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Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
IFI sent this press release for us to post.
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
Not too surprising considering that RadioShack dropped the ball on this one, but still surprising that IFI picked up the ball afterwards! Very nice!
Lets hope we see VEX in more stores now... |
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Not a surprising move, but definately a welcomed one. My biggest fear when i heard radioshack was getting doubts about Vex was that it would cease to exist. Vex is definately an innovative and amazing resource, tool, and toy! I hope that IFI keeps up the great work and keeps inspiring us with their Vex products.
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
happy to see someone is there to pick the Vex up after radioshack dropped the ball. hoping it still in stores, but if not can always get it off there site
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
Wow. I didn't realize IFI would have the capital to buy the rights. Good for them though; it really expands their company a great deal in the general consumer sector.
Last edited by Andrew Blair : 04-17-2006 at 04:28 PM. |
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
Nice. Very, very nice. Having participated in FVC Game Design, I had the distinct pleasure of spending a little time with Tony Norman and even more with JVN in the past nine months or so. The amount of effort, care, and thoughtfulness Innovation First has put into this platform and program is nothing short of immense, dating all the way back to the "Edu-Bot". The way I see it, even though a large distributor in Radio Shack is lost, the real vision and passion behind the product now has the control and power to really help VEX grow in meaningful and lasting ways. The distribution hurdle is a very temporary thing. Congratulations to Innovation First. I look forward to the future with great anticipation.
Last edited by Rich Kressly : 04-17-2006 at 03:53 PM. |
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
It's all great news to hear, but the broke college students and others around the world want to know one thing. Will the pricing go down/up?
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
I, too, am glad to see IFI pick this one up. They did great with the Edubot, then came the Vex line, which was a great improvement in both cost and user-friendliness. (After all, when everyone has the same controller, life gets so much easier...and besides, the Mini RC alone is $250. Fifty bucks more for a radio and a bunch of hardware is a steal.)
I can't wait to see what all those crazy Texans will do next--but whatever it is, I bet it'll be awesome. |
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Seeing as how the state of things were with VEX and Radioshack, I think this is one of the best outcomes of the whole situation. I am curious to know how much the prices will fluctuate, if at all, but regardless I'm glad there will still be a supplier after Radioshack sells out their stock of VEX stuff.
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
i am very happy that the vex line is not going to disappear. this will help out my grandfather's/friend's robotics class at their school, now that they have a reliable dealer for parts.
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
I am relieved to see IFI taking the VEX up because VEX is an unique concept and cool idea, but we all know that products from RadioShack is not so great in quality. Therefore IFI is a small corporation that shows that the quality is superior, therefore the Vex BY IFI will be greatly improved. Price is not a concern if your sponsors can support you. This is another great news for everyone in FIRST community. Hope all goes well by IFI. *crosses fingers*
-WJS |
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There are probably many customers (e.g., my team) who will be very glad that these kits are going to be available from IFI. I'd buy one regardless of how they were branded. |
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
It'd be nice if IFI started selling Vex controllers by themselves too... (goes back to scheming)
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
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http://www.vexlabs.com/vex-robotics-...it-parts.shtml |
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Re: Innovation First acquires Vex from Radio Shack
Yeah!
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