GoSmart Recommended Apps 12.19.2012

You can get rid of the pen and paper with the iPad and the GoSmart Stylus, but I realized that some people may not know what Apps to use so here’s our recommendations based on what you want to create.

Note taking in class or meetings: Note Shelf is intuitive and easy to use with very smooth writing.

If you are a lefty and you want to take hand write notes on the iPad, there aren’t too many options, but Penultimate is the best solution that we could find due to the palm rejection capability.

Signing or initialing PDF documents directly from the iPad without having to print, sign, scan and email back is best achieved using Notability and Notes Plus.  Open the document in a new notebook, zoom in, sign and export via Email.

If you are looking for a simple to use sketching app, Paper by 53 is great but you need to buy all the brushes and the paint mixer to full realize the capabilities.

For the artist that wants total control for some serious creativity, Procreate is the recommended App.  These drawings were created by Jonathan Gesinski using Procreate and the GoSmart Stylus.

Too Much Demand… A Good Problem? 10.17.2012

Demand for the GoSmart Stylus was overwhelming and in hind sight, we weren’t as prepared as we should have been.  Ramping up production was thought to be a simple matter of issuing a purchase order since the manufacturer was able deliver thousands of beautiful styluses with the first shipment, but we also learned that maintaining a high level of quality isn’t an easy task.  We have rejected an entire lot of parts that didn’t meet our standards and have addressed the issues so we are back on track.  We have fulfilled all the back ordered stylus last week and more styluses are currently on the plane to the US and UK (Couldn't leave Korea out on the map).  Thank you everyone for patiently waiting.  For those of you that have told us how you love the GoSmart Stylus, please help us by writing reviews on Amazon!  

GoSmart Stylus Soldout 9.8.2012

We can’t believe that it has been only a month since the GoSmart Stylus was launched and we are completely sold out!   The response from customers and reviewers has been amazingly positive.  We’ve had our share of mix up with the order fulfillment and a very small percentage of quality issues, but we corrected the mistakes with great customer service. As we learn and appreciate the importance of quality and customer service, we are developing a philosophy at GoSmart that all of our product should satisfy our customers 100%.  If you have any issues or problems, please let us know.

We recently had to reject the last batch of shipment due to minor cosmetic finish issues that didn’t meet the quality standards.   Unfortunately one of the suppliers was changed without our approval.  We are especially sorry for those in UK that are waiting for the stylus to be available on Amazon UK to avoid the ridiculous £8 handling charge by the Royal Post.  We caught the problem and have corrected the issue, but the next shipment is expected end of this month.  Thanks for your understanding and continued support.

GoSmart Stylus Launched 8.8.2012

All the pre-orders have been shipped and the orders are piling in from around the world!  We were worried that we might not have enough, but fortunately, we have been able to keep up for now.  It was a big learning curve, but we have a good handle on order fulfillment, shipping and customer service.  Thanks to Steve!

We’ve been getting great reviews and frankly we are worried about keeping up with demand, since the reviewers only received the samples a week ago but we are working hard to be prepared for the ramp up.  It seems a bit anticlimactic, as all the preparation and stress was several days ago, but the product looks beautiful and will start converting people to use their iPads for note taking and as a creation tool.

If there is enough interest, I’d like to create a web page where people can submit things that they created using the GoSmart Stylus.  It could be a drawing, message to other GoSmart Stylus users, sketch, design diagram, notes from a meeting, doodling, anything that might be of interest to others.

Amazing Week - Pre-Orders Ramp Up

This week has been CRAZY!!!! The pre-orders have been coming in at a phenomenal rate so we might be SOLD OUT by the time we launch the product especially given the fact that the reviewers and press have not received their samples. The attached photo shows the first production units which was sent out to reviewers and the press yesterday.

We placed another order, 10,000 units, which should be available by 3rd week in August, however we might have a week or two where we are out of stock so place your order now if you don't want to be left behind.

It is really fantastic to see so many people excited about the GoSmart stylus, but now I am worried about making sure that we can keep up with the demand. Thank you to everyone that have pre-ordered and to the Korean community, 감사합니다.