As you know, we are unfortunately facing a delay with the development of the Ockel Sirius A (Pro)<\/a>. The past weeks we spent a lot of time with our engineers and the specialists at Microsoft and Intel to finalize the new timeframe. We have determined 5 critical stages for the development and would like to share the detailed schedule with you here:<\/p>\n

Week 25<\/strong>\u00a0(week of June 19th): Engineering validation samples ready. These samples will be tested by Ockel, Intel and Microsoft<\/p>\n

Week 30<\/strong>\u00a0(week of July 25th): Design validation samples ready. All software, tooling and the PCBA\u00a0will have been optimized<\/p>\n

Week 32<\/strong>\u00a0(week of August 7th): Final tweaks. Mass production sample will be ready<\/p>\n

Week 33<\/strong>\u00a0(week of August 14th): Start mass production<\/p>\n

Week 38<\/strong>\u00a0(week of September 18th): Start shipment<\/p>\n

We chose to project conservative, which means that the Ockel Sirius A could be here faster. The timing also depends on the results we’re getting in each phase.<\/p>\n

We know that a delay of almost 4 months is not something you are excited about. Neither are we. We dislike delays as much as you do, but what we dislike even more is a product that doesn\u2019t meet our standards for innovation and quality. We hope you trust us that it will be worth the wait.<\/p>\n

In order to make it up to you we have a little present for our backers. Little in terms of size, but not at all in terms of design, coolness and value.<\/p>\n

As many of you know, Ockel was founded by Tim, who is also the founder of Avanca<\/a>, an award-winning specialist of mobile lifestyle accessories. Avanca is creating the ToughGlass tempered glass protector that will be included with your Ockel Sirius A. But, Avanca also introduced the\u00a0Avanca Minim True Wireless Earbuds<\/a>\u00a0last week. These earbuds are not only 100% wireless, they have also won the prestigious Red Dot Design Award 2017!<\/p>\n