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It'd look that way, but perhaps Kickstarter incurs a penalty automatically? Or maybe it's the crappy headline which sounds clickbaity. Maybe the author should h
by MichaelGG 11y ago
It'd look that way, but perhaps Kickstarter incurs a penalty automatically? Or maybe it's the crappy headline which sounds clickbaity. Maybe the author should have used something solid, like "Kickstarter is promoting scam company with fake holograph".
The video they have looks like it could have cost a fair bit of coin itself. And they claim to have a CFO, CTO, and CEO, already? Their "Our Story" page [1] says they've been around a couple years and have 20 people. So a $250K campaign gets them what, another 6 weeks' runway? It's gotta be for the press value.
1: http://www.hplustech.com/our-story/ http://www.hplustech.com/our-story/
- xgbi 11y agoI believe the product to be actually real, and that it will ship to the customers. So in that sense, the project is not a scam, the users will get something out of it. You can see people playing with the device in their Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/132837598 https://vimeo.com/132837598 I would be willing to bet the price paid is actually a reasonable price for all the custom-made components that the device is made of. On the other hand, the product if far from something I'd call an holographic display, so it's in a bit of a gray area for a Kickstarter, especially since they CGI'd the first trailer with faked 3D views.
- MichaelGG 11y agoSure. So Kickstarter should pause it, and make sure all backers understand that the previous information was misleading, and be allowed to see proper new shots of what it actually is. Also they need to clarify if it's actually a Staff Pick.
- zamalek 11y ago> I believe the product to be actually real, and that it will ship to the customers. I have no doubt that a bunch of people are going to get 4 inclined triangles and a screen. I have some seaweed, which cures cancer, that the backers might be interested in too.