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EEVblog:
--- Quote from: StillTrying on May 12, 2019, 12:40:31 pm ---What do the 30+ incredibly highly skilled and experienced engineers working at uDream actually do all day.
Despite all the Applications, Product, Design, Marketing, 7 years and $25m, their demos and prototypes look like something that I've built.
Have they ever had an Electronics Engineer.
'30+' = closer to about 8 really!
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According to this review from a former employee, it's "Like being paid to sit and witness the ramblings of the mentally ill. "
https://www.glassdoor.com.au/Reviews/Employee-Review-uBeam-RVW23265885.htm
EEVblog:
https://twitter.com/meredithperry/status/1118789448672530432
https://twitter.com/meredithperry/status/1118789375532253184
Be afraid, be very afraid...
She's building shitty robots with Simone Giertz
Robots often use ultrasound...
StillTrying:
--- Quote from: sdpkom on May 12, 2019, 01:28:58 pm ---I don't think an 8yo would have come up with something useful by now.
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A cat scarer.
I've tested 40-60kHz on the cat myself. A small box containing a photo transistor or PIR and a 40kHz TX would actually be useful for keeping the cat off the desk or other places.
EEVblog:
She's doing market research...
StillTrying:
"How much would you pay for a non-pharma sleep aid device that could put you to sleep in ~5 minutes."
£Nothing. TedX talks are free.
"with zero side effects."
That bit would need a lot more work.
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