They have 700 that were made (finished) but not yet packed for shipping. When they have enough people back they’ll start making more and packing the items they had previously made so they can ship them out.
The 4000 mentioned were EU backers, some of which were supposed to be included according to their backer ID in the batch that got sent to the EU but were for some reason left out.
NOTE: Please scroll down to read the complete announcement!
We know we are late concerning the shipping and many of you are asking about the delivery date. The latest news from the Chinese Gov is to reopen factories on the 24th due to the Coronavirus OutBreak. Our factories are reopening slowly but they are stil missing some workers as they need to spend 14 days in quarantine. Our engineers already sent us a news software version 1.0.26 in order to test
Inspection starts on 28th of February to the 28th of March
Totally 10K will be done before the 28th of March.
All backers with issues (broken AF…) will have their replacement PicoPix Max shipped first
All forgotten backers below 4000
Next are our friends from AU/NZ
We will ship as usual, 500 by 500 or 1K by 1K.
We have already 700 pieces at the factory, ready to be packed and shipped. (can be shipped only when the factory reopens)
I can’t believe those people being impatient and pissed when on the other hand, the life of worker is at risk. Get a grip on your life for god sake! those will arrive when possible. @Philips_Support_N should not even answer to those message, this is ridiculous and shameful.
All the update are given as they are available, what more is needed? Those post of asking more info are sterile at this point. They are just a reflection of some consumer frustration.
Yeah, it’s a panic over nothing, and getting some bloke in Australia a gadget that nobody actually needs is more important than protecting the health of millions of people.
Hey Callan, I understand you are angry, but please keep if civil and don’t point fingers.
The latest updates are in the banner. Let’s see how things unfold end of the week as they say workers are coming gradualy to the factory. Also, you mentioned you backed the project back in July, can you tell me your contribution ID? Mine is 16*** so I’ll be one the last peope to get it I guess :).
Well John if you have been here since beginning and get promised something and then get told what you was promised and backed now don’t have the soft ware to do what it’s post to do and was out right promised dates tell me it’s not frustrating it’s a start up yes but it’s Phillips who make theses things a lot don’t really comment on much and keep every one in the loop and they say we’ll take a refund It’s not been professional at all really
We’re all in the same boat here. We bought a ticket for a front row seat/back stage pass to the Philips Pico Show. But unlike any other show, you can ask for your money back at ANY TIME and they’ll give it to you. You get to see what goes on in the development of a bit of consumer tech and how hard that is to bring that to market. To be honest, I find it fascinating. I didn’t know SO many things beyond their control could go wrong. But that’s ok, I understood that going in to a crowdfunding campaign. The really cool part is, at the end of the process, we’ll get a cute little projector.