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drewprops
2011-08-23, 11:31
18 months in the making, I'm happy to announce today that I have surpassed the invention of the rPhone™ by several light years.

I present to you: the rPlank™

http://rplank.piratepalooza.com/graphics/slides/slide_001.jpg

http://rplank.piratepalooza.com/graphics/slides/slide_002.jpg

http://rplank.piratepalooza.com/graphics/slides/slide_003.jpg

http://rplank.piratepalooza.com/graphics/slides/slide_004.jpg

http://rplank.piratepalooza.com/graphics/slides/slide_005.jpg


The Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RUtUPhXryM

The Website
http://rplank.piratepalooza.com/

The Book
http://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=11074129

The eBook in the Apple iBookstore
http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/rplank/id457927261?mt=11


Please enjoy, and if you like it, share it with your friends and families!

Yarrr!!!



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ezkcdude
2011-08-23, 12:05
good stuff!
Mugge
2011-08-23, 12:11
How can I as a prospective customer be sure that you won't abandon the plank market if the initial sales are a bit slow?

:p
drewprops
2011-08-23, 12:43
That's an easy answer: support the plank!! Become a developer. One of you already has.... "Developer X" participates right here on AppleNova from time to time!!!! Let the guessing begin. I won't out "Developer X" though... that's up to him/her!!


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ezkcdude
2011-08-23, 14:14
When does the white plank come out?
drewprops
2011-08-23, 19:39
That's another thing! rPlank™ can be ANY color you want it to be.


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Bryson
2011-08-23, 19:41
Assuming that Brown is what everyone wants?

Zune made that mistake, too. ;)
drewprops
2011-08-23, 19:52
Did Zune have a Stereoscopic Zoetrope? I think NOT, sir.
Also: rPlank™ runs on UNIX.




I can't back that up.


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PB PM
2011-08-23, 20:11
Our office could use a few if those, do you take large orders?
Brad
2011-08-23, 20:57
I'll believe it when it ships.

Vaporrrrrrrrrrrr warrrrrrrre! Yar.
Brad
2011-08-23, 21:22
Well, shit, Drew. I think Amazon is already trying to rip off your design.

http://blog.makezine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/frankenkindle-600x800.jpg

That didn't take long. :eek: :(
drewprops
2011-08-23, 21:36
DAMMIT!!!!!

But, you guys, I really did HONESTLY write a book.
It's a VERY REAL book and it has pictures and comedy and running gags and everything.... tell them, Brad, TELL THEM!!!!

There's a color softcover for $40
http://www.lulu.com/commerce/index.php?fBuyContent=11074129

and a digital version in the iBookstore for $9.99
http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/rplank/id457927261?mt=11


Buy both, times are hard for space pirates.


Frikkin' Amazon.

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drewprops
2011-08-23, 22:21
Shit. I advertised the books at the beginning. Sorry, just realized that :(


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drewprops
2011-09-14, 11:44
Here's a Press Release (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8786966.htm) stating "PiratePalooza.com Announces Book About Wooden Tablet Made to Compete With Apple’s Popular iPad"


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AWR
2011-09-23, 07:22
A bit late to this, but a deserved bump for for the link which provided me with minutes of excellent entertainment after lunch.

Great product, stellar video launch.

A pity that the Zoetrope app is unavailable at the moment - it adds so much. Fingers crossed that another one will be available before Christmas.
drewprops
2011-09-23, 08:59
Thanks AWR, it was a fun project FILLED with unexpected lessons. The actual exposure of the project was a disappointment. The video has been up for a month with only 2000 hits or so, and none of the technology sites picked it up. I tried to get it noticed on several with no luck. Worse yet, one seemingly well placed person* pointedly ignored several great opportunities to mention it, and other Facebook "friends" who I felt pretended it never existed. One of those folks is raising money on kickstarter for a book of his own and I gave $30 to his project yesterday just so that I wouldn't be the smaller person.

So many lessons about how hard it is to create something viral, and to expect your friends to help. The Internet is a busy, busy place.

I'm going to write an article about the experience, but for now I'm on to new things. :/


* nobody here, for the record


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drewprops
2011-10-15, 08:20
Not sure when it happened, but the book is now available from Amazon.com! (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=RPlank+&x=0&y=0)

Also from Barnes & Noble online.

The Amazon page has a good "Click to Preview" of a lot of pages from the book :)


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