Monthly Archives: February 2012

Jon Atherton on Tumblr

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Jon Atherton

Finally got around to updating my tumblr blog. So if you want to see what I share on tumblr go here: Jon Atherton Australia on Tumblr pretty boring at present, but I’ll be sharing all my starred items on Google … Continue reading →

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AppTag Apps for laser tag and arcade games

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Jon Atherton

A couple of updates for our Kickstarter project. First shot below shows screen one of our arcade game for single player. An AR marker is placed on the floor, wall or where ever, spiders hatch out of the floor and … Continue reading →

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AppTag in the News

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jon Atherton

AppTag mentioned in PCMag.com Cool Kickstarter Projects. Urban Taggers – These guys *know* about such things! Mashable “Is this 2012′s Hottest Toy?” “iPhones aren’t cool. You know what’s cool? Shooting your friends with your iPhone, mounted into a laser blaster.” … Continue reading →

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Design Thinking for AppTag

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jon Atherton

Here are a few thoughts that I want to share about our design for the AppTag The thought process on the high freq sound was: 1. Bluetooth and wifi are expensive to implement in toy, consume batteries, painful to setup for … Continue reading →

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AppTag 38% Funded – LOVE @Kickstarter

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jon Atherton

We’ve still got 32 days to go,  wbut already 38% funded after just 5 days, LOVE kickstarter! Kickstarter is going to disrupt a lot of businesses! Previously an inventor like me would pitch inventions, then the toy company has a bunch … Continue reading →

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AppTag LaserBlaster

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jon Atherton

Speaking of mini sites, we now have www.laserblaster.com up, it redirects straight to the Kickstarter program but when (if) AppTag is funded it will redirect to a sales page. AppTag Laser Blaster   AppTag Laser Blaster – Real World First Person … Continue reading →

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JaJa Stylus

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Jon Atherton

Finally got our mini site for the JaJa stylus up, I don’t have much there at present, but it will be  apre-order page soon. JaJa Pressure Sensitive Stylus The JaJa was 261% funded through Kickstarter in the end, and we … Continue reading →

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AppTag 20% Funded in 48 Hours!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Jon Atherton

Wow! That was fast, AppTag is now 20% funded in a touch over 48 hours. It took jaja 14 days to get to the same stage. From the feedback I am getting there are a lot of imaginative people out … Continue reading →

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AppTag on Mashable

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Jon Atherton

Got some love from mashable this morning. In fact it was a pretty glowing critigue of our toy vs the Hasbro product! Its nice for a seasoned reporter to take a closer look at our toy and compare it favorably … Continue reading →

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AppTag another Picture

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jon Atherton

     

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