Show HN: Pibow (a case for your Raspberry Pi)

http://pibow.com/pages/pre-order-a-pibow.html

by whiskers • 14 years ago

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debacle• 14 years ago

Oh that's cool.

whiskers8• 14 years ago

Thanks :) We were really bored with the selection of cases coming out and thought we could make something that was a better reflection of the concept behind the Pi.

empika2• 14 years ago

Oh, I though it was going to be like 'a case for owning a raspberry pi'... most people I know have no idea what to do with theirs (although this probably say more about them).

paulofisch8• 14 years ago

Oops. Must use 'enclosure' more often. The "what do I do with it?" Is a common question. We're working on making the answer easy for everyone :)

empika2• 14 years ago

Nice!

criveros• 14 years ago

Where can I buy a Raspberry Pi in Toronto?

paulofisch8• 14 years ago

Right here: http://canada.newark.com/raspberry-pi/raspbrry-pcba/raspberr...

notatoad• 14 years ago

availability:0

nekgrim• 14 years ago

When do you plan to ship?

paulofisch8• 14 years ago

Orders up to 1000: within 3 weeks. Above that: As fast as we can make and ship 'em, we're happy we can ramp up to hundreds a week fairly quickly.

drivebyacct2• 14 years ago

Can't seem to do the international order through Amazon. It helpfully just says "Pick a different address".

whiskers8• 14 years ago

Could you try again? I think I've found the right setting - thanks for the heads up!

whiskers8• 14 years ago

Turns out we messed up the shipping rates, if you order we'll be happy to refund the difference or just get in touch and we'll be happy to handle your order in person :)

nix• 14 years ago

No ventilation? Have you tried running full blast with a temperature probe present?

paulofisch8• 14 years ago

There are gaps in there for airflow around the ports and through the case over the chip and power. We've run it for 24 hours and it the result was it got warm on the bottom, so we've added bottom vents to the design which exhaust around the SD Card. We're happy the Pi won't choke.

bryogenic• 14 years ago

More pictures anywhere?

whiskers8• 14 years ago

Here is a good sample of images from our fourth prototype run: http://www.flickr.com/photos/82849540@N05/sets/7215763062822...

Obviously these are of a prototype so don't reflect the final finish - but give you a good feel of the product overall :)

kposehn• 14 years ago

I like the case guys - I'd like to talk with you about making a run of custom cases for us - would you be up for that?

Well done btw :)

paulofisch8• 14 years ago

We're always open to ideas and a chat :) Mail us at sales [at] pi mo ro ni .com.

And thanks :-)

whiskers8• 14 years ago

As Paul said, feel free to get in touch. If you fancy having a chat on the phone then drop me your number and I'll give you a ring. (My personal e-mail address is in my profile).

rodly2• 14 years ago

Will there be any other cases from you guys in the near future? Rainbow colored doesn't appeal to everyone.

paulofisch8• 14 years ago

Entirely depends on how well we do with this one. We hope to release something more, um, tasteful in the future. We started with the loud/retro/child-magnet case to start with to make a bit of a splash and make a statement about doing things a bit differently. And because we could :)

rodly2• 14 years ago

The only issue now is that you've got to make a new domain for each case.. (I kid).

whiskers8• 14 years ago

What would you be after? I can definitely see us offering single colour (with clear top/bottom) as an option.

_hnwo• 14 years ago

moar pics?

paulofisch8• 14 years ago

As you wish http://www.flickr.com/photos/82849540@N05/sets/7215763062822...

pandog• 14 years ago

This looks great - but I think I'll have to wait for the camera and/or tinkering panels before I grab one

whiskers8• 14 years ago

Thanks, we're very excited about the camera add-on too.

We'll be producing replacement layers that are used with the base Pibow case to accommodate it if there is enough interest!

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