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with infinite lifespan and expandable capacity.BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-12065228121566823612015-06-10T00:26:00.000-07:002015-06-10T00:27:36.317-07:0015/06/10 BETTER RE News: We successfully funded $69,465!! Thank you!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It feels like we only started funding a few days ago, and it's already over!</div>
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Thanks to you all, we successfully funded <b><span style="font-size: large;">$69,465</span>, <span style="font-size: large;">138%</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span>of our funding goal!</div>
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With <b>781</b> backers from more than <b>42 </b>countries around the world, we made it a success.</div>
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We want to thank everyone who supported us, gave us great feedback and spread words about our story. It would have been impossible if it weren't you.</div>
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The only moment many of us living in energy-abundant environment fall short of power is <i>when our mobile devices are running short of battery</i>. This was an important insight that helped us - who have developed solar lamps to solve global energy&environment issues - invent BETTER RE. We got the chance to start from solving problems near us, which can grow to solve energy poverty as well.<br />
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From now on, as ENLIGHTEN’s mission and vision, we will develop the low-price model of BETTER RE to distribute to developing countries. We will let more people get access to energy, making people's lives easier, freer and brighter.<br />
We are sure BETTER RE will become <i>a creative and sustainable global energy solution</i>!<br />
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Thank you very much for joining us on the meaningful first step, fully supporting us on the way. We will keep communicating with you backers through <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/betterre/better-re-upcycling-power-pack-reusing-smartphone" target="_blank">Kickstarter Updates</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/thebetterBETTER.RE">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/Better_Re">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/better_re">Instagram</a>,and <a href="http://eepurl.com/bjeCGT">Newsletter</a>, continuing our efforts to make better products, business and enterprise.<br />
Hope you would stay with us to the end with warm support. :)<br />
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A small note for BETTER RE backers!<br />
For the following days, please keep an eye on your mailbox where our backer surveys will soon arrive! </div>
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Thank you a million times, and wish you all the very best of luck. <br />
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BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-25942474887223751842015-06-07T21:07:00.002-07:002015-06-07T21:07:43.068-07:0015/06/08 BETTER RE News: We're on Engadget + Over 120% funded!!Hello there, all readers!<div>
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We were featured on <span style="font-size: large;">Engadget</span>, one of the major tech blogs worldwide!</div>
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We are glad to see several major media showing interest in our project.</div>
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The good thing about this is that more people can know about our project and take part in saving our world.</div>
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Our project gets more boost when more people take part in. We can save more batteries, save more lithium from being wasted, and make our environment cleaner!</div>
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Of course, not to mention our lives becoming freer and more convenient. :)</div>
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Another news is that, we funded over $60,000 this morning!</div>
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We are amazed to see many people supporting our cause. We want to thank everyone for active support. :)</div>
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We funded over 120%, and we won't stop here! For the remaining 45 hours, we'll do our best to let more people join us for better world.</div>
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There's time left before we congratulate ourselves, but I'd like to thank everyone who helped us on the way before the great moment arrives. :)</div>
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Let's keep working for the best!!!</div>
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To get BETTER RE hot on Kickstarter: <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a></div>
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Awaken your Energy, Enlighten our World.</div>
BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-58608251208475757002015-06-05T04:13:00.000-07:002015-06-05T04:15:27.876-07:0015/06/05 BETTER RE News: We're on Fast Company + USB output ports added to All Expansion packs!Hello everyone.<br />
We now have about four days left before the funding ends.<br />
More and more people are backing us, and lots of media are reaching out to us! :)<br />
Don't be too surprised to catch us out on TV programs! ;D<br />
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Today we were featured on Fast Company, the well-renowned magazine in the US!<br />
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In the article, you can find out what environmental problems smartphone batteries are causing, and how BETTER RE can solve them!<br />
You would be surprised to find out how important it is to reuse old smartphone batteries. :)<br />
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Today, I'm here to tell you three news about BETTER RE.<br />
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We decided to add USB output ports to all BETTER RE packs, including the expansion packs!<br />
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So we agreed to add USB ports to expansion packs as well, no matter how much we fundraise.<br />
Now you can share BETTER RE with your friends and family, and you can charge multiple devices at once!<br />
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We got many questions from backers about the input and output capability of BETTER RE.<br />
There were some confusions during the process, but we made it clear the both input and output is 2A!<br />
If you were worried BETTER RE would charge (or be charged) slowly, don't worry now!<br />
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You can now use the Qualcomm quick charge 2.0 fast charger with BETTER RE!<br />
The quick charger can charge devices at up to 3A. Quick, huh?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah you can charge BETTER RE much faster now!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The last day of our funding is getting closer, and we are trying to come up with new ways to make BETTER RE better.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to many of our backers giving us suggestions, we found good ways to do so!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BETTER RE is going to be shipped on November, so it will be a great gift for your loved ones on Christmas.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Share our story, and let more people get involved!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Awaken your Energy, Enlighten our World.</span>BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-7074178609846403262015-06-01T00:00:00.000-07:002015-06-01T00:00:44.600-07:0015/05/29 BETTER RE News: We Reached the Funding Goal of $50,000!<br />
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Last Friday, May 29th, BETTER RE reached its funding goal of $50,000!<br />
530 backers from over 30 countries around the world supported our project.<br />
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BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-28376741523423223402015-05-28T20:59:00.002-07:002015-05-28T21:10:06.006-07:00Learning about Kickstarter #2. How to be a backer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Greetings to all! This is BETTER RE.</div>
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Now that we learned what Kickstarter is, let's check out how to be a backer!</div>
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such as <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/betterre/better-re-upcycling-power-pack-reusing-smartphone">https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/betterre/better-re-upcycling-power-pack-reusing-smartphone</a>.</div>
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At the very first page, you can see the<b> project video </b>and <b>current funding status</b>.</div>
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1) The <b>project video</b> is one of the key elements of Kickstarter project.</div>
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It's quite different from ordinary commercials or advertising videos. </div>
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The project video tries to promote the product (or service, or something else), of course, </div>
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There are three menus on the top: Campaign, Updates, and Comments.</div>
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For BETTER RE, we explain the problem we faced, the features, how to use it and a lot more.</div>
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<b>Rewards </b>are what you can get in return for backing the project.</div>
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Unlike common shopping malls, crowdfunding platform is where you are a<i> small investor</i>, </div>
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So what you get for the money you pay is the "reward" the invested team offers you.</div>
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You'll be able to see the reward tier, in the order of the <i>minimum </i>amount of money you need to pledge.</div>
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What I mean by 'minimum' is that you can pick a certain reward and pledge more than the necessary amount.</div>
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For example, if I want to get a reward requiring $89 or more, I can choose the reward</div>
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and pledge $100, $1,000, or even more - as much as I want!</div>
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As an investor, all backers have the right to choose how much to pledge.</div>
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In some cases, backers pledge a certain amount of money but choose to get no rewards at all. </div>
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When you put the cursor on a reward block, it turns green. Click the reward you want to get!</div>
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Then, a box will turn up, where you choose the <b>shipping destination</b> and the <b>pledge amount</b>.</div>
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As you would have learned from <a href="http://better-re.blogspot.kr/2015/05/learning-about-kickstarter-1-what-is.html" target="_blank">the last posting</a>, </div>
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Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform, so projects are created from all around the world.</div>
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Projects with tangible products have to ship their rewards to you, so some of them would charge additional shipping bills.</div>
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When you choose your shipping destination, the pledge amount will automatically add up the minimum amount!</div>
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For every <b>$10</b> you add to your pledge, you can get a healthy used smartphone battery!</div>
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Let me give you an example. </div>
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You chose the reward with $89 or more, and set the shipping destination as the United States. </div>
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Then, your pledge amount would turn into $104 ($89 + $15 shipping bill).</div>
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If you want 2 more batteries, you edit the pledge amount into $124 ($104 + $10*2)!</div>
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Then, we will know that you need 2 more batteries and send them to you.</div>
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Of course, to make everything clear cut, we send <i>backer surveys</i> investigating how many batteries you pledged for. :-)</div>
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Now that you decided how much to pledge, it's time to log in.<br />
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If you are already a member, good!<br />
If not, you can sign up in less than 30 seconds, quick and easy!<br />
All you need to fill in is your name, email address and password.<br />
Or, you can log in with Facebook as well!<br />
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It's time to fill in your <b>card information</b> and <b>billing address</b>.<br />
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You need a card with <i>one of Visa, MasterCard, and American Express</i>.<br />
Not sure if your card would work? Check if your card has a small logo with one of those three in the picture!<br />
Fill in the rest of the information and the billing address as well.<br />
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One thing to remember is that <b>you WON'T be charged as soon as you pledge.</b><br />
You will be charged at the moment the project ends SUCCESSFULLY.<br />
If the project you backed failed to reach the funding goal, nothing will happen.<br />
If it does successfully fund more than the goal amount, the amount you pledged will be charged at the very deadline date!<br />
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And that's it!<br />
Click the 'Pledge' button and you are done with it. You became a backer~ Yeahhhh!<br />
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You can see the projects you backed in your 'backed projects', which you can find at the right top of the page.<br />
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For those of you who are trying to back a project on your phone,<br />
backing on mobile is almost the same as doing it on PC!<br />
Actually, it's even more simple, so don't be afraid and log onto Kickstarter page!<br />
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Now that we learned how to back a project, you are all ready to back BETTER RE, right? ;-)<br />
Explore the page and see what kind of interesting products are popping up from around the globe.<br />
Who knows, you might get a brilliant inspiration from some projects and become another creator?<br />
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Hope this posting would be helpful to those trying to use Kickstarter page.<br />
Thank you for reading, and if you want to take a look at BETTER RE's page, here you go! <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a><br />
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Awaken your Energy, Enlighten our World.BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-26802423470007485492015-05-27T21:16:00.002-07:002015-05-27T22:49:08.253-07:00Learning about Kickstarter #1. What is Kickstarter?<div>
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Today, I'm going to tell you what Kickstarter is.</div>
To this day, we mentioned Kickstarter everywhere, but never explained what it is!<br />
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To put it simple, Kickstarter is a global 'crowdfunding' platform.<br />
It is based in the US, and backers from all around the world are creating or backing innovative projects.</div>
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What is 'crowdfunding'?</div>
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Crowdfunding means 'fundraising from the crowd', as you can guess.</div>
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According to Wikiped<span style="font-family: inherit;">ia, it <span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">is "the practice of funding a project or venture </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Lately, individuals with innovative ideas or great handworks are creating novel products or services through crowdfunding platforms. There are some platforms that crowdfund for charity or donation. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Among innumerable crowdfunding platforms, Kickstarter is the most well-renowned one, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">where lots of innovative products were born. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">It is an icebox with speaker, mixer, LED and so on. It magnetized camping lovers, and funded more than 13 million dollars!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">It was named after Brad Snyder, an American swimmer who won two Gold medals and one Silver at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. He lost his eyesight from an IED explosion while serving in the US Navy in Afghanistan. He is the spokesman of the timepiece right now! For more info, visit the <a href="https://www.eone-time.com/" target="_blank">website</a>!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Arki, the wrist band in the picture, Arki, is a wearable that analyzes and corrects our walking posture for healthy lives. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Healthy body is made from healthy habits that might be too small to notice, </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Too many to explain! </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Tens, hundreds, and thousands of many other projects are successfully funding on Kickstarter, making meaningful changes in the world. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Even at this very moment, innovative projects are being created! :-)</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Now, did you get the feeling of what Kickstarter is? </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Hope this posting was helpful.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">If you visit the page yourself, you'll be amazed to see fun and amazing projects - and BETTER RE is one of them! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">What about browsing on Kickstarter today, checking out what projects catch your eye?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #252525;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">:-) Hope you have a fun time there! See you!</span></span></div>
BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-51284937198498687152015-05-27T02:45:00.000-07:002015-05-27T02:58:06.144-07:0015/05/27 BETTER RE News: New Rewards added + More Early Birds open!<br />
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Hello everyone! How have you been?<br />
Well, today we have a great news to announce!<br />
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Guess what.....<br />
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<span style="background-color: #9fc5e8; font-size: large;">GREEN Package and FULL Package are added, and more Early Birds are open!</span><br />
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<b>News one,</b> <span style="font-size: large;">we added new reward tiers!</span><br />
Now you can get healthy used batteries <span style="background-color: white;"><i><b>70~80% off </b></i></span>the retail price. :-)<br />
Those of you who don't have used batteries in your home - I suppose many iPhone ㅣlovers would be the ones - can order BETTER RE much more easily!<br />
Also, we minimized possible waste by creating a new reward tier without USB cables and engraving!<br />
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The picture above shows the elements included in the new packages.<br />
What's different from the existing rewards is that you can get the used batteries at much lower price!<br />
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First, the <span style="background-color: #b6d7a8;">Green Package</span>!<br />
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We got feedback from some backers that they already have a micro 5-pin cable on their own.<br />
Then, for those people, giving another one would be unnecessary, producing e-wastes!<br />
So we decided to give our backers an option NOT to buy the cables.<br />
By excluding engraving as well, we lowered the price as low as possible, so that more people can feel free to join our campaign. :)<br />
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Also, we found out many people who are interested in our product fail to order one since they don't have used smartphone batteries in their home.<br />
To solve this issue, we searched for many other battery suppliers.<br />
Thankfully, we got in touch with one that can provide usable batteries at low price!<br />
Though the total amount is limited, we want to return you backers the benefit. ;-)<br />
Since we can not edit the existing rewards now (Kickstarter doesn't allow us...),<br />
we added new tiers with large discounts on used smartphone batteries!<br />
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<i>Simply put</i>, the Green package is for those who don't need USB cable and engraving, but want healthy used smartphone batteries!!<br />
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Elements for each package are as follows.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">- Single Green Package ($44, limited 100)<br />:
1 BETTER RE basic pack <br />+ 1 used smartphone battery (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">70%</span></b> lower
than the retail price)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">- Double Green Package ($66, limited 100)<br />:
1 BETTER RE basic pack + 1 Expansion pack <br />+ 2 used smartphone batteries (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">75%</span></b> lower than the retail price)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f2105;">-</span><span style="color: #0f2105;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">Triple Green Package ($88, limited 25)<br />:
1 BETTER RE basic pack + 2 Expansion packs <br />+ 3 used smartphone batteries (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">77%</span></b> lower than the retail price)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">- <span style="font-family: inherit;">Gift Green Package ($122, limited 50)<br />: 2
BETTER RE basic pack + 2 Expansion packs <br />+ 4 used smartphone batteries (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">78%</span></b> lower than the retail price)</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="color: black; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px;">(Of course, if you want to buy more than what's given, you need to add $10 each.)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Second, the <span style="background-color: #9fc5e8;">Full package!</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As I mentioned above, there are many potential backers who need smartphone batteries. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Full package includes <i>everything</i>, from engraving and the USB cable to used smartphone batteries!</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I expect many apple lovers who have used iPhone for a long time would love this tier. :)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are the elements of full packages.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f2105; text-indent: -24px;">-</span><span style="color: #0f2105; text-indent: -24px;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">Single Full Package ($52, limited 100)<br />:
1 BETTER RE basic pack + Engravings, 1 USB cable <br />+ 1 used smartphone battery (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">70%</span></b> lower than the retail price)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f2105;">-</span><span style="color: #0f2105;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">Double Full Package ($74, limited 100)<br />:
1 BETTER RE basic pack + 1 Expansion pack + Engravings, 1 USB cable <br />+ 2 used
smartphone batteries (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">75%</span></b> lower than the retail
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<span style="color: #0f2105;">-</span><span style="color: #0f2105;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">Triple Full Package ($96, limited 25)<br />: 1
BETTER RE basic pack + 2 Expansion packs + Engravings, 1 USB cable <br />+ 3 used
smartphone batteries (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">77%</span></b> lower than the retail
price)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">- <span style="font-family: inherit;">Gift Full Package ($138, limited 50)<br />: 2
BETTER RE basic pack + 2 Expansion packs + Engravings, 1 USB cable <br />+ 4 used
smartphone batteries (<b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">78%</span></b> lower than
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #0f2105; padding: 0cm;">News two</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;">, </span></span><span style="color: #0f2105; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 15.75pt;">We opened up
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To lessen your burden and help more of you make our world better, </span></span><br />
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If you missed the early bird at the beginning, now is your chance to get the
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow this was a long news!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f2105; line-height: 15.75pt;">Hope all of you find this news interesting. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0f2105; line-height: 15.75pt;">I expect some of you would be eager to visit our Kickstarter page: </span><span style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Now it's time to spread the word and let more people join our journey.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0f2105;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Let's put our energy together to reach the goal, and beyond!</span></span></div>
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<br />BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-18601373046413188772015-05-26T01:48:00.003-07:002015-05-26T01:50:07.998-07:00Product specification - From Charging capability to Component partsHello! Good to see you all. Were you waiting for the next posting? ;-)<br />
Now that we checked out BETTER RE's features, it's time to learn how much it can do!<br />
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<b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Charging Capability</b><br />
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Let's start with the charging capability.<br />
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1. The number of full charges for your device<br />
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As you would have expected, BETTER RE's charging capability differs according to what battery is used in it.<br />
Let's suppose you clip in battery with the maximum capacity - 3400mAh, used in Vega Secret Note 2 or Nokia Lumia 1520.<br />
Since our purpose is to reuse old smartphone batteries, we assumed there is 80% of efficiency left in the battery.<br />
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<li>With the <i>single package</i> - with one BETTER RE basic pack - you can charge iPhone 6 1.2 times, iPad Air 2 0.3 times, Galaxy S6 0.9 times, and Galaxy Note 4 0. times.</li>
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<li>With the <i>double package </i>- with one BETTER RE basic pack and one expansion pack - you can charge iPhone 6 2.4 times, iPad Air 2 0.6 times, Galaxy S6 1.7 times, and Galaxy Note 4 1.4 times.</li>
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<li>With the<i> triple package </i>- with one BETTER RE basic pack and two expansion packs - you can charge iPhone 6 3.6 times, iPad Air 2 0.9 times, Galaxy S6 2.6 times, and Galaxy Note 4 2.0 times.</li>
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Don't forget, if you have more batteries to reload, the charging capability can get bigger and bigger!<br />
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2. Time to fully charge<br />
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BETTER RE's output power is 2A in 5V.<br />
While many other external battery packs have output power of 1A or 1.5A, BETTER RE can charge your device faster than you think!<br />
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Keep in mind that the total capacity does not affect the time to fully charge.<br />
In other words, expanding the capacity doesn't mean the charging gets faster.<br />
Larger capacity means more times of full charge!!<br />
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With BETTER RE, you can charge your iPhone 6 in 54.3 minutes, iPad Air 2 in 220 minutes, Galaxy S6 in 76.5 minutes, and Galaxy Note 4 in 96.6 minutes.<br />
Remember that this charging time is one of the fastest in the market right now!<br />
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Second, the size and weight of BETTER RE, as well as the maximum battery size that can fit in.<br />
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BETTER RE's width is 2.66 inches (67.65 mm), the length is 5.05 inches (128.50 mm), and it is 0.53 inches (13.70 mm) thick.<br />
It weighs 2.57 oz, or 73g. Lighter than you think, right?<br />
The total weight after you clip in your battery depends on the battery you used,<br />
but it won't make much difference. ;-)<br />
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The maximum size of the battery to go inside is 3.86 inches (97.8 mm) * 2.30 inches (58.5 mm), with the thickness of 0.25 inch (6.5 mm).<br />
Go check your batteries to see if it can fit in!<br />
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I suppose many of you - especially those interested in machinery - would have been wondering what's inside BETTER RE.<br />
And here goes the picture of all component parts in BETTER RE!<br />
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You would easily notice the aluminum body and the wood part, as well as the multi-clip.<br />
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The PCB in the middle is the circuit that helps utilize your used batteries to charge your smartphones.<br />
See the three pins sticking out? They are the pins that connect to the batteries!<br />
They enable us to use batteries with different structure of electrodes, regardless of the order of + and -. :)<br />
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The residual display button is on the top of the product, telling how much energy is left in the internal battery.<br />
Open buttons are the two buttons on the side that let you open the case,<br />
and the knob is the small handle on the back of the multi-clip.<br />
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Not sure what all these components are for? Check <a href="http://better-re.blogspot.kr/2015/05/feature-0-how-to-use-better-re.html" target="_blank">here</a> to know how to use BETTER RE!<br />
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Hope this posting answered many of the questions you had in mind. :-)<br />
Now that you checked the size of BETTER RE and the battery to fit in,<br />
it's time to get your BETTER RE ready! Meet us at Kickstarter: <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a><br />
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Awaken your Energy, Enlighten our World.BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-80790366479024292062015-05-25T23:05:00.000-07:002015-05-25T23:09:09.964-07:00Feature #5. Better Style, Better Design - Stylish look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Its simple yet polished style will complete your look.<br />
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In the last posting, we showed you the special materials used in BETTER RE. (<a href="http://better-re.blogspot.kr/2015/05/feature-4-designed-for-our-better-world.html" target="_blank">here</a>)<br />
And that was not all!<br />
Some of you might think good and eco-friendly products can rarely look cool.<br />
BUT! BETTER RE will be presented to you in its great design, which awarded the 2014 Red Dot award.<br />
The aluminum itself gives modern feeling, and the final finishing adds special look.<br />
Brushed or matte - choose your favorite style!<br />
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Imagine how cool the aluminum would look with your devices!<br />
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You can choose from four styles, according to the color and texture finishing.<br />
In the picture above, you can see brushed silver, matte white, brushed black and matte black.<br />
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Now let's see closely in how they look.<br />
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That's not all!<br />
Naturally distinct grain of the wood part will make every one of you look unique and special.<br />
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As you would have probably noticed,<br />
silver and white versions use bright colored maple wood,<br />
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Now it's time to see how it looks with real models.<br />
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Now it's your turn!! Don't wait to see how it will change your style.<br />
Saving the environment doesn't mean you have to give up the style!<br />
Join us to be better, and look better as well!<br />
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To check BETTER RE on Kickstarter, visit <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a> !<br />
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Awaken your Energy, Enlighten our World.BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-5952202687933463282015-05-21T23:47:00.001-07:002015-05-21T23:47:42.825-07:00Feature #4. Designed for our Better world - Eco-friendly materialFourth feature of BETTER RE!<br />
It uses<i> eco-friendly</i> materials, caring about this world from start to finish.<br />
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BETTER RE's body is made of 100% recyclable aluminum, and the caps at the top and bottom are made of maple or walnut hardwood.<br />
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We wanted to minimize the potential harm likely to happen to the nature when BETTER RE is discarded.<br />
Yes, the product's lifespan is semi-permanent (as we explained <a href="http://better-re.blogspot.kr/2015/05/feature-2-never-ending-better-re-semi.html" target="_blank">here</a>), but people tend to throw things away!<br />
Though the manufacturing process got a lot more complicated and the cost also rose,<br />
we did not give up our principle; we want to make our better world! :-)<br />
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With BETTER RE, keep your life <i>freer</i>, the nature <i>cleaner</i>, and our future <i>brighter</i>.<br />
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Want to make our planet a better place? Visit <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a> !<br />
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Awaken your Energy, Enlighten our World.BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-30635484039343208172015-05-21T21:04:00.000-07:002015-05-21T21:04:12.658-07:00Feature #3. Smarten up your Daily life - Expandable capacity<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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BETTER RE has <i>infinite expandability</i> - you can adjust the capacity at your need!</div>
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Were you tired of carrying that heavy and bulky external battery pack in your bag,</div>
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Capacity and portability playing a tug-of-war in your mind: </div>
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Smarten up your daily life by adjusting the capacity at your need, and stay connected to the world. :D</div>
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Capacity and portability; to catch the two rabbits at once, visit <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a> !!</div>
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BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-956381355936471442015-05-21T20:16:00.000-07:002015-05-21T20:16:02.044-07:00Feature #2. Never Ending BETTER RE - Semi-permanent lifespanThe second feature of BETTER RE!<br />
BETTER RE is<i> semi-permanent</i>; you can use it for as long as you want.<br />
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WHY is it semi-permanent?<br />
Imagine using a fountain pen.<br />
By changing the ink, you can use the pen for as long as you want - unless you dump it out the window.<br />
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Just like that, you can keep BETTER RE for long by changing the battery.<br />
All you need to do is change the battery inside when it is used up!<br />
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In case of common external battery packs,<br />
you have to throw away the whole thing when the batteries in them expire.<br />
Then you have to buy a totally new one, watching your money escaping your wallet little by little.<br />
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Well, your wallet is not the only one suffering.<br />
Our nature is bearing all the burden; imagine tons of external battery packs thrown away every year!<br />
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With BETTER RE, you can keep your money from leaking out your wallet,<br />
as well as save our environment from e-wastes.<br />
Think one more time about how your action can change your daily life, and our environment!<br />
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Being eco-friendly is not the only special thing!!<br />
As a belonging of yours that will stay for a long time,<br />
we engrave your name or a special phrase into the wooden part of BETTER RE.<br />
(To tell you the secret, it's a special service only on Kickstarter now!)<br />
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Just as you inscribe your name into something you want to cherish for a long time,<br />
engrave your own value into your one-and-only BETTER RE!<br />
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To see semi-permanent & one-and-only BETTER RE, visit <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a> !<br />
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Awaken your Energy, Enlighten our World.BETTER REhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18137545717821721939noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2938979055113711540.post-85046631446295815322015-05-21T01:18:00.003-07:002015-05-21T01:22:50.288-07:00Feature #1. In One Single Platform - Universal Charger<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Smartphone batteries differ in their size and thickness, from model to model.<br />
That's why we cannot use our old batteries after changing our phones.<br />
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But there's one thing the batteries have in common -<br />
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By coming up with a way to connect to the contact part and hold the battery in place,<br />
BETTER RE functions as a universal charging platform.<br />
All batteries currently in the market can be reused in BETTER RE.<br />
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Clip your battery in right position by connecting to the corresponding electrode.</div>
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Have any used batteries rolling around in the drawers you were hesitant to throw away?</div>
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let's check out how to use it!!<br />
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1. Clip a battery of yours into place.<br />
2. Turn the knob on the back of the clip to fasten the battery.<br />
3. Close the BETTER RE case, and you are done!<br />
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Here's our BETTER RE, ready to meet a battery of yours.<br />
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On each side of the case, you will see a small button sticking out.<br />
(There's another button in pair at the opposite side. Use your imagination!)<br />
Press them at the same time to open the case.<br />
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SURPRISE!! Here comes out the multi-clip.<br />
If you read the posting about <a href="http://better-re.blogspot.kr/2015/05/story-2-our-solution-birth-of-better-re.html" target="_blank">the birth and development of BETTER RE</a>,<br />
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The clip fastens the contact part of smartphone batteries regardless of the thickness,<br />
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When clipping in your battery, you need to check the electrodes.<br />
We can group smartphone batteries into two types: one with + - electrodes (type A) and the other with - + electrodes (type B).<br />
See the difference in the picture? The order of + and - is reversed, that's all. :)<br />
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To fit in both types of batteries, BETTER RE has 3 electrodes: +, - and +.<br />
You can move your battery side to side to put it in the right position; + with +, - with -!<br />
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If you successfully clipped in your battery, the LED on top of the case will blink,<br />
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If you flip to see the back of the clip, you'll find a knob latch.<br />
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By turning the knob clockwise, you can fasten the battery into place,<br />
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If you thought all BETTER RE can do is charge your devices, you got it wrong.<br />
With its own circuit inside, BETTER RE can check whether your battery is usable or not!<br />
Well, you've got to know whether yours is usable or not before charging!<br />
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Quick and simple, follow these steps to test your battery.<br />
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First, connect a 5-pin charging charger to BETTER RE's input port.<br />
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Then, clip your battery into place, as we showed you above.<br />
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After about two seconds, the LED will tell you whether you can use it or not.<br />
i) If all four LEDs shine, it means you can use it.<br />
ii) If only one LED shines, the battery life has ended, so please put it into the battery recycling bin!<br />
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Wow, that was quite a long post, with lots of pictures.<br />
Hope it was easy to understand. If you have any questions or comments, you are always welcome!<br />
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To order BETTER RE on Kickstarter, visit <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a> !<br />
In case you didn't know, you can get a smartphone batterie by adding $10 to your pledge, so hurry~<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the last posting, we told you about the issues surrounding smartphone batteries, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">We searched for a way to utilize discarded batteries to charge our smartphones. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, we had some problems to solve.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other words, with a device to connect to the contact part, all batteries could be reused. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and received grand prize on 2014 Samsung Tomorrow Solution contest!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We got confidence that BETTER RE can make people's lives and our world better, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The first change was in the shape; it became smoother and slimmer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also, we changed the structure of the multi-clip a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then, one of our advisers suggested changing the material into eco-friendly ones.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We agreed it would make our product even better </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aluminum and wood were chosen, making BETTER RE look more polished! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, BETTER RE was completed!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It took a long time for our idea to develop and born into a real product.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, we had to figure out the way to show BETTER RE to the world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is all for this posting. Thanks for reading!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To see BETTER RE on Kickstarter, visit <a href="http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5">http://buff.ly/1AQHjz5</a> !!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have a wonderful day, everyone! :-)</span><br />
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Of course, this won't be exactly the case for phones with non-removable batteries, </span><br />
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Now, can you imagine how much energy is hidden in our drawers, </span><br />
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We say that we need to save energy</span><br />
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Plus, people are developing various new sources of energy, </span><br />
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Energy in used smartphone batteries is surely worth reusing, but the problem of reusing them is that, they are ALL DIFFERENT.</span><br />
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As smartphone companies developed new smartphones with batteries </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Material-recycling old batteries might be the least bad result, </span><br />
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Hello World! This is ENLIGHTEN, the creator of BETTER RE.<br />Welcome to the official blog of BETTER RE, upcycling power pack reusing smartphone batteries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BETTER RE is an upcycling power pack reusing smartphone batteries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First, it is<i> universal; </i>it works with any size or model of smartphone batteries. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to the multi-clip, BETTER RE can accommodate any batteries on the market, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Second, it is <i>sustainable</i>; you can use it for a long time by replacing the batteries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As you can change the battery that goes inside, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Third, it is <i>expandable</i>; you can adjust the capacity by adding the expansion packs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Light but small-capacity ones? Or, large-capacity but bulky ones? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">No need to choose between these two!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">With BETTER RE, you can expand the capacity at your need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fourth, it is <i>stylish</i>; the polished style and design will make you unique.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BETTER RE not only thinks about the environment but also about your style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">BETTER RE thinks about the environment from start to finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From now on, we will tell you stories about BETTER RE and ENLIGHTEN.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">You'll see what we went through to this day, and what is special about our product.</span><br />
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