Can’t this already easily be accomplished and even flatter to the wall simply by using a hanger with a swiveling head? Only downsides compared to this invention would be the way the different items nested together and the fact that they stuck out to the sides 50% of each hanger at the ends?
I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]
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Re: I spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video]
#342I just love the maker's mind. > I want something that does not exist, I will make it. Making things has never been so accessible, if you don't know how to start, join a community and ask, if they are hostile, just ask chatgpt and start from there. 3d printers are 200$, esp32 is the same cost as arduino nano. Want to make AI things? Make them. Want to make coat hangers? Make them. Want to make a book stand? Make it. I…
I think the best ideas come when you make something that you really want for yourself. In 2020, I really wanted an eink calendar to hang on my wall. Still, many people built one for themselves and never turned it into a commercial product. It’s a lot of work and some of it is boring. And you have to pay for certification and worry about all that paperwork that comes with a business. It took me 3 years: https://shop.i…
Every great product needs a product expert and a technical expert. The two overlapping is a magical opportunity to create something not only new, but right.
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I think the best ideas come when you make something that you really want for yourself. In 2020, I really wanted an eink calendar to hang on my wall. Still, many people built one for themselves and never turned it into a commercial product. It’s a lot of work and some of it is boring. And you have to pay for certification and worry about all that paperwork that comes with a business. It took me 3 years: https://shop.i…
For that price I can purchase 3 Google home smart displays which do all this and more. I guess the main advantage would be always-on with little to no power consumption, but all your pictures still have cables.
For me (i built something similar) the main advantages where:
- I control my own data - It is e-ink, not glaring into my face - Screen is way bigger - Screen is hanging on the wall, I do not have to look down - Less energy consumption of course
and most importantly:
- Google home displays are not actually helpful at all in this respect (we have one in the kitchen too) as they do not show calendar info well at all. For a family of 4 you need to be able to look at the entire week or more to plan events quickly
PS: I use a 10000mAh battery in the frame, so no cables A typical use-case is glancing at the calendar during a phone call for example
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Cue the low-quality foreign made knock off branded as “Amazon’s Choice” in 3… 2…
If she has a patent, she can sue not only Amazon, but purchasers of the product as well.
In theory. Anyone can sue anyone at any time for any reason. Winning is different. In reality if you don’t have a bottomless legal warchest, good luck.
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That's great! Some small things about your website: - "Contact" page says "Kontact" in en-GB locale - Do you need a shopping cart for one product? Just have the "buy it now" and leave the cart out? - Do you need a search? There are only a couple of pages. - The Contact page might want to highlight to the user that there is a chat feature in the bottom right, if they prefer that to email. Other than those little bits,…
Oh, wow, thanks for the feedback! No I haven't done ProductHunt. I am not sure if I can disable the cart on shopify? I think I need better pictures, and I need a better shopify theme.
A nice application for this might be places that have reservations that would be helpful if displayed. For example, tennis courts, squash courts, etc. People make the reservation online and, when they get to the facility, often don't remember which court they've reserved. Having it on a display would avoid having to look it up on the phone.
Those sorts of places also might have a budget for something like this.
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#346Seems like they won’t work without the special notched rod with evenly spaced grooves.
Why not?
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> And you have to pay for certification This is the thing that got me down and it seems to be the biggest barrier to entry for commercializing hardware products. The CE/FCC certification is killer.
Would you mind elaborating on what felt problematic, please? I looked into the CE requirements a few years ago and it didn't seem like a large barrier for small electronic devices - nothing that wouldn't be expected in a safe design already, such as ensuring proper earthing or using lead-free components. I'm curious to know what you found so that I don't have any unpleasant surprises should I go ahead with a hardware…
The issue is that verification costs 10K, no matter if you use a pre-certified radio or not.
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> with your 20 seconds of thought on the problem space It's a solved problem, is what I imagine OP meant by the "idea". It's not theirs. Those products exist. It's not harder to see what everything is because they come in variants where they are stacked vertically, can pop out, can slide out. I agree it might not be as space efficient, but at least you are not limited to thin items that don't crease. And it's just a…
Someone linked the "parallel to the wall" hanger here https://www.amazon.ca/Retractable-Adjustable-Wardrobe-Clothi... and it costs a lot. If you want to put multiple ones next to each other, it becomes quite expensive. Also access to items behind other items becomes harder and slower. And it requires a shelf above to secure to. Horizontal pole and foldable hanger design still seems like a simpler and better approach.…
Ikea has them for pretty cheap, though they are made to fit inside their closets.
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#349I really like the idea, but it only makes sense if you custom build your hanger on the wall, that is, there is no commercially available (afaik) hanger that would make this useful. But this may be an opportunity for a second product and sell it with the coat hangers, and people would spend more on furniture than a coat hanger.
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#350I just saw the Kickstarter[1]. The margins on these coat hangers look so good that it'd make NVIDIA blush. [1]: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/simonegiertz/coat-hinge...
Where is the COGS mentioned?