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mrshoe

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About mrshoe

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    Comment #37513980

    The real problem is industry-wide adoption of metrics-driven design. When I studied cognitive science, the method we employed for HCI was User Centered System Design. Granted, this…

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    Comment #11949893

    We designed our own magnetic phone mount, which comes with the product. Once you start mounting your phone in your car (especially with our mount, which is amazing), you won't want…

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    Comment #11949509

    We are using industry standard encryption algorithms for all of our wireless traffic. We are also consulting with external security experts, in addition to the expertise we have in…

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    Comment #11949435

    We are initially shipping only in the US, but hopefully total world domination will follow eventually. :)

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    Comment #11949408

    We do require an OBD port, which is present on all cars 1996 and newer. Other than that, it should work on basically all cars, assuming you don't have e.g. an existing backup camer…

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    Comment #11949343

    The solar window is actually transparent. Our PD team is second to none! They were able to make the whole solar assembly look uniformly black while not sacrificing solar efficiency…

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    Comment #11949080

    The camera frame is indeed paired with the car adapter at the factory, which is a theft deterrent. They will not function without each other. The RearVision also comes with a secur…

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    Comment #11948991

    Excellent question. It takes decades for new features to fan out to the majority of new cars. After that it then takes decades more for those features to reach saturation of all ca…

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    Comment #11948954

    The RearVision comes with a security tool that is used to attach and remove the camera frame. The camera frame and the OBD adapter are also paired at the factory and will not funct…

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    Comment #11948938

    The OBD adapter does serve a very important role in the system in that it has a power source and can wake the camera frame when necessary (before you ever launch the app!). All of …

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    Comment #11948857

    And I'd love to show it to you! :) The video screen is definitely the main focus of the app, for obvious reasons. When the video stops, we also show an app launcher screen that's o…

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    Comment #11948829

    There is! The solar charging should be enough for most everybody. We have done testing in a variety of locations. As a backup, though, it can be charged over USB.

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    Comment #11948797

    Aside from power, we do use the OBD port to detect things like reverse and speed (to stop the video automatically when you hit 10mph). In general we want to integrate our products …

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    Comment #11948720

    With literally zero solar charging and under normal usage, the battery should last over a month. Most people get at least some solar charging, though! If nothing else, at least whi…

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    Comment #11948703

    We've really tried to make this experience as smooth as possible. The product comes with a superb magnetic dash mount for your phone. Frequently our app will show up on your lock s…

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    Comment #11948660

    Thanks! Based on our design and testing, the solar should keep the vast majority of users charged up (it has for me!). As a backup we do support USB charging as well.

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    Comment #11948484

    Thanks dang! Totally understandable and I am happy to post again when we start shipping them out.

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    Comment #11948025

    It's such an amazing feeling to put your blood and sweat into a product for months and finally be able to share it with the world. It's great to take our startup out of stealth mod…

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    Comment #11946262

    It's been great working on this product, and with this amazing team, for the past couple of years! Sure feels fantastic to take the "stealth mode" veil of secrecy off our startup t…

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