Introduction

It all starts from an idea. For example let's say you have an idea about a device that can switch a Lamp or a Relay ON/OFF by sending it an SMS message or by having a small remote and pressing a button. The idea can be anything related to technology or a specific gadget. If you think that your idea has not yet been created or there are similar devices that simply don't do exactly what you need them to do, then you have come to the right place.

We make wishes come true, to be more exact we make ideas come true. The cool thing about this is that whatever we do in our Project management section is completely Open Source. Everything that is related to a project is available for download. The only requirement we have is that you are a registered and active member of our community, contributing with your own input and ideas as well as suggestions for existing members or new ones.

In order to make your wish come true all you have to do is wish for it. There aren't many steps required for us to initiate a project and by following the steps below you can make your own wish come true.

Steps

Steps for starting a project are simple:

• Register on our website
• Post your wish in our Forum under New Ideas - > I Wish there was.. Saying "I would like an SMS switch" or "I wish there was a device for switching power ON/OFF by sending an SMS message". You can describe your idea in anyway you want.
• And that's it! No payments or any sort of fee is required for us to make your wish come true.

What's Next

After the above steps have been completed we initiate a new project in our Projects section. An initial project has a default layout with our basic steps, steps required for finishing it as well as for adding comments, additions, files, conversations or other data related to it.

Our Project management section has the ability to invite or add new members to a project, finance a project, keep an up to date file list as well as many other features for making the development as pleasant and informative as possible. Notifications about the progress as well as member involvement are sent to the project members (you included) to keep you up to date with anything we do.

If there are any questions or suggestions regarding your wish that we or others might want to add then messages or comments are placed in the Projects section. If your wish is clear and you know exactly what you want then the process from the initialization to the finished product is much faster. All this depends on the knowledge you posses on the subject since we also help and suggest alternative ways of achieving your goal and explain if necessary any technical details about your idea. Making the development not only a technical subject but also an educational one.

Once a Gizmo is complete we post it in our shop. Anyone can purchase the Gizmo for the same price with no exceptions. Initially we produce small quantities and according to the order needs we produce more. Although we produce small quantities, we try and keep the price as low as possible so that the Gizmo is affordable to everyone. The price for each Gizmo is defined only in the final stages of development and calculated according to the quantities required.

No-one is forcing anyone to purchase anything. If you have made a wish and see that you simply cannot afford it or don't need it anymore then simply don't buy it. Since we post the finished Gizmo in our Shop, it is available to everyone. There are many people that need all sort of devices for their Projects or want to exploit the functionality of a device in their own idea.

Commercial Entities

Although public hardware and software development is our main function, we also develop products for commercial purposes for many entities. We can develop a completely finished product which is ready for commercial sales. Leave it up to us to design the mechanics, enclosure, PCB, do all the R&D and anything else required to present a finished device. If your company has an idea or a product that needs development and you don't know where to start then you have come to the right place. Contact our Information desk and we shall be more than happy to asses your project and find the best solution for your needs. All development will be covered under NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) and plans as well as Software rights or any other material will be yours after the development is complete, based on the agreement that will be made.

Important things to know

As you will notice in our Projects section, there is a specific priority for each project. That priority is defined by the following criteria:

• Project Financing
• Interest by the community in a form of Polls
• Availability of resources

Financing

This part basically means that the largest project financing amount gets the highest priority in the Queue. This clarifies the importance of the project to the one making the wish as well as the dedication required to finish it. The total financed budget is visible in the Projects section so that other people could see the amount and decide how important their wish is to them and if the budget needs to be increased to get it done faster.

We try and make all wishes come true but if a project has no financed budget then it's order in the Queue will be lower than the ones which have been financed.

Polls & Voting

Financing is not the only thing responsible for the projects priority. Each project has a Poll where people can vote if they actually need this or not. If there are less than 10 people that actually need this, then we just make as many as you would like and keep the priority defined by the financed budget. If the interest for a Gizmo is higher than 10 people then we treat the project accordingly and set the priority as we see fit since if more people need your idea the better it is for us.

Resources

Many projects might be complex and require a high amount of research and expensive components. In this case we evaluate if we have enough founds as well as time for making the wish and define the priority accordingly. Initially we invest in every Gizmo and it's development from our own founds and take upon us the risk of selling it. This is an important phase in the evaluation of a project and the priority although strict, is still fair towards every other project being developed.

Hardware Note

As you have noticed in our Shop, we sell Hardware, the Gizmos that other people wished for or our own designs. This is something that you must understand and distinguish Hardware from Software. Software can be written, shared and developed by an entire community for Free without any financial loss. Exchanging files and ideas.

Where hardware, needs (except from the design) to be actually manufactured, invested in and tested. Having files and designs of Gizmos shared by the community for development purposes would only make a mess of things since we would be counting on someone to finish something and if that someone just quits or doesn't take it seriously we shall have to do it our selves and that takes time and money.

If you plan on joining a project and contributing to it's finalization then you have to be prepared to finish it and dedicate time to it's design. Any Member can join a project but we take the project involvement seriously and shall decide accordingly about accepting you or not.

General Note

We have a fully Open Source support for all the hardware we manufacture so that everyone could contribute to any of our Gizmos and collaborate with other people.

Every time we set out to build a new Gizmo or an already existing one from our shop we see how many people order it and vote for it. We make an order for the quantity of parts that would be required for making that many devices. For this reason you might see some if not most of our Gizmos to be out of stock or in small quantities. Since we build them by hand we do not build a Gizmo unless it has been ordered.

User's Terms and Conditions

All Gizmo designs available on our website as well as the software created for those Gizmos are covered by Open Source Licensing. Hardware designs made by rdGizmo For You LTD are covered by CERN OHL (Open Hardware License). All software developed for any of our Gizmos is covered by GNU GPL. To find out more about the terms and conditions of each license please visit their relative web descriptions. If you wish to own the designs for your idea then please Contact Us directly through E-mail before making a wish and we shall proceed with your request through secure channels.

rdGizmo For You LTD disclaims any and all responsibility for the application of the devices created by member requests or by their own designs and notes that the application of the devices must comply with the safety standards of the applicable country, and where applicable, with the relevant wiring rules.

These terms of service may be revised at any time and from time to time by updating this posting. You should visit this page often to review the then current terms of service because they are binding on you. Certain provisions of these terms of service may be superseded by legal notices or terms located on particular pages of this Web Site.