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Parallax WiFi,What has happened now!

$WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
edited 2011-08-14 10:16 in General Discussion
Any insider info on the Parallax WiFi module?
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Where is it in production? ((Please leak me some info)Parallax staff))
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I got all excited about production and now nothing. Not a peep about the new module.
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We are all chopping at the bit for this WiFi Module.
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Whats Up ???

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?133197-WIFI-in-Production-!!!
http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?128414-Parallax-WiFi-Module

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  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-10 20:43
    Honestly! I don't know! Don't shoot the messanger!

    I'll look into it tomorrow :D

    Seriously - we are *slammed* here - all good stuff in the pipeline, same sized staff - never enough time.

    I will tell you that we have a really hot project/product that will be announced at Maker Faire in September that has sucked away a substantial amount of our Engineering Staffs' time.

    Stop it Matt G! This is no time to make excuses!

    -Matt
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-08-10 20:52
    Matt Gilliland wrote:
    I will tell you that we have a really hot project/product ...
    What an incorrigible tease! Can we have a contest to guess what this bigger-than-Elvis sensation will be? :)

    -Phil
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-10 20:59
    Phil-
    No.
    :lol:
    -Matt
  • Bill ChennaultBill Chennault Posts: 1,198
    edited 2011-08-10 21:08
    Matt--

    I will eagerly await your WiFi update!

    --Bill
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-10 21:12
    Bill -
    Me too!
    -Matt
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2011-08-11 16:56
    Crickets..............................................................................................
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-11 20:44
    chirp...chirp...chirp...

    Hey all-

    Never even saw the Main Man on this project today - both of us were buried. I did send him an email a little bit ago, and he should get back to you soon...

    I apologize, we're just slammed (but in a good way) - but it's no excuse, and we do appreciate your patience (wearing thin I know!), but it is appreciated!

    -Matt
  • Kevin McCulloughKevin McCullough Posts: 62
    edited 2011-08-11 23:56
    Hey Guys,

    As Matt mentioned (but could not give details) a couple of us are currently working on a really-quick-turn secret project. The project timeline is super aggressive and we sort of had to pause WiFi to put 190% of our effort toward this other project to meet certain deadline requirements. The good news is that because of the short timeline we should be getting back to WiFi in just a couple weeks; the bad news is that it's basically on 'pause' until then.

    I truly apologize for the additional delay on top of an already long-term project. But there was only a brief window of opportunity for us to bust out this other project and it has some very strong potential, so we had seize the opportunity!

    -Kevin McCullough

    P.S. By 190% I not trying to exaggerate; so far I've worked 15.4 hours on average per day this week (which is 193% of 8 hours). So when Matt says "slammed" I think he may be putting it lightly. Is it Saturday yet? ;-)
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2011-08-12 15:08
    Thanks Guy's
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    For the feed back.
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    P.S. Where I work in the Power Industry.
    8 ..hr = 33.333% ....(1/3 of a day) = 2/3 of a day off
    12 hr = 50%...........(1/2 of a day) = 1/2 of a day off
    24 hr = 100%......... (a whole day) = a days work
  • icepuckicepuck Posts: 466
    edited 2011-08-12 16:55
    I'd bet its Ken's new toy is the REAL reason for the interruption....
    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?133372-Ken-s-QuadCopter-Build-Log-%28now-includes-videos%29
    -dan
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-12 17:30
    ...its Ken's new toy is the REAL reason for the interruption...

    Great Guess!

    no.

    -Matt
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-08-12 20:35
    From today's Rocklin Sentinel:

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    Rocklin, August 12, 2011. Early this morning, expectant customers swarmed the headquarters of Parallax, Inc., a 50-person local technology company. News of a "secret" new product fed their frenzy, each hoping to be among the first to claim ownership of Parallax's "next big thing." Parallax president Ken Gracey was on hand to quell the crowd, which built to an estimated 2000 persons by midday. In a statement prepared for the media, Mr. Gracey emphasized that the product in question would not be available for "a couple weeks." But that did not seem to dampen the crowd's enthusiasm. We interviewed several crowd members, including Rolf Ribenski, who had driven all night from Capitola, and who had this to say: "Whenever Parallax announces a new product, I just know it's going to be something totally rad! Man, like, I gave up the most gnarly waves just to be here!"

    Despite the fact that the product is still two weeks out, and nobody knows what it is, people are camping in the parking lot and adjacent grounds and, seemingly, won't be moved until their Parallax new-product lust has been satisfied. In a spirit of generosity, which has become Parallax's hallmark over the years, Mr. Gracey has set up barbecue pits and portable outhouses to accommodate the gathering crowd of hopeful customers. Said Mr. Gracey, "The loyalty and well-being of our customers is paramount to our success. How could we do any less for these wonderful people?" How, indeed? Big corporations could learn a lesson from Parallax, a Rocklin -- and national -- success story.
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  • Bill ChennaultBill Chennault Posts: 1,198
    edited 2011-08-12 20:45
    Phil--

    What a great success story about an American company! How motivational!

    Will you be camping in the parking lot, too? Regular updates would be great! Maybe even Gracey sightings! This is just too much!

    --Bill
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-12 22:06
    Phil -
    MaddieTheIntern and I are ROFLOL!
    -Matt
  • Kevin McCulloughKevin McCullough Posts: 62
    edited 2011-08-13 02:02
    Ha haa!! You are awesome! I'm totally sending this link around to others, that's hilarious! And quite well done too. :-)
  • TorTor Posts: 2,010
    edited 2011-08-13 03:47
    We don't know what this product is, but analyzing the crowd we think Parallax must have opted to call it an iPar.
  • Bill ChennaultBill Chennault Posts: 1,198
    edited 2011-08-13 05:24
    Tor--

    I don't know what it is, either. In an exhibition of true mob mentality, I don't even CARE what it is! I am not even sure why I'm in the car, heading west. Maybe I should have taken some food and money . . . no, The Gracey will have some when I get there.

    --Bill
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2011-08-13 07:44
    What a great company?
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    First Ken grills up some awesome BBQ chicken.
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    Then I bump into Robert Plant and Jimmy Page.They said Ken requested LED ZEPPELIN to play for some evening entertainment to keep the crowd happy!
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    P.S. John P. Jones told me he thinks the top secret project is a wire-less Prop based special effects peddle for a BASS guitar/amp using WiFi
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-13 09:00
    First Ken grills up some awesome BBQ chicken.

    'round here the Parallax Chefs (for picnics and company bbq's are Mark (whose our Kitting department manager) and Dave (one our tech support experts extraordinaire).

    Truth be known (at least from my experience) - I don't think Ken can cook at all...

    'course, if it were left to me, we'd be having cold berries, so I'm not one to talk!

    -Matt
  • ctwardellctwardell Posts: 1,716
    edited 2011-08-13 09:56
    Tor wrote: »
    We don't know what this product is, but analyzing the crowd we think Parallax must have opted to call it an iPar.

    Will it be available in white, or will that be an aftermarket opportunity for Gadget Gangster?

    C.W.
  • TorTor Posts: 2,010
    edited 2011-08-13 10:05
    It can be any color, as long as it is blue..

    -Tor
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2011-08-13 10:34
    Sorry if I got the chef's mixed-up,... It was hard to see through the crowd...It was really good!
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    I have Jimmy,Robert,and John on top of my RV.(Parked here in the Parallax parking lot)
    Jason is around here some were.(I think he's back at the grill for more chicken)
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    They'd like to get some autograph's from the Parallax staff too...
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    Robert told me he really came for the WiFi module. Jimmy said he really wanted WiFi too.
  • Bill ChennaultBill Chennault Posts: 1,198
    edited 2011-08-13 12:04
    Walt--
    Jimmy said he really wanted WiFi too.
    I really want WiFi, too. WAIT! That's on-topic! Forgive me! :)

    --Bill
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-08-13 12:33
    WAIT! That's on-topic!

    Ahhh... I see that you have overcome my Jedi mind tricks. I see the force is strong with you young William- I shall have to take this up with the Jedi Council at once!

    -Obi-matt
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2011-08-14 09:33
    Matt Gilliland wrote: »
    Truth be known (at least from my experience) - I don't think Ken can cook at all...

    Matt, saying that there's anything Ken or Chip can't do is really close to heresy...

    After all, all you ned to do is get a Propeller Protoboard, a thermocouple, a servomotor with a loooong shaft, and probably some sort of speaker. Hook it all up to a grill and you have a system that not only rotates the chickens on spits, but keeps track of the temperature and warns you when the chicken is ready, or possibly needs more sauce.

    Ah ha!
    So THAT is the secret 'hot' project!
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2011-08-14 09:59
    Ah-HA!!!
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    The DS2760 (TC reader) returns and its mounted on the WiFi module.What a great idea!!!!!!
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    I wonder how it dispenses the BBQ sauce?
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2011-08-14 10:16
    linear actuator coupled to a spritzer bottle or airbrush?
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