Plinth - the World's best stand for your Tablet / iPad

A project in Taunton, UK by John Bull
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You carry your tablet everywhere - now you can instantly place it at the perfect angle for any task at the touch of a button.
Backers: 1270
Average Pledge Per Backer: £25

Funded: £32,184 of £21,000
Dates: Feb 14th -> Mar 31st (46 days)
Project By: John Bull
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Latest News

Leather case - have it your way!

March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone. Just tot let you know that Price Western Leather have confirmed they are happy to make the slip case in either brown or black, and are happy to do you a version without the stylus, if you'd rather. Will drop you another line in a few... (Read More)

Help stackerware across the line!

March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
The best thing about kickstarter is it enables fundamentally good ideas to enter the market, free of large corporate influences. I've just noticed this great project - Stackerware, who like me has only a day or so to go, but hasn't quite crossed the... (Read More)

New backer reward - a luxury leather slip-case and stylus!

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Well, you asked for it, so here it is - a beautiful crafted leather slip case handmade by Price Western Leather in Minehead, Somerset. The EXECUTIVE pledge includes a luxury leather slip case and stylus This item can be added to any... (Read More)

Design for Manufacture meeting - it's cool!

March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The Design for Manufacture meeting was a great success - what a relief! Ian Reano, one of the most knowledgable and experienced toolmakers and moulders I have every worked with, went through every detail of each component with a fine tooth comb. ... (Read More)

Production tooling ordered!

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Just to let you know, I have told Ian at Hayden Products that I'm ready to go ahead and order production tooling to begin. We have scheduled a DFM (design for manufacture) meeting for tomorrow (Thursday), and I have sent initial CAD... (Read More)

Plinth - the banned photos!

March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Good morning everyone, hope you're all dandy? Sun is shining in the UK, and I hope where you are too. I'll keep this brief, but wanted to answer a couple of commonly recurring questions. "What will my Plinth look like in (x) colour"?Kickstarter have... (Read More)

100% funded - and too phased to fizz!

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Ok, how do I do this? .... I've been sat at my computer since 0445 this morning (8 hours ago) trying to finish this video 'Second guess' keeps asking for, and now all this has happened: My new pal Adam Hicks is about to abandon me for a week while he... (Read More)

GeekBeat.tv prove their love for Plinth!

March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Remember the brilliant GeekBeat.tv video review done by Cali Lewis and John P? The GeekBeat.tv review Well, when John P told me they really loved the Plinth, I thought he was just being nice - but it seems he means it. Not only has he... (Read More)

Now we start getting REALLY exciting..!

March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Plinthonians - can you smell the ozone? Two very exciting developments over the last 24 hours. Yes, two! Tooling could be commissioned next week I am ironing out contingency plans in case of unforeseen disasters with Hayden Products - who... (Read More)

Most read article on CultofAndroid.com!

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, I found out last night that Lewis' in-depth review of the Plinth was the most read article on CultofAndroid over the last week, which is good. http://www.cultofandroid.com/53503/plinth/ Haven't had so much luck with a lot of other sites... (Read More)

75% there in 3 weeks - and 3 weeks to go. Can we get to 200%?

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Well, what a week! Everything was going ok, then my new best friends John P and Cali Lewis at GeekBeatTV published their review, and look what happened to the funding graph:  If you haven't yet seen the video - it's here: GeekBeatTV... (Read More)

The Perplexing Plinth Is The Only Tablet Stand You’ll Ever Need [Hands On]

March 7th - via: cultofandroid.com
The Plinth isn’t just a super-compact tablet stand — it’s an amusing party trick. (Read More)

Whoooosshhh!

March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Ok, so last night John P and Cali Lewis of GeekBeatTV put out their video review of the Plinth - if you haven't seen it - here it is: Since then, the graph has started doing this: So, this is good. Not only is it having a positive impact on the... (Read More)

Love my backers!

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, Goodness - I've been bombarded with some very strong reactions to ideas about materials, colours and textures! Thank you. I love that you have all engaged with my questions, and am listening to all that you say; your opinions will shape... (Read More)

Meet Plinth, the Pocketable Tablet Stand

March 3rd - via: geekbeat.tv
Ever wish for a tablet stand that’s easy to carry with you and can even slip into your pocket? We got our hands on a 3D-printed prototype of the Plinth, now on Kickstarter, and it looks like it might just be the solution to that particular problem. (Read More)

Get your Plinth for only £8 (US$13.40)!

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Attention bargain seekers who pledged for the £15 'Early bird' Plinth! Did you know that if you shift your pledge to the £18 tier, and buy more than one Plinth, they get cheaper and cheaper the more you buy? If you but 2 (one at home, one in the... (Read More)

Carbon Fibre, anyone? Aluminium? Gold?

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, I had a really interesting conversation with the moulder (Hayden Products) today.  He is about to receive samples of a new material additive which gives moulded products the appearance of carbon fibre! Sounds to good to be true, but... (Read More)

German? French? Spanish? Italian? Russian? Can you blog?

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi team, Since we had that review on the Dutch tech blog/review site ipadclub.nl, we have had 23 backers from that site alone, pledging £460. So here is a call to any backers who can write on blogs or technical review sites throughout Europe and... (Read More)

Congratulations to my No1 backer!

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
As we approach the halfway-funded point at the end of our first week(!), one member of our team has singled themselves out, and deserves a hug. So, Mr Adam Hicks of Edinburgh - Number ONE backer of the relaunched project, and consistently active... (Read More)

The misery of life without Plinth!

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Welcome new backers, and welcome back to the 'old hands'!

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone, and thank you so much for supporting my efforts to get the 'Plinth' onto the market. This first update is an attempt to bring everyone onto 'the same page' - you may or may not know that this project is my second attempt, and is... (Read More)

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