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"Harri summoned an 11 member crack team around him, with the mission of bringing the increasing power of the Internet of Everything to reach everybody's reach.

by dkyc 12y ago

"Harri summoned an 11 member crack team around him, with the mission of bringing the increasing power of the Internet of Everything to reach everybody's reach. In September 2013 they started making the bttn a reality. Deliveries will start in October 2014." 11 people set out to build a standalone button that costs 100$... Am I missing something? Is this satire? Great idea, would love to buy one but both price and team strength seem to be off by factor of 10.

DanBC 12y ago
You're not buying a button. You're buying access to the backend. Admittedly, most HN readers don't need that stuff and could write their own.
- beshrkayali 12y ago
  But even for backend access. The price is way up there for something this simple. That much talent shown in the video should probably be capable of bringing down the cost close to $35 or maybe even less. What they're doing takes time and effort, not that much technically complicated by these days standards.
  - JussiM 12y ago
    My name is Jussi and I am part of the bttn team. So take my comments with a grain of salt ;-) From my perspective, you are not wrong at all. At the moment, the product is pretty pricey - that is something we are working on. It is just a fact of life (which you surely know) that in small quantities, hardware tends to be pricey. We are working our trim little butts off to bring down the price. As for the simplicity, the product is very simple by design. However, we have some pretty cool things on our roadmap to keep the same magical simplicity of use while adding a whole lot of functionality. It is a balancing act we are hoping to handle the right way.
  - DanBC 12y ago
    I agree it's a ridiculos price. It is a hardware product so I'd prefer they launched with a high but realistic prce and then dropped that latter than a more reasonable price.
smacktoward 12y ago
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for a plastic button
- JussiM 12y ago
  Ginsberg... We are a bit flattered.

by dkyc 12y ago

DanBC 12y ago

You're not buying a button. You're buying access to the backend. Admittedly, most HN readers don't need that stuff and could write their own.

beshrkayali 12y ago
But even for backend access. The price is way up there for something this simple. That much talent shown in the video should probably be capable of bringing down the cost close to $35 or maybe even less. What they're doing takes time and effort, not that much technically complicated by these days standards.
- JussiM 12y ago
  My name is Jussi and I am part of the bttn team. So take my comments with a grain of salt ;-) From my perspective, you are not wrong at all. At the moment, the product is pretty pricey - that is something we are working on. It is just a fact of life (which you surely know) that in small quantities, hardware tends to be pricey. We are working our trim little butts off to bring down the price. As for the simplicity, the product is very simple by design. However, we have some pretty cool things on our roadmap to keep the same magical simplicity of use while adding a whole lot of functionality. It is a balancing act we are hoping to handle the right way.
- DanBC 12y ago
  I agree it's a ridiculos price. It is a hardware product so I'd prefer they launched with a high but realistic prce and then dropped that latter than a more reasonable price.

smacktoward 12y ago

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for a plastic button

JussiM 12y ago
Ginsberg... We are a bit flattered.