"Blink (1) mk 2" which lights and conveys notices and actions linked with various services and applications with a colorful USB connection LED

Full color RGB LED light to be inserted in the USB port which tells the user the events on the PC and the web with color / brightness / light emission pattern etc "Blink (1)"Power up, it makes it possible to confirm notification from a wider range by making two LED lights,IFTTTIt became possible to operate on more systems by further strengthening cooperation with "Blink (1) mk 2"is.

Blink (1) mk 2, the USB RGB LED, improved by ThingM - Kickstarter
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thingm/blink1-mk2-the-usb-rgb-led-improved


He is the developer of blink (1)ThingmHas sold over 7000 blink (1) in about a year from the sale.


And he seems to be very surprised how to use various blink (1) sent from users who purchased. For example,Used by a child to know where his parents areOr,The LED glows when the parcel is delivered to the houseThere was a way of using such as.


Those feedbacks and thingm sometimes wanted to improve blink (1)Blink (1) mk 2It seems to have developed.


Three main improvements were made, the first is USB support side. With blink (1) mk 2, it is possible to operate with more USB systems than blink (1), and it can also support the latest USB 3.0.


Secondly, it is equipped with two brighter LED lights. It is not just twice as bright as it can now check the LED light from any side of the body so you can see the blink (1) mk 2 notification anywhere.


Each LED light is arranged one above the other, each one can be controlled individually.


Thanks to the two LEDs, if you have one blink (1) mk 2 you can work on two blink (1). As for what it means, it is possible to use one blink (1) mk 2 for several people like wind for notifying of the upper side of the LED for notification of the LED, lower side for notifying of the family members.



And the third improvement is the update of Blink1Control application. Cooperation with IFTTT becomes even stronger, and it can operate on more systems. Of course you can also use the new Blink1Control application with blink (1).


The design is done so that simple and extra fasteners and glue are not used.


Translucent plastic cover part can be detached like this.


When using it by inserting it in a personal computer, it is like this.


By using cables in this way, you can make notification more visible.


This blink (1) mk 2 is currentlyKickstarterWe are seeking investment for commercialization at the end of July 22 at the time of article writing, about 37,000 dollars (3.71 million yen) exceeding the target amount of 28,000 dollars (about 2.81 million yen) We are gathering at the stage. In addition, it is possible to get one blink (1) mk 2 and six feet (about 1.8 m) USB cable with a capital of 30 dollars (about 3000 yen).

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