# 71: Glue Flange

- Show: [Thoroughly Considered](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered)
- Published: 2021-08-18
- Length: 35m
- Episode: 71
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange
- Listen: http://relay.fm/tc/71

## Summary

Tom Gerhardt and Dan Provost of Studio Neat discuss the launch of the Panopad and Totebook Mini, detailing the design decisions behind the Panopad's sticky-note mechanism and the Totebook Mini's specific dimensions. They provide an update on the Mark Two pen production, explaining the labor-intensive polishing and PVD coating processes that will result in a staggered shipping schedule. The episode concludes with a nostalgic reflection on the 'iPods for free' pyramid schemes of the early 2000s and the cultural shift in technology usage.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange#t=8) Introduction and Product Line Growth
- [2:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange#t=163) Panopad Design and Sticky Note Mechanism
- [8:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange#t=525) Totebook Mini Dimensions and Grid Constraints
- [12:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange#t=736) Future Stationery Line and Hardcover Options
- [16:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange#t=1010) Mark Two Pen Production and Shipping Delays
- [21:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange#t=1266) Nostalgia: The 'iPods for Free' Pyramid Schemes
- [29:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2021-08-18-71-glue-flange#t=1782) Technology Nostalgia and Future Device Trends

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Studio Neat (company)
- Panopad (product)
- Totebook Mini (product)
- Mark Two (product)
- Panapad (product)
- Totebook (product)
- Glyph (product)
- Field Notes (company)
- Moleskine (product)
- iPod (product)
- Blockbuster Video (company)
- Gmail (product)
- Facebook (company)
- Apple Watch (product)
- Relay FM (company)

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