Archive for the 'History' Category

Tooling Status #4

Thursday, November 17th, 2005

Oct 25
hello all,
i just wanted to let everyone know the status of our mouse parts…the tooling was completed over the weekend and was ready to run the first set of prototypes on monday morning. however, bangalore has been hit with the worst rain storm in history and there is several feet of water everywhere (just […]

Tooling Status #3

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Oct. 17 -
just received the most updated news on the tools. Work went on all weekend and is currently in progress (late night on Monday).
Not to beat the same issue to death but here’s the scoop: The final finishing is a VERY VERY delicate process and the speeds of the machines have to […]

Tooling Status #2

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Oct 15 (and slightly changed to hide the names of the guilty/innocent):
just got off the phone with the plant. plastic parts (buttons and battery cover) are good to go!
metal part tooling is being worked on to complete the final “baby butt smooth” finishing. the tool maker has warned the plant that this is the most […]

Tooling Status #1

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Snippets From Production from the shell supplier - Oct 12
Despite a relentless effort from all of us, we have not yet had the pleasure of seeing a fully finished model of our first generation mouse. Here are some of the main reasons why:
Our modification from our original design to the very complex and precise […]

In the Beginning

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Two friends sat down and discussed an idea of how they could work together. One came from a Metal Foundary, one came from Software Consulting….
Thus was born the idea behind Zspire…..