Ondrej Holzman Almost a year ago we wrote about the Galileo project – a robotic rotating iPhone holder – and now we can report that Galileo will soon go on sale.
On Kickstarter, which serves as a platform for financing projects, the Galileo project exceeded its set goal sevenfold, raised $700, so it was clear that it would go into production.
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Members of Motrr, the company behind Galileo, therefore went to China to ensure the production and also the shipping of their new products, which they had not yet produced in such numbers. The creators of the robotic holder, thanks to which the iPhone can be rotated and rotated indefinitely from a distance, are committed to ensuring the highest possible quality of the manufactured products.
Since Galileo was introduced a few months before the iPhone 5, there were a lot of questions about whether Apple's latest phone with a robotic holder would be compatible in any way. The developers admitted that they didn't quite fit when the iPhone 5 appeared midway through development, and they want to focus on the 30-pin solution they promised right now. With the Lightning connector, it is also much more complicated with licensing, and although they have already applied to Motrr for everything they need, they have not yet received approval.
However, another option could be Galileo with Bluetooth, then the need for a Lightning connector would disappear, however, for that the holder would need to be modified a bit, and that won't happen right away either. However, many other devices with Bluetooth (GoPro, etc.) could be used in Galileo, not just the iPhone. The only disadvantage of the Bluetooth version would be the impossibility of charging the connected device.
Last but not least, Motrr also announced that they have released an SDK for Galileo that will allow third-party developers to tailor applications directly to the robotic holder.
