Nick also spotted this new competitor of Anelok, called Passfort, and found it "eerily similar":
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xolutronic/passfort-your-digital-life-secure Let's compare: Feature Passfort Anelok ----------------------- ----------------------- ----------------- Openness Closed Open Display 1.44" color 1.3" monochrome Input Touch screen Slider Storage Internal uSD Wired connectivity USB 2.0 USB 2.0, Full-speed Wireless connectivity BT 4.0 BTLE Rfkill ? Hardware Power source Rechargeable cell Replaceable AAA Battery life 7 days / charge (*) ~5 months (*) Form factor Keychain Lighter Size (bounding box) 47 x 38 x 14 mm 52 x 45 x 14 mm Price USD 59 TBD, < USD 100 (*) Passfort battery life is based on 15 daily accesses "via Bluetooth" while Anelok estimates are based on 5 daily (human) interactions of 1 minute each. They also seem to have most of the software functionality planned for Anelok working, such as browser integration, password generation, etc. So it's indeed very similar, and they have an existing team, a fairly good-looking prototype, and also financing - plenty of things to be envious of. Kickstarter interest seems to have waned a bit, but they still have plenty of time: https://www.kicktraq.com/projects/xolutronic/passfort-your-digital-life-secure/#chart-daily Their responses to comments also look very good. Keys and display ought not to go together too well, though. But who knows. Does this obsolete Anelok ? Not quite yet. But given that the biggest differentiator, openness, is not a selling argument, it probably does affect Anelok's potential market size. Anyway, it's nice to see something think about the right lines for such a product. - Werner _______________________________________________ Qi Hardware Discussion List Mail to list (members only): [email protected] Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://lists.en.qi-hardware.com/mailman/listinfo/discussion
