To all the folks with the technical questions, PowerNerd3000 is out somewhere romantic proposing to his girlfriend so we will have to wait until he gets back to get you guys some technical answers.
@Thulium - we are no longer using Aerogel, it just didn't work for this application properly. Still, really cool stuff.
@tdavie - not sure exactly where the center of gravity is... but due to the fact we wanted the Cloud to be reasonably sized, it will get knocked over if say, your dog runs into a table. The CloudStation that doubles as HydraTube stand and docking station for the Cloud will alleviate any balance issues when you want to use it on a table top instead of holding it in your hands like in the video SM55 posted on page 24.
@aero18 - I don't know what kind of measure of force we would use to calculate this but if you have used any RooR (or any other quality glass water tool) bong, the glass we use is similar, high quality, borosilicate. The stuff is strong by glass standards but at the end of the day, it is still glass. Let's put it this way, under normal use, you won't have any problems. If you want to be like Randy "Macho Man" Savage and "snap into a Slim Jim" with the Cloud, then yeah, it's gonna break.
(Update from the Robot)
Fellow Vaporists!
Welcome to the first email from the VapeXhale Team! For those of you that have pre-ordered a Cloud, this is NOT the notification email. You will receive a SEPARATE notification email when we are closer to launch.
There are two primary points in this weeks email
*General update
*Pricing
General:
We spent a great deal of time nailing down other elements of the business. Specifically:
We have set up the e-commerce engine behind the website so that when we turn it on (it is still hidden) we can process credit cards through a legitimate banking clearing house. It will also be secured using some PCA-compliant technology (e.g., VeriSign).
We trademarked Vapexhale Cloud, VapeXhale HydraTube, and CloudStation. This, I have to tell you was far more laborious than I thought it was going to be. I am not a big fan of lawyers. Even my own.
And speaking of not liking lawyers, we also worked through the verbiage of the warranty and terms of use. I know, snooze-fest. But it needed to be done.
On to the good stuff
Pricing:
SM55, PN3K, and I have spent a great deal of time discussing this. Before I give the number, some context is in order.
An awful lot has changed since we began this effort. Not the least of which is that our B.O.M. (Bill of Materials) cost has gone up considerably almost doubled our original target in fact.
That said, we cannot and will not price ourselves out of consideration. So what weve decided to do is grit our collective teeth and be happy knowing that weve made a unique and superior product.
Our hope is that once The Cloud gets into peoples hands and they see how great it is well make up the back end on volume. A gamble, yes. But all business are to one degree or another.
So without further ado, heres what we are charging for the first 1,000 units (pricing after the first 1,000 units have not been determined):
Package A: $349 for 1 VapeXhale Cloud + StoneGlassWorks ShowerDome
Package B: $349 for VapeXhale Cloud + VertigoGlass HydraTree
Package C: $429 for VapeXhale Cloud + Sovereignty Gridded HydraTree
In case you haven't pre-ordered, you can do so here -
http://vapexhale.com/index.php?option=com_ckforms&view=ckforms&id=1&Itemid=21
I hope youll recognize the value of the packaging in question. Some of the other water tools these artists create can go for $300+ alone. The short version is this: we want your business and were doing everything we can to earn it.
Regards,
Robot
