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A project log for MI/O

Tiny microcontroller dev board, wristwatch and timer "It's not a smart watch, it's a watch for smart people"

m-bindhammerM. Bindhammer 05/22/2020 at 17:100 Comments

I am planning an Indiegogo campaign with MI/O. I've teamed up with makerfabs. They will assemble the wristwatch (100 pieces for now). Meanwhile I designed the packaging, a folding box 94 x 94 x 14 mm, 4-color print, glossy look, printed in Germany:

First pictures from the pre-production, but still have questions about the left offset coin cell holder:

Assembly of the OLED display during pre-production:


After some emails back and forth and a call from my wife (she is Chinese) the coin cell holder is replaced by the original one. But overall makerfabs is doing a very good job so far, you can't say anything else.

In the meantime I started the Indiegogo campaign. It is my first crowdfunding campaign ever and it took me some time to get along with Indiegogo. In the end, however, it is actually quite simple and you are guided step by step through the whole requirements. Most of the time I spent on all the graphics and the preparation of the pictures. I am running the campaign completely alone, there is no team, no CEO, CTO, co-founder, adviser and all that nonsense. I don't think the campaign will be a success, but I have learned a lot (even how to design a package) - that's the main thing.

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