BottledWind : Portable Cloud(tm)

A project in Seattle, WA by Owen Rubel
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BottledWind are the makers of the 'Portable Cloud(tm)'. Reduce your monthly development costs or just take your cloud with you.
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Backers: 5
Average Pledge Per Backer: $171

Funded: $854 of $8,000
Dates: May 16th -> Jul 15th (60 days)
Project By: Owen Rubel
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Latest News

Preparing For Launch

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi All, As the post about the project states, even if the project doesn't get funded, we are still moving forward.  And 8 days from now we will be launching and selling!! To those who have donated already, we have not met our goal and yoiur money... (Read More)

Price Comparison of AWS Micro/Small

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
I know I talk about the cost savings but I just did a video of a price comparison of AWS instances vs the Bottledwind to show the cost savings.  Here is the chart:  (Read More)

Parts are coming in...

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Only 20 days and we launch. We may not have hit the deadline but enough interest is there that we are going ahead with launch. :)  (Read More)

UI for the cloud

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Below is a demo of the UI for the Portable Cloud to show just how easy it is to get up and running... You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

UI for the Cloud

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Below is a demo of the UI for the Portabl Cloud to show just how easy it is to get up and running...  Need to reload video... having issues. Sorry   (Read More)

Final Case

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

The Technology Behind The Portable Cloud

June 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
So I have had a couple (not many) people say that this is just like any other project of clustered Pi's that people see all over the internet. So I wanted to point out some KEY differences between the software and hardware specifications for the... (Read More)

Spotlighted by MagPi

June 1st - via: kickstarter.com
The Raspberry pi Magazine spotlighted our project as one worth funding. Feel pretty good about this! :)  (Read More)

New Case

May 30th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  (Read More)

Wifi autodetect script

May 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Spent a good part of today and yesterday on wifi configuration and autodetection. Cloud providers don't have to deal with wifi (or the fact that their networking can change) because their networking is VERY static. But with IOT (and especially an IOT... (Read More)

Setup Scripts, Tesla and More

May 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Hostname and WIFI SetupOn of the things for this box that had me concerned was: "If people order multiple boxes, won't the same hostname for these boxes create conflicts on their network???" As such, I set to creating script to enable people to... (Read More)

Day 2 and Our First Cloud Goes Out!!

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
So happy to announce our first funder donation for a 'Portable Cloud' was made. Aside from my personal model (which technically counts as a prototype), this will be the FIRST ONE EVER BUILT!!! Congrats to our sponsor... going to get in touch and see... (Read More)

T-Shirts Are In

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Posting an image of myself with my 'co-workers' in on of the T-shirts that just arrived. Not showing an image of the back of the shirt because it's hard to 'selfie' myself from the back... but trust me, it's just as awesome!   (Read More)

Rewards are Coming In

May 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Got most of my rewards coming in and getting them prepared. The MicroSD Cards are here and i went through several case of lunch boxes and got all the stickers on. Also getting my CNC files taken care of so I can do some fancy CNC'ing on the case.... (Read More)

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