen HERE:
Blessings Gene
My apologies once again for the delay in this update. I really don't understand where the time goes. I swear it is speeding up this last 6 months.
1) MOLDS: The Good News: We have completed three of the four molds required for the Smart Card. The one for the USB adapter, the one for the iPhone adapter, and the one for the micro adapter. The fourth one is the largest one and is for the casing around the whole Smart Card. I spoke with them last night and they said the final mold will be done about May 15th. This has taken longer then it was supposed to and as I have said before this is a small order and they are fitting it in.
2) INTERNAL PCB: Layouts were completed, parts were ordered, and they now have all the parts on hand to build them. The automated process of assembly will take place in the next 7-10 days. Its so amazing that every internal PCB is entirely done by machine and none of the components are touched at all by people. This is what keeps the price down and the quality up. These processes are what dictate how things are designed and why once we get into a project you find out that you can't do all that you had wanted.
3) INTERNAL BATTERY: All batteries are complete.
4) As I stated before the only time-frame we are unsure of is the schedule of the plastic injection molding process. They are working around their schedule to accommodate us. I am trying to call in a favor from them so they start the injection process as soon as the fourth mold is done.
5) I am very sorry this has taken this long but we are near the finish line and as I have done with everything else in my businesses, I will complete this.
6) Many of you have asked for a date of delivery and until I get the injection molding started its hard to give one. But I can say confidently these will be done no later than the 2nd week in June but am shooting for end of May.
7) Lastly, I mentioned before that if any of you would want to exchange the smart card for an iPocket Drive which are in stock we can do that. That drive can now fit both Android and iPhone but does not have any built in battery. I promise I will have an exchange price sheet this weekend for everyone, and post it here and email it to all of you that have already contacted me about the trade. The drive can be seen HERE:
Blessings Gene
APRIL 3RD SMART CARD UPDATE:
My apologies for the delay in the update. Below is the current process of the Smart Card:
1) MOLDS: My manufacturing company is in the process of completing the four molds required for the Smart Card. One is for the Smart Card encasing, one for the USB adapter, one for the iPhone adapter, and one for the micro adapter. Since the order was placed right after the Chinese new year, it has added to the time-frame for completion. I spoke with them yesterday and all the molds should be complete within the next two weeks.
2) INTERNAL PCB: We began the final layout of the PCB board this week and they will begin ordering in the parts Monday.
3) INTERNAL BATTERY: We have begun manufacturing the internal batteries.
4) We are manufacturing the PCB and Battery at the same time as the molds are being built to speed up the process. This is not normally done, and it is more costly, but I am trying to get the Smart Card out as fast as possible without cutting the quality.
5) The only time-frame we are unsure of is the schedule of the plastic injection molding process. They are working around their schedule to accommodate us. As soon as I have a date, I will update everyone.
6) The Smart Card is on it's way! I know we are behind but the PayPal funding problem spiraled this project into many delays. Rest assured that you will receive your Smart Card. There is still not a product on the market that does everything this card does and that speaks volumes to me.
7) I addressed in the earlier update the Smarties were taken away from this project for many reasons. I understand some of you were very disappointed with that decision. Very soon when we come to the end of this process, everyone who purchased a Smartie will be taken care of fairly.
Happy Easter and Blessings
Gene
My apologies for the delay in the update. Below is the current process of the Smart Card:
1) MOLDS: My manufacturing company is in the process of completing the four molds required for the Smart Card. One is for the Smart Card encasing, one for the USB adapter, one for the iPhone adapter, and one for the micro adapter. Since the order was placed right after the Chinese new year, it has added to the time-frame for completion. I spoke with them yesterday and all the molds should be complete within the next two weeks.
2) INTERNAL PCB: We began the final layout of the PCB board this week and they will begin ordering in the parts Monday.
3) INTERNAL BATTERY: We have begun manufacturing the internal batteries.
4) We are manufacturing the PCB and Battery at the same time as the molds are being built to speed up the process. This is not normally done, and it is more costly, but I am trying to get the Smart Card out as fast as possible without cutting the quality.
5) The only time-frame we are unsure of is the schedule of the plastic injection molding process. They are working around their schedule to accommodate us. As soon as I have a date, I will update everyone.
6) The Smart Card is on it's way! I know we are behind but the PayPal funding problem spiraled this project into many delays. Rest assured that you will receive your Smart Card. There is still not a product on the market that does everything this card does and that speaks volumes to me.
7) I addressed in the earlier update the Smarties were taken away from this project for many reasons. I understand some of you were very disappointed with that decision. Very soon when we come to the end of this process, everyone who purchased a Smartie will be taken care of fairly.
Happy Easter and Blessings
Gene
MARCH 5TH UPDATE:
Well we are iced in AGAIN!!! What a Winter!
Sorry this update is overdue, but I wanted some firm dates before I decided to update everyone.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
RECAP: If you watched the video we sent out, the smart card is completely finished and fully functional!
1) DELAYS: I wanted to quickly address why we have run into delays regarding The Smart Card release date. We initially set a goal of a release date in December, but we ran into a problem with our PayPal account. This problem forced us to close the account 8 days into the campaign. With PayPal closed, our initial campaign funds were tied up within their system and pushed us into cash flow problems for the prototype. We finally received the money 12 days after the campaign ended, but that had already pushed us back 9 weeks! I am not one to dwell on problems or negativity, so I initially never addressed this to everyone. This problem has been fully settled and we are moving forward as fast as possible. We thank you for your patience in this matter!
2) MOLDS: I received quotes from manufacturers two weeks ago for the Smart Card and have decided which company will start the production. I have also contracted with another company who will build the molds next week and the entire process should take about 2-4 weeks to complete the finalized molds.
3) MANUFACTURE DATE: After we transfer the molds to the manufacturer, they will put us into their queue for production. I do not have an exact date from them because we are only manufacturing 1,500 cards at this time, instead of their minimum of 5,000. So, since we are a smaller order, they are not giving us top priority at this time. We are estimating fourth week in April at the latest for the cards to be completed and delivered to everyone.
4) SMARTIES COMPENSATION: Because we did away with the Bluetooth Circuit inside the smart card, we are not able to offer smarties with this initial shipment of the Smart Card. Therefore, anyone that purchased smarties will be able to upgrade the size of their card or add an additional card to your purchase (depending on the amount of smarties originally ordered). We will be contacting everyone that bought a smartie over the next 2 to 3 weeks to see which option you would like to pursue. Please do not contact us on this matter, as it will slow down our response rate.
5) TRADE: If some of you are interested, we are offering a special trade-in for those who would like to avoid waiting for their Smart Card delivery. Our company's other product, The iPocket Drive, has been completed and shipped to all initial Indiegogo backers. These drives were created after the Smart Card, but were completed beforehand because of the PayPal issue described above. To extend to you our gratitude for waiting, we are setting the price on the iPocket Drives at 40% off of the original retail price. If you are interested in this trade, please send an e-mail to info@thepower.company with the subject line "Smart Card Trade." I will send you a chart showing all your possible exchange options. To see the drive and what it can do go to our site http://www.ipocketdrive.com.
Well, I think that's enough info for now. In the next update we will announce our new product as well as our new business name!
Once again, thank you to everyone for your support and patience in this venture.
Blessings Gene
Well we are iced in AGAIN!!! What a Winter!
Sorry this update is overdue, but I wanted some firm dates before I decided to update everyone.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
RECAP: If you watched the video we sent out, the smart card is completely finished and fully functional!
1) DELAYS: I wanted to quickly address why we have run into delays regarding The Smart Card release date. We initially set a goal of a release date in December, but we ran into a problem with our PayPal account. This problem forced us to close the account 8 days into the campaign. With PayPal closed, our initial campaign funds were tied up within their system and pushed us into cash flow problems for the prototype. We finally received the money 12 days after the campaign ended, but that had already pushed us back 9 weeks! I am not one to dwell on problems or negativity, so I initially never addressed this to everyone. This problem has been fully settled and we are moving forward as fast as possible. We thank you for your patience in this matter!
2) MOLDS: I received quotes from manufacturers two weeks ago for the Smart Card and have decided which company will start the production. I have also contracted with another company who will build the molds next week and the entire process should take about 2-4 weeks to complete the finalized molds.
3) MANUFACTURE DATE: After we transfer the molds to the manufacturer, they will put us into their queue for production. I do not have an exact date from them because we are only manufacturing 1,500 cards at this time, instead of their minimum of 5,000. So, since we are a smaller order, they are not giving us top priority at this time. We are estimating fourth week in April at the latest for the cards to be completed and delivered to everyone.
4) SMARTIES COMPENSATION: Because we did away with the Bluetooth Circuit inside the smart card, we are not able to offer smarties with this initial shipment of the Smart Card. Therefore, anyone that purchased smarties will be able to upgrade the size of their card or add an additional card to your purchase (depending on the amount of smarties originally ordered). We will be contacting everyone that bought a smartie over the next 2 to 3 weeks to see which option you would like to pursue. Please do not contact us on this matter, as it will slow down our response rate.
5) TRADE: If some of you are interested, we are offering a special trade-in for those who would like to avoid waiting for their Smart Card delivery. Our company's other product, The iPocket Drive, has been completed and shipped to all initial Indiegogo backers. These drives were created after the Smart Card, but were completed beforehand because of the PayPal issue described above. To extend to you our gratitude for waiting, we are setting the price on the iPocket Drives at 40% off of the original retail price. If you are interested in this trade, please send an e-mail to info@thepower.company with the subject line "Smart Card Trade." I will send you a chart showing all your possible exchange options. To see the drive and what it can do go to our site http://www.ipocketdrive.com.
Well, I think that's enough info for now. In the next update we will announce our new product as well as our new business name!
Once again, thank you to everyone for your support and patience in this venture.
Blessings Gene
FEBRUARY 10TH UPDATE:
I delayed this update till we were COMPLETELY done testing the final Smart Card prototype.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
Great News! The final prototype has checked out perfectly. All functions work 100%.
I put in bid requests to five companies overseas yesterday for a final quote to manufacture the Smart Card for us. I am trying to get the bids back from them all before the The Chinese New Year Holiday that starts this Friday the 13th but because business is slow over there, a large percentage of the companies in the country have already shut down.
I am trying to get manufacturing set up to begin right when they get back which is February 27th - March 2nd. When I get all the bids back there will also be a manufacturing timeline included. When I get that data from the companies I will have a firm date for completion and shipping to you all.
I will keep you all updated as soon as I get this information.
NEW COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) Still set for my Chinese contact to come over here after their new year at the end of February early March. And then will open an office in China end of March.
2) We fired the new marketing company we just hired for non performance. That is the 19th marketing company I have gone through in three campaigns I have had on Indiegogo. Beyond my belief the amount of incompetence in the PR industry for Crowfunding. I think from this point forward we are going to hire in house people and Ido it ourselves.
Thats it for now everyone Make it a Great Week. :)
Blessings Gene
I delayed this update till we were COMPLETELY done testing the final Smart Card prototype.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
Great News! The final prototype has checked out perfectly. All functions work 100%.
I put in bid requests to five companies overseas yesterday for a final quote to manufacture the Smart Card for us. I am trying to get the bids back from them all before the The Chinese New Year Holiday that starts this Friday the 13th but because business is slow over there, a large percentage of the companies in the country have already shut down.
I am trying to get manufacturing set up to begin right when they get back which is February 27th - March 2nd. When I get all the bids back there will also be a manufacturing timeline included. When I get that data from the companies I will have a firm date for completion and shipping to you all.
I will keep you all updated as soon as I get this information.
NEW COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) Still set for my Chinese contact to come over here after their new year at the end of February early March. And then will open an office in China end of March.
2) We fired the new marketing company we just hired for non performance. That is the 19th marketing company I have gone through in three campaigns I have had on Indiegogo. Beyond my belief the amount of incompetence in the PR industry for Crowfunding. I think from this point forward we are going to hire in house people and Ido it ourselves.
Thats it for now everyone Make it a Great Week. :)
Blessings Gene
JANUARY 30TH UPDATE:
I delayed this update till I had the new prototype in hand.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
Received in the FINAL prototype today. Please see three pictures below.
We will test this prototype through next Tuesday and if all is OK will set the manufacturing run to get this baby made. We are excited because we are at the finish line. So far the card is AWESOME and everything looks great they did a superb job on this prototype. Usually prototypes are rough because they are built entirely by hand but this one is one of the best I have ever received. Prototypes are a little more expensive then what we sold you all as these hand built ones cost me over $500 each with no memory.
Will update you next Wednesday or Thursday with our findings.
NEW COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) The visa for our Chinese contact was approved and she will come over here after their new year on the 27th of February. This is huge news for us as it will get us an office in China and SPEED everything up. :)
2) We fired the other marketing company we had hired for non performance on our new iPocket Drive campaign and replaced them this past week with another marketing company. They will have a relaunch PR campaign out for us this week.
Blessings Gene
I delayed this update till I had the new prototype in hand.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
Received in the FINAL prototype today. Please see three pictures below.
We will test this prototype through next Tuesday and if all is OK will set the manufacturing run to get this baby made. We are excited because we are at the finish line. So far the card is AWESOME and everything looks great they did a superb job on this prototype. Usually prototypes are rough because they are built entirely by hand but this one is one of the best I have ever received. Prototypes are a little more expensive then what we sold you all as these hand built ones cost me over $500 each with no memory.
Will update you next Wednesday or Thursday with our findings.
NEW COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) The visa for our Chinese contact was approved and she will come over here after their new year on the 27th of February. This is huge news for us as it will get us an office in China and SPEED everything up. :)
2) We fired the other marketing company we had hired for non performance on our new iPocket Drive campaign and replaced them this past week with another marketing company. They will have a relaunch PR campaign out for us this week.
Blessings Gene
JANUARY 18TH UPDATE:
I delayed this update so I had a firm confirmation on the prototype shipment.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
The factory finished the final prototype of the Smart Card that is in the picture below with all the FINAL changes. It was shipped today or Monday in China. It is overdue but they had some problems with it. We should get it the end of the week and will update when we do have it. Barring any unforeseen problems with that prototype we are still on track for February shipment, unless we don't get the order on the manufacturers schedule before the Chinese New Year. Then we would be looking at first week in March.
Just so you all understand why manufacturing dates can change. We only have 1,200 Smart Cards ordered from the indiegogo campaign and not the minimum 5,000 cards for manufacturing. Therefore, we do not get priority on the manufacturer's scheduling as they just work smaller orders in on a down time. So I can't guarantee they will start manufacturing these before their new year. Then it would put us into the first week in March. Their New Year is from February 13th thru 25th.
NEW COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) We will hear on the Visa application on Tuesday for our Chinese contact that is coming here for training and setting up our office in China. With that approval they will be here end of next week.
2) We fired our marketing company on our new iPocket Drive campaign and replaced them this past week with another marketing company. They will have a relaunch PR campaign out for us this week.
3) We also hired a full time social media company to write our training package with our 10 manuals for the crowd funding industry. These should be done in February/March. They will cover everything from product development to starting and running a crowd funding project.
Blessings Gene
I delayed this update so I had a firm confirmation on the prototype shipment.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
The factory finished the final prototype of the Smart Card that is in the picture below with all the FINAL changes. It was shipped today or Monday in China. It is overdue but they had some problems with it. We should get it the end of the week and will update when we do have it. Barring any unforeseen problems with that prototype we are still on track for February shipment, unless we don't get the order on the manufacturers schedule before the Chinese New Year. Then we would be looking at first week in March.
Just so you all understand why manufacturing dates can change. We only have 1,200 Smart Cards ordered from the indiegogo campaign and not the minimum 5,000 cards for manufacturing. Therefore, we do not get priority on the manufacturer's scheduling as they just work smaller orders in on a down time. So I can't guarantee they will start manufacturing these before their new year. Then it would put us into the first week in March. Their New Year is from February 13th thru 25th.
NEW COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) We will hear on the Visa application on Tuesday for our Chinese contact that is coming here for training and setting up our office in China. With that approval they will be here end of next week.
2) We fired our marketing company on our new iPocket Drive campaign and replaced them this past week with another marketing company. They will have a relaunch PR campaign out for us this week.
3) We also hired a full time social media company to write our training package with our 10 manuals for the crowd funding industry. These should be done in February/March. They will cover everything from product development to starting and running a crowd funding project.
Blessings Gene
JANUARY 7TH UPDATE:
Well its 2015 and man where did 2014 go? Thats the fastest year I have ever experienced. Well I take it you are all back to your normal lives now as all the holidays are over so here is a quick update for all of you.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
As you can see from the picture I sent you at Christmas we have finally decided on the last detail in regards to the adapter. The factory is making us a final prototype of the Smart Card that is in that picture with all the FINAL changes. I made the decision last week to build one more prototype. This will add a little time onto the project but before I push the button to make the final molds and start production I want to see the final prototype so there are NO PROBLEMS. It should be in my hands by our next update next week. After my final approval I will sign off and we will have the production schedule from the factory. I will relay that to you all then. Barring any unforeseen problems with that prototype we are still on track for February delivery.
NEW YEAR COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) I have found a person over in China that is willing to come on board with The Power Company full time so we can open an office in China which has been a dream of mine for a LONG time. They have applied for a Visa and have a meeting next Monday at the embassy for final approval. They should be here end of next week so this is VERY exciting. This will open up so many new avenues for us to develop many ideas I have on the drawing board and most importantly speed the time to get these ideas to market up substantially.
2) Indiegogo selected our new product iPocket Drive to put in their newsletter last Tuesday and it has taken off big time so we are also excited about that.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipocket-drive-usb-hard-drive-for-iphones-ipads/x/3389706#home
3) We have started the outline for a full blown training package with over 10 manuals for the crowd funding industry. These should be done in February/March. They will cover everything from product development to starting and running a crowd funding project.
4) We have another product that we will release in March that will be NEW to the cell phone industry. I will keep you updated on this project.
Blessings
Gene
Well its 2015 and man where did 2014 go? Thats the fastest year I have ever experienced. Well I take it you are all back to your normal lives now as all the holidays are over so here is a quick update for all of you.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
As you can see from the picture I sent you at Christmas we have finally decided on the last detail in regards to the adapter. The factory is making us a final prototype of the Smart Card that is in that picture with all the FINAL changes. I made the decision last week to build one more prototype. This will add a little time onto the project but before I push the button to make the final molds and start production I want to see the final prototype so there are NO PROBLEMS. It should be in my hands by our next update next week. After my final approval I will sign off and we will have the production schedule from the factory. I will relay that to you all then. Barring any unforeseen problems with that prototype we are still on track for February delivery.
NEW YEAR COMPANY BUSINESS:
1) I have found a person over in China that is willing to come on board with The Power Company full time so we can open an office in China which has been a dream of mine for a LONG time. They have applied for a Visa and have a meeting next Monday at the embassy for final approval. They should be here end of next week so this is VERY exciting. This will open up so many new avenues for us to develop many ideas I have on the drawing board and most importantly speed the time to get these ideas to market up substantially.
2) Indiegogo selected our new product iPocket Drive to put in their newsletter last Tuesday and it has taken off big time so we are also excited about that.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipocket-drive-usb-hard-drive-for-iphones-ipads/x/3389706#home
3) We have started the outline for a full blown training package with over 10 manuals for the crowd funding industry. These should be done in February/March. They will cover everything from product development to starting and running a crowd funding project.
4) We have another product that we will release in March that will be NEW to the cell phone industry. I will keep you updated on this project.
Blessings
Gene
December 24th Update
Everyone: Well its Christmas Eve. Another year coming to an end. All I want to say is many Blessings to all of you, your families, and your friends. And may the next few days be filled with fun & joy for all those that are around you. Don't forget relationship is more important then being right. Make tomorrow the Best Christmas you have ever had. And remember that I said this: Next year 2015 will be the best year this world has ever experienced.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
Sorry I am late with this one but I needed to bring something to an end on the design and I did.
So Guess what? The engineer came up with a new idea for the adapter and it is awesome and better then what we had been working on. Here is a mechanical drawing of it.
Everyone: Well its Christmas Eve. Another year coming to an end. All I want to say is many Blessings to all of you, your families, and your friends. And may the next few days be filled with fun & joy for all those that are around you. Don't forget relationship is more important then being right. Make tomorrow the Best Christmas you have ever had. And remember that I said this: Next year 2015 will be the best year this world has ever experienced.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
Sorry I am late with this one but I needed to bring something to an end on the design and I did.
So Guess what? The engineer came up with a new idea for the adapter and it is awesome and better then what we had been working on. Here is a mechanical drawing of it.
The card will come with a USB connector that fits inside the card on one side (blue part in picture). Plus a micro connector on the cable that fits inside the card on the other side (yellow part in the picture). The iPhone 5 & 6 adapter fits in the middle on the end of the card (purple part in the picture) and allows you to store that second adapter in a convenient way. This way you always have both connectors in the card. So you can charge most anything with built in adapters. Hats off to my engineer after many arguments with him. :)
NEW BUSINESS: My new iPocket Drive campaign is at 357% of goal. Awesome! Take a look.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipocket-drive-usb-hard-drive-for-iphones-ipads/x/3389706#home
Blessings
Gene
December 12th Update
Everyone: Well its only 14 days till Christmas. Man where has the year gone?
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) Not much new to report just the adapter is about done so we can get on the factories schedule. We are still on schedule for the Smart cards to be shipped from China to my warehouse by February 9th.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) We are at 105% of our goal on our iPocket Drive campaign after only 7 days. Thanks to all of you that have helped. You can see it here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipocket-drive-usb-hard-drive-for-iphones-ipads/x/3389706
2) Our first shipment of the iPocket Drives arrived right on time this past Tuesday and start shipping out tomorrow.
3) Finally an update on the special we ran this past week of a drawing for an 8GB iPocket Drive. Any Smart Card buyer that brought an iPocket Drive this past week would be entered into that drawing. I made a mistake. I forgot to mention that if you brought an iPocket Drive this past week then you needed to email us at info@thepower.company to let us know. The reason for this is Indiegogo's software regarding sales is so bad that it is near impossible to compare the sales records from both campaigns. I don't want to miss anyone, so if you brought an iPocket Drtive in the last week please email me and I will get you entered into the drawing. I am also extending this deal thru next Tuesday. So if you buy one in the next week for Christmas please email us to let us know.
Blessings
Gene
Everyone: Well its only 14 days till Christmas. Man where has the year gone?
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) Not much new to report just the adapter is about done so we can get on the factories schedule. We are still on schedule for the Smart cards to be shipped from China to my warehouse by February 9th.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) We are at 105% of our goal on our iPocket Drive campaign after only 7 days. Thanks to all of you that have helped. You can see it here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipocket-drive-usb-hard-drive-for-iphones-ipads/x/3389706
2) Our first shipment of the iPocket Drives arrived right on time this past Tuesday and start shipping out tomorrow.
3) Finally an update on the special we ran this past week of a drawing for an 8GB iPocket Drive. Any Smart Card buyer that brought an iPocket Drive this past week would be entered into that drawing. I made a mistake. I forgot to mention that if you brought an iPocket Drive this past week then you needed to email us at info@thepower.company to let us know. The reason for this is Indiegogo's software regarding sales is so bad that it is near impossible to compare the sales records from both campaigns. I don't want to miss anyone, so if you brought an iPocket Drtive in the last week please email me and I will get you entered into the drawing. I am also extending this deal thru next Tuesday. So if you buy one in the next week for Christmas please email us to let us know.
Blessings
Gene
December 5th Update
Everyone: Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving as I did. My kids and I all cooked and created the meal together. It was a lot of fun and this year I didn’t over eat that much. :)
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) The engineer is finishing up the design on the adapters. He and I finally agreed to the final concept and he is sourcing the special connector I designed as you're reading this. That final piece should be completed 1 week from today. Once that is complete we can get on the manufacturer's calendar.
2) We will be sending out another round of emails to people this weekend who haven’t responded to our first two emails on verifying their order or missing shipping fees.
3) Don't forget if you have moved to send us an email with your new address to: http://www.thepower.company/address-change.html
4) That’s about it. Everything else is set on the Smart Card and still on schedule for February 9th ship date.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) We launched our iPocket Drive last night on Indiegogo. You can see it here:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipocket-drive-usb-hard-drive-for-iphones-ipads/x/3389706
2) We are running two specials for anyone who is a Smart Card buyer.
4) Last but not least, and this is very exciting to me, we are interviewing candidates for a job as my China connection. There are a number of people I am communicating with in China and we are looking for one to open an office over, and to travel back and forth from there to here so we are better represented. I have wanted to do this for over 2-3 years now and I believe January of 2015 this dream will come true.
Blessings
Gene
Everyone: Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving as I did. My kids and I all cooked and created the meal together. It was a lot of fun and this year I didn’t over eat that much. :)
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) The engineer is finishing up the design on the adapters. He and I finally agreed to the final concept and he is sourcing the special connector I designed as you're reading this. That final piece should be completed 1 week from today. Once that is complete we can get on the manufacturer's calendar.
2) We will be sending out another round of emails to people this weekend who haven’t responded to our first two emails on verifying their order or missing shipping fees.
3) Don't forget if you have moved to send us an email with your new address to: http://www.thepower.company/address-change.html
4) That’s about it. Everything else is set on the Smart Card and still on schedule for February 9th ship date.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) We launched our iPocket Drive last night on Indiegogo. You can see it here:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ipocket-drive-usb-hard-drive-for-iphones-ipads/x/3389706
2) We are running two specials for anyone who is a Smart Card buyer.
- Anyone of you who buys an iPocket Drive between now and next Thursday will be entered into a drawing for a free 8GB iPocket Drive. The winner will be notified in next week’s update.
- If you go to our campaign, under the opening video there is a link button. Press that button and you get a link/code that pops up and is copied to your clipboard. Paste that link/code in an email or text or post to all your friends, family, business people, and facebook friends. For every 5 of your friends who buy an iPocket Drive you get an 8GB iPocket Drive free. No limit to how many you can get free. Indiegogo keeps track of all the sales that come from your code. As soon as you reach five sales we will email you to let you know and ship one out to you.
4) Last but not least, and this is very exciting to me, we are interviewing candidates for a job as my China connection. There are a number of people I am communicating with in China and we are looking for one to open an office over, and to travel back and forth from there to here so we are better represented. I have wanted to do this for over 2-3 years now and I believe January of 2015 this dream will come true.
Blessings
Gene
November 26th Update
Everyone:
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) We are FINALLY finishing up the final design of the adapter for the iPhone5 & 6 and micro for the Smart Card. I have had many many arguments with the engineers, over the past two weeks. I hate it when they tell me something can’t be done. Well my response always is “yes it can” and I keep telling them to “stop being so lazy and do it.”
2) That is the final piece do be finished and then I will be put on the manufacturer’s schedule. The ship date is still February 9th.
3) Once again, a great big thanks to all the people who have helped on our developers and opinion clubs. You have all been a great help.
NEW BUSINESS:
Special pricing on the iPocket Drive for all of you Smart Card supporters will end this Sunday November 30th. Remember pricing is below indiegogo early bird pricing and we now have very limited stock. The indiegogo campaign for the iPocket Drive starts next Tuesday December 2nd. For all the information you need, along with the link on the page to buy at the discounted pricing, go to: http://www.thepower.company/ipocket-drive-indiegogo-special.html. Remember the 8GB, 16GB, & 32Gb are already manufactured and will be ready for shipment December 9th just in time for Christmas.
That’s all for now. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
Blessings Gene
Everyone:
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) We are FINALLY finishing up the final design of the adapter for the iPhone5 & 6 and micro for the Smart Card. I have had many many arguments with the engineers, over the past two weeks. I hate it when they tell me something can’t be done. Well my response always is “yes it can” and I keep telling them to “stop being so lazy and do it.”
2) That is the final piece do be finished and then I will be put on the manufacturer’s schedule. The ship date is still February 9th.
3) Once again, a great big thanks to all the people who have helped on our developers and opinion clubs. You have all been a great help.
NEW BUSINESS:
Special pricing on the iPocket Drive for all of you Smart Card supporters will end this Sunday November 30th. Remember pricing is below indiegogo early bird pricing and we now have very limited stock. The indiegogo campaign for the iPocket Drive starts next Tuesday December 2nd. For all the information you need, along with the link on the page to buy at the discounted pricing, go to: http://www.thepower.company/ipocket-drive-indiegogo-special.html. Remember the 8GB, 16GB, & 32Gb are already manufactured and will be ready for shipment December 9th just in time for Christmas.
That’s all for now. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
Blessings Gene
November 15th Update
Everyone:
Sorry I am late on this week's update.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) WE completed all the final internal details of the Smart Card this week. We are still working on the adapter for the connector on the card. It is the last detail left to complete and then the design is finished and the manufacturing schedule will be booked with the manufacturer in China. The ship date is still February 9th.
2) A great big thanks to all the people who have helped on our developers and opinion clubs. You have all been a great help.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Congratulations to Xander Pickard for coming up with the name of our new drive. He will receive a free drive when we receive them in December. The new name is iPocket Drive.
2) We have special pricing on the iPocket Drive for all of you Smart Card supporters, from now through Black Friday, November 28, 2014. IT IS BELOW INDIEGOGO PRICING! We have a limited stock of these, so if interested, get yours ASAP. For all the information you need, along with the link on the page to buy at the discounted pricing, go to: http://www.thepower.company/ipocket-drive-indiegogo-special.html. These are already manufactured and will be ready for shipment December 9th just in time for Christmas.
3) We have developed an investment program for anyone interested in getting a higher return on an investment. Their funds will help us manufacture our products at a higher level that will keep pricing down. We are paying as high as a 28% return on the investment. So if interested go here: http://www.thepower.company/investment.html.
4) Also, if any of you have any friends, family, or business partners who do investing if you refer them to our program and they invest in our smart card program we will pay you a commission of 75 cents per card. So if someone was to invest in 1,000 cards you would earn $750. Not bad for doing next to nothing and could cover your Christmas shopping.
Go here if interested: http://www.thepower.company/Investment-Referral-Program.html
5) As mentioned before, we signed a contract with the marketing company Command Partners to handle all our new up coming product releases on Google ads and Indiegogo campaigns. They are one of the top in the country and I am excited to have them onboard. They will be handling our iPocket Drive. So sometime just before December 2nd, you may get an email from them.
That’s all for now. Hope all is well in all your lives.
Blessings,
Gene
Everyone:
Sorry I am late on this week's update.
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) WE completed all the final internal details of the Smart Card this week. We are still working on the adapter for the connector on the card. It is the last detail left to complete and then the design is finished and the manufacturing schedule will be booked with the manufacturer in China. The ship date is still February 9th.
2) A great big thanks to all the people who have helped on our developers and opinion clubs. You have all been a great help.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Congratulations to Xander Pickard for coming up with the name of our new drive. He will receive a free drive when we receive them in December. The new name is iPocket Drive.
2) We have special pricing on the iPocket Drive for all of you Smart Card supporters, from now through Black Friday, November 28, 2014. IT IS BELOW INDIEGOGO PRICING! We have a limited stock of these, so if interested, get yours ASAP. For all the information you need, along with the link on the page to buy at the discounted pricing, go to: http://www.thepower.company/ipocket-drive-indiegogo-special.html. These are already manufactured and will be ready for shipment December 9th just in time for Christmas.
3) We have developed an investment program for anyone interested in getting a higher return on an investment. Their funds will help us manufacture our products at a higher level that will keep pricing down. We are paying as high as a 28% return on the investment. So if interested go here: http://www.thepower.company/investment.html.
4) Also, if any of you have any friends, family, or business partners who do investing if you refer them to our program and they invest in our smart card program we will pay you a commission of 75 cents per card. So if someone was to invest in 1,000 cards you would earn $750. Not bad for doing next to nothing and could cover your Christmas shopping.
Go here if interested: http://www.thepower.company/Investment-Referral-Program.html
5) As mentioned before, we signed a contract with the marketing company Command Partners to handle all our new up coming product releases on Google ads and Indiegogo campaigns. They are one of the top in the country and I am excited to have them onboard. They will be handling our iPocket Drive. So sometime just before December 2nd, you may get an email from them.
That’s all for now. Hope all is well in all your lives.
Blessings,
Gene
November 5th Announcement
Everyone:
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) We are still on schedule for the February 9th shipping date. Currently we are finishing up the iphone-5, 6, and micro adapter design and should be done next week. In about 2-3 weeks we will sign on with our manufacturers to set a schedule. I will post those dates when we get them.
2) We were one of a few companies selected for an Indiegogo pilot program called forever funding. For this program Indiegogo will allow you to put your campaign back on their platform just as it was when it closed. THIS IS AWESOME NEWS! By raising another $45,000 it will allow us to manufacture a much higher amount therefore cutting our costs. But even better news it could possibly cut the manufacturing time down by a couple weeks. So we are relaunching the campaign tomorrow Saturday 11/08 so if you have anyone that may be interested in the Smart Card please point them to the campaign.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Next week we will show you our new programs for you to make money for Christmas.
2) We will send out first contact to all you that registered for our developers and opinion clubs.
3) Anyone still interested in joining the Developers Club we will have opportunities for you to get involved with us in running campaigns for a percentage of sales and if you have an idea you want to bring to market we can help. Please see form below under the October 24th update
NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: I am excited to announce to all you supporters of our Smart Card our new product that we call...... (NOT SURE YET). We have been developing this product jointly with one of our partner companies overseas right along with the Smart Card, but never crowd funded it. But now we are going to launch it on Indiegogo and we want to show it to all of our Smart Card supporters first. The campaign begins in 24 days and we will give you all first dibs next week on the limited qty we have already manufactured for Christmas.
Because we have a delay in the Smart Card and because of the bluetooth problem we will offer it to you all at an even better price then our discounted Indiegogo Campaign. These are Already Manufactured and will be in my hands no later then December 9th so they will make perfect Christmas Gifts. The only thing they lack are the name stamped on them and thats where you can help me. I NEED A PRODUCT NAME. The person that comes up with the name we choose will get a free 32GB unit. Please see form below.
So whats it do? It’s a safe alternative to the cloud. Its only the second flash drive on the market that plugs directly into an iPhone and using our free app you can transfer photos, files, music, and video directly onto it and then move the files to any windows or Mac computer or just store them on the drive as a backup. Its like your own personal cloud…BUT SAFE. I am not a believer in the cloud because these large corporations have access to all your personal data. Just ask Jennifer Lawrence about how someone hacked into Apple’s icloud and got nude pictures of her or the 100s of millions of people that are having their personal data and credit card information stolen. This device FINALLY opens up Apples iPhone to be able to transfer files to & from it to our drive. In addition, you can put videos, movies, and music on the drive and play them directly from the drive so you can save your memory on the iPhone. It also fits the iPad and iTouch.
We manufactured this first run in three models 8GB, 16GB, & 32GB. We will also have a 64GB and 128GB model sometime in January. Pricing will be provided next Tuesday as well as a complete video and a link for you to buy the limited qty. Here are some pictures:
Everyone:
SMART CARD UPDATE:
1) We are still on schedule for the February 9th shipping date. Currently we are finishing up the iphone-5, 6, and micro adapter design and should be done next week. In about 2-3 weeks we will sign on with our manufacturers to set a schedule. I will post those dates when we get them.
2) We were one of a few companies selected for an Indiegogo pilot program called forever funding. For this program Indiegogo will allow you to put your campaign back on their platform just as it was when it closed. THIS IS AWESOME NEWS! By raising another $45,000 it will allow us to manufacture a much higher amount therefore cutting our costs. But even better news it could possibly cut the manufacturing time down by a couple weeks. So we are relaunching the campaign tomorrow Saturday 11/08 so if you have anyone that may be interested in the Smart Card please point them to the campaign.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) Next week we will show you our new programs for you to make money for Christmas.
2) We will send out first contact to all you that registered for our developers and opinion clubs.
3) Anyone still interested in joining the Developers Club we will have opportunities for you to get involved with us in running campaigns for a percentage of sales and if you have an idea you want to bring to market we can help. Please see form below under the October 24th update
NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: I am excited to announce to all you supporters of our Smart Card our new product that we call...... (NOT SURE YET). We have been developing this product jointly with one of our partner companies overseas right along with the Smart Card, but never crowd funded it. But now we are going to launch it on Indiegogo and we want to show it to all of our Smart Card supporters first. The campaign begins in 24 days and we will give you all first dibs next week on the limited qty we have already manufactured for Christmas.
Because we have a delay in the Smart Card and because of the bluetooth problem we will offer it to you all at an even better price then our discounted Indiegogo Campaign. These are Already Manufactured and will be in my hands no later then December 9th so they will make perfect Christmas Gifts. The only thing they lack are the name stamped on them and thats where you can help me. I NEED A PRODUCT NAME. The person that comes up with the name we choose will get a free 32GB unit. Please see form below.
So whats it do? It’s a safe alternative to the cloud. Its only the second flash drive on the market that plugs directly into an iPhone and using our free app you can transfer photos, files, music, and video directly onto it and then move the files to any windows or Mac computer or just store them on the drive as a backup. Its like your own personal cloud…BUT SAFE. I am not a believer in the cloud because these large corporations have access to all your personal data. Just ask Jennifer Lawrence about how someone hacked into Apple’s icloud and got nude pictures of her or the 100s of millions of people that are having their personal data and credit card information stolen. This device FINALLY opens up Apples iPhone to be able to transfer files to & from it to our drive. In addition, you can put videos, movies, and music on the drive and play them directly from the drive so you can save your memory on the iPhone. It also fits the iPad and iTouch.
We manufactured this first run in three models 8GB, 16GB, & 32GB. We will also have a 64GB and 128GB model sometime in January. Pricing will be provided next Tuesday as well as a complete video and a link for you to buy the limited qty. Here are some pictures:
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See our newly designed packaging? This is the same style packaging we will use for the Smart Card. I love the design.
Finally: If interested in naming our drive please fill out the form below. If we pick a name that 3-4 people happen to submit, the one that submitted it first will win. Entries will be taken until next Wednesday Nov 13th only.
Here are names we came up with so far: i-Flash; Private Drive; i-Private Drive; Personal Drive; i-Personal Drive
Finally: If interested in naming our drive please fill out the form below. If we pick a name that 3-4 people happen to submit, the one that submitted it first will win. Entries will be taken until next Wednesday Nov 13th only.
Here are names we came up with so far: i-Flash; Private Drive; i-Private Drive; Personal Drive; i-Personal Drive
Blessings Gene
October 31st Update
Everyone:
Straight to the point this is where we are at with the Smart Card, and Smarties.
1) Every function on the Smart Card at this point works perfectly except for the bluetooth circuit. Therefore the Smart Card will not interact with a Smartie and the 911 function is not fully functional.
2) For us to get the bluetooth circuit functioning properly in the Smart Card my engineers say it would take about another 120 days. So I have decided to pull the bluetooth circuit from the Smart Card as I believe that is too long of a delay.
3) Because the smarties can operate on their own and can be totally controlled by the cellphone app this is not that big of a deal. We don't have to have one inside the smart card.
4) So we are now going to redesign the circuit in the smarties & remove the bluetooth circuit from the Smart Card so they will both be slightly delayed.
5)Therefore the new release dates are:
Smart Card Release Date: February 9th.
Smarties Release Date: March 9th.
I wanted to bring this latest update in a video but my video guy has been sick since Tuesday. But next Tuesday we will bring you a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT video, along with some opportunities for anyone that wants to make some extra money for Christmas.
Blessings Gene
Everyone:
Straight to the point this is where we are at with the Smart Card, and Smarties.
1) Every function on the Smart Card at this point works perfectly except for the bluetooth circuit. Therefore the Smart Card will not interact with a Smartie and the 911 function is not fully functional.
2) For us to get the bluetooth circuit functioning properly in the Smart Card my engineers say it would take about another 120 days. So I have decided to pull the bluetooth circuit from the Smart Card as I believe that is too long of a delay.
3) Because the smarties can operate on their own and can be totally controlled by the cellphone app this is not that big of a deal. We don't have to have one inside the smart card.
4) So we are now going to redesign the circuit in the smarties & remove the bluetooth circuit from the Smart Card so they will both be slightly delayed.
5)Therefore the new release dates are:
Smart Card Release Date: February 9th.
Smarties Release Date: March 9th.
I wanted to bring this latest update in a video but my video guy has been sick since Tuesday. But next Tuesday we will bring you a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT video, along with some opportunities for anyone that wants to make some extra money for Christmas.
Blessings Gene
OCTOBER 24th Update
Everyone:
Hope you are all living life to the fullest! I am so excited with all the work we have done over the last week. We have been putting the Smart Card through hundreds of tests with many cell phone models, computers, and sd cards. We will make sure there are no glitches before we send this to manufacturing. So far it is about 95% but it has a few minor problems, mainly with the bluetooth circuit and the Smarties. Watch the video below to see the Smart Card in action!
Everyone:
Hope you are all living life to the fullest! I am so excited with all the work we have done over the last week. We have been putting the Smart Card through hundreds of tests with many cell phone models, computers, and sd cards. We will make sure there are no glitches before we send this to manufacturing. So far it is about 95% but it has a few minor problems, mainly with the bluetooth circuit and the Smarties. Watch the video below to see the Smart Card in action!
I will have an update the middle of next week with the Smart Card rollout schedule and any changes that have to be made. So, there will be some surveys on the site, and I need your input!
NEW BUSINESS:
So far the input that has come from all of you over the flyer and other details has overwhelmed and touched me. I feel honored that people want to help with the product development. It’s all part of my dream of building a team from all around the world to collectively bring the best product to you and the market. Its awesome to be doing what you feel you were born to do. This is why I love crowd funding. There is nothing The Power Company cant make for the cell phone. Right now we have three new ideas that we are building prototypes for. In addition, we have some ideas that may add functions to the Smart Card next year.
The end of November we will launch a Wireless dock on Indiegogo. I am proud to announce that we have signed a contract with one of the best crowd funding marketing companies in the country. The more money we are able to raise the more people I can hire so these products will come to market faster! THAT IS THE GOAL FASTER TO MARKET.
Lastly, I am going to set up two groups:
1) A Private Developer’s Club: Looking for people that are SERIOUSLY interested in helping with opinions, ideas, and even a few conference calls in regards to product development. You will need to sign a NDA and we will set up a private forum here on the web site and maybe even have a few private conference calls. Also may have some work for people for pay or in exchange for free products. So if you are SERIOUSLY interested, please fillout the form below.
2) An Opinion Group: Looking for people where we will send you emails a few times a month asking your opinions on options in matters concerning new products.
Any interest sign up below.
Blessings Gene
IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE ONLY SIGN UP FOR ONE GROUP
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OCTOBER 16th Update
Everyone:
Well its very very exciting today as we got in our new prototypes. One black plastic finish and one aluminum finish.
We will be testing these units for the next few days and I will get you all a report Monday as to where we are at.
Also the pole that I did on the Smart Card flyer got us some awesome ideas and thanks to you all I have a new version being made. I am going to use this same polling for any decisions that will have to be made in regards to the prototypes next week so stay tuned.
Also here are a few pictures of the prototypes. Keep in mind these are both HAND MADE so they are a LITTLE ROUGH from what the finished product will look like. I also included a picture of the inside of the Smart Card.
If you notice the black card has four blue lights and the silver card has four different colored lights that is because I wanted to see which looked better. That is one option we will all vote on. :)
Blessings Gene
Everyone:
Well its very very exciting today as we got in our new prototypes. One black plastic finish and one aluminum finish.
We will be testing these units for the next few days and I will get you all a report Monday as to where we are at.
Also the pole that I did on the Smart Card flyer got us some awesome ideas and thanks to you all I have a new version being made. I am going to use this same polling for any decisions that will have to be made in regards to the prototypes next week so stay tuned.
Also here are a few pictures of the prototypes. Keep in mind these are both HAND MADE so they are a LITTLE ROUGH from what the finished product will look like. I also included a picture of the inside of the Smart Card.
If you notice the black card has four blue lights and the silver card has four different colored lights that is because I wanted to see which looked better. That is one option we will all vote on. :)
Blessings Gene
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October 7th Update:
Everyone:
Here is the latest on the Smart Card. China is in the middle of a holiday that started on October 1st and ends tomorrow Oct 8th. But I pushed my company over there and had one engineer continue to work on the card during this time. So the good news is the final work on the adapters to fit inside the card is done and the 3 prototypes will be complete this week and shipped for sure. They say everything is working on the card so we will see after we test it here next week.
The database of all your sales that we are going over is 50% completed as of today and should be completed next week. So some of you may still get an email from us verifying your order.
I have gotten about a half dozen emails on address changes and wondering how to do that so I developed a page for that purpose here on the web site which is www.thepower.company/address-change So if you are moving before our late November ship date fill out that form and it will be forwarded to my secretary so we can update your information.
Lastly, I love crowd funding in the sense that I get so many peoples opinions and suggestions in a great & creative way and I love the interaction. It helps me and motivates me to produce the best products I can. It also helps me to make decisions as sometimes it is hard when you are developing something new. So from this point forward especially after we receive the prototypes we will need everyone's opinions on many decisions we will need to make. So I thought I would start here. Below is an 8.5" by 11" flier that we are making for the Smart Card. I wanted to get all your opinions as to which one is better. We can't agree in the office here so let me know your opinion on both matters. There are two differences:
1) The placement of the smart card name.
2) The credit card behind the smart card to show the size.
Everyone:
Here is the latest on the Smart Card. China is in the middle of a holiday that started on October 1st and ends tomorrow Oct 8th. But I pushed my company over there and had one engineer continue to work on the card during this time. So the good news is the final work on the adapters to fit inside the card is done and the 3 prototypes will be complete this week and shipped for sure. They say everything is working on the card so we will see after we test it here next week.
The database of all your sales that we are going over is 50% completed as of today and should be completed next week. So some of you may still get an email from us verifying your order.
I have gotten about a half dozen emails on address changes and wondering how to do that so I developed a page for that purpose here on the web site which is www.thepower.company/address-change So if you are moving before our late November ship date fill out that form and it will be forwarded to my secretary so we can update your information.
Lastly, I love crowd funding in the sense that I get so many peoples opinions and suggestions in a great & creative way and I love the interaction. It helps me and motivates me to produce the best products I can. It also helps me to make decisions as sometimes it is hard when you are developing something new. So from this point forward especially after we receive the prototypes we will need everyone's opinions on many decisions we will need to make. So I thought I would start here. Below is an 8.5" by 11" flier that we are making for the Smart Card. I wanted to get all your opinions as to which one is better. We can't agree in the office here so let me know your opinion on both matters. There are two differences:
1) The placement of the smart card name.
2) The credit card behind the smart card to show the size.
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October 6th Update:
Everyone:
As I have posted here two times before I provide all updates through my website as that is the easiest and quickest way to handle it. Updates are provided normally every week.
All updates are at http://www.thepower.company/updates
If you have any questions email us and we will normally get you an answer within 24 hours.
Thanks for the support and Blessings: Gene
Everyone:
As I have posted here two times before I provide all updates through my website as that is the easiest and quickest way to handle it. Updates are provided normally every week.
All updates are at http://www.thepower.company/updates
If you have any questions email us and we will normally get you an answer within 24 hours.
Thanks for the support and Blessings: Gene
September 30th Update:
Everyone:
Just a quick update as not to much new since the last one. China is finishing up my three prototypes this week. We finally figured out the final design of the adapters and getting them to fit inside the card. It took a lot of convincing on my part but I got the engineers to see it my way. :)
So should have prototypes next week in hand and when I get them I will forward the pictures on to you all.
Once again thanks for the support.
Blessings Gene
PS: Don't forget all updates are saved at www.thepower.company/updates
Everyone:
Just a quick update as not to much new since the last one. China is finishing up my three prototypes this week. We finally figured out the final design of the adapters and getting them to fit inside the card. It took a lot of convincing on my part but I got the engineers to see it my way. :)
So should have prototypes next week in hand and when I get them I will forward the pictures on to you all.
Once again thanks for the support.
Blessings Gene
PS: Don't forget all updates are saved at www.thepower.company/updates
September 20th Update:
Everyone:
First off thanks to all of you that have helped us get to where we are with the Smart Card. We will be providing all of you with an update every 7-10 days until we ship the cards are all shipped. In addition, all of the updates will be stored here: http://www.thepower.company/updates.html so you can go to them at anytime.
Here is the latest I have on our Smart Card campaign.
1) Was up until 4:30 AM the last two mornings with China finalizing the building of what I hope is the final prototype before we manufacture the Smart Cards. In the last 10 days we were able to bring to completion all the software issues with regards to the micro card reader.
2) We are now finalizing the design of the iphone5 & micro adapters in the next two days and the prototypes should be built by the beginning of next week and I will receive them the beginning of the following week. I am building 3 prototypes this time, one aluminum and two black plastic models. This way I can have them tested in different locations.
3) We will also be going through the complete database of sales we received from Indiegogo in the next couple weeks and our goal is to have all the sales details finished and completely gone through by the end of the month. So a lot of you will be receiving emails from us soon verifying your orders.
That’s about it for now
Blessings
Gene
Everyone:
First off thanks to all of you that have helped us get to where we are with the Smart Card. We will be providing all of you with an update every 7-10 days until we ship the cards are all shipped. In addition, all of the updates will be stored here: http://www.thepower.company/updates.html so you can go to them at anytime.
Here is the latest I have on our Smart Card campaign.
1) Was up until 4:30 AM the last two mornings with China finalizing the building of what I hope is the final prototype before we manufacture the Smart Cards. In the last 10 days we were able to bring to completion all the software issues with regards to the micro card reader.
2) We are now finalizing the design of the iphone5 & micro adapters in the next two days and the prototypes should be built by the beginning of next week and I will receive them the beginning of the following week. I am building 3 prototypes this time, one aluminum and two black plastic models. This way I can have them tested in different locations.
3) We will also be going through the complete database of sales we received from Indiegogo in the next couple weeks and our goal is to have all the sales details finished and completely gone through by the end of the month. So a lot of you will be receiving emails from us soon verifying your orders.
That’s about it for now
Blessings
Gene