Pogoplug blog

Oh Canada!

jed — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:07:42 +0000

Pogoplug has made it’s way to Canada on the TigerDirect.ca retailer website. We’re pleased to be launching in Canada with the same great retail partner that we first launched Pogoplug with in the U.S. in late 2009.

The partnership with TigerDirect has allowed Pogoplug to reach an audience of consumers who are hungry for cool new products at a great value and that is exactly what TigerDirect is known for.

To purchase a Pogoplug in Canada, click here or simply go to their site and search for Pogoplug.

Where’s Pogoplug?

jed — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:51:35 +0000

It’s now at Fry’s Electronics! Be one of the first 20 people to take a cell phone picture of a Pogoplug on the shelf at Fry’s and receive a gift package.

Pogoplug is on the shelves at Fry’s Electronics 34 locations across the country. We’ve seen them and can verify that they are on store shelves but we haven’t trained the staff or created any in-store displays yet.

Go to your nearest Fry’s Electronics and snap a picture with your cell phone and email it to contest@pogoplug.com. Be sure to include ‘Fry’s Electronics’ in the subject line, along with the location of the store.

The first 20 submissions will be contacted to receive a gift package. Fry’s Electronics is an awesome store with thousands of cool products, but the floor staff is not yet fully aware of Pogoplug, so finding a pogoplug on the shelf may be tougher than you imagine. It’s our own version of ‘Where’s Waldo’ but maybe even harder.

Good luck!

Our First Retail Partner

jed — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:48:53 +0000

This morning online sales went live with our first retail partner. This is a huge milestone in the Pogoplug story and we’re happy to be in partnership with TigerDirect.com.

Everyone at TigerDirect.com has been extremely supportive of the Pogoplug product since first introduction and at all times they’ve come through beyond our expectations.

We will have more partners coming very soon but we wanted to publicly thank our first ‘go-live’ partner. To see the Pogoplug page, just go to www.tigerdirect.com…the page looks great.

Happy Holidays!

Version2

jed — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:21:03 +0000

Since we launched Pogoplug earlier this year, our community has grown by thousands of individuals. We have received feedback (both positive and constructive) through forums, blogs, twitter, email and just about every other e-possibility that exists ! Last Thursday night we had an event in our new offices to introduce some of our loyal friends and journalists to the next generation of Pogoplug and then rolled-out our public announcement on Friday morning. I am very excited about our newest release! Thanks to your help, we’ve been able to incorporate your input into all aspects of the product from the feature set to industrial design to packaging. This in no way means that we’re done innovating and making the product even better but we feel we’ve certainly taken it to a new level.

Our vision is to give every home a truly simple and enjoyable way to have a storage cloud; one that can grow to an unlimited size, while staying safe and sound in the privacy of your own home. Based on early responses it looks like we’re on the right track. Now we’re going to take it up to the next level by bringing Pogoplug to a retailer near you. We’re also working on translating the product to multiple languages and making our offering available in multiple countries around the world.

As always, thank you for your continued support, enthusiasm and commitment to our product and company. We’ll continue to push the boundaries of this emerging category we’re calling ‘personal cloud’ and we’ll continue to take the product feedback and incorporate it whenever possible.

Daniel Putterman
CEO

Losing our dear friend.

jed — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:22:21 +0000

Over the weekend we suddenly and unexpectedly lost our long-time friend, investor and board member, Craig Johnson. Craig was the ultimate entrepreneur’s advocate; he was enthusiastic, creative, and fiercely loyal. Through the years, Craig was responsible for helping countless individuals and teams turn their ideas and visions into successful businesses. Anyone who has interacted with Craig knew him as possessing a rare combination of kindness, intellect and ceasless positive energy. It was far too early for him to leave this world and we already miss him dearly. It was a true honor to have Craig as part of our team and in our lives.

With a heavy heart,

The Pogoplug Team

Pogoplug Gets Social

Team Pogoplug — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:00:58 +0000

Social networks make it easy to connect and communicate with friends and family, but it’s still a lot of work to share videos and photos online. It can be a real challenge to find the content you want to share, wait for painful upload times and then remember to tell people about the new content you’ve uploaded. What if you could instantly–yes instantly–share unlimited amounts of multimedia with friends and family using existing social media sites?

Our newest social sharing feature automatically publishes your shared multimedia to social networking sites without the need to upload anything to the Web. Now you can publish unlimited amounts of video and full-resolution photos on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter without worrying about file sizes and limitations. When your family or friends want to view content, they are automatically brought directly to your Pogoplug to see the original content. Whether you’re sharing a high-def video or gobs of photos, the experience is fast and seamless.

We currently support Facebook, MySpace and Twitter and more social media sites are on the way. Using this new capability, you can publish your content on Facebook, MySpace and Twitter by simply checking a box and customizing a message. Others can only view the folders you give permission to see and shares can be disabled instantly if you want to change your privacy settings.

Cloud Engines and Seagate Team Up with the DockStar

Team Pogoplug — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:26 +0000

Thanks to all of you in our user community, Pogoplug has gained a reputation as the easiest remote access product around. Our polished, friendly user interface makes setting up and using Pogoplug a breeze, especially the ability to share personal photos and videos with friends and family with just a few simple clicks. We’re excited to announce that the Pogoplug experience is going to be available in a brand new form factor.

Today, Seagate launches their new network adapter based on Pogoplug technologies, the FreeAgent DockStar. The DockStar works with any Seagate FreeAgent Go disk drive to bring you Pogoplug functionality in a new and exciting form factor. We are excited to be part of such a cool new project and to work with Seagate to bring Pogoplug capabilities to a wider audience. For more information on the project, you can go to www.seagate.com/dockstar.

This is by no means the end of the Pogoplug product from Cloud Engines. We are committed to innovation around the Pogoplug experience and our hardware device is an important part of our roadmap. We appreciate all of the support and input from our community and look forward to welcoming DockStar as a new member of the Pogoplug family.

…And We’re Back

Team Pogoplug — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:27:33 +0000

Good evening everyone! Last week we announced that our backorder was coming to a head when a shipment of Pogoplugs reached our distribution center in California. Today we’re happy to report that we’ve received another shipment and our backorder is officially over. All outstanding orders have been shipped out and new orders are available to ship by the next business day.

If you’ve been waiting for your Pogoplug, we thank you for your patience as we’ve ironed this out. For those of you who’ve been waiting for more stock before you placed your order, now’s the best time to snatch up your Pogoplug.

Status Update: More Pogoplugs Shipping

Team Pogoplug — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:02:11 +0000

On June 30th we announced a backorder that delayed fulfilling new orders. It’s hard to keep Pogoplugs on the shelf, which we’ll take as a complement. The high demand for the Pogoplug shows people are really happy with our product and they’re helping us spread the word. We also know how frustrating this can be for new customers, so we are being as transparent as possible to keep you updated.

Today, we’re happy to report a shipment has arrived to our distributor in California. This covers a good amount of our backorders, which we’ll start processing immediately, starting at the front of the order queue. If you placed your order between June 23rd and July 10th, then you’ll be the first wave of customers to get your Pogoplug. For those of you who ordered a Pogoplug after July 10th, we are doing everything we can to fulfill your order as soon as possible – we expect a quick turnaround and we’ll post again when we have concrete details.

Wanted: Pogoplug Use Cases

Team Pogoplug — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:31:54 +0000

Our product has come a long way since we launched at CES in January, but so far our website has remained static. We are now working on a new site that will launch soon, but we need your help with some of the finishing touches. We’d like to include a real-life “User Testimonial” video section on the site, where you tell us how you use your Pogoplug.

Think about time Pogoplug helped you do something cool- maybe you forgot a file at home during a business trip, saw videos from your loved ones living abroad, or streamed long forgotten music from your home drive to your iPhone. Perhaps your story is completely different- whatever your unique experience, we’d love to hear about it.

If you’re interested, upload your video to the site of your choosing (Pogoplug RSS, Vimeo, YouTube or you can host it) and publish the link in the comments below. For those of you who don’t want to submit a video you can still participate by leaving us your comments about the video(s) you like the most. We’ll pick our favorites 2 weeks from today and ten winners will be featured on our new website and will win a Pogoplug t-shirt and 4 GB USB thumb drive. So what are you waiting for? Tell us your story!