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Portable Pro Development

Portable Pro Development

It didn't start out like this...contracting with a vendor “expert” in outdoor kiosks, six months behind quoted

delivery

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This is what we got.They literally put an

employee in a U-haulto drive this across

country

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Take a closer look at how they packed 10lbs. of electronics in a 5lb. space

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This is when I took over the kiosk development responsibilities

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Starting with only two basic design criteria:

1. It needed to be water proof2. It should not look like an ATM

I went to work

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I contacted a local machine shop operator, Nick Foy. I knew from experience these guys can configure anything you can imagine. Nick didn't let me down.

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What I imagined was something as out-of-this-world advanced (representing our futuristic learning module) as E.T. the extra terrestrial...

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And as portable as a Segway scooter

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E.T. And Segway sitting in a tree...

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In the interest of time Nick recommended “skinning” the kiosk in fiberglass and recommended Boyce Major to create the molds

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With ET/Segway concept and hand sketches, Boyce got to work

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Meanwhile, Nick worked on the chassis and fixtures for components

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And soon they were married

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Testing into the wee hours: Tony Smith foreground Rick MacNeal background