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01/13/2015, 05:57 PM | #51 |
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01/15/2015, 05:11 AM | #52 |
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its getting boring, lets have some fun, anyone want to bet it comes out in 2015 :-)
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01/15/2015, 05:18 AM | #53 |
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btw do they ever interact with hobbyists on priority of test items? like who cares about ammonia, and o2, how come po4 was not on that long list? anyone paid attention to that list in the first post? but anyway, if that thing tests one thing and one thing only, alk, i'll buy it if it comes out before i quit this hobby
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01/15/2015, 05:23 AM | #54 |
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They say mid 2015 on the FaceBook page which has not been updated since November 26th 2014
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02/19/2015, 06:36 PM | #55 |
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It's too bad they announced it too early IMO, still would LOVE one of these though.
I just hope they're spending all of this time putting every component through the ringer to make a really solid product.
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03/31/2015, 01:18 PM | #56 |
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Here is their latest -
Mindstream Aquarium Monitoring System March 23 at 6:18am “Thank you everyone for continuing to check in on our progress with MindStream! We recently raised another round of capital towards continuing our R&D efforts and advancing us much closer to launching our product. We have now developed and built more sophisticated testing and validation chambers. We also now have in our labs new state-of-the-art CO2 and pH instruments (oceanographic grade) so we can validate the high analytical sensitivity, absolute accuracy, resolution, low drift and detection capabilities of our water monitors. We are also very pleased to report we have resolved a challenging issue with humidity infiltration through the plastics we had originally used for our monitors. Stay tuned for the upcoming launch of our new Web site in a week or two. The MindStream team.” If this ever launches and is accurate - it could be a big game changer... |
04/14/2015, 05:54 AM | #57 |
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"In a week or two"
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05/19/2015, 05:50 AM | #58 |
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Im just going to lump this into the same category as the alk monitor from years past.
Just another front to raise money with broken promises. Been hearing 2 weeks for what, 2 years now? |
05/19/2015, 02:50 PM | #59 |
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They're holding focus groups this week. I have one tonight, so I'm looking forward to hearing what kind of things they are looking to improve upon.
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any updates on this ???? I don't have facebook to see their page.
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07/24/2015, 10:28 AM | #61 |
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It looks like they will be releasing some new information about a campaign within the week based on their July 21 FB post
They have quite a few updates on their Facebook page like : July 9 We are excited to say that we will be attending MACNA - Marine Aquarium Conference of North America in September, where we will officially announce the MindStream monitor and demo our cutting edge technology for attendees. In the meantime, stay tuned here on Facebook as we are unveiling a major campaign in a few weeks, and we know you'll want to be a part of it. July 17 Ready for a sneak peek behind the curtain? Here’s a look at a few of our newest MindStream monitor test chambers. We custom built them for high accuracy benchmark testing of the MindStream monitor that will be unveiled to all of you very soon. To confirm our monitor works in a variety of aquarium environments, we vary water temperature, flow, and chemistry while measuring for accuracy at every step. July 20 We're having a great Monday here at Step Ahead Innovations! Here’s our latest batch of internal beta MindStream monitor units completed over the weekend. We now have just one week before we unveil an exciting new campaign to our supporters! July 21 We have been using Sunburst Sensors pH and CO2 measuring equipment to benchmark the accuracy of the MindStream monitor. Sunburst’s systems are used in very high precision oceanographic research and they represent the “gold standard” in measuring these two parameters. With those kinds of credentials, we figured these systems would be a good way to measure the accuracy of the MindStream monitor, and we have been thrilled with the results. Yesterday, Sunburst Sensors was named as the overall winner of the global Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE competition for the most accurate and precise pH sensors in measuring ocean chemistry out of 24 competing teams! We are proud to be working with such an accomplished team. Congratulations Sunburst Sensors! |
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Let's get them support so we can get a great product on the market for our hobby!
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I'm doing it
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I'm spreading it!
I just pledged for the December shipping date offer. MACNA is September 4-6 and Mindstream is supposed to be there so we should get some good reports in about the unit at that time. If it looks really bad you can cancel your kickstarter pledge by September 6th so the dates work out well.
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I dont mind the opening cost of the unit but they have to bring down the disk prices. They had initially pledged 90 days with each disk and that has now dropped to 30. The cost was also supposed to be cheaper then testing yourself (with the 90 day disk anyway) and now has gone up considerably over manual testing to the point that the convenience factor is costing way too much to be worthwhile.
They also supposedly just closed a massive round of capital so I find it concerning that they need a kickstarter. Either that line of capital backed out or they are running into more issues and need more funding. I hate testing as much as anyone but unless they can get the price reasonable for the replacement disks and stabilize their timelines I will hold onto my money a bit longer...
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If they gave me the gadget for free I would pass. $50 per month on consumables? That is laughable. Also, I dislike hardware that is dependant on the cloud or internet to function.
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