SpeedBEE Rail: How fast is YOUR train?

A project in Cameron Park, CA by SpeedBee Products
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The world's first tablet based, unobtrusive, extendable, wireless model train speedometer. Start your engines!
Backers: 63
Average Pledge Per Backer: $89

Funded: $5,576 of $15,000
Dates: Oct 23rd -> Nov 22nd (31 days)
Project By: SpeedBee Products
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Latest News

Status of our project

November 21st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

New TV spot for SpeedBEE Car!

November 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Check the Kickstarter page for the latest TV spot introducing SpeedBEE Car for RC cars! Time is running out to contribute to this project! Consider backing us today so that we can go to production in January. If you have already backed us, THANK YOU... (Read More)

New video promo posted on Kickstarter for RC Cars!

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Check out updates to our Kickstarter page for a short demo clip of the RC Car in action with SpeedBEE device installed. Also note that for this demo we are using the iPhone software. As you will see the app still needs to be made generic for trains... (Read More)

Railfest update

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
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Exciting new updates and clarifications

November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear SpeedBEE backers and potential backers: We wanted to make sure everyone was aware of the following important updates and clarifications: 1) NEW feature -- due to overwhelming feedback recevied at the International Railfair, we have decided that... (Read More)

Also on Twitter!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
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SpeedBEE in the news!

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We spent a fantastic morning out at the Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Club with Cody Stark from CBS Channel 31 and 13 today. Cody did 2 fantastic segments for the project during the Good Day Sacramento morning show on Channel 31 (see our... (Read More)

Backers only update! Watch for our TV spot!!!

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
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Exciting new extension of capabilities for RC Car enthusiasts!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Today we are announcing a very exciting extension of the SpeedBEE Rail capabilities. One of our favorite backers, Ueli Lippuner, discussed with us the need for RC Car hobbyists to have speedometer capabilities. That immediately had our engineers... (Read More)

Backer's only update!

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
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Second test run in Roseville

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
We had another good morning of testing at the Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Club in Roseville, CA. We validated the following key pieces of information: 1) The unit is not affected by magnetic decouplers on the track. Speed is measured without... (Read More)

Backer's only update!

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
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Updates made to our Kickstarter page

October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! We have updated our kickstarter page to resequence things so that it is easier to understand and have included a video from the wonderful work done with the Roseville Roundhouse Model Railroad Club today. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks,... (Read More)

Our first backer's only update!

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Frequently asked questions have been updated with additional clarifying information.

October 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone for your hearty support of our project! We have received some excellent questions about SpeedBEE and have updated the project Frequently Asked Questions with additional information. Please let us know if you have any others.  (Read More)

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