Chill

Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)

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Tell your friends where you are with a tap (and emojis)

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What makes Chill stand out from its many competitors (Yo!, Red/Green, Mission, Hop)? Even for the short-form texting use case...I get that there are 6 emojis instead of just the one in Yo!, but it's really not much slower to go to Messages (more emoji flexibility, too).

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11yr ago

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Maker

@bryantpeng great question! Here is the answer on the YO case, haha http://yosucks.com/ While YO is YO about everything - Chill makes contextual communication richer by specifying the context to the recepient. The "Messages" case doesn't really work for wearables as they are not designed for wearables from the very beginning. Chill was designed for Watch and Wear and only after that optimised for the phone. Chill gives you a set of "hot" icons to use and you will be able to choose from more in a few releases.

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11yr ago

@kirillchekanov Ah ok, it wasn't immediately obvious from the App Store listing that it's targeted towards wearables (it's on the website but not everyone will see that). Kind of strange for you to launch without an Apple Watch app though.

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11yr ago

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Maker

@bryantpeng it's in review and coming in a few days!)

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11yr ago

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Hunter

I'm excited about the concept of Chill. One interesting use case which probably shouldn't be promoted for legal issues is the idea of making texting and driving safer. Ideally we don't want people to text and drive at all but if you can do a 2-click interaction and add a clock instead of typing out a message saying "Hey, I'm running a bit late!" then you're far less likely to get into an accident.

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11yr ago

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Maker

@duilen yeah, exactly! This is what really makes me excited about Chill's future. We can literally save people's lives!

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11yr ago

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Maker

Hey hunters, Chill is a contextual communication app for wearable devices that solves the pain of dialling and reading textual information from the tiny screens of wearables. I had a Pebble myself and the communication experience there sucked a lot. Not much changed with introduction of Watch. Chill brings a textless and voiceless communication experience to wearables. Instead of writing: “Waiting at Starbucks” - send a “coffee mug” icon “Running late” - send a “rocket” icon. Context makes the “pings” you make powerful. The icon of a “rocket” in a context of you sitting in a plane might mean “Taking off. Will hit you up as soon as landed.”

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11yr ago

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Hunter

Feature request: In addition to selecting an icon, you should be able to select the color of the icon form maybe 6-8 options. A red clock could mean something very different from a green clock.

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11yr ago

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Maker

@duilen great idea! We're on it)

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11yr ago

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Maker

Hey guys check out an article on Chill and the plans http://blog.vearables.com/the-fi...

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11yr ago

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Hunter

Is the icon in the bottom left a picture frame or a stamp? What is it commonly used for?

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11yr ago

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Maker

@duilen as far as we saw during beta test people sent a selfie of themselves after receiving the "stamp". So it's commonly used to request a pic. Context is unpredictable)

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11yr ago

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Hunter

@kirillchekanov That's interesting. I initially thought it was a picture frame but then noticed the perforated edge on the outside so thought it might be a stamp. I'd use it to indicate that either I'm getting the mail or I want my GF to get the mail. If you had the option to select a color for an icon maybe a pink stamp would indicate that I want her to get it. A blue stamp would indicate that I'm getting it.

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11yr ago

Goody

I strongly dislike apps that have a share gimmick that blocks you from using it. Deleted.

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11yr ago

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Maker

@markbao That's not really the case. We do accept wearable device owners only in the first few weeks after launch and this is a way we ask them prove that they have a wearable. Then the app will be without the "queue" screen in a few weeks :)

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11yr ago

Lyssna

@kirillchekanov @markbao > That's not really the case. Well it kind of is. Sending a tweet isn't the only way of verifying that a person has a wearable. People could also just send any picture of an Apple Watch and your team would be none the wiser. I didn't delete but I'm not going to try it until I no longer need to tweet. If you want to manually activate my account I have the same username everywhere.

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11yr ago

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Maker

@twe4ked @markbao ok Hunters, hit me up with your accounts! Let's consider Chill being a company with a "star" :) Will approve you without needing to tweet. Because you are all chill, I know!)

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11yr ago

Lyssna

@kirillchekanov Thanks Kirill :)

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Maker

@twe4ked my pleasure)

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