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Show HN: Pibow (a case for your Raspberry Pi)
- debacle 14y agoOh that's cool.
- whiskers 14y agoThanks :) We were really bored with the selection of cases coming out and thought we could make something that was a better reflection of the concept behind the Pi.
- empika 14y agoOh, I though it was going to be like 'a case for owning a raspberry pi'... most people I know have no idea what to do with theirs (although this probably say more about them).
- paulofisch 14y agoOops. Must use 'enclosure' more often. The "what do I do with it?" Is a common question. We're working on making the answer easy for everyone :)
- empika 14y agoNice!
- criveros 14y agoWhere can I buy a Raspberry Pi in Toronto?
- paulofisch 14y agoRight here: http://canada.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberry-pi-model-b-board-only/dp/83T1943 http://canada.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberr...
- notatoad 14y agoavailability:0
- ontoillogical 14y agoI managed to snag one from there earlier today. I guess they ran out fast.
- paulofisch 14y agoMaking 4000 units a day and still not meeting demand is a nice problem to have, frustrating as it is for a lot of people.
- nekgrim 14y agoWhen do you plan to ship?
- paulofisch 14y agoOrders up to 1000: within 3 weeks. Above that: As fast as we can make and ship 'em, we're happy we can ramp up to hundreds a week fairly quickly.
- drivebyacct2 14y agoCan't seem to do the international order through Amazon. It helpfully just says "Pick a different address".
- whiskers 14y agoCould you try again? I think I've found the right setting - thanks for the heads up!
- nix 14y agoNo ventilation? Have you tried running full blast with a temperature probe present?
- paulofisch 14y agoThere are gaps in there for airflow around the ports and through the case over the chip and power. We've run it for 24 hours and it the result was it got warm on the bottom, so we've added bottom vents to the design which exhaust around the SD Card. We're happy the Pi won't choke.
- bryogenic 14y agoMore pictures anywhere?
- whiskers 14y agoHere is a good sample of images from our fourth prototype run: http://www.flickr.com/photos/82849540@N05/sets/72157630628221454/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/82849540@N05/sets/7215763062822... Obviously these are of a prototype so don't reflect the final finish - but give you a good feel of the product overall :)
- kposehn 14y agoI like the case guys - I'd like to talk with you about making a run of custom cases for us - would you be up for that? Well done btw :)
- paulofisch 14y agoWe're always open to ideas and a chat :) Mail us at sales [at] pi mo ro ni .com. And thanks :-)
- whiskers 14y agoAs Paul said, feel free to get in touch. If you fancy having a chat on the phone then drop me your number and I'll give you a ring. (My personal e-mail address is in my profile).
- rodly 14y agoWill there be any other cases from you guys in the near future? Rainbow colored doesn't appeal to everyone.
- paulofisch 14y agoEntirely depends on how well we do with this one. We hope to release something more, um, tasteful in the future. We started with the loud/retro/child-magnet case to start with to make a bit of a splash and make a statement about doing things a bit differently. And because we could :)
- rodly 14y agoThe only issue now is that you've got to make a new domain for each case.. (I kid).
- whiskers 14y agoWhat would you be after? I can definitely see us offering single colour (with clear top/bottom) as an option.
- baconhigh 14y agomoar pics?
- paulofisch 14y agoAs you wish http://www.flickr.com/photos/82849540@N05/sets/72157630628221454/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/82849540@N05/sets/7215763062822...
- pandog 14y agoThis looks great - but I think I'll have to wait for the camera and/or tinkering panels before I grab one
- whiskers 14y agoThanks, we're very excited about the camera add-on too. We'll be producing replacement layers that are used with the base Pibow case to accommodate it if there is enough interest!