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Monday, September 14, 2009

Rotating LEGO iPhone Dock Instructions...

Close-upFirst, let me thank everyone for the enthusiastic support for my latest creation. I have been overwhelmed by comments and e-mail. My moc (my own creation) has even been featured on several popular mainstream gadget blogs such as Gizmodo, Make and Engadget. One of the frequently asked questions in comments and e-mail is whether I have a list of parts or instructions available. I even received one request to purchase the dock. My reply is always the same, "sorry...but."

So in the interest of giving back to the community, I want readers to know that I am working on a set of plans. I am currently using Bricksmith to create the virtual model and to produce the build steps. Then I will to take the step images and do a little layout in Pages. Once complete, I will save as a .pdf and make them available on BimP. Now, here's where I would like some feedback.

Would the creation of these instructions and the time involved be of value? What I mean, and struggle with, is if I were to make them availalble for an extremely low cost, say $.99 or $1.99 (we are talking iPhone app prices here), would anyone be interested in purchasing? Or should I simply place them out there with a Creative Commons license and ask for donations.

I know many may see this as a money grab, but one of my interests is continuing with some other projects and getting a bit of monetary reward is a way to fund these projects without having to dip into the family budget. So what do you think? I've posted a poll in the upper area of the right column. So take the poll and let know what you think. You can also leave a comment. I'm here to tell you that I have made no decisions and your feedback means a great deal to me.

12 comments:

KajiShun said...

I would pay for such a service. And why not? It's cool, it's new, and you spent some of your own time making the plans of your creation for the rest of us. I'll pay any reasonable price for this!

Steven Combs said...

KajiShun,

Thanks for the nice comments and for your opinion. It's great to hear from our readers. If you haven't already done so, be sure to register your vote on my poll.

“Keep on Building”
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Steven B. Combs, Ph.D.
:: Bricks in my Pocket (BimP)
:: http://www.bricksinmypocket.org
:: steven@bricksinmypocket.org

Unknown said...

Name the price!

Unknown said...

Yes, would pay for the plans.

Adam Davidson said...

I would gladly pay .99 or 1.99 for this, but I'm not sure if that's how everyone would feel.. But .99 might be great with the publicity of Hackaday.com and engadget behind you.

Kimozzabi said...

I'll pay for this, and if you add alternatives.. better!

Anthony F. Navarro said...

Definitely worth $.99, $1.99 or so...

Unknown said...

Hello Steven,

For sure I would pay up to 5 US Dollars for the instructions to make this dock.

Have you progress in making theses intructions ?

Best regards.

Yves

Unknown said...

Hello - I was wondering if you have the instructions for creating the iPhone dock. Also, I would be willing to pay for it, if you start selling it. Can you please let me know if you have plans to publish the instructions or if you have plans to sell your work? Thank You.

Unknown said...

Hello - I was wondering if you have the instructions for creating the iPhone dock. Also, I would be willing to pay for it, if you start selling it. Can you please let me know if you have plans to publish the instructions or if you have plans to sell your work? Thank You.

martinmd said...

I'll Pay! $1-3 sounds reasonable.

Steven Combs said...

Hey all! Thanks for your interest. See my latest post for more info. It’s coming along...slowly but surely.

“Keep on Building”
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Steven B. Combs, Ph.D.
:: Bricks in my Pocket (BimP)
:: http://www.bricksinmypocket.org
:: steven@bricksinmypocket.org