I dig the idea but the price point seems insane. I also don't quite understand why this needs to be kickstarted, why not just take orders and hand make the firs

I dig the idea but the price point seems insane. I also don't quite understand why this needs to be kickstarted, why not just take orders and hand make the first N until you get enough profits to be able to mass produce? I built a very similar button using an arcade button[0] and a raspberry pi, and it cost <$50 in total parts -- it would've cost a lot less if I didn't decide to use a raspberry pi that I already owned for it. Mine just does a POST to an App Engine URL, but since it's a real computer I can SSH into it and make it do absolutely anything on the planet too. [0] http://www.adafruit.com/products/1190 http://www.adafruit.com/products/1190