Shipping Schedule
about 7 years ago – Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 11:09:09 PM

Surveys

All surveys have been sent out via email by www.backerkit.com. If you have not received your survey email, please check your junk email folder. If you still cannot find it, please send us a private message via Kickstarter and we will send you a private link to your survey. A completed survey is necessary in order for us to fulfill your Kickstarter reward.

Kickstarter Backer Number vs Backerkit Number

Kickstarter Backer Number is a unique running number (starting from 1) assigned to you (the backer) at the moment when you back a particular project (e.g. HyperDrive). The earlier you back, the smaller your Kickstarter Backer Number.

Backerkit Number is also a unique running number (starting from 1) assigned in the order of when you complete your Backerkit survey. The earlier you complete the survey, the smaller your Backerkit Number.

For the purpose of Kickstarter reward fulfillment, we are ONLY referring to the Kickstarter Backer Number, meaning we ship out rewards on a "first come first serve" basis, the earlier you back, the earlier your shipment is going out. Early bird rewards will also ship before regular non early bird rewards.

How to find your Kickstarter Backer Number

+ Click your profile at the top of right side. 
+ Click the “Backer history” to see your pledge for HyperDrive project. 
+ Click the “+” button with blue circle to see the specific information.
+ Check your Kickstarter backer number.

Tentative Shipping Schedule

We have been busy manufacturing the rewards. We are happy to announce that the current plan is to ship out ALL the HyperDrive Kickstarter rewards by this month (February 2017).

+ This week (starting today), 3,000 units will be shipped out
+ Next week (around February 20), 7,000 units will be shipped out
+ Following week (around February 28), 16,000 units will be shipped out

You will receive a shipment tracking number via email once your reward is shipped.

Unfortunately we do not have a way of telling you where you are in the queue or giving anyone a more specific ship date, but we are doing our best to get all the rewards out by February. We thank you for your understanding and patience!

Cheers! 

HYPER 
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This ends our update for now. 

But please check out these other great projects that had helped us when our Kickstarter campaign was live and are continuing to help us with our ongoing Indiegogo pre-order campaign:

Marlon backpacks combine a minimalist aesthetic with maximum functionality, including charging capabilities! CLICK HERE

 

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Onsen | Bath Towels Redefined

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JUISIR - Juicing Without the Cleaning

JUISIR is an innovative cold press juicer requiring no cleaning. 8 tons of force will squeeze every drop of your chosen juice recipe! CLICK HERE

 

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This tiny device brings Bluetooth capability to all of your audio devices. It even lets you sync headphones with a friend! CLICK HERE

 

Surveys are going out
over 7 years ago – Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 10:02:02 PM

Thank you for your patience. We just received payment and the final backer list from Kickstarter. With that, we can finally send out the surveys to collect product color and shipping address information.

The survey will be sent by BackerKit (https://www.backerkit.com/) in batches over the next 48 hours by alphabetical order of your Kickstarter username.

At the point of writing, we have already sent out 15,000 surveys with the remaining coming later today or early tomorrow.

Obviously we can only ship out your reward after we receive your survey so please complete your survey as soon as you get it.

Cheers!

HYPER
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This ends our update for now.

But please check out these other great projects that had helped us when our Kickstarter campaign was live and are continuing to help us with our ongoing Indiegogo pre-order campaign:

Onsen | Bath Towels Redefined

 

 No More Musty Towels. Meet Onsen - the towel that works like it’s job depended on it! CLICK HERE

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JUISIR - Juicing Without the Cleaning

 

 JUISIR is an innovative cold press juicer requiring no cleaning. 8 tons of force will squeeze every drop of your chosen juice recipe! CLICK HERE

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Steadicam Volt Smartphone Stabilizer | Shake-Free Videos

 

 Capture memorable moments more easily and professionally from your smartphone. Mount, Power On and GO! CLICK HERE

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Make Any Headphones Wireless - Jack by Podo Labs

 

 This tiny device brings Bluetooth capability to all of your audio devices. It even lets you sync headphones with a friend! CLICK HERE

THANK YOU VERY MUCH and answers to FAQ
over 7 years ago – Tue, Jan 24, 2017 at 08:21:13 AM

Thank you (all 20,680 of you!) for helping us to raise over $1.8 million (18X our goal), making HyperDrive the 80th most funded Kickstarter project of all time and the most funded USB-C accessory. We couldn't have done it without the support of all of you and for that we are immensely grateful. 

So what's going on now?

We have been busy producing the HyperDrive and are proud to announce that we have just successfully finished our first batch of units. So without further ado, here is our final production unit:

So when will I get my HyperDrive?

We know everyone is now very anxious to get their hands on the HyperDrive but please be patient with us as we work out a systematic and most efficient way to get the HyperDrive out to all 20,680 backers. We will announce the reward shipping schedule very soon, but essentially we will ship out early backer rewards first followed by backers in the February delivery group (i.e. backer #11930 and earlier as part of the $1M stretch goal) and then backers in the March delivery group (i.e. backer #11931 and later). Rewards will generally be shipped on a first come first served basis according to backer # but we may ship out rewards to certain locations (e.g. Europe) earlier since they are further and have a longer transit time from our distribution centers in HK and California. 

How do I find my backer number and am I in the February delivery group?

Instructions on how to check your backer # can be found here http://orangemonkie.com/checkingbackernumber/
Early bird backers and backer #11930 and earlier will have February delivery
Backer #11931 and later will have March delivery

How do I let you know which color I want and provide my shipping address?

We will send out a survey to collect color request and shipping addresses.
If you pledged for multiple units, you will be able to select the color for each and every unit.

When will the survey be sent out?

We will send out the survey at the end of this month (January 2017), about 14 days from the day this campaign ended. 
This is as per recommended by BackerKit, the service we are using to manage the surveys
From http://help.backerkit.com/article/200-when-can-i-send-surveys-to-my-backers
"We strongly recommend waiting at least 14 days after the end of your campaign before sending out surveys to your backers. Many backers' credit cards fail on Kickstarter, so they give them a week after the end of the campaign to update their card info and lock in their pledge. Then, it takes up to another week to process all cards and deliver the money and the corrected backer list to you."

My credit card payment to Kickstarter was declined. What should I do?

You will have the opportunity to make a new payment via BackerKit during the survey

I want to add more HyperDrive units to my existing Kickstarter pledge

During the survey, you can order more HyperDrive units via BackerKit.

Will everyone get the free leather pouch as promised by the $500K stretch goal?

Yes

And now a word from our sponsors...

Just kiddin'

But seriously the following projects promoted us when we were live and help us achieve our goals so it is fair that we return the favor. They are really cool products so take a look and if you like what you see, please support them as you have supported us. Thank you!

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Check out these other great campaigns that are helping us reach our goals along our Kickstarter journey:

JUISIR - Juicing Without the Cleaning

JUISIR is an innovative cold press juicer requiring no cleaning. 8 tons of force will squeeze every drop of your chosen juice recipe! CLICK HERE

 

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Cronovo Smartwatch

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The World's Best Hybrid Hoodie

We've taken the Comfort of a hoodie and Warmth of a jacket, crossed them into the Fortress Hybrid Hoodie. Comfortable from -5F to 70F! CLICK HERE

 

$750K Stretch Goal - Free upgrade to February 2017 delivery
over 7 years ago – Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 07:24:19 AM

Thanks to your overwhelming support (which has since unlocked the $500K stretch goal of free leather pouch) we have also began production of the early bird HyperDrives and are well on track to deliver these in February 2017.

We are so happy with the progress that it is our pleasure to announced that our next $750K stretch goal will be to upgrade ALL reward shipping to February 2017 delivery. 

That means if we hit $750K in funding, ALL pledges made before the $750K mark will have the rewards delivered in February 2017

Pledges made after the $750K mark will have standard March 2017 delivery. Early bird backers will still be the first to receive delivery in February 2017.

 

So start sharing this project with your social circles, get the word out and help us hit our $750K stretch goal!

$300K and $500K Stretch Goals Announced!
over 7 years ago – Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 05:33:10 AM

We know that many backers are asking for the addition of mini DisplayPort and ethernet port as stretch goals but honestly those are not realistic stretch goals given our short delivery timeframe.

Making significant changes to the product takes a lot of planning and not something that can be decided on a whim. So it is either we deliberately withhold planned product features at launch or we promise unplanned product features that would severely impact our already proposed delivery timeline.

We are doing neither. 

We WANT to make the best product out there in the market. That is why we had already presented our BEST product version at the launch of this Kickstarter campaign. When we do make minor product improvements along the way, we will implement it immediately because we want to make the best product out there and not because we want to entice more backers to our project.

We also don't want to be one of those projects that will pander to any popular demand in the hope of luring potential backers sitting on the fence. It is not difficult to notice that projects that promise fantastic product feature stretch goals are also projects that fail to deliver or are perpetually in development.

That being said, we are still looking into mini DisplayPort and ethernet port options but just not within the scope of this project.

Wow long speech. Still there?

Without further ado *drumroll* our next 2 stretch goals will be a free velvet pouch for the HyperDrive (when we hit $300K in funding which is almost given at this point) and a free upgrade from velvet to a leather pouch with magnetic closure for the HyperDrive (when we hit $500K in funding).

Below are pictures of the pouches. Enjoy!

Opps the leather pouch is a little tight. Don't worry, we have already made plans to increase the size just by a little so that the magnetic closure will work.

So get out there and spread the word of this project to your friends, family, anyone you know who is using the 2016 MacBook Pro, via facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat and any means possible.

Hit those goals and get those pouches!

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HYPER