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Josselin Colletta@josselinco · VR Maker @ Black Euphoria
This looks very cool ! But I'm not going to put 200$ in a new printer if I already have one, just for this. I get that you're making money through the printer because a standalone app would probably not be too lucrative. But there is no real need for me to buy it except to unlock your software, and that's too expensive... Too bad.
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Duane Wilson✌️@helloduane · Design, Technologist, Helper of Startups
@josselinco a primary feature of this printer is that it's on a global network, think of sending your mom thousands of miles away a photo which she can then bring to life in the app, that when she woke up in the am the photo was sitting there waiting for her, etc. ✌️
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Josselin Colletta@josselinco · VR Maker @ Black Euphoria
@duanewilsonsf Cool idea on paper, but I have high doubts that it will work out this way. If I want to send a video to my mom, even if she had the printer, I would just do it via a regular app. The printer thing adds a nice surprise-effect, but everything you have to go through just for this is a bit much. Buying the printer, letting everyone know you have i… See more
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Bruno Nascimento@nscmnto · Chief Beard, Barba Brada
@josselinco I agree, although the $209,515 they raised on Kickstarter speaks for itself. However, I think it's a gimmick, since the only real innovation here relies on the app (and the watermark) and not on the printer.
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SpaceTuxedo@spacetuxedo · Founder, LifePrint
@josselinco @duanewilsonsf It's a very good point. Some people don't see the value in doing this physically. Why not just send a text of the video? And that's totally true if the user sees no value in physical photographs. We are not those people. We (and our customers) fundamentally believe it means more to hold a photo in your hands, or frame it and put it… See more
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