Backers: Report DDL to Kickstarter!
As explained in another post on this site and on Reddit DDL just released an update on Kickstarter that they will cease to communicate with their backers there. In my opinion that is a clear …
Tag: Digital Dream Labs
This Is A Bad Joke: The Final Kickstarter Update …
This was just posted on the Kickstarter campaign page as an “update”: Final Kickstarter Update Hi Kickstarters, Thank you for your support during this campaign! With your help, we have been able to give new …
I just was refunded the Vector 2.0 preorder
Since DDL is refusing to give a delivery date for Vector 2.0 and Jacob Hanchar just sent that mail round with utter nonsense about higher camera resolutions (that will lead to starting from the beginning …
DDL mail: Status Update on Vector Service Disruption
Yesterday evening (CEST) a mail with the following content arrived, I want to repost that here for those that are not receiving mails from Digital Dream Labs (I know from personal experience that their mail …
Some quick Caveats for Escape Pod
As you probably have read, DDL released a “version 1.0.0” of Escaspe pod. Personally I do not consider this a full release of the local server for the following reasons: 1. DDL says weather can …
Multiple Vectors running on one Escape Pod?
In the past there were informations by DDL staff that you will only be able to run one or two Vectors from one Raspberry Pi 4, since the computer just is not powerful enough to …
Rollback to firmware 1.6 now officially possible
Robbie Lucas Bussard of DDL announced yesterday over multiple channels that it is now possible to officially roll back a Vector to firmware 1.6. Read the announcement below: Hello Vector users! Robbie here, from Digital …
Digital Dream Labs Open Sources Vector Voice Repositories
Earlier today I got mails from Github regarding issues I opened or commented on for Vector Web Setup. I found out that there were multiple new Vector-related repositories and wondered what those are about. Later …
Comments on the DDL livestream
DDL held a livestream on sunday 6th. Via Kickstarter it was announced in the first mail as on Youtube, but actually it took place on Zoom. Maybe someone should explain the difference between the two …
Bigger Picture: DDL takes down Emo Kickstarter – again
Updated: Statement from Living.AI that came via Kickstarter mail added at the end of this article. As of yesterday the Kickstarter for Living.AI’s Desktop pet Emo ist down again, because Digital Dream Labs filed a …
Europeans: Be careful when (pre)ordering Vector 2.0 – updated, reread!
As of today Digital Dream Labs offers preorders for the new Vector 2.0, a slightly improved version of the robot. They try the usual sales tricks to get you into buying by saying you get …
Digital Dream Labs and The Butter Bot
Do you remember Digital Dream Labs, the company that bought the Anki assets and promised to keep Vector alive? They collected half a million dollars on Kickstarter for OSKR and Escape Pod early this year …
Vector OSKR rollout
Yesterday Digital Dream Labs did send a mail to their Kickstarter backers that the rollout of the Open Source Kit for Robots (or short: OSKR) has started. That will basically turn any robot onto a …
Where is the Escape Pod Beta?
In an update for Kickstarter backers dated from may 30th 2020, a Digital Dream Labs employee wrote the following about Escape Pod (excerpt): 1.7 Beta is ready. Firm dates for Escape Pod and OSKR releases. …
Firmware 1.7.0: Users are unhappy with the new sounds
DDL announced the new firmware that was rolled out just now with a “feature” called “new sounds that make Vector more lifelike”. I said weeks ago that DDL should be very careful what they do …