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I have been wondering whether this is a prank or a con, so I have looked into the people behind this. The whois record shows the domain registered to one Nissan
by rdancer 11y ago
I have been wondering whether this is a prank or a con, so I have looked into the people behind this. The whois record shows the domain registered to one Nissan Bahar of Keepod Ltd, London, UK.
You may remember Keepod, the $7 personal computer the size of a USB stick that runs Android[1]. It got insane media coverage circa 2014[2], has a respectable-looking Wikipedia page[3], got funded to the tune of $41k on Indiegogo[4], currently is out-of-sale. $7 for an equivalent of Chromebit, I hear you thinking? Well, not really. The "personal computer" part of the pitch is a lie. In reality Keepod is the same kind of a live USB distro that has been around for years. There is no added value.[5]
So it is a con. But the media coverage. Is. Insane. The quality of the website is stellar. The funding dollars will be real. And a year from now, another seductively implausible project will appear. I'm looking forward to it, this guy has talent!
[1] http://www.keepod.com/ http://www.keepod.com/
[2] https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=keepod+site:bbc.co.uk https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=keepod+site:bbc.co.uk
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keepod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keepod
[4] https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keepod-project-in-mathare#/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/keepod-project-in-mathare...
[5] http://www.ictworks.org/2014/05/14/keepod-wasting-40000-to-reinvent-linux-on-a-stick/ http://www.ictworks.org/2014/05/14/keepod-wasting-40000-to-r...