We presented our new prototypes at the iFest ‘08 conference in Barcelona last weekend. Besides being a super lot of fun, we met some fantastic people over there. People we’re really digging the new prototypes, playing with the UI and asking so many questions! We even met the guys from IDEO. Check out our Flickr account for some pictures of our stay over there, and stay tuned for some cool new material!
Tomorrow the team will be leaving to present our new prototypes and service release to the audience at iFest ‘08 in the beautiful city of Barcelona, Spain. We’ll be sharing experiences with the likes of IDEO (First Apple mouse), Pleo and OLPC especially within the field of product design. To tease you guys, we’ll have more shots later, here’s a photo on our Flickr featuring the new prototype. Let’s see if you can spot it.
So, time for a little update. The image above is the connection gesture, by the way, just in case people fail to understand the concept. In essence, that physical connection, is E. But its greatest power will come from our online service, which we demo’ed at the MediaGuild Next Level event earlier this week. We got on stage to give a keynote speech about our progress and were very pleased to have been able to receive so many parties interested in our product. We’ve booked a lot of progress over the past couple of weeks. For starters, we have a lovely functional UI on the service, integration with some great social networks and collaborations on the way. Most progress has been booked with E’s financial side however. All we can disclose for now is that we are in talks with several parties, and things are looking good. Have a look at our Flickr for a peak at the event. Haas‘ Berend also went up on stage, as well as Made By Sofa’s Dirk (of Versions, Disco and Checkout fame. Apple Design Award, anyone?). We’ve been fans of their work for a long time now. It was great to meet Dirk and everyone else who came to see us. Cheers! More pics after the click.
Postmachina’s E on AT5 from Renato Valdés Olmos on Vimeo.
We got interviewed by Amsterdam-based TV channel AT5 the other day. They didn’t get all the facts right, but it was a fun interview either way. It’s in Dutch only, but at least you’ll be able to to get a preview of the new UI and take a look inside our studio and workshop. They didn’t show all the cool machinery we have here to build our prototypes like the 3d printers and laser cutters.
Some of E’s new features and exclusive sneak peak at the UI will be presented at an event held in Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam next week. If you want to drop by, leave your contact info and we’ll put you on the list. Here’s the details:
E Presentation
Tuesday, June 17th 2008, 13:30-17:00
Pakhuis de Zwijger Amsterdam
Piet Heinkade 179
1019 HC Amsterdam
the Netherlands
We got interviewed the other day by Ernst-Jan of Next Web and Spotlighteffect fame the other day. It was a fun article, giving us the possibility to talk a little bit more about E’s philosophy. We’re avid Next Web readers, and had the pleasure to meet the staff during this year’s Next Web Conference. We even got Ernst-Jan to pose with one of our early prototypes, the cool guy he is.
Go read the interview at the Next Web.
We got featured in a more traditional medium this time. Webdesigner Magazine published an article about the Next Web Conference and the startups that caught their eye. Featured are Webnode, Zilok, Wakoopa, Symbaloo and E. Click the image for a bigger version on our Flickr.
E Interview at The Next Web Conference 2008 from Renato Valdés Olmos on Vimeo.
I got interviewed at the Next Web Conference 2008.
Update: Now with audio!
Phew. So these last couple of days have been absolutely amazing for us. As mentioned before, we were invited to present our latest developments around Project E at the PRE expo at the Next Web Conference 2008. So, Paul and I (Arjen was back at the studio, engineering like a madman) joined several UGSA alumni like Berend, Douwe-Sjoerd and Sanneke of My Name is Hare; Edward, Roy and their main man Dagan of DraftFCB and Peter and Ralph of Soco (Multitouch Table). Our exposition space was humble and modest compared to the post-funding startup expo upstairs, but a nice alternative to the neon coloured Web 2.0 potpourri.
