Aurum197

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by Aurum197 6y ago
Conch piercing will likely be an easy adaptation, but the stretched earlobe variant sounds daunting. An interesting design challenge for sure.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
We do need the earrings to be reasonably large if they are to cover the battery, the circuit board, and the speaker. HOWEVER, the module can be worn with stud earrings (in which case the module will show but they still have many advantages
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Did not know that!
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Thanks tpetry. I wasn't familiar with binning.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Yikes. I didn't realize that's how it comes across. We have version that are cost a lots less than a pair of AirPods, and the customer gets an earring plus an audio module. We are doing invite only because ours is still an MVP, a
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by Aurum197 6y ago
That was the time to experiment! I am sure you are glad you took the fashion risk. Who are we without our stories and adventures!
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by Aurum197 6y ago
We spent this wonderful afternoon with a team from one of the top audio companies in the world. Their team lead, a man in his 40s, happily wore our earring! It was our teal statement earring which is very unisex.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Ah, the lovely Kira! Theirs was all chains though, no?
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by Aurum197 6y ago
There are some interesting gadgets out there that anchor the Airpod to the ear. But the trouble with One Size Fits All solutions is that often One Size Fits No one. Especially in the case of jewelry, it is very easy to end up making someth
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Btw, I posted the url of our first prototype somewhere in the comments. And you can't discriminate against pretty faces :) Just because our model is good looking doesn't translate to negative points on the the coolness of our prod
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Ah, ok, "provided you don't want to miss them" :) It mirrors your phone settings.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Gregordv, by "the visible part", you mean the earring, right? Aside from the size constraint (driven by the size of the battery and the height of the speaker,) the number of earring styles is not an issue (since the module is deta
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Here is an early prototype. This should help you see how we approached the issue. This prototype, btw, weighs nothing! It was an encouraging start. The best part was our model's reaction. When the earring was done pairing, it spoke in
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by Aurum197 6y ago
It's an idea we considered seriously. But ultimately we decided that we wanted our customers to have the option of throwing away the module when it got outdated, but be able to hang on to the jewelry especially if they buy a precious m
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Thank you, Akiselev! And that's exactly where we are: trying to figure out sourcing.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Since the earrings are interchangeable, and can be worn without the module, someone who buys a pair in gold (and we have that too) would keep it for generations! (Granted the module will end up in the landfill though.)
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by Aurum197 6y ago
One of the design features that we wanted to include in our main embodiment was: OPEN-EAR audio. Having something sitting inside the ear all day did not appeal to us; which is why we went with this design. There are a number of ways to disg
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Thank you :)
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Ljidak, can you tell me more? Who's your audience?
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Our earrings make a statement in size as well as literally :) WThe audio module can be worn with tiny stud earrings, but then the audio module shows. It still retains many of its advantages, except the tech is obvious in that case.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
We are looking into that as well as other wellness type applications.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Tootie, while the battery life is short of AirPods, it is at par with many other earbuds. Since our module is independent of the earrings, we do plan to offer many styles of earrings. That's part of our business model: that the same cu
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by Aurum197 6y ago
They are earrings but no gluing! quelle horreur :) The audio module is separate from the earring but is supported by it.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Thanks worldmerge
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by Aurum197 6y ago
We have used it in our insta :) More than once. Great minds &c &c
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by Aurum197 6y ago
:)
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Our modules work just as well with tiny ear studs. BUT then you see the module. Which is still fine because here was one of the big drivers for making this: - earrings are at the ear all day. Unlike AirPods and other earphones. So you don
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by Aurum197 6y ago
Thanks Ptrulli. We do have designs where the speaker part doesn't stick out. Is there a way to share an image?
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by Aurum197 6y ago
egypturnash, "quietly whisper"! We almost named our earrings whisperings.
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by Aurum197 6y ago
_trampeltier, thank you! We are genuinely looking for feedback! Anyway, this would be the wrong place for an ad (very few women?)

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