iPad Stand Works Well, Says GadgeTell
January 18, 2012GadgeTell visited Octa at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show and found that the Vacuum Dock + Whale Tail works well as an iPad stand. (more…)
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iPad Stand Admired by Apple’N’Apps for Engineering Prowess
January 17, 2012Apple’N’Apps’ Trevor Sheridan stopped by Octa’s booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show for a demonstration of the Vacuum Dock + WhaleTail iPad stand. He called the iPad accessory the best way to hold an iPad or tablet. It’s comfortable and secure! He lauded both the innovativeness and the engineering prowess of the TabletTail, calling it interesting and practical.
by Dana Braziel in Media Mentions
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WhaleTail Tablet Stand Most Notable to AndroidCentral
January 16, 2012AndroidCentral stopped by Octa’s booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electonics Show and decided that, in the sea of tablet holders, our universal tablet stand and handle — the Vacuum Dock + WhaleTail — really stands out! (more…)
by Dana Braziel in Media Mentions
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iPad Handle Called Most Unique by OmniTechNews
January 11, 2012OmniTechNews covered the launch of both Octa as a company and the first tablet, e-reader and iPad handle and stand in its TabletTail line. They called the Vacuum Dock + WhaleTail iPad handle one of the most unique iPad accessories they’ve seen. (more…)
iPad Stand Admired by MacWorld UK
January 11, 2012MacWorld UK’s David Price stopped by Octa’s booth 6221 at International CES to review their new tablet, e-reader and iPad stand, the Vacuum Dock + WhaleTail. (more…)
The Highs and Lows of Launching a Tablet, e-Reader & iPad Accessory
January 10, 2012
For the last year and a half, co-founders Prometheus Trotsky and Nikki Braziel (your writer) have been working feverishly to build a business to support the launch of the TabletTail line, a group of interchangeable iPad accessories they invented that work with any tablet or e-reader. Now, we’re on a (very slow-moving) shuttle bus to the Las Vegas Convention Center to ring in 2012 International CES. We have our team with us, wearing Octa shirts, and we’re carrying one very strange package.
Booth 6221 has been its own mini-journey. After securing Quantum Foam 3D reflective wallpaper from a very generous Louise Wakefield at Beware the Moon, we backed the booth in its glow. Then we set about working with Brian Pinkham of PhotonicBliss to design and engineer a suction-reactive LED display table. Finally, we cut a beautiful frosted plexiglass Octa sign. We packed it all in a crate, crossed our fingers and shipped us to CES.
At the Convention Hall on Sunday, we located our booth behind the Great Wall of Moshi, a monolithic and impressive display of iPhone cases and iPad accessories. Our crate was no where to be found. After a bit of searching, we located it misplaced an aisle away. We flagged a forklift driver and started building. LED table intact. Check. Quantum Foam wall secured. Check. OCTA sign? CRACK!!!
Our beautiful sign snapped in two. Scope out Octa on Facebook to see pictures of the saga. It involved a crash-prone taxi driver, getting stranded in suburban Vegas, foam core, spray painting in a parking lot, a bus, an exacto knife, and several Wynn towels covered in green acrylic. Now we’re on the slow bus to the convention hall, carrying our revived sign wrapped in craft paper. We’re ready to share our iPad accessory — the result of our hard work, tenacity and excitement. Look for the Vacuum Dock + WhaleTail, launching today! But first, look for our beautiful repaired sign in booth 6221.