Title: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: rsdio on May 18, 2011, 07:56:55 am
Post by: rsdio on May 18, 2011, 07:56:55 am
Just received my v2. Funny thing is that the box from China is marked "5mm LED"
Here are some photos of the opaque blue zip lock and both sides of the finished product.
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Here are some photos of the opaque blue zip lock and both sides of the finished product.
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Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: ian on May 25, 2011, 04:40:41 pm
Post by: ian on May 25, 2011, 04:40:41 pm
You should have told me you wanted v2 :) You contributed to development, I'd be happy to comp you one.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: rsdio on May 25, 2011, 09:11:09 pm
Post by: rsdio on May 25, 2011, 09:11:09 pm
No worries. For $20, I'm happy to contribute monetarily as well as via cyberspace. Thanks for the offer, but I'm still overly thankful to IPenguin for sending me a free OLS!
Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: tempmj on May 25, 2011, 09:53:51 pm
Post by: tempmj on May 25, 2011, 09:53:51 pm
I have also received my v2 IR Toy. I haven't had a chance to play with it, yet. It also arrived in the typical Seeed Blue Baggie with the customs delcaration being "5mm LED". It's not the first thing i've recieved from Hong Kong/Singapore/China/etc with an overtly incorrect delcaration of goods (other electronics goodies were listed as "Toys" which is what i'm using it for, but not the generally accepted definition of "toys".
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Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: ian on May 25, 2011, 10:43:03 pm
Post by: ian on May 25, 2011, 10:43:03 pm
Thanks so much for buying the IR Toy v2 and posting the pictures. I usually never see the manufactured version until someone posts pictures.
Maybe the Seeed shipping department had a problem with the English to describe the IR Toy, and just used the most defining feature :) That's what I'd do anyways if I was shipping Chinese things and didn't know what it was :)
Maybe the Seeed shipping department had a problem with the English to describe the IR Toy, and just used the most defining feature :) That's what I'd do anyways if I was shipping Chinese things and didn't know what it was :)
Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: tempmj on May 26, 2011, 02:20:51 am
Post by: tempmj on May 26, 2011, 02:20:51 am
LOL, i guess that's always a possibility. Normally the other item descriptions that are incorrect are from DealExtreme (if you've ever dealt with them)
Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: rsdio on May 26, 2011, 10:00:37 am
Post by: rsdio on May 26, 2011, 10:00:37 am
There must be something about customs - either leaving China or entering the U.S. - that incites most everyone to lie about package contents. I ordered a toy car replica of the Honda S-2000, and although it was properly marked as "toy car," the form checked "gift" instead of "merchandise." Considering that I paid for it, I would think that it was most certainly merchandise and not a gift. I really don't see how anyone can get by with lying on customs forms, but maybe these sorts of things are not checked in any way that matters.
Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: ian on May 26, 2011, 10:08:23 am
Post by: ian on May 26, 2011, 10:08:23 am
You can import things to several hundred dollars ($400 I think?) in the US without duty, so it really never made sense to me.
Title: Re: USB Infrared Toy v2 delivered (photos)
Post by: rsdio on May 26, 2011, 11:03:31 pm
Post by: rsdio on May 26, 2011, 11:03:31 pm
Considering that even the things we take for granted, like Google, are not allowed in China, perhaps the shenanigans are just to get the package out.