Sidekick - A new hardware device to connect remote teams

I'm the top user and first customer according to Andy, but maybe that's what he says to everyone ;). I use it every waking hour, i take it on walks, I use it as a coaster for my coffee, and I also A/B test it against zoom on ipad every month to decide if we should keep paying the license. Here's some thoughts: - if you have the privilege of having a fairly affluent, all north america/europe team, lucky you. iPad is not plug-and-play in some parts of the world - my 2013 mbp fan can't handle my dev environment and zoom. i can't even have more than a few chrome tabs open. - i don't want to ruin my ipad or its battery keeping it on a video constantly (not sure if real concern) ...a lot more stuff too, feel free to ask me long story short: paying for licenses is about delegating problems. last thing i want to deal with (again) is shipping an ipad and getting it confiscated at customs or "lost" by an employee i'm not in the same city as. i pay to delegate all these problems to Andy (and maybe you should too)

Feels like kinda breaks the point of working remotely and having a more relaxed and productive day.

Just ordered recently, can't wait to try out. Deeply believe in in-person communication , but there were unwanted costs to in-person work before the pandemic (the commute, co-location in hiring, terrible music at your co-working spot). I can see how a single-purpose rigid device is best way to be more like physical space, especially the "it just works" factor

Great look!

Just ordered for a 4-person team! Looking forward to receiving the devices. :)

I've been working remote with my teammates since COVID-19 starting, and we're either juggling endless zoom and hangout links just to cover basic questions, or were isolated from one another in a way that isn't what made working on our company fun in the first place. Instead, we've been experimenting with using always-on video services in the browser, but having my team hidden in a tab doesn't feel the same. I want the ability to say hi more spontaneously, and to feel like we're working together like we used to. I haven't actually tried using Sidekick yet (waiting for mine to arrive shortly!) but excited to try it out and looking forward to feeling like we're in the same room again!

I've been working remotely with my team for several months now and the biggest annoyance I've experienced is frantically trying to find the Facebook Messenger tab when a coworker calls me. I always end up having dozens of tabs. Having a dedicated device for this definitely seems like a no-brainer. What's the audio quality like? It would great if there was some kind of directional mic to block out background noise without needing a headset.

As someone working on a remote team, this really makes sense. We generally work together on our own stuff while keeping messenger or zoom on - but this slows down my computer and takes up one of my monitors. Honestly, this sounds like a great solution.

This is great! Our current devices - laptop/phone/tablet - aren't really built for always-on video calling, and much less so for the remote work environment. Separating the call to a dedicated external device, while leaving you to work and use your own screens as you please, makes a world of difference. Super smart that you guys have focused your product and UX on this experience!

My cofounder and I have been using Sidekick for the past couple weeks and we're enjoying it more and more. Being remote affects different teams in different ways but as a small team, who are in constant written (Slack) communication with each other Sidekick helps us share ideas better and solve problems faster.