The Story behind LifeDock
Why plants?
According to some researches, having indoor plants provides numerous benefits. Plants can:
Decorate your home or office with different plants. Whenever you take out a plant container to water it and give it sunlight, you can place another container with a different plant. Your space never has to look the same again!
LifeDock in 6 sentences:
The idea behind LifeDock is to simply combine function and form. The minimalist charging stations on the market are very minimal but the usefulness stops there. We want a charging station that does more. Since having plants around provides so many benefits, combining the two made absolute sense.
Our very first prototype is a bit bigger. In order to save space, we redesigned it into a slimmer version.
First Prototype with iPhone 6:
Design Revisions
Our goal is to bring LifeDock into life (see what I did there?) at a reasonable price, but without compromising quality. In May to June, we have met and spoken with quite a few manufacturers. All of them indicated that this particular design will be difficult to make. The trapezoid container poses the most complications. Thus we had to make revisions to make the whole design more rectangular instead of trapezoidal. The final product would look more like the pictures in “Features & Materials”.
LifeDock’s base will be created from our aluminum die-casting mold, and then undergo CNC porcessing to acheieve a smooth finish. The container will be made of glass and the clear walls acrylic.
Besides charging, the main feature of LifeDock is the container for plant placement. Aside from that, LifeDock’s first clear wall acts as backrest to support the smart devices. Two clear pads of different thickness will also be provided to ensure that your device can rest comfortably on the clear wall, whether you use a case or not.
The two clear walls allow unobstructed view of the plants, letting you admire their beauty from all angles. The open design, in the sense that it’s not enclosed, facilitates easy removal of the container, enabling you to interchange one for another. (Alternating containers with different plants in it is recommended, since plants need to get enough sunlight and be watered as well!)
Two pieces of “sticky pads” will go on bottom of the docking station. We chose to use sticky pads to allow one hand removal of the phone. The sticky pads can be wiped with a wet cloth to restore its stickiness.
The following have been tested:
We tested LifeDock with an iPhone 6 Plus that uses the Spigen Tough Armor protective case as well. If your case is similar to the Spigen Tough Armor case or something slimmer, it will work with the LifeDock!
What’s included with each LifeDock unit?
Each LifeDock comes with one container, one adapter designed for Apple Lightning USB cable, two clear pads(for wall), and two sticky pads(for bottom). (The Apple Lightning USB cable is not included.)
The Android adapter and micro USB cable will be included with all LifeDocks once the stretch goal is met.
Available Colors:
Arctic Silver
Stealth Black
Blazing Gold (Available once Stretch Goal met)
Meeting the timeline – Our number one priority is to deliver quality products to you on time. Unexpected and unforeseen challenges sometimes do arise and that may affect the timeline. We will do our very best to overcome any obstacles that come our way and will keep the contributors constantly updated!
Sora Edge is made up of a team of three: Alec, Felipe, and Joey. Alec is our lead designer, the quiet one with lots of ideas up in his mind. Felipe used to be an auditor but believes that he can better serve the world by coming up with great product ideas instead of crunching numbers! Joey is in charge of our sales as well as product development. We wants to bring interesting and unique products to the public at an affordable price. Sora Edge was founded in August of 2014. The three of us have been long time friends and we decided to work together to bring our visions to the world. At the core of Sora Edge, we believe that form and function are equally important, and neither should be sacrificed for one another. We want to bring a wide assortment of interesting products to the world and we are taking our very first step right here at Indiegogo!