ORION4Sight: Sunglasses On Steroids

A project in Rockport, ME by John Galley
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ORION4Sight sunglasses on steroids are powered by revolutionary patented technology.
Backers: 2881
Average Pledge Per Backer: $121

Funded: $348,449 of $9,000
Dates: Aug 12th -> Sep 12th (32 days)
Project By: John Galley
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Latest News

The Last Hurrah

September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Here we are. The final day. We have reached The Last Hurrah of our ORION4Sight Campaign. When the Campaign portion of our Project has ended, I will have things to say and share with all of you who have made this one of the most amazing journeys of... (Read More)

Seeing is Believing

September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
At the Maine Boats, Homes and Harbors Boat Show several weeks ago - when I was giving people a chance to try our military version of ORION - I quickly developed a very simple approach when people expressed a threshold of interest. I would say, "Here.... (Read More)

60 Minutes Agrees With Us

September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
In the video and copy on our Project Page, I made the assertion that most ordinary sunglasses are nothing more than colored glass - plus some wire or plastic and a few screws. Leslie Stahl of the famous TV news magazine, 60 Minutes, agrees with me.... (Read More)

Rockport entrepreneur sets new Kickstarter record

September 10th - via: mainebiz.biz
The clock is still ticking for John Galley's Kickstarter campaign to commercialize his best friend's high-tech, military-grade "sunglasses on steroids." But the Rockport entrepreneur has already set a record on the popular crowdfunding website. (Read More)

The Saddest of News Amidst Accomplishment

September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Those of you who have closely followed the public comments thread and Update comments connected with our ORION4Sight project know that my partner, and the technical genius behind ORION, is Kirk Kreutzig. And some of you know the reason he has not... (Read More)

The Days Dwindle Down To a Precious Few….

September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
“The days dwindle down to a precious few” are part of the memorable lyrics from the much-loved song, September Song. And so here in early September, the days of our Kickstarter Campaign for ORION4Sight are dwindling down to just a few remaining.... (Read More)

Interviews

September 5th - via: kickstarter.com
The Local Media Takes NoticeWe've been trying to get the media outlets in Maine to take notice of our campaign since Day 1, and today the dam cracked.  First up, WCHS6 (The Portland, Maine NBC affiliate) came up to Rockport to take a look at the... (Read More)

We're #1

September 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch goal, unlocked!Thanks to all of you (over 1,600 of you), we are now the #1 sunglasses campaign of all-time. Pretty cool, huh? This would be the part of the update where we'd normally have a new little badge on the cover image and a graphic... (Read More)

We're #2!

August 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Fun news today, as we moved into the #2 spot all-time for sunglasses! We're coming for you, Enclave!  That puts us just over $20,000 away from being the #1 sunglasses campaign of all-time.  We're also #8 all-time in wearables and we think we've got... (Read More)

On that Fraud...and more!

August 26th - via: kickstarter.com
IndieGoGo FraudSo we got this last night. We went back and forth on how to handle it, but we figured we would just post a screen grab of it here.  Hopefully this all gets resolved and everyone gets their money back. We've been having some... (Read More)

We're #1, ayuh.

August 25th - via: kickstarter.com
 Woah. When we started this campaign, we couldn't have imagined we'd do something like this, but thanks to all of you, over 1,000 of you, we're now the most-funded crowdfunding campaign the state of Maine has seen. You're all amazing.  Remember,... (Read More)

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello again, everyone. Sorry for posting updates twice in a day, but we wanted to get out in front of something that cropped up today. One of our eagle-eyed backers spotted a familiar-looking campaign on IndieGoGo. We aren't going to link to the page... (Read More)

Time to Stretch

August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we are announcing a Stretch Goal. Our Stretch Goal is to have at least $182,000 pledged by the end of our Campaign – which will be on Friday, September 12th. Why this number? If we hit this Goal, ORION4Sight will have become THE most... (Read More)

Milestone!

August 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
You probably don't check the campaign total as often as we do, but if you did, you saw this happen last night around 12:30am (give or take). And as much as we hear our statistics professor's reminder that $100,000 is no more significant than, say,... (Read More)

Making some history

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Like most people, we're a little bit competitive at ORION4Sight. So, when our sunglasses took off on Kickstarter, we started trying to gauge just how well we're doing. And now we're starting to get into some heady territory, which makes us all the... (Read More)

Some technical updates

August 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had some questions about technical specs of the glasses and things like that. We updated the FAQ, but in case you haven't scrolled all the way down, here it is: Q) What is the performance difference between military ORION eyewear and... (Read More)

Overseas Shipping For Multiple Pair Now Available.

August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
You talked - we listened.  When we began this journey, we didn't think there would be all that much International interest. BOY WERE WE WRONG!! Part of that decision was because we had no idea of how much International interest Kickstarter... (Read More)

400%! And some news

August 16th - via: kickstarter.com
400%Earlier today, we hit 400% of our initial goal. To do so is amazing, but to do so on the 5th day of the campaign is truly humbling. Thank you all so very much for putting your faith in us and, more importantly, for your excitement to own the best... (Read More)

What an honor!

August 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Late yesterday afternoon, I received an email from Kickstarter telling me we have been chosen to be a "Staff Pick". This is both prestigious and highly coveted. Everyone who has a Project on Kickstarter aspires to that designation. Many have... (Read More)

All of you guys are AWESOME! Thank you so much!

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
The last 24 hours have been some kind of ride!   We hoped we would do well - and we thought we would do well - but frankly we did not expect the overwhelming response we have received.  YOU are the ones who have made all of this happen.  Kirk and... (Read More)

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