Has mass production started?

[tielemans.jorim]

This is the last update I got yesterday:

Shipping will start in Jan (right at end of). We will then have to try to ramp up mass production as quickly as possible to get as many units as we can out before Chinese NY.

I would hope that your unit is part of that first shipment but can’t 100% promise given uncertainties of this being the first one the factory will really be increasing production of Gemini

Where did you get this update?

I contacted them via Facebook and they got back to me (I think it was Robin).

Where did you get this update?

they posted a full update on indiegogo this morning regarding mass production runs and initial shipping: http://indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-pda-a...-phone#/updates

-- eliyahu

Yes, seems like they posted an update after my reply.

[Rapdove]

Has anyone heard if mass production has started yet? I believe the plan was for it to start on 1st January but I’ve not heard anything to confirm this.

Update 44 just came in and yes its started, mass production begins 29th and shipping shortly after!!!!!!!

[SimonL]

This is the last update I got yesterday:

Shipping will start in Jan (right at end of). We will then have to try to ramp up mass production as quickly as possible to get as many units as we can out before Chinese NY.

I would hope that your unit is part of that first shipment but can’t 100% promise given uncertainties of this being the first one the factory will really be increasing production of Gemini

Just out of interest, when did you back Gemini please?

[tielemans.jorim]

This is the last update I got yesterday:

Shipping will start in Jan (right at end of). We will then have to try to ramp up mass production as quickly as possible to get as many units as we can out before Chinese NY.

I would hope that your unit is part of that first shipment but can’t 100% promise given uncertainties of this being the first one the factory will really be increasing production of Gemini

Just out of interest, when did you back Gemini please?

Order ID: 1266
Contribution Date: March 5, 2017

[eedesign]

@tielemans.jorim, Thanks for the update. I backed the project a few days before you. Hopefully production goes well so we get our hands on the Gemini in the next few weeks.  

Order ID: 817
Contribution Date: March 1, 2017

[terryowen]

I'm fatalistic about not making the pre-Chinese New Year batch (#2044, May 2017) but was kind of curious if anyone knew if wifi vs. 4G will make a difference?  It seems like it would make sense to do the wifi only units first, as there are fewer of them.

[andrewl]

I'm fatalistic about not making the pre-Chinese New Year batch (#2044, May 2017) but was kind of curious if anyone knew if wifi vs. 4G will make a difference?  It seems like it would make sense to do the wifi only units first, as there are fewer of them.

I think that Planet will try to satisfy the early bird backers first regardless of which version of Gemini they have chosen, but I would agree that WiFi only units are not subject to network carrier certification so one less hoop to jump through.

[Varti]

According to a post on Gemini Planet on Facebook, the final production and assembly have been postponed to next Thursday, since the firmware required a last-minute fix and it is now being recompiled.

Varti

[Phoxford]

According to a post on Gemini Planet on Facebook, the final production and assembly have been postponed to next Thursday, since the firmware required a last-minute fix and it is now being recompiled.

Varti

That post was on Tuesday 30th Jan and said that firmware was being compiled "today" and that production would start Thursday (1 February) i.e. THIS Thursday. There has not been a week's delay as implied by NEXT Thursday which would be the 8th February. Don't frighten people like that! :-)

[Varti]

According to a post on Gemini Planet on Facebook, the final production and assembly have been postponed to next Thursday, since the firmware required a last-minute fix and it is now being recompiled.

Varti

That post was on Tuesday 30th Jan and said that firmware was being compiled "today" and that production would start Thursday (1 February) i.e. THIS Thursday. There has not been a week's delay as implied by NEXT Thursday which would be the 8th February. Don't frighten people like that! :-)

Sorry, didn't mean to scare anyone  For some reason I'm used to say "next (day)" instead of "this", I never thought this to be wrong. I'm not a native English speaker, so please forgive me if sometimes I write something wrong, and feel free to highlight any error you find in my posts

Varti

[depscribe]

In any case, this from Planet just now (update 45):

Gemini mass production has started!
Dear Gemini Backers!
The final assembly of Gemini  started today!
The Planet team has been in China since Monday. Yesterday our CEO, COO and CTO visited the factory to see the final keyboards being assembled (see the first two photos).
This was exciting to see as we witnessed the actual laser etching process of a keyboard and saw some of the smaller quantity keyboards being quality controlled.
Today our COO, Robin Parker and CTO, Davide Guidi, visited the assembly facility to see the assembly process start.
Seeing the production line confirmed exactly how complex Gemini is when it comes to assembly!
We saw 42 steps in progress. Each being done by a different factory worker. This was only part of the assembly and did not cover some of the LCD screen assembly and keyboard assembly which were done separately or the latter stages of packaging.
Altogether truly amazing to watch Gemini taking shape step by step on the production line after having worked on this project as a very small team for over a year. It has been a long day coming but so happy to be there when it all started in earnest.
Fingers crossed for the next few days to see how the factory can get through units. We will provide a more in depth update in the next few days, but just wanted to share this important milestone news with you. Here are some photos of the production line:

Best regards,
Team Gemini

[Varti]

Great update. So from this post I understand they're planning to oversee the whole production cycle.

Varti

[Phoxford]

According to a post on Gemini Planet on Facebook, the final production and assembly have been postponed to next Thursday, since the firmware required a last-minute fix and it is now being recompiled.

Varti

That post was on Tuesday 30th Jan and said that firmware was being compiled "today" and that production would start Thursday (1 February) i.e. THIS Thursday. There has not been a week's delay as implied by NEXT Thursday which would be the 8th February. Don't frighten people like that! :-)

Sorry, didn't mean to scare anyone  For some reason I'm used to say "next (day)" instead of "this", I never thought this to be wrong. I'm not a native English speaker, so please forgive me if sometimes I write something wrong, and feel free to highlight any error you find in my posts

Varti

No problems Varti - the English language has too many traps for any of us to avoid them all. This one is a usage convention - when we say "this Thursday" (or whatever day) it is actually shorthand for "Thursday this week" next Thursday would be "Thursday next week". Logically, you were quite right: if Thursday has not yet occurred this week then the next Thursday is, in fact, the one that falls in this week. But, never accuse the English language of being logical!

[Pdajah]

Now Gemini PDA in Production phase according to the Indiegogo page.

[jutleys]

Gemini perks on Indiegogo will be going up to USD $499 for the WiFi and USD $599 for the 4G+WiFi Gemini perk. Perk prices will be changing on 9th of February 2018. Anybody wishing to contribute to the Gemini campaign at the current perk prices should do so before 9th of February 2018.