Smartpong
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Topic: Smartpong
Posted By: gundam
Subject: Smartpong
Date Posted: 05/15/2006 at 12:35am
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Does anyone know how I can get in touch with the makers of Smartpong?
http://www.smartpong.com/index.php - http://www.smartpong.com/index.php ------------- 
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Posted By: SDRamones
Date Posted: 05/15/2006 at 12:50am
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+00-32-83-212201 try calling them. It doesn't seem that they have US contacts. ------------- Sean Ramones - USA 91709 https://www.ebay.com/usr/sdramones" rel="nofollow - Ebay Feedback http://mytabletennis.net/forum/topic7350.html" rel="nofollow - For Sale |
Posted By: sluskas
Date Posted: 05/15/2006 at 8:37am
its in Holland(Netherlandsz) dordrecht ------------- Donic Defplay Senso FH:Donic Slice 40 1.5mm BH:Donic Slice 40 1.2mm str�dl |
Posted By: jsdenherder
Date Posted: 05/15/2006 at 9:40am
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Are you sure it is in Holland? I am Dutch and numbers in Holland are +00-31 not 32. 0032 numbers are located in Belgium.
The robot looks quite interesting tho |
Posted By: 5552368
Date Posted: 05/15/2006 at 9:54am
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Yes, it appears that they're located in Belgium: http://www.sbdistribution.com/index.php?cPath=454 - http://www.sbdistribution.com/index.php?cPath=454
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jsdenherder wrote:Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 06/30/2006 at 12:59am
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Has anyone tried one these robots? They look awesome!
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Posted By: alphapong
Date Posted: 06/30/2006 at 3:48am
| Looks an awfull lot like a modified Newgy. |
Posted By: Shoebox9
Date Posted: 06/30/2006 at 4:44am
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I've read through enough of the PDF manual to discover only a 3m warrenty. That ended my reading. They look awful expensive to fix |
Posted By: alink91
Date Posted: 06/30/2006 at 6:07pm
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It sure does and I wouldnt be surprised if that were true. My dad accidentally broke my robopong and he fixed it. He showed me how it worked and it was really simple. Any engineer could probably more a replica of robopong if they had the materials. |
Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 06/30/2006 at 7:16pm
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I seems they're not interested in selling outside Europe... When I asked them if they could sell to Australia, they said we can ship to AUSTRIA Can't find any review on them either... ------------- Smart; VS>401, Dtecs OX http://tabletennisshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=42" rel="nofollow - Tenergy Alternatives | http://tabletennis-reviews.com" rel="nofollow - My TT Articles |
Posted By: Shoebox9
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 12:18am
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I have zero interest in a robot with a 3m warrenty. What an absolute joke. If it is made well then offer a decent warrenty, otherwise why even sell it? Henry Ford once said "I'd give away my cars for free if I could guarentee everyone would buy their spare parts from me." He knew where the real money was. |
Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 6:26am
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I'm pretty sure they have a 1 year warrantee. I agree 3m would be rediculous! It might look like a newgy, but it looks pretty impressive from the video. If it's as good as it sounds, I don't know why no-one's tried it yet, or has done some sort of review.
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Posted By: lakhilove
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 9:20pm
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Yesterday, I was searching with chinese friend and found that manufacture is from Taiwan (some one who knows chinese can help us).
Rgd |
Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/04/2006 at 9:30pm
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Yes it's manufactured in Taiwan (and supposedly designed there as well). ------------- Smart; VS>401, Dtecs OX http://tabletennisshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=42" rel="nofollow - Tenergy Alternatives | http://tabletennis-reviews.com" rel="nofollow - My TT Articles |
Posted By: NT Wright
Date Posted: 07/05/2006 at 12:01am
| I am not sure, but I recall a similar looking product announced 2 years ago. I believe it was the stiga robot trainer. seems like the product never got into the market. It might be a good idea to ask stiga people why the product never shipped before you buy, just to be sure. |
Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/05/2006 at 12:17am
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Yes I agree, but if you even get an answer from Stiga, I doubt it will be a straight answer. I would be very hesitant myself to buy a robot that I have seen no reviews on. ------------- Smart; VS>401, Dtecs OX http://tabletennisshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=42" rel="nofollow - Tenergy Alternatives | http://tabletennis-reviews.com" rel="nofollow - My TT Articles |
Posted By: lakhilove
Date Posted: 07/05/2006 at 1:22am
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I asked the supplier for Waranty, they said One Year ------------- Stiga Rosewood FH: Andro Rasant Turbo BH: Andro Hexar + |
Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/05/2006 at 9:16pm
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Seems to me that since this robot appear to have only one spinning wheel, it can't do no-spin balls. This would be quite a drawback. Can anyone confirm this. ------------- Smart; VS>401, Dtecs OX http://tabletennisshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=42" rel="nofollow - Tenergy Alternatives | http://tabletennis-reviews.com" rel="nofollow - My TT Articles |
Posted By: NT Wright
Date Posted: 07/05/2006 at 10:31pm
| I believe you are right haggisv. looks like a high tech newgy 2040. |
Posted By: NT Wright
Date Posted: 07/05/2006 at 10:46pm
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[QUOTE=gundam]Does anyone know how I can get in touch with the makers of Smartpong?
The makers of smartpong left an email address. mailto:[email protected] - [email protected]
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Posted By: raptor3x
Date Posted: 07/05/2006 at 11:18pm
On the remote, there is a function to adjust spin independently of speed so it probably has two wheels. |
Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/06/2006 at 5:43pm
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This from the about.com TT forum: "The smartpong had a video to go with it where you could clearly see it was only 1 wheel. Several folks have commented that it looks like a Newgy 2040 with a remote control capability added. " If this is true I can't see how they can do no-spin balls, or even have speed independent of spin? ------------- Smart; VS>401, Dtecs OX http://tabletennisshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=42" rel="nofollow - Tenergy Alternatives | http://tabletennis-reviews.com" rel="nofollow - My TT Articles |
Posted By: linar
Date Posted: 07/07/2006 at 3:56am
"First computer fully sutomated robot in the world" No, the first one was XuShaoFa Also this is no chance that this robot can play no-spin balls, because it has only 1 wheel. Comparing to the price of XuShaoFa, I wouldn't recommend Smartpong. If someone's interested in XuShaoFa, I sell a one for 500 euro + shipping. My robot wasn't used more than few hours. My mail:
[email protected] Contact also MSN Messenger for questions. |
Posted By: Shoebox9
Date Posted: 07/07/2006 at 9:16am
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It seems to offer independent speed & spin because it has a setting for both. My car has a button that says "fire missile" on the dash. I was searching the pdf manual for info on the speed/spin options and there just wasn't any. BTW, from the user PDF: We provides a full one year warranty on any manufacturing defects with our robots. During the first 90 days, we will cover the costs required to fix the problem. All products, after the warranty period, may be repaired with a reasonable service charge, provided that the product is repairable with the owner covering the initial shipping cost." Perhaps something got lost in the translation? |
Posted By: master-pong
Date Posted: 07/07/2006 at 9:27am
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If you need translations, I speak Dutch fluently. |
Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/07/2006 at 6:43pm
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Master-pong: Dutch, yes me too! Shoebox9: Yes the warrantee sounds pretty weak... I would expect a full warrantee for at least one year... ------------- Smart; VS>401, Dtecs OX http://tabletennisshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=42" rel="nofollow - Tenergy Alternatives | http://tabletennis-reviews.com" rel="nofollow - My TT Articles |
, but the only manual I have seen is in English.Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/10/2006 at 4:55am
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I have been in contact with the manufacturer, and asked the question about whether it can do spin & speed independently. The answer was NO, it cannot, as it has only one throwing wheel. For the same reason they confirmed that the robot CANNOT do no-spin balls. This does make me wonder why there are seperate controls on the remote for spin and speed...???
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Posted By: Shoebox9
Date Posted: 07/10/2006 at 9:30am
| Marketing. |
Posted By: gundam
Date Posted: 07/10/2006 at 10:12pm
I'm having 2nd thoughts about this one now. It looks good (from the videos, etc...) but for this price? I'd rather get another brand or maybe stick with my Newgy 1040 ... 
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130004925410&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003 - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=130004925410&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=003 -------------
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Posted By: haggisv
Date Posted: 07/10/2006 at 11:20pm
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How come this seller cancelled his auction, with a reason of 'item no longer available', and now he's selling the same item for a 'buy it now' price of AUD$2100??? He most likely cancelled the auction because he thought it would not go high enough... but this is the risk you take when you put it on auction... Unethical to cancel unless it's really no longer available... anyone agree? ------------- Smart; VS>401, Dtecs OX http://tabletennisshop.com.au/index.php?main_page=page&id=42" rel="nofollow - Tenergy Alternatives | http://tabletennis-reviews.com" rel="nofollow - My TT Articles |
Posted By: gundam
Date Posted: 07/11/2006 at 12:35am
I totally agree, the highest price came to about AUD$810. These guys cancelled it hours before the auction ended. -------------
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