[Cialug] Fwd: Project Update #5: Matchstick - The Streaming Stick Built on Firefox OS by Matchstick.tv

Fri Oct 17 10:09:05 CDT 2014

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Subject: Project Update #5: Matchstick - The Streaming Stick Built on
Firefox OS by Matchstick.tv
To: jeff at ocjtech.us

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#5     Stretch Gooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaalsssssss! Because 500 is better than
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Well, we did it. Last week we locked our product team in a room with their
laptops, some water, and a bag of beef jerky and they emerged this morning
with some good news… Some of them had survived. Oh, AND they are ready to
announce our stretch goals!

Previously, we mentioned that we wanted to make sure, very sure, that we
were ready for our stretch goals. Well, now we are proud to announce that
we *will* be implementing two stretch goals, Local Play and Ad Hoc mode,
and we hope it might help us get to the ripe old crowd funding target of
500K. Check it out!

*- Local Play -  *

Local Play is one of the most requested features we have heard. You guys
must have Yottabytes of data, yo! In essence, Local Play on Matchstick will
allow you to stream content from your own local media servers (located on
the same local area network, of course). We will provide an app for you to
access content on your local media servers (NAS, SAMBA, NFS) in a list view
so you can navigate to the exact content you want to fling.  Of course,
APIs are available for those of you who want to develop your own apps to
access your local content. How’s that grab ya?

*- AdHoc Mode - *

OK, OK… The *absolute*, *most requested* feature for Matchstick is Ad Hoc
mode. Notably missing from Chromecast, we decided ... we totally have to do
this! Ad Hoc mode, or peer to peer playback, allows for you to play any
content you have local, on your device, *without* connection to the cloud.
In other words, no need for an internet connection, just connect your phone
or tablet directly to Matchstick (serving as a wireless hotspot), and
stream the content on your device directly to the big screen! This is ideal
for hotels, or other scenarios where you do not have direct access to the
wireless router.

* Why now? *

We are announcing these stretch goals now because, after some testing, we
are certain we can deliver on them. We know that they will take extra work,
but we are confident we can reach the next milestone and get our team on it
to make sure we deliver by first customer ship. So help us spread the word
and let’s make Matchstick the best it can be, together!

*How? *

Spread the word via our Twitter
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pages. Tell others about the campaign. Point out the awesome video
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maybe talk about the awesome TOS
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we posted, anything to get peeps to help us tip the scales! In fact, big
ups for folks who post a short video to these channels, telling us what you
want to do with Matchstick. Tell us what *you* want to see over on the
Tweets and the Facebooks. We know you won’t let us down!

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If you have been paying attention, you know we’ve been pretty active on
both Twitter and Facebook. Peeps from Maine to the UK are getting their
hoodies
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and stickers
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on with much aplomb! Be sure to link up and get in on the madness….

Let’s do this!

-The Matchstick Team
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