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Re: Osmo

#11
If I lived in the states I would buy one for my kids in a heartbeat. The newton game looks like something even I would enjoy! Great job guys!

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#12

If I lived in the states I would buy one for my kids in a heartbeat. The newton game looks like something even I would enjoy! Great job guys!

I believe we ship internationally!

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#14
I don't understand all the hate in this thread. This is a clever and creative use of technology that combines a favorite toy (iPad) with the one thing it lacks: physical interaction with real world objects. From what I understand (I'm a new dad so I'm still reading and learning), this sort of thing is very important for a developing mind.

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#15
OK, seriously, why is it so hard for companies to just tell me what their product is?

I guess it's some sort of augmented reality thing? With a clip-on mirror? (???) And a standard Tangram game?

"For the first time, fun knows no limits." Did somebody redesign zombo.com for the 21st century and try to attach a product to it?

There are so many beautiful product pages out there which completely fail at the basic task of telling people what they're selling. It's baffling.

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#16
I really like this. It seems to me to be an early approximation of Neal Stephenson's A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer from The Diamond Age.

A commensurate companion, guide, and teacher. Sure this may only be a few activities but the responsiveness and seeming magic to it is fantastic.

I particularly like that you can set down a toy in front of the camera and it renders out a flat illustrated version of that toy.

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#17
To be fair, tangrams are pretty fun. Young me would rather it just show me the silhouette than showing me where to put the tans though.

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#18
post #15

OK, seriously, why is it so hard for companies to just tell me what their product is? I guess it's some sort of augmented reality thing? With a clip-on mirror? (???) And a standard Tangram game? "For the first time, fun knows no limits." Did somebody redesign zombo.com for the 21st century and try to attach a product to it? There are so many beautiful product pages out there which completely fail at the basic task of…

This product definitely relies on the video to convey it's magic. If you don't watch the video, you won't get it.

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#19
post #15

OK, seriously, why is it so hard for companies to just tell me what their product is? I guess it's some sort of augmented reality thing? With a clip-on mirror? (???) And a standard Tangram game? "For the first time, fun knows no limits." Did somebody redesign zombo.com for the 21st century and try to attach a product to it? There are so many beautiful product pages out there which completely fail at the basic task of…

This product definitely relies on the video to convey it's magic. If you don't watch the video, you won't get it.
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