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http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/05/visualized-saturns-relentless-hexagon-storm/?ncid=rss_truncated

Yeah often that's all it is. Sometimes there are other differences. Seagate ran dual lines where the PC version was cheaper, but the Mac added a Firewire jack to the USB and a dock.

Any guess how many prototypes the designers went through over those six months before perfecting?

Intelligence Squared Debate: For A Better Future, Live In A Blue Or Red State?

Designed by Elijah Wood...

If there's anyone really brave - the Sony Smartphone Camera System is on sale... http://dealmac.com/Sony-Attachable-18-MP-Lens-for-iPhone-Android-for-180-free-shipping/925578.html

I certainly understand the bad taste, and they should have just honored the order, but on pure numbers $348 falls between the first model I got ten minutes after the campaign started ($249 Pulse which was long sold out + $140 Pulse X upgrade = $389) and the Black Friday Pulse X Sale ($299). And those ordering now would be higher ($299 Pulse + $140 X upgrade = $439 or Pulse X outright $489). Then there's the MSRP, which at least with the Geek Out ended up being the real post-campaign (but pre-release) price. Or toss my name around and try to get lower. I seem to have clout.* Who knows how this thing is going to sound, but I'm not sure there's really much competition at this price point right now. * Unlikely

Yeah, that timing sucks. Overall I've been happy with nearly every one of their decisions, but I don't know why they don't admit Gavin and Larry gave conflicting information throughout the weekend repeatedly. I made my comments over at LHlabs.com encouraging them to honor. I feel your pain as I had an order in on the Resonessence Mirus, before they cancelled all orders with a RMAF discount. Left a bad taste in my mouth and ended up over to LH instead. Doubt they will, but if you can get them to shift the orders over to my account to satisfy the 'first' order they can. Just let me know if I can be of any help. Maybe they'll offer some great discount to those that contact them. It's not like they're expecting to lose money on these orders and did keep increasing the number of units.

From lhlabs.com. Over the extended holiday weekend, there was some confusion regarding who had earned the “Geek Force Only” special perk. As promised by Larry, here is the clarification. The Black Friday event was created so backers who had already backed the campaign could get a second (or more) unit at a lower price. This is what we meant when we said, “...we want you to be able to get another Geek Pulse, Geek Pulse X, and/or Geek Blue at an even lower price than we've offered before.” As we said in the original announcement, the profit on these units is very thin. We limited the quantity available for this reason. Through the weekend, we increased the quantity available from time to time as Larry and I weighed the benefit of having more units in the hands of our supporters versus the cost of offering such a deal. It appears that there are a few people who were not already backers who took advantage of this deal. It’s pretty easy for us to identify who those folks are, but for now we’d like the opportunity to speak to those of you that fall into this group in order to make it right for everybody. We’ve set up a special email address for this— [email protected] (please pardon the tongue-in-cheek email address). If you are one of those people who had not backed our Indiegogo campaign before you claimed your Geek Force Only perk, please email us with your PayPal email address and your phone number so we can talk and make this situation right one at a time, up to giving you a full refund. Again, to be clear, email us at [email protected] if you are either (a) a first-time backer of our campaign and you chose a Geek Force Only perk, or ( you backed us before on Kickstarter but chose a Geek Force Only perk on your first contribution to our Indiegogo campaign. Don’t worry, we can work it out, even if that means giving you a full refund. Lastly, there has been some concern about the perceived high cost of international shipping. We checked with our fulfillment house about this subject and they responded that they will be shipping all units individually with the exception of LightSpeed Jr. cables and Reseller Packs. So we’re sorry to say the $40 shipping/item charge stands. All the best, Gavin

While shopping for others snuck in a few for myself. More 45s...

Thanks guys for the input. Yes, time of use before graduating and how much we want to spend on that time (if she even likes the bike - great point) is certainly big questions we're trying to weigh. I'm not 100% behind this balanced bike thing to begin with, but running around Craigslist it seems some models keep their value well. Plus we're not considering the $1900 Mores models so everything else is cheap-ish-er! Came across http://www.twowheelingtots.com/ which was our primary guide. Anyone else looking may want to start there. The line about toilet training during this period and hosing down wood v. composite v. metal started the considering of the above FirstBike. Will likely order tomorrow, so if anyone else has a comment please pipe in.

Not sure if this is the right thread, but anyone have any positive/negative experiences with specific balance bikes? After a few days research (closed bearings, steering limiter, room to grow) we're eyeing the FirstBike Cross, but certainly open to suggestions. vidlink

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First Listen: Dâm-Funk & Snoopzilla, '7 Days Of Funk' http://n.pr/IyUlw4

http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/01/amazon-prime-air-drones/

Beyerdynamic DT880 Headphones $180 http://dealmac.com/iphone/deals/920604.html

He noticed before the Geek Pulse promotional stuff went out.

I suspect you're right. They're also pushing for their final stretch goal in every correspondence, so refunding and moving the total back would cause secondary problems. Also in case the hidden sale wasn't made public already... http://parttimeaudiophile.com/2013/11/30/geek-pulse-destroys-second-stretch-goal-closing-on-400k/ And just a reminder we're talking seven months wait... if they hit their target date.

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Have a wonderful day!

Interestingly, the limited sale has gone from 100 units only, to 125, to at least the SE version 150, in the last 12 hours. Reportedly (over on their forums) a lot of people didn't follow directions, so maybe 150 will mean 100 after the cancellations.