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I think there might be some bad fish between the manufacturer and LM.
Either kimteer stole the idea from LM and patented it all the way back in Oct 31.
Or LM just took what is available in production and make a crowdfunding.

But you do have to wonder why there aren't any prototype photo on LM's part...

@kimteer. Video is on the campaign page

@ Mark Lee are you talking about common connector or just denim style cords? I can find lots selling denim and leather covered cords but nothing with the common plug.

@Stephen Can you kindly give us the link of their video ? It will be highly appreciated.

@starterkick can you explain why they can take the video which they posted 19Mar if they are not the real one, and how they make more color then your "cable"?

It's kickstarter and this happens.

A jeans / leather cable can be found on Ebay already... not just one vendor.. a couple. Good luck.

@creator, please explain what's going on?
I'm so disappointed :-(

Didn't expect a shutdown but nevertheless, congratulations to whoever really has the original patents.

Kimteer does seem to have the cables manufactured. It also seems lmcable has found a manufacturer to make it with little down payment. In either case, the product WILL eventually find its way to the shelves for all of us to buy and whoever was telling the truth will profit beyond what would have been raised by this campaign from all the controversy(aka free advertising).

Kickstarter is a platform for you to raise funding for production. If you have the production ready already, then kickstarter just becomes a platform for advertising which defeats the original purpose. Maybe this was the ground on kickstarter's decision to suspend this project.

when having thoughts of the suspension the most plausible cause could be somekind of trademark rights by apple. Because either of the usage of the word "lightning" or the fact that it'll be combined with microusb which would be totally against Apples philosophy of being different and therefore, binding all "official" parts to Apples own profit (Also Apples MFI-Cert is really expensive)...
Or - similarities to esbeecables while esbeecables were simply faster in registering trademark laws...

Do you think they are going to introduce the product at another platform or will it be directly on retail?

Was kind of expecting this! I wonder if the creator will post more details regarding the suspension.

@schroray, contact kimteer. 50/50 chance he isn't lying about actually selling them.

A pitty - I would like to get such cables... any hints where to buy them?

So now what? I know I keep my money, but I was really looking forward to this product. Anywhere I can still get one?

I think the reason of suspension was that the cable is kinda already produced and Kickstarter does not allow reselling products here so they suspended it.

Well, the verdict is out. RIP

@Joe Wallner, thank you I was just wondering that

Just because I was curious since I've never backed a suspended project before. Per Kickstarter's Help Center: Is a suspension reversible?

"No. Once a project has been suspended it cannot be undone."

lol scam D;

Let the Kickstarter team do their part and protect us backers from any kind of problems, especially patent issues.
The cable will find its way to the market.

RIP

I'm not sure what to believe anymore.

@kimteer fuck off you pathetic troll
You have been proven to be a liar...

RIP LMcable,still not trusting that kimteer guy...

GG

@kimteer Nah,I even searched for your "Osaki tech" company which does not even seem to exist...go away...

Hope all your attention ,new video show for II cable with perfect performance for both IOS&Android https://www.facebook.com/925735580875011/videos/935903569858212/

@Alejandro

@LMcable Can you let us know why we have these produced cables if we are not the real factory ? And why you have not show any proof to show you are the real factory or you are the only wholesale authoried by your manufacturer ? I think there is just one explanation:
1.We are the real factory not you .You just bought 200pcs cable from our factory and you copy it ,then you sell them in Kickstarter.

@Khaled: Kickstarter does not charge until the campaign is over (i.e. About 10 days from now). If you were charged, and it claimed to be this campaign, you need to contact Kickstarter.

@lmcable I see you have come out of the shadows; I now see some light in the legitimacy of this project. Sorry I'm based in US and have no affiliation with kimteer whatsoever(I don't even read their comments anymore because it's hard to decipher or is old content). I created a new account because I am affiliated with another KS campaign going on right now and do not want that account being associated with this debate as this is a totally independent and personal matter. And if you didn't know already, I have to make a pledge to post comments.

As I have said, if you guys did everything you should have done, you'll be successful and I congratulate you on your pending success.

Now that you are starting to engage your users on this matter, let me ask you this and I'm sure many of us here are interested in answers to these questions.
1. Did you work with and had trouble with your original choice of manufacturer(kimteer) regarding manufacturing of lmcable?
2. If so, are you working with another manufacturer now?
3. If not, how did kimteer take videos (with proof it was shot post-KS argument) of the manufacturing of the cable? If you don't know how, what would be your best guess?

I don't see ANY reason for you to avoid answering these questions as these answers will clarify questions YOUR backers have. If you think it's not worth answering, at least answer why you don't want to answer. Stop with the general answers and let's get to the specifics.

Oh and regarding your post to Damien, because he has related experience, he(and I) can see how your video was generic. You can just request prodction videos to the manufacturer. You have added a statement data transfer works but no attempts to show it. If you added a very very simple physical note in the video like "@kimteer and our supporters" and show that WITH the mass produced parts, I will and everyone else will have ZERO doubts. Post a video like that and all controversy goes away. If you can't, I'm looking forward to see the answers to my questions above.

Once I pledged, Kickstarter charged around 20% from the pledge amount. My question is, what's the 20% for? And will the 20% be deducted from the pledge amount or is't a separate payment?
I hope u got what I mean :)
Thanks,

@윤주한, It is made of denim.

Is the cowboy blue colored cable made of denim? or leather?

@Jonathan Ng,LMcable has individual packaging and it will also be wrapped with kraft bubble mailer for shipment.

@littlecowcow, Yes, we will provide tracking number for your parcel.

@Lee boon Tatt, It is not MFi certified up till now and we are working for it.

@Kimteer @Starterkick @Josua park, RESEND! You could report to kickstarter or even take legal actions to protect your own rights and benefits if you had taken it so much for granted that we had made an infringement on your interests. We respect Kickstarter as a public platform that help anyone with creative thinking and a friendly community that respect great ideas. We truly believe that the Kickstarter team will resolve this problem properly, fairly and impartially.By the way, there is no need for your guys to create new accounts from time to time with the pledge of AU$1.00. It is pointless and stupid.

Bad person will be with bad retribution.It is the rule of nature.

@LMcable Danny Justice is in people's heart.Someday all backers will know who you are and what bad things you have done to them .Also I believe that bad people will be with bad person.Real patent is fake in your eyes.Because you are trying to hide the truth you are selling the fake products even it will hurts so many backers.

@Joshua park Billy Thank for your support all the time. Nowadays,many free cables for sample have been sent to backers .I believe then they like you will let the KS know who is the real scam.And the KS will know that they made a huge mistake by trusting in LMcable.We are trying best to protect all the backers right as a customer.

@Alejandro Thank for your effort to try know the truth of the cable .I think you can know it exactly by our patent ,PCT an video of production.And we will keep to give a claim to KS all the time.Because they are working together with LMcable to make money from all backers.That is why they choose to believe in someone with any proof but not us -with evidence as the real factory.

Do we get a tracking number after it is shipped?

For all the dumb people who are too lazy to read the comments, it is not MFi. The creator has stated it may not be so in the end project.

As an owner of an iPhone, you should not be updating to the latest iOS in the first place until you have determined that the newest iOS has features you want.

I am on iOS 8.1.2 and have not seen a single update that will better your phone. New emojis is literally the only reason to have updated.

Stay behind and you will never have to worry about the MFi.

I'd like more videos of the cable actually working. Thanks

Hi, is the cable MFi certified?

Hi, will the cable packaged in boxes??

@littlecowcow,We are going to present a modified LMcable with 2m length.

Any stretch goal update?

@Alejandro, I am very grateful for your support. It means so much to have your support as we create this new project . We knew it would require more than ourselves to make something great. And with your support, we are creating the best together. We will work hard and provide the best for our supporters.

@Dannyy, I want to express my thanks to have you all supporting us and love the comments we are receiving. On the other hand, I feel terribly sorry to have kept you getting involved in our annoying comments. I hope you can forgive us. And thanks again for helping us through the journey. Thank you!

@Yong Jie, Thank you so much for your great support. It has been processing now and we are still waiting for the reply. We will keep you updated as the project progresses.

@lmcable: any updates on the MFI certification? Thanks.

@starterkick, I don't trust anyone, but I certainly distrust morons like yourself who provide false documents, fake accounts, and slander.
You have no evidence but badly photoshopped Chinese patents, and don't answer any direct requests for information.

I encourage your proyect. It is a great idea! As I told you by email, here in Spain, there is such expectation. You have achieved a good key to simplicity and make tech live easier. Thanks a lot. Regards

@Ecogrl In the very beginning, we had the plan to use leather which shows durability and luxury. However, as we were getting closer and closer to the leather production, we hesitated and started to reconsider it. By using leather in the mass production, we might indirectly do harm to the animals. What if there is a kind of leatherette that could meet our requirements just like the leather? Therefore, we spent over 2 weeks and compared five kinds of leatherette from different plant; finally, we got in touch with a kind of leatherette with good durability and softness. When it was used in the sample product, it surprised us with better outcome. Therefore, please do not worry the durability and the cable getting sticky.

@Damien Cooper If you have related experience, I assumed that you could find that every component showed in the video belongs to LMcable. As an answer to the queries and an update, we shot the video right in the plant. Yes, we’ve received query for cable with longer length in the beginning and we take every suggestion seriously. From then on, we evaluated the feasibility for 2m Lmcable through technical perspective as well as marketing perspective. We’ve investigated the need for a longer cable and already drew the conclusion. We planned to release this news a bit later, but as a reply to your query, I’d like to give you a hint that we are going to present a modified LMcable with 2m length. Thank you again for your query and support.

@All Laws were established to protect the legal rights of everyone. Even though we’ve received some unsubstantiated claims and slanders, we will not be so discouraged that give up making and presenting a high quality LMcable to all those who support us till the end. We have always been working hard to test, modify and finally produce a exquisite and unique LMcable and trying our best to have it ready as soon as possible for those who like this idea and back us. We still believe that the slander will destroy itself in the end and presenting final product speaks louder than words. We highly appreciate the fairness shown by Kickstarter in answering any query like this and we believe that Kickstarter will give their verdict on 2-in-1 connector. Let’s work hand in hand and look forward to receiving the final product of this fantastic idea.

@Kimteer @Starterkick @Josua park Hi, friends from China. As we’ve mentioned in our previous announcement, we are grateful for any kind of suggestions and advices, but we will not tolerate any calumny. Both individuals and teams could report to kickstarter or even take legal actions to protect their own rights and benefits if they have taken it so much for granted that we had made an infringement on their interests. We respect Kickstarter as a public platform that help anyone with creative thinking and a friendly community that respect great ideas. We truly believe that the Kickstarter team will resolve this problem properly, fairly and impartially.

@lmcable: so the cable wrap is leatherette instead of leather as the description suggests?

How durable is the leatherette? I don't want it to turn sticky too quick, or at all.

I am also question if this is a valid project. The "production" video is very generic and something that should be a very simple change like a longer cable still hasn't been offered even after it was implied at the start of the campaign. I hope it happens but I'm not holding my breath

As an early backer of LMcable I am now having concerns about this project! Not much details are being provided by the creator. With all the excess money collected there are no stretch goals. I never expected the cable to get MFI certification. I also never expected the sync to work once a new iOS update came out. Primary reason for me to back this project was primarily for the dual charging option. Still 11 days to go for me to make up my mind....my 2 cents !!

@Danny All backers Can we know why you believe in LMcable ? He has no any evidence to prove he is the real factory or the only wholesale of the IOS&Andorid cable when backers ask him to do that.He just said that he will take a video few days ago.But where is the video ? Did you see or any backers see the video ? No . But for us,we have patent and have so many video of our fatory with cables ,materials. Maybe everyone want to know why you trust in a liar but not a real factory with patent .

@Alejandro Thank for your trust.Then can we know whether you live in US ? If yes,we will send you a free sample for first try.Pls send email to kimteerm@gmail.com .Then the free cable will be sent to your home asap.

@Joshua
Kimteer, starterkick and whatever other fake accounts the guy is using, *don't* have a patent.
Their documents are low quality fakes; and if they were real would only be enforceable in China in any case.

Look on the guys website, he doesn't have a clue!
Incredibly poor English, no concept of how to explain electronics or manufacturing, and doesn't provide any scrap of information about this supposed dodgy deal that LMCable are accused of pulling.
This kind of sale means he should have receipts and contact information flying out of his yazoo; instead..... Nothing but silly insults, doubts, shadows, smoke and mirrors, and ifs buts and maybes.
I've had the misfortune of conversing with the guy in private messaging, and it is a circular conversation whereby I ask for evidence, he tells me it is all on his Facebook page, I tell him his documents are poorly photoshopped, he tells me I am "the water army", I explain I am quite obviously not a fake profile, he tells me he wants what is best for us backers, I ask him for evidence...... Round and round it goes.

@Jonathan Ng The LMcable even can not send the cable to your home when he got the money.Because he does not have products in his hand.He just bought 200pcs fake cable with flaws from our factory.So you can ask for refund if you do not want to waste your money.

Will the cable be packaged in box or ziplock?

Here are some things he could say if he is scamming. He will say he found another manufacturer to take over already. He will say data transfer was not possible when techcrunch covered him but research made this possible. He will make a video of the connection working(its easy to fake this. just get 2 phones and connect a good one from outside the camera and connect the bad one inside the camera at the same time or many other methods to fake the video). He could maybe even create a fake linkedin profile for Mike Underwood. Many ways for con-artists to "look" real and people are dumb to say oooh ok~~~.

All these statements could be true but they could also be lies. Just saying there's the risk of him being a scammer even if he says the right things, and con-artists always say the seemingly right things. I am not saying he is a scammer, I'm saying there is a RISK. I truly hope this guy is legit myself since not everyone is reading the comments and can't see the risk that I see.

I do NOT want our backers to have a possible bad(and rare) experience and go tell people how KS is a huge scam when KS is a wonderful platform.

Another thing, why does he want people to wait for a video when he could just clarify with a yes or no in the comment first? The way this guy handles issues, I wouldn't trust my money with.

@Billy/Danny Tesla thing is a speculation, not an evidence. In fact, there is no evidence for anything. Only fact here is that lmcable and kimteer/starterkick worked together and they have a conflict of interest.

With that said, even if lmcable was telling the truth, kimteer isn't going to provide the goods to him. Lmcable will have to find a new manufacturer and that's almost a fact at this point.

Now think of the WORST case scenario and Lmcable DID buy things off kimteer. He won't be able to ship ANYTHING. What stops him from not giving you refunds? This guy has no conscience at all as he took intellectual property off a manufacturer(remember this is JUST a what if scenario). He's based in Austrailia, not US. Kickstarter is an American company and the US law enforcement might go after him for not giving out refunds but this is only if he was in US.

So in both cases whether or not lmcable is legit, things aren't looking bright for the backers in my opinion and this could potentially turn into a disaster.

On a side note, electronics industry is VERY quick to adapt and with a concept like this, IF lmcable do have the patent in place, manufacturers WILL pay them loyalty beyond what is earned from this campaign(I know, because I have a couple not so popular patents). So even if you back out, you still are supporting lmcable by buying them when the product comes out on the market as that profit goes to lmcable.

In either case, things aren't bright for the backers. In either case things ARE bright for lmcable since either they have a patent to get royalties from or will be running away with all your funds haha. Risk is yours to take.

Btw, there still are questions unanswered regarding the credibility of the reviewers on the website, data transfer capabilities and the reason for saying 20% of funds will be going into the molds when the molds seem to already be in place.

@Alejandro: starterkick/kimteer has already supposedly contacted Kickstarter. So far Kickstarter has not taken action...

@starterkick, the Facebook page doesn't have any evidence, provide some or GTFO.

@starterkick also I would contact KS asap so they block the project if it's really infringing the law

@starterkick Do you have a store?

I rather buy it form you than from someone stealing your intellectual property

Thx

@Dannyy You want to know more envidence ,pls view more by https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/

@starterkick
One last time; provide evidence or stop posting your lies...

The LMcable is just trying his best to get more fake products from other factory in China.Then you will realize that he can not do that.Because the factory will not give him any products any more when he use the cable scaming all backers' money .

@Creator Any news on the stretch goal?

They liked my comment lol http://imgur.com/IsOiH8u

@all, Many thanks to all backers which have allowed us to reach beyond the goal and spread the word about LMcable. Motivated by your support,we have been working hard on it and everything is on schedule. Recently, we received several comments related to product quality, mass production and data transfer; we will update a video to have it clarified. Stay tuned!

@Nick, saw that, I wasn't sure what that was, it happens so quickly. They seem to focus more on the charging aspect which is easy to ID.

@Simon,Joshua,Ecogrl If you look carefully in the third video on their campaign page, you can find that lmcable supports data transfer as an iTunes page shows up when the guy plugs the cable to iPhone.

@starterkick, give some evidence or stop posting; it's pathetic.

@Joshua I was a backer of the Tesla lighter. I indeed wanted to see it happen. As I am not a physicist nor an electrician, I would not know if this was "too good to be true", and was hopeful that there would be a crazy stroke of luck that there was in fact un documented technology that would enable this to happen.

The creator refused to show the proof required for KS to verify it was real.

We can only assume it was a big scam.

Who is to say that LMcable was not in the same boat as me? Someone who wanted a "magic lighter".

It triggers a feeling of hope that the world is more amazing than it really is. And that is why people buy into the idea.

Thank all your attention.And pls think ,if the LMcable is not a scam ,why he do not want show anything to prove he is the real designer or the only wholesaler Authorized by the factory ? Becuase he does not have all of these information at all .He just bought 200pcs from our factory by saying as a potential wholesales .He even can not send the cable to all of your backers.If you do not want to waste your money,you'd better ask for refund from kickstarter .

@Joshua, what evidence do you have linking any of the LMCable staff to the Tesla lighter scam?

The Tesla lighter was run by Mark Pauling (a fake name/imaginary person) and Chander Patil (unknown if real name)...

@Joshua: I read the TechCrunch article. It did not say anything about testing the cable themselves, just that the KS page says it is unable to do data transfer, only charge. I double checked the campaign page, and was unable to find a reference to not being able to do data transfer. Now, without MFI certification, if LMCable can currently do data transfer, that may not last, but I don't see @creator stating that syncing is not possible.

That said, a lack of a LinkedIn account is interesting, but I have seen campaigns where the team had very little social media presence, but we're not scams, so I am still wait and see on this.

@LMcable: a video showing the data transfer WOULD be nice. @Joshua has brought up some valid questions.

@lmcable. Does this cable work for data transfer as well as charge. Is it possible for you guys to post a video showing the transfer of data. Cheers.

Wow sorry. I thought there wasn't anymore to point out. I went to their website and saw "reviews" by Mike Underwood - marketing director and Jenny Gonzalez - Journalist. I googled and linkedin both their names and found squat. Jenny is understandable but a marketing director NOT having a polished linkedin profile??? HUGE red flag here that things aren't totally legit.

Another note to add after checking the media coverage(they were legit) is these cables do NOT support data transfer to a computer(google techcrunch lmcable and read the article). I saw the campaign again after reading this article and saw lmcable wording this as "charging cable" but saw it also says "Charge & Sync: support both fast data transfer and 2.4A fast charging". They don't warn ANYONE that this is JUST for charging. I trust techcrunch because they scrutinize as much as possible and question the creators before giving coverage.

I started to see this controversy from a neutral point of view and now many clues point to lmcable being shady. If lmcable changes or removes any content such as the reviews on their website, that action will reinforce my hypothesis.

Doing some further digging....creator of lmcable is Shuyuan Deng. Not being racist, I'm Asian as well. One of the first projects he backed turns out to be a serious scam - tesla lighter. Second project he backed doesn't seem to be communicating with the backers AFTER the campaign ended, they were very active BEFORE it ended - typical conartist procedures.

Anyhow, I'm just spending my precious time doing this because I love all the backers here supporting these otherwise impossible projects and want this support to continue. I don't want to see everyone leaving kickstarter and spreading bad words about kickstarter because a scammer got them. So yeah just my 3 cents....

I was excited at the idea and wanted to read what's been going on so I came to read the comments. After reading and analyzing both sides of the case, I saw this project could potentially become the scam of the year at kickstarter; if what the manufacturer is saying is true.

One thing I caught fishy with lmcable is he said he needs 20% for tooling. The tooling seems to already be finished and production being carried out already(I am an engineer in US with extensive collaboration with manufacturers in China). Another thing is, he said he will use 20% for tooling but his goal was JUST $3582. If I was fully vested in this project, I would do all my calculations and really set a realistic goal because manfacturing can cost beyond anyone's imaginations if the tooling is custom for the specific product. If there was no controversy, I would assume lmcable to be extremely confident and set just $3582. Because there is controversy, I thought to myself....what if he really ordered 200 and wanted to sell it at $15ish a pop. That's about $3000 - something quite in line with his target....coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.

I also saw what if lmcable is legit and manufacturer is not. It seems manufacturer has everything setup. But would they manufacture the product for lmcable; I doubt it after all this. What's the end result of that? lmcable has to find another manufacturer and repeat the development and tooling process all over. That takes months. Meanwhile, I would assume the chinese guys will be producing tens of thousands per day(maybe even hundred thousands if they're fully vested). And what prevents this next manufacturer from stabbing lmcable in the back? This product is VERY attractive and they could care less about the work lmcable did. In the end, I see this cable being ubiquitous in the near future. Also what guarantees are there from lmcable from giving out refunds if things don't work out?

I know of many horror stories with Chinese manufacturers. One fried of mine outsourced a clothing design ONCE and she saw the SAME thing being sold at 1/4 the price few days later. Choosing who trust is extremely important(one strategy is to divide the product to multiple segments and have different manufacturers make each component).

All in all, whether the claim is true or not....there's alot of risk of not receiving the product. Worst case is if lmcable runs away with the $$. Being based in AU not US make it even easier as I'm sure most sales came from US and FBI isn't(can't) go for this guy. If lmcable is legit and they certainly did their job correct with the patents, they don't need backers. They will succeed with this idea - big time, just on the patent royalties. If they did not do their job correctly, then its just a lifelong lesson learned.

New video,new fails...We can clearly see that you produced a cable that isn't working properly just to film the video,and also the iPhone did not say anything about cable not being compatible...

@starterkick stop spreading bad rumors about The project your struggle is pointless its shows pretty. Much how desperate you are to scam people into Think you are. The creator

@starterkick
Get back under your bridge!

Big Secret of LMcable
@All backers Hope all your attention pls. There is a story of the LMcable IOS & Android Common Connector .
One person bought about 200pcs IOS&Android cable form a factory with patent in China on 18,January,2016. Then he let his team started one Project of the cable in kickstarter.com on February 20, 2016.But unfortunately, these 200pcs they got from the factory is their the first generation. There are some flaws of the first generation cables :
1. When you use it to charge your Iphone ,then message “This cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this Iphone ” will showed in your telephone. It indicates that the cable can not charge your Iphone at all.
2. When you use it to charge your Android phone, it can not be pluged in the phone fully. So your phone can not be charged. And It will automatically fall down once you pick up your phone.
This is also the reason why the factory have not started project in kickstarter.com . Now the second generation of IOS&Android have been produced by the factory. These flaws have been overcome .And they will be push into hot selling in short time.
In fact, The person is the creator of LMcable .Then even have not enough cables to send to all the backers. So as real backers, if you do not want to lost your money ,pls wake up.
The video of the disadvantages of the first generation cables is showed by facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/925735580875011/videos/931199230328646/

Great idea! I can't wait to use it.

Then where will the cable be shipped from ?

@Esther, I am glad to receive your comments. Thank you.

@kick1688, LMcable is supposed to be delivered in mid April according to our schedule.

@starterkick, Thank you for your great support. Every dollar helps bring LMcable into existence.We like you too. But as what I have mentioned in the announcement below, we have already entrusted our lawyer to deal with the patent issue. Our latest status on patent issues and production will be closely updated to all of our backers. So don't worry about it. We will keep you informed.Thank you.

@Dannyy, I want to express my thanks to have you all supporting us and love the comments we are receiving. On the other hand, I feel terribly sorry to have kept you getting involved in our annoying comments. I hope you can forgive us. And thanks again for helping us through the journey. Thank you!

@Yong Jie, Thank you so much for your great support. It has been processing now and we are still waiting for the reply. We will keep you updated as the project progresses.

@lmcable: any updates on the MFI certification? Thanks.

@starterkick, I don't trust anyone, but I certainly distrust morons like yourself who provide false documents, fake accounts, and slander.
You have no evidence but badly photoshopped Chinese patents, and don't answer any direct requests for information.

I encourage your proyect. It is a great idea! As I told you by email, here in Spain, there is such expectation. You have achieved a good key to simplicity and make tech live easier. Thanks a lot. Regards

@Ecogrl In the very beginning, we had the plan to use leather which shows durability and luxury. However, as we were getting closer and closer to the leather production, we hesitated and started to reconsider it. By using leather in the mass production, we might indirectly do harm to the animals. What if there is a kind of leatherette that could meet our requirements just like the leather? Therefore, we spent over 2 weeks and compared five kinds of leatherette from different plant; finally, we got in touch with a kind of leatherette with good durability and softness. When it was used in the sample product, it surprised us with better outcome. Therefore, please do not worry the durability and the cable getting sticky.

@Damien Cooper If you have related experience, I assumed that you could find that every component showed in the video belongs to LMcable. As an answer to the queries and an update, we shot the video right in the plant. Yes, we’ve received query for cable with longer length in the beginning and we take every suggestion seriously. From then on, we evaluated the feasibility for 2m Lmcable through technical perspective as well as marketing perspective. We’ve investigated the need for a longer cable and already drew the conclusion. We planned to release this news a bit later, but as a reply to your query, I’d like to give you a hint that we are going to present a modified LMcable with 2m length. Thank you again for your query and support.

@All Laws were established to protect the legal rights of everyone. Even though we’ve received some unsubstantiated claims and slanders, we will not be so discouraged that give up making and presenting a high quality LMcable to all those who support us till the end. We have always been working hard to test, modify and finally produce a exquisite and unique LMcable and trying our best to have it ready as soon as possible for those who like this idea and back us. We still believe that the slander will destroy itself in the end and presenting final product speaks louder than words. We highly appreciate the fairness shown by Kickstarter in answering any query like this and we believe that Kickstarter will give their verdict on 2-in-1 connector. Let’s work hand in hand and look forward to receiving the final product of this fantastic idea.

@Kimteer @Starterkick @Josua park Hi, friends from China. As we’ve mentioned in our previous announcement, we are grateful for any kind of suggestions and advices, but we will not tolerate any calumny. Both individuals and teams could report to kickstarter or even take legal actions to protect their own rights and benefits if they have taken it so much for granted that we had made an infringement on their interests. We respect Kickstarter as a public platform that help anyone with creative thinking and a friendly community that respect great ideas. We truly believe that the Kickstarter team will resolve this problem properly, fairly and impartially.

@lmcable: so the cable wrap is leatherette instead of leather as the description suggests?

How durable is the leatherette? I don't want it to turn sticky too quick, or at all.

I am also question if this is a valid project. The "production" video is very generic and something that should be a very simple change like a longer cable still hasn't been offered even after it was implied at the start of the campaign. I hope it happens but I'm not holding my breath

As an early backer of LMcable I am now having concerns about this project! Not much details are being provided by the creator. With all the excess money collected there are no stretch goals. I never expected the cable to get MFI certification. I also never expected the sync to work once a new iOS update came out. Primary reason for me to back this project was primarily for the dual charging option. Still 11 days to go for me to make up my mind....my 2 cents !!

@Danny All backers Can we know why you believe in LMcable ? He has no any evidence to prove he is the real factory or the only wholesale of the IOS&Andorid cable when backers ask him to do that.He just said that he will take a video few days ago.But where is the video ? Did you see or any backers see the video ? No . But for us,we have patent and have so many video of our fatory with cables ,materials. Maybe everyone want to know why you trust in a liar but not a real factory with patent .

@Alejandro Thank for your trust.Then can we know whether you live in US ? If yes,we will send you a free sample for first try.Pls send email to kimteerm@gmail.com .Then the free cable will be sent to your home asap.

@Joshua
Kimteer, starterkick and whatever other fake accounts the guy is using, *don't* have a patent.
Their documents are low quality fakes; and if they were real would only be enforceable in China in any case.

Look on the guys website, he doesn't have a clue!
Incredibly poor English, no concept of how to explain electronics or manufacturing, and doesn't provide any scrap of information about this supposed dodgy deal that LMCable are accused of pulling.
This kind of sale means he should have receipts and contact information flying out of his yazoo; instead..... Nothing but silly insults, doubts, shadows, smoke and mirrors, and ifs buts and maybes.
I've had the misfortune of conversing with the guy in private messaging, and it is a circular conversation whereby I ask for evidence, he tells me it is all on his Facebook page, I tell him his documents are poorly photoshopped, he tells me I am "the water army", I explain I am quite obviously not a fake profile, he tells me he wants what is best for us backers, I ask him for evidence...... Round and round it goes.

@Jonathan Ng The LMcable even can not send the cable to your home when he got the money.Because he does not have products in his hand.He just bought 200pcs fake cable with flaws from our factory.So you can ask for refund if you do not want to waste your money.

Will the cable be packaged in box or ziplock?

Here are some things he could say if he is scamming. He will say he found another manufacturer to take over already. He will say data transfer was not possible when techcrunch covered him but research made this possible. He will make a video of the connection working(its easy to fake this. just get 2 phones and connect a good one from outside the camera and connect the bad one inside the camera at the same time or many other methods to fake the video). He could maybe even create a fake linkedin profile for Mike Underwood. Many ways for con-artists to "look" real and people are dumb to say oooh ok~~~.

All these statements could be true but they could also be lies. Just saying there's the risk of him being a scammer even if he says the right things, and con-artists always say the seemingly right things. I am not saying he is a scammer, I'm saying there is a RISK. I truly hope this guy is legit myself since not everyone is reading the comments and can't see the risk that I see.

I do NOT want our backers to have a possible bad(and rare) experience and go tell people how KS is a huge scam when KS is a wonderful platform.

Another thing, why does he want people to wait for a video when he could just clarify with a yes or no in the comment first? The way this guy handles issues, I wouldn't trust my money with.

@Billy/Danny Tesla thing is a speculation, not an evidence. In fact, there is no evidence for anything. Only fact here is that lmcable and kimteer/starterkick worked together and they have a conflict of interest.

With that said, even if lmcable was telling the truth, kimteer isn't going to provide the goods to him. Lmcable will have to find a new manufacturer and that's almost a fact at this point.

Now think of the WORST case scenario and Lmcable DID buy things off kimteer. He won't be able to ship ANYTHING. What stops him from not giving you refunds? This guy has no conscience at all as he took intellectual property off a manufacturer(remember this is JUST a what if scenario). He's based in Austrailia, not US. Kickstarter is an American company and the US law enforcement might go after him for not giving out refunds but this is only if he was in US.

So in both cases whether or not lmcable is legit, things aren't looking bright for the backers in my opinion and this could potentially turn into a disaster.

On a side note, electronics industry is VERY quick to adapt and with a concept like this, IF lmcable do have the patent in place, manufacturers WILL pay them loyalty beyond what is earned from this campaign(I know, because I have a couple not so popular patents). So even if you back out, you still are supporting lmcable by buying them when the product comes out on the market as that profit goes to lmcable.

In either case, things aren't bright for the backers. In either case things ARE bright for lmcable since either they have a patent to get royalties from or will be running away with all your funds haha. Risk is yours to take.

Btw, there still are questions unanswered regarding the credibility of the reviewers on the website, data transfer capabilities and the reason for saying 20% of funds will be going into the molds when the molds seem to already be in place.

@Alejandro: starterkick/kimteer has already supposedly contacted Kickstarter. So far Kickstarter has not taken action...

@starterkick, the Facebook page doesn't have any evidence, provide some or GTFO.

@starterkick also I would contact KS asap so they block the project if it's really infringing the law

@starterkick Do you have a store?

I rather buy it form you than from someone stealing your intellectual property

Thx

@Dannyy You want to know more envidence ,pls view more by https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/

@starterkick
One last time; provide evidence or stop posting your lies...

The LMcable is just trying his best to get more fake products from other factory in China.Then you will realize that he can not do that.Because the factory will not give him any products any more when he use the cable scaming all backers' money .

@Creator Any news on the stretch goal?

They liked my comment lol http://imgur.com/IsOiH8u

@all, Many thanks to all backers which have allowed us to reach beyond the goal and spread the word about LMcable. Motivated by your support,we have been working hard on it and everything is on schedule. Recently, we received several comments related to product quality, mass production and data transfer; we will update a video to have it clarified. Stay tuned!

@Nick, saw that, I wasn't sure what that was, it happens so quickly. They seem to focus more on the charging aspect which is easy to ID.

@Simon,Joshua,Ecogrl If you look carefully in the third video on their campaign page, you can find that lmcable supports data transfer as an iTunes page shows up when the guy plugs the cable to iPhone.

@starterkick, give some evidence or stop posting; it's pathetic.

@Joshua I was a backer of the Tesla lighter. I indeed wanted to see it happen. As I am not a physicist nor an electrician, I would not know if this was "too good to be true", and was hopeful that there would be a crazy stroke of luck that there was in fact un documented technology that would enable this to happen.

The creator refused to show the proof required for KS to verify it was real.

We can only assume it was a big scam.

Who is to say that LMcable was not in the same boat as me? Someone who wanted a "magic lighter".

It triggers a feeling of hope that the world is more amazing than it really is. And that is why people buy into the idea.

Thank all your attention.And pls think ,if the LMcable is not a scam ,why he do not want show anything to prove he is the real designer or the only wholesaler Authorized by the factory ? Becuase he does not have all of these information at all .He just bought 200pcs from our factory by saying as a potential wholesales .He even can not send the cable to all of your backers.If you do not want to waste your money,you'd better ask for refund from kickstarter .

@Joshua, what evidence do you have linking any of the LMCable staff to the Tesla lighter scam?

The Tesla lighter was run by Mark Pauling (a fake name/imaginary person) and Chander Patil (unknown if real name)...

@Joshua: I read the TechCrunch article. It did not say anything about testing the cable themselves, just that the KS page says it is unable to do data transfer, only charge. I double checked the campaign page, and was unable to find a reference to not being able to do data transfer. Now, without MFI certification, if LMCable can currently do data transfer, that may not last, but I don't see @creator stating that syncing is not possible.

That said, a lack of a LinkedIn account is interesting, but I have seen campaigns where the team had very little social media presence, but we're not scams, so I am still wait and see on this.

@LMcable: a video showing the data transfer WOULD be nice. @Joshua has brought up some valid questions.

@lmcable. Does this cable work for data transfer as well as charge. Is it possible for you guys to post a video showing the transfer of data. Cheers.

Wow sorry. I thought there wasn't anymore to point out. I went to their website and saw "reviews" by Mike Underwood - marketing director and Jenny Gonzalez - Journalist. I googled and linkedin both their names and found squat. Jenny is understandable but a marketing director NOT having a polished linkedin profile??? HUGE red flag here that things aren't totally legit.

Another note to add after checking the media coverage(they were legit) is these cables do NOT support data transfer to a computer(google techcrunch lmcable and read the article). I saw the campaign again after reading this article and saw lmcable wording this as "charging cable" but saw it also says "Charge & Sync: support both fast data transfer and 2.4A fast charging". They don't warn ANYONE that this is JUST for charging. I trust techcrunch because they scrutinize as much as possible and question the creators before giving coverage.

I started to see this controversy from a neutral point of view and now many clues point to lmcable being shady. If lmcable changes or removes any content such as the reviews on their website, that action will reinforce my hypothesis.

Doing some further digging....creator of lmcable is Shuyuan Deng. Not being racist, I'm Asian as well. One of the first projects he backed turns out to be a serious scam - tesla lighter. Second project he backed doesn't seem to be communicating with the backers AFTER the campaign ended, they were very active BEFORE it ended - typical conartist procedures.

Anyhow, I'm just spending my precious time doing this because I love all the backers here supporting these otherwise impossible projects and want this support to continue. I don't want to see everyone leaving kickstarter and spreading bad words about kickstarter because a scammer got them. So yeah just my 3 cents....

I was excited at the idea and wanted to read what's been going on so I came to read the comments. After reading and analyzing both sides of the case, I saw this project could potentially become the scam of the year at kickstarter; if what the manufacturer is saying is true.

One thing I caught fishy with lmcable is he said he needs 20% for tooling. The tooling seems to already be finished and production being carried out already(I am an engineer in US with extensive collaboration with manufacturers in China). Another thing is, he said he will use 20% for tooling but his goal was JUST $3582. If I was fully vested in this project, I would do all my calculations and really set a realistic goal because manfacturing can cost beyond anyone's imaginations if the tooling is custom for the specific product. If there was no controversy, I would assume lmcable to be extremely confident and set just $3582. Because there is controversy, I thought to myself....what if he really ordered 200 and wanted to sell it at $15ish a pop. That's about $3000 - something quite in line with his target....coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.

I also saw what if lmcable is legit and manufacturer is not. It seems manufacturer has everything setup. But would they manufacture the product for lmcable; I doubt it after all this. What's the end result of that? lmcable has to find another manufacturer and repeat the development and tooling process all over. That takes months. Meanwhile, I would assume the chinese guys will be producing tens of thousands per day(maybe even hundred thousands if they're fully vested). And what prevents this next manufacturer from stabbing lmcable in the back? This product is VERY attractive and they could care less about the work lmcable did. In the end, I see this cable being ubiquitous in the near future. Also what guarantees are there from lmcable from giving out refunds if things don't work out?

I know of many horror stories with Chinese manufacturers. One fried of mine outsourced a clothing design ONCE and she saw the SAME thing being sold at 1/4 the price few days later. Choosing who trust is extremely important(one strategy is to divide the product to multiple segments and have different manufacturers make each component).

All in all, whether the claim is true or not....there's alot of risk of not receiving the product. Worst case is if lmcable runs away with the $$. Being based in AU not US make it even easier as I'm sure most sales came from US and FBI isn't(can't) go for this guy. If lmcable is legit and they certainly did their job correct with the patents, they don't need backers. They will succeed with this idea - big time, just on the patent royalties. If they did not do their job correctly, then its just a lifelong lesson learned.

New video,new fails...We can clearly see that you produced a cable that isn't working properly just to film the video,and also the iPhone did not say anything about cable not being compatible...

@starterkick stop spreading bad rumors about The project your struggle is pointless its shows pretty. Much how desperate you are to scam people into Think you are. The creator

@starterkick
Get back under your bridge!

Big Secret of LMcable
@All backers Hope all your attention pls. There is a story of the LMcable IOS & Android Common Connector .
One person bought about 200pcs IOS&Android cable form a factory with patent in China on 18,January,2016. Then he let his team started one Project of the cable in kickstarter.com on February 20, 2016.But unfortunately, these 200pcs they got from the factory is their the first generation. There are some flaws of the first generation cables :
1. When you use it to charge your Iphone ,then message “This cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this Iphone ” will showed in your telephone. It indicates that the cable can not charge your Iphone at all.
2. When you use it to charge your Android phone, it can not be pluged in the phone fully. So your phone can not be charged. And It will automatically fall down once you pick up your phone.
This is also the reason why the factory have not started project in kickstarter.com . Now the second generation of IOS&Android have been produced by the factory. These flaws have been overcome .And they will be push into hot selling in short time.
In fact, The person is the creator of LMcable .Then even have not enough cables to send to all the backers. So as real backers, if you do not want to lost your money ,pls wake up.
The video of the disadvantages of the first generation cables is showed by facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/925735580875011/videos/931199230328646/

Great idea! I can't wait to use it.

Then where will the cable be shipped from ?

@Esther, I am glad to receive your comments. Thank you.

@kick1688, LMcable is supposed to be delivered in mid April according to our schedule.

@starterkick, Thank you for your great support. Every dollar helps bring LMcable into existence.We like you too. But as what I have mentioned in the announcement below, we have already entrusted our lawyer to deal with the patent issue. Our latest status on patent issues and production will be closely updated to all of our backers. So don't worry about it. We will keep you informed.Thank you.

@Kenneth Lu, I am sorry that the shipping fee is unchangeable now and this is the best charge for international shipping.

@starterkick. It is not up to us to demand for the proof of ownership. Patent filing and examination is not as straight forward as you think. With my very limited knowledge on the patenting system, I think it is not wise for the inventor to disclose the full invention in black and white at this insecure platform, especially if the patent application is not yet published. I believed that LMCable is in the mid of sorting this issue.

@Mister Jay,LMcable is not MFi certified up till now.We are working on it but it may take some time to process.

@Po3ion, Dannyy, Ecogrl, We appreciate all of our backers on kickstarter campaign.Without you, we can not get this far. But for our early bird backers, they are supposed to be the first to get LMcable since they really help us a lot.

Can I know when can I get the product for my telephone if I pay for it now ?

@starterkick, please improve your English. Pretty sure you are just a duplicate account of kimteer.

As stated by others, his "patents" are clearly forged, as they have 2 different watermarks on them.

@LMcable I love it very much.But I viewed almost all comments.As the kimtter says,they have the patent to prove it is from his company and they have already produced in bulk.Why ? You have not right to produce it？Copy it from Kimteer ? I am confused .Looking forward to your reply.

Hmm is the shipping fee gonna change?

Hmm is the shipping fee gonna change?

Glad kimteer has given up hope. Hope this project finishes strong :)

MFI?

@Ecogrl Yeah kind of agree with.

@Dannyy: I would preface that to say that MOST campaigns offer early bird pledges. There are campaigns that don't.

The main purpose of the early bird - beyond giving a really good deal to the first backers - is to get a surge in pledges that ups the campaign in popularity so more backers notice it and the cycle continues. The trick is getting that initial surge of backers.

@Pouria, to condense my previous comment... :)
These Early Bird Backers did pledge a LOT more than later backers are/will; as there was a fairly good chance at that time that the cable was never going to happen; as they were the only backers.

@Pouria; Crowdfunding isn't the same as walking into a supermarket.
All campaigns greatly reduce their prices for their earliest backers, as these initial backers are laying out their money with the greatest risk; as the first week of a campaign is pretty much make or break.
If campaign makers didn't do this, then crowdfunding itself most likely would not exist as it does today; if at all.

@dannyy alright I understand that, but I Think if you pledge more you should get something extra that just makes more sense, but I don't mind that we get the same but we are just paying more.

@Pouria,Please see the below comments from Dannyy. Remember to share our project, and you can get an extra cable of your pledge as a reward of your kind sharing.Thank you.

@Dannyy, Thank you for your great answer.

@Pouria, the lowest price Pledges were what's known as Early Bird deals; where the first backers got the best prices as a thank you for being the first. :)

What is The difference between pledge 20$ and 21 you get exactly The same?

Cheers @Creator. Looking forward to April

@ Wendi, I am terribly sorry that I forget to mention it. Yes, we will mark LMcable as a gift as a reward of your great support to help us have this fantastic tool made.

@Creator Could you please answer my query regarding VAT / shipping as a 'gift' to the United Kingdom please? (I've asked twice �)

@littlecowcow. Yes, it is.

@creator Is the lightning-side connector the same size as apple's lighnting connector? I hope my phone case do work with LMcable, otherwise i won't be able to plug it in.

@Alexander, Taher.We are working on options for a stretch goal that will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

@jeff tse, Ecogrl, The warranty period is one year. You can ask for after-sales services if there are any problems related to product quality.

@Esther, Thank you so much for clarifying the patent issues. We truely appreciate it. We are coping with it and will resolve it as soon as possible.

Cable can be a game changer...... Until Apple decides to pull the plug on a non-MFI cable with an update to make this thing useless (this has happened to some "cool" combo cables that I've had in the past). Will stick it out to the end but unless Apple puts its stamp of approval on it (and they are the bullies in the playground aren't they) I'll be pulling out.

One question that keep coming up is regarding " stretch goals" . Kindly update us on the same.

@Esther: LMCable has a patent lawyer dealing with this, we just have to wait it out and ignore the troll. This looks to me like a manufacturing partner who is trying to grab onto a window of opportunity that is quickly closing. This cable can be a game changer in many ways.

@kimteer. I am giving you a benefit of doubt that you may have filed a design patent and pct application. Please note that everyone can file a patent as long as you pay the filing fee. But patent filing is not equivalent to a granted patent. You have shown the cover page of a design patent that filed in china in dec 2015, and a PCT application that filed in dec 2015. But I believed that the design patent is not granted yet in china. Even if it is granted, you can only gain the monopoly to manufacture and sell the cable in china. Nowhere else. As for the PCT application, it is not even published. PCT application does not gives much meaning if it does not enter national phase, and granted at national level. Stop behaving like an idiot and thinking that we are equivalently shallow as you are. @LMcable, please seek legal advice from patent office or patent firm.

@kimteer. I am giving you a benefit of doubt that you may have filed a design patent and pct application. Please note that everyone can file a patent as long as you pay the filing fee. But patent filing is not equivalent to a granted patent. You have shown the cover page of a design patent that filed in china in dec 2015, and a PCT application that filed in dec 2015. But I believed that the design patent is not granted yet in china. Even if it is granted, you can only gain the monopoly to manufacture and sell the cable in china. Nowhere else. As for the PCT application, it is not even published. PCT application does not gives much meaning if it does not enter national phase, and granted at national level. Stop behaving like an idiot and thinking that we are equivalently shallow as you are. @LMcable, please seek legal advice from patent office or patent firm.

@kimteer. I am giving you a benefit of doubt that you may have filed a design patent and pct application. Please note that everyone can file a patent as long as you pay the filing fee. But patent filing is not equivalent to a granted patent. You have shown the cover page of a design patent that filed in china in dec 2015, and a PCT application that filed in dec 2015. But I believed that the design patent is not granted yet in china. Even if it is granted, you can only gain the monopoly to manufacture and sell the cable in china. Nowhere else. As for the PCT application, it is not even published. PCT application does not gives much meaning if it does not enter national phase, and granted at national level. Stop behaving like an idiot and thinking that we are equivalently shallow as you are. @LMcable, please seek legal advice from patent office or patent firm.

@jeff tse: I have no problem helping you reword your question. KS is a great international melting pot, translator apps don't always work well.

@Adriano
Great spot on the transparency difference ;)
I work in Graphic Design so I should have spotted that xD

@kimteer Stop scamming people with your fake "cable" thing

@all backers More then 300,000pcs will be finished this weekend ,pls view the video of our factory by https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/

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@ecogrl haha yes
i wanna know more about the warranty of the cable
Thanks for your explanation and sorry for my poor english

We just telling the truth and do want we need to do as a real factory.we trust that justice is in everyone's heart.Then these people who stole other's idea and copy other's products will be published .

@Ecogrl Thank for your focus.We have already got touch the kickstarter .The case is still in dealing . All real backers can help to know the truth by https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/ . Also all of real backers can identify the Patent number online. Our only faith is to protect all of real backers from fake products .Thanks.

A new update would be appreciated a LOT - after all you're about to hit the 200k, normally (for kickstarter) the project-leaders would introduce stretched goals and new rewards ...

Sorry, meant *@jeff tse *, stupid autocomplete...

@jeff tar: are you asking what kind of warranty is LMCable providing? Hmmm, good question... And much more appropriate for the comments.

@kimteer: all I will say is Kickstarter decides who is telling the truth. If you are, then this campaign will eventually get suspended. I personally have little faith in documents I can't read and a commenter who has become a troll.

@lmcable has their lawyer addressing your patent claims, the campaign has weeks to go, they have promised to keep us informed, I'm good for now.

Excuse me
May I ask one question
Do you have any like Apple care services?
In cases the cable was not work or damage
Can we replace a new one?
Thx and support your team

@kimteer Please stop...That red chinese mark has different transparency on two of those paper pictures,which does mean the photos are photoshoped and fake

@Michael, We will be able to ship LMcable in the middle of April if everything goes smoothly. Our mass production will begin in late March.

@LMcable We feel so ironic when we heared a thief yelling:"Catch the thief!" Who is the lair ,you must know very well in your heart.Also our patent and PCT ,bulk products can tell the truth to every backers (apart from online water army of Lmcable ) .You said that you are the real creator of IOS & Android Common Connector ,why do not show anything to prove yourself ? Unless you do not have anything.

@Alan, We will send you a survey at the end of our campaign where you can add shipping details as well as choose your preferred colors.

Is it actually possible to have the estimate delivery for April? That seems a bit soon if you ask me. I don't want to get my hopes up too high.

@Alan, that won't be for quite some time. The project doesn't close for another 20 days, and many projects don't send out a survey for up to a month after because that is about the time it takes for kickstarter to transfer the money to the creator.

@Alan when the project finishes the creator will send us a survey for our address and color choice

@lmcable, where do I enter my address information in? I've already ordered. Thank you.

@all,Thank you so much for your generous support and trust towards LMcable. Never have we ever thought that LMcable could be this popular. Without your help, we could never get this far. It really encourages us a lot. However, neither have we ever expected that we may encounter this kind of trouble. Kimteer from China copied our product design entirely without even a notice. Not only does he keep promoting his counterfeit item but also harassing our supporters as well as LMcable team. We are very angry towards his ungrateful behaviour. Here, we’d like to apologize for not making this announcement at the very beginning. We are sorry to get our backers involved in our patent issues and keep receiving unpleasant treatment .
In order to make LMcable better and then ship it out on time, we spend most of our time on product development and pay more attention to production instead of involving ourselves in useless arguments. We are grateful for any kind suggestion and advice which may help us improve our product, but we will not tolerate those malicious slanders. We have already entrusted our lawyer to deal with the patent issue. Our latest status on patent issues and production will be closely updated to all of our backers. 
We believe that the lie will destroy itself and rumors will be ended by wise men. Thank you again for your continued support and trust.

@Billy, Carrie, Dannyy, Ecogrl, Simon, Adriano... Thank you for all your great support and we want to express our apology to get you involved in the spam messages. I am so sorry about that.

@kimteer Go away with your crap scam...

@Dannyy Holloway we do not care you (online water army of Lmcable )!!!!!!

@kimteer your Facebook shows no bulk of products, so again you are a LIAR.

@all the backers These proofs( patent ,PCT ,products and materials of IOS & Android Common Connector) are showed in our facebook https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/ . Then you can know who are the real factory and the have the unique right to produce andsell IOS & Android Common Connector .Pls do not be cheated by seller selling fake products.

Good point on the VAT Dannyy - appreciate a confirmed response on shipping being marked as a gift so no VAT applied to EU countries (unless total value is over £34, which most backers won't be)

@kimteer, your broken English and shotty proof are just pitiful. Do you have nothing better to do than run a smear campaign here?

Not sure if a Chinese patent holds up here in the US even if you have it.

Your fight is with kickstarter, and your badgering of backers will only create opinions of distrust towards you.

In total, you currently sound like some guy in India who has been paid $2 an hour to write terribly written remarks on a well constructed kickstarter page. That $2 you need to live also has given your employers whatever false "proof" you could create in 15-20 minutes.

I feel sorry for you @kimteer

@Simon We do not need to prove anything to you.Because we just show the truth that we are the real factory to all backers apart from online “water army ” team.

Hey LMCable I backed your project because its an awesome idea, but do you actually have patents for this idea? If so why be shy to show us, this Kimteer dude has big balls to come here and say you stole his idea. Did you do your research, if so back it up.

@ all the backers We are here.Because we do not want to attack anyone.We just want to protect all backers from fake IOS & Android Common Connector.We are the real factory with patent of it.We have duty to let every real supporter of our product use Genuine products not fake.Thanks.

No one believes you kimteer. Give it up.

@Dannyy All of our materials have been showed in facebook.You can know the truth.We are the real factory.We have patent and real bulk products.It is not necessary to take any video to prove ourself again.

@Simon Yes,you are careful.Why we upload our patent and products in facebook ? Because we found the project existing few days ago.So we uploaded our patent certification and products to protect all backers from being cheated.Then about these patent ,its applying time is October ,2015.So no matter when we upload it ,we are the real factory ,it is the truth.

Kimteer, thank you for ignoring me; a sure sign that you are a LIAR!

@littlecowcow You gave a good question.For us as a factory,We surely can supply the connector the same size as apple's lighnting connector .But if the product is from LMcable,because he have not patent and right to produce the product ,so his product is fake.So all of us can not ensure it will be available or not.Thanks.

Kimteer you have had your opportunity to prove yourself.
Make a video showing these hundreds of cables you have, or shut up and go away!

@Simon Thank for your atention.Can I know do you believe in LMcable ? If yes,why you do not believe us( Who have patent and have produced the products in bulk) but believe in LMcable who do not have anything to prove his product ? The patent ,PCT ,products and materials are showed in our facebook https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/ .

Technically we are not purchasing these cables, am I correct? VAT only applies to purchases, not to gifts; so all the guys need to do is mark the cables as gifts (which they technically/legally are) and voila! No VAT issues!

Hiya, could you guys please clarify the VAT issue for the UK? I have pledged for three cables and the freebie, plus the shipping, totalling 47AUD. I know how much 47AUD is in GBP and have budgeted for this, but reading the comments is concerning me as I was expecting that to be the cost to me in full, cheers

@carrie,You are right.300000pieces are really a great fortune.That's why he is struggling here.

@kimteer
If you have 200 of these cables sitting in a warehouse, post a video of you with these cables; holding a sign with your username and my username, and post it on YouTube; otherwise you are admitting that you are a scammer...

Indiegogo are complicit in this fraud, which is kind of sick

Yay!
There's another Indiegogo Scampaign!
http://igg.me/at/fth5u-XWfUk/x/5741745

Can KickStarter themselves not get involved in getting Indiegogo to actually check what fraudulent content they are promoting?!

@kimteer. Your first profile picture was also uploaded on the 7th March. This indicates your Facebook page was created just to post this disinformation on kickstarter.

Is the lightning-side connector the same size as apple's lighnting connector? I hope my phone case do work with LMcable, otherwise i won't be able to plug it in.

@kimteer. I don't believe your story for one second. You just come across as a scammer.

@allan Thank for your attention.Now,we have adjusted our selling policy.We do not sell it in Ebay .Because we want to avoid someone copying .All of our products will send to our products free in this period.

Normally , you(LMcable) have to apply for the patent before you start a project for the products. And he need to ensure that you have the unique right to promote your idea and produce it bulk. Because you declared it is the world’s firstly IOS & Android Common Connector
.Do you have any patent ? If yes, just show it to all of backers. If not ,you are a fraud. And you have stolen our idea and want to copy our products. Because ,we have got its Chinese patent in October,2015 and already applied for PCT on 28,December,2015. The patent ,PCT ,product pictures and materials are all showed in facebook https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/
Also 300,000pcs products have been produced in our factory and 200pcs have been sent to our USA warehouse.

@Kimteer Actually the product you are selling on eBay is unavailable. It shows on your product page with the words"the item is no longer available." We love our phones and we won't use your free poor quality products!

@Creator,just a little confused..... are you sure you are the world’s first?

The facebook link about our patent information is https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/

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Wondering if page creator has talked to Kickstarter.

If yes, we know he is the real deal.

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We sold the original product at Ebay UK, Imcable is the fade one who are stealing our idea.
This is the link of our store: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Android-Lightning-devices-combo-2in1-USB-data-charger-for-most-cell-phones-/322028839345…
The informations are showed on :https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/

Will it be MFI before the campaign ends?

@Billy: if @kimteer is involved in prototype production, or a connection to the manufacturer, they could have photos from that. Shenzhen is notorious for copycats. Hoverboards, anyone?

The other eBay seller is on both US and UK sites with a more obvious copy on the US site that mentions the Kickstarter.

Aileen, Mar 8, 02:24:
Hi Dannyh89,

Thank you for checking in about this campaign. At this time, the campaign, ‘LMcable - The first IOS & Android Common Connector’, is under review to ensure that it adheres to our Terms of Use (http://www.indiegogo.com/about/terms).

Kimteer you are a fraud.
Your page is in broken Chinglish, your patent is gibberish, and your eBay "store" has sold one item, that was clearly a fake listing you've sold to a friend.

If you've sold one of these cables, then you have them already produced and ready to ship; so why not sell me one now and ship it out immediately...?

@Creator I suppose he is the guy who copy your whole kickstarter campaign page and then launch it on indiegogo in the name of LMcable. But the intrigue exposed and he failed to make a good fortune. And here he is. LOL

we had provide the patent certification to kickstarter ,hope kickstarter to verify the truth of the product.

A little concerned that the image in kimteer's ebay listing shows different angles than those of the kickstarter project.

So he isn't just copying your images and re-listing them...

I think this deserves a message to kickstarter to verify the true creator of the product.

We sold the original product at Ebay UK, Imcable is the fade one who are stealing our idea.
This is the link of our store: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Android-Lightning-devices-combo-2in1-USB-data-charger-for-most-cell-phones-/322028839345…
The informations are showed on :https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/

@Mohd saufi, We still have not found LMcable selling in the market.

@Kimterr, You can report it to kickstarter if you think we make a infringement to your patent. It is your right to do so. And we believe that facts speak louder than words. And we will resolve the copy right problems through legal approach. But why do you put our backers at risks in using your promoting items?

Creator,
How come lmcable is sold at ebay UK? This is not genuine product?

We've reported this scam campaign to kickstarter already!

For backers please come here for free try :
https://www.facebook.com/OSAKI-TECH-LLC-925735580875011/

@Pouria, You can get an extra cable with the pledge of AU$25 if you help us share it.

@umair, Yes, it supports 2.4A fast charging.

@Dannyy, Thank you so much for your support. Yes, it's been removed by kickstarter.

Fairly certain the IGG scam has been removed!
:D

Do we get an Extra cable if we have pledged The 25$ or are it only. The peoples that pledged 39$+?

Just emailed IGG formally demanding they remove the scam campaign and refund everyone who fell victim

@creator ... does this cable support samsung fast charging?

@kimteer, Three days ago, you leaved a comment here telling us that someone was selling our products on Ebay. And now you declare that you own the patent. Well, We all know that you are the seller on Ebay now. Is this your propaganda?

@KIMTEER, if you are right why you dont report this project on kickstarter ? :))))Your patent papers are in chinese, I dont trust in chinese words :D

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Actually this cable "LMCABLE" is illegal!we have not authorized any person or company selling on any funding platform.all of them are fake. please see our patent:
https://goo.gl/sYTa7S

@Jonathan, Yes, you can.

@Tay, Thanks for reporting it again. We haven‘t launched our campaign on Indiegogo. Please do not make a pledge on it.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lmcable-the-first-ios-android-common-connector--2/x/13430455#/story
Is this one of your campaigns? Or is it fake?

Hi! Ive already backed 1 full set at AUD 39, if i want to get 2 full set, I just key in (39 x2) +4?

@Jamie, Glad that you like our idea. Thank you.

@Johnathan, Thank you so much for your great support. Yes, that's right. And you only need to share it once.

@Chatupon,up till now it is not MFI certified, but we are trying our best to work on it.

Great concept. Hope it works

How about mfi for lightning

Hello! thanks for this awesome product !!
if I'd like to get 2 full set, I pledge 45*2 + 4 =94 AUD right?
and for the social media share, do I send 2 shares (one from my friend) in order to get 2 full set?
Thanks!! looking forward to it!!

@John, The length of the cable is 1m.

@David,Could your send your Email address to us through Kickstarter message?

How long is this cable?

Also I found these: http://kck.st/1PHpnxM
http://kck.st/21L4s81

I didn't receive any confirmed mail yet,where is it made in?

@John, We will look into it.

@Welzepit, You can send your sharing link to us through Kickstarter message if the Email address doesn't work on you.

@Lzzie, As, We've consulted with someone who specializes in import and outport trade.And We know how to deal with it. So please don't worry about it.

Oops *bit*

Looks like your manufacturer is leaking out your product

@welzepit: the link worked for me just fine. Took a big to get the response email, but got one.

Mail for Screenshot of Sharing doesnt work. Mail does not exist

Stretch goal: Usb C & Lighting?

@John，We are working for our stretch items right now. We will post it as a stretch goal when it's well-developed.

Was just commenting on the eBay post. I've honestly never seen something on KS and eBay and don't know how KS would respond. Glad to know its a fake copy. Can eBay remove it? I know IGG does that for copies there.

@Adriano, We will send you a confirmation letter when we go through it.

Well, to the campaign team: now this project is over 3000% funded and has almost 4000 backers, definitely one of the most successful projects currently. Will you guys have any stretch goals / extra rewards for we backers who make this project a huge success?

Hi,I have sent you the e-mail with the screenshot,will you maybe send some confirmation e-mail to confirm that you recieved it?

@Ecogrl, Can you trust a cable which was sold less than $1 and only has a few hours to place bit?

@Kimteer. Thank you so much for telling us about it.Wow, cheap copy items occur now. Just can't believe that LMcable can catch so much attention within a few days.Fortunately, we are under the protection of the patent.

This product selling in ebay now
http://www.ebay.com/itm/222042529371

Not sure how this affects KS rules...

From the uk for twice the price and really high shipping cost.

This product selling in ebay now

I'm from the uk, and I was just wondering if the same applies regarding the free cable for us too. Do we really have to pay almost double for the VAT?? Seems a bit of a con and a huge shame.
As soon as I saw this cable I fell in love with it. I love both apple and android products, they have unique qualities that I can't get enough of, but it means I'm always hunting for the right charger for my device.
The MFi certificate as well doesn't seem well thought through either, I'm hugely disappointed.
I can't afford for a huge bill to be stuck on the product after delivery to me, so what your plan is to tackle these issues before you end on KS and is it worth me trying to share your brilliant idea for it to backfire on me...

@Bryce, Yes, you can.

Hi I wish to get 7 cables, so I pledge for 45*2+21*1+4=115, Just wondering if I can do that, thank you very much for the confirmation.

@AS, Thanks for reminding us of VAT.We will consult with an experienced one firstly and then try to find out a solution.As for MFi, you can see from our previous comments that we do not hold back any information about it. We've applied for it, but it really takes time to process. And we have no idea whether we can get it or not because LMcable is not a standard Lightning connector.We are still waiting for the reply. If there is any news related to it, we will tell our backers about it at once.EVen if we haven't received it, we will also post an update before our campaign ends about the final result. We will work for it. Let's make it step by step, OK? And we have to admit that we are poorly thought out in some aspects. But thank you so much for your kind advices and suggestions. Hope that you can give us a chance to make improvements. Thank you!

No MFI? I'm not getting burned like Pugz again, if no MFI or assurance that MFI is being sought and/or likely, I am out. My sole reason for getting these cables is the Lightning/USB combo in one plug.

@Lmcable

It's not so much an inconvenience but a reason for European backers not to participate in your action of 2 for 1, because it may actually end up costing them €15,- extra for VAT and processing costs (especially those processing costs are expensive in Europe, the actual VAT is €1-2).
So it may be handy to give a warning for your European backers who are now expecting 2 cables for the price of one and in the end having to pay almost the same amount for the second cable by cause of VAT and processing costs (I don't know if this is also the case for other non-european countries, but I guess it may quite well be the case for some of them as well)

And you didn't answer the question about when you think MFi certification will be given (please don't ignore that question because you don't want to give the answer), you should at least say somewhere in your campaign page that you at the moment don't have MFi certification and that the product may in the end be unable to charge iPhones!!!

@AS, I am sorry for the inconvenience. But I am afraid that we may need to ship it in one package.

@LMcable

Do you think it will be certified before end of campaign, because it's kinda a big deal and given the fact there's already a product on ks (PUGZ) where the MFi got denied...

@Jan, It is not MFi certified up till now.

Awesome product!

So the free cable (with the social media action) would actually cost Europeans more money than the cost of a single cable.

Do you guys send the cables seperately or in 1 package? Because I live in Europe and when they're in the same package the price of the package goes above €22,- which means I have to pay VAT and processing costs which is about €20,- total, so sending each cable seperately is saving European backers a lot of money.

Do you guys have a Mfi certification?

@Rene,LMcable is compatible with Micro-USB port.

@Josephine, It will be fine if you screen capture the image which you've shared on your social media.It is up to you to take the screenshot. And you can send it to " hello@lmcable.com ”

Is the LMcable compatible with MicroUSB to USB C adapters?

I got the 3 pack but I want to share it on instagram so I can get the full set. What should I post? Is it up to me just as long as I mention it or is there a specific pic or vid that I should post? And how do I send the screenshot back to you?

@Liquid Wolf, Thank you so much. We truely appreciate it.

@Dillon, Not yet. For our earlier supporters, we begin to ship at the end of the campaign according to our schedule. You can check the estimated devery date of your pledge.

@Marcelo, Thanks for your support. Yes, we will leave a mark on one side of the connector for easier identification while using.

@Jack, Get 3 cables with the price of AU$45. Once you share it , you can get an exrta one. SO all together you can 4 cables. Yes，4 cables is a set.

@Christian Parker,We will send you a survey at the end of our campaign where you can select the color you want.

has anyone received the cables, when does shipping start?

Sorry, I pledged now and I didn't read all comments (laziness I know) and perhaps this question has been done before.
Would not be possible to make a dot in relief on one side of the connectors to identify by touch which side are you using.?

You mean 4 as a set?

Hi creator

How is that share and get a whole set?

How do I select the color I want

This looks amazing! Pledged in for three!

@Dong Nguyen, Thanks for your great support and advice. It may take times to redesign, to mould and to test. So I think next generation will be fine .

@littlecowcow, We will send you a confirmation letter if we have seen it.

@ Jack, Share to get an extra one cable so you will get 8 cables if you pledge 2* AU$45.

Hi if I pledge $90 for 6, and I have posted to my Facebook page, do I get 12 cable?

It needs to be mfi if not there's no use

pledged, but what i really wanna knowis, when's the next album coming?

can you please confirm wether my user name is eligible and valid for an extra LMcable, because I sent you guys the wrong user name in the first email, but got it right on the second one. By the way, I already received the confirmation email, just wanna check with you guys to confirm. My user name is littlecowcow.

I like this idea

love this cable!! will be good if we have type-c option!! android phone is changing to usb type-c connector!

@Enrique Vargas - your pledge is for the cable at $21 which represents a 25% or 33% saving on the RRP when this product hits stores. Remember, you are able to receive the product as a reward at a discounted price for providing the funding to allow the project to get off the ground. The earlier you back, the greater the discount. A survey is sent out to all backers when it's close to shipping time to allow backers to choose colours/sizes/numbers (whatever the project may be) and to confirm their shipping address. Fear not, just sit back and enjoy the ride from here on in - await regular updates on the project and get involved in the comments section (which can be jolly or painful, depending on what type of crowd the backers are!)

Please add 2m cable as a stretch goal. That would be very useful as I frequently use the devices when they are charging, 1m is just too short.

wish this is mfi :(

@Pham,I am sorry for the inconvenience. The email address is busy now because there are too many sharing messages. You can send your sharing link to us through Kickstarter message if you can not send an Email to hello@lmcable.com.

Hi, emailed with details of my facebook share - got a reply from 'postmaster' in chinese (I think), what should I do? Thanks

I send email for sharing this project on FB, but the system send back to me ignore email with chinese information? What's problem? What should i do to share?

@littlecowcow,Yes, you can. We will send you a survey at the end of our campaign where you can pick your preferred colors.

@Carlos, It is only one extra cable as a reward for your great support.

I'm having trouble understanding the reward for sharing on social media. Is the overall reward just one extra LMcable added apart from what is pledged? Or is the reward doubling the LMcables we have currently pledged. i.e. - (We are pledged for the full color 3pc set and may receive 6 if shared on social media?) I've seen comments on both and was wondering which is correct...

If i pledged $45 or more can I have all three in the same colour?

@enrique vargas, Thanks for your great support. We will send you a survey after our campaign ends where we will collect all the information which we need to fulfill our shipment.

i think this LMcable have a Double sided of the USB-A is more helpful and more useful .

Plz think about my suggestion.

Crazy question. I "pledged" of 21$ which was 25$ 4$ for shipping and if I'm not wrong I thought with the pledge it gets you 1 of your amazing cords then 33% off the next one. My question is how does the cord get sent to your backers if no address is exchanged. Anyway I love your product and can't wait till its in stores. It's going to be a great Christmas gift.

@Jens Nassall，We have many years of experience in the area of electronic accessories design. And this is not the first time that we design Apple accessories. So we truely beleived tht we can cope with the coming issues.

@Arjen ,I am sorry for the inconvenience.We've received numerous sharing E-mail. The E-mail address is busy then. You can send your sharing link address to us through Kickstarter Message if hello@lmcable.com doesn't work.

@all, Well, the truth is that I am not sure whether we can get it or not because of the special design for LMcable.

By sharing to social media, how much will the extra cable cost?
Also, I hope its MFI certified before you ship the products out, seems like it allows for compatibility for future device models.

Well if it's not MFI certified then it could happen that with the next iOS update the cable will not work with iPhones or iPads anymore...
I would voluntarily wait for the MFI certification... And: 1.2m really would be great (2m as an option). 1m is really really short...

What is the implication of not being MFI certified?

Please extend to 1.2 meter at least. It will be more convenient than 1 meter.

Hi, the email to hello@lmcable.com is bouncing

What is the length of the cable as it is designed today? And please add MFi support, that is huge for iOS users!

Great idea, but I'm also really hoping you will get the MFI certification. good luck!

Hiya, completed my pledge and emailed you the Facebook share so I get a full set - can't wait! Any chance of MFI?

@Anthony Stracey,Damien Cooper.Thanks for your kind advice. Hope we can have 2m in our stretch goals

MFI certified please. I'm happy to wait an extra few months is that's what it's gonna take.

I backed and tweeted, but your email server rejects my email. Kickstarter user Mark Ulmer.

I would also like a longer (2m) cord option.

Hi, I think that this is going to be so useful!! Have you thought about providing options on cable lengths? Once in a while, you need a longer lead, say 2m! Thanks.

@Jens Nassall, I have no idea how long it will take before we finally get it. And I can not keep our backers waiting and taking risks.

MFI would be great ...

Will you please try getting it MFI certified before it is shipped?

I can't wait for it.

@Rich Luxenberg, We have tested the Email address. It works well. Could you please try a again later?

@Daniel Duke. Thanks for the advice.There is no doubt that the reversible USB is very convenient. But right now, this technology isn't mature enough which might easily cause quality problem.

@Julio Ovando,@Per Eriksson, Yes, you can multiply the pledges! And you only need to pay for the shipment fee once.

@Sohail,Up till now it is not MFI certified.

I'm trying to send an email of my Facebook share to hello@lmcable.com, but it keeps getting rejected by your email server.

Rich

I need more cable... :(

Probably beyond the scope again, but I would love to see a double sided USB for the other end, like this cable on Amazon http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01533QYGC… (if link gets blocked, look for reversible USB port)

Can i buy more then one cable?

Hi .. please make sure this is MFI certified or this cable will be DOA

Once you guys figure this out for the larger cable, I would be super interested in a keychain fob charger. That way I could always keep one with me as a backup

@Simon Yost. Thank you for the suggestion. We will take it into consideration.

@ODON LOPEZ, Thank you so much for your support. Our team member is running full time around the clock in order to fulfill the schedule. Hope everything goes well.

Probably a bit beyond the scope of the project, but two different colour low light LEDs on either side would make plugging it in at night allot easier.

Sorry just read previous comments about the shipping difference.

Question: Estimated delivery date for Super Early Bird is March 2016 but project will not fund until March 30th. So that that would leave one day in March for delivery and surveys and all else. Is it safe to assume that all those estimated deliveries would be push back at least a month?

@Jonathan Ng, Just one will be fine. Please do not delete the sharing link before our campaign ends or it will be invalid.

Another question, sharing on all three(Facebook, Twitter & Instagram) or just one will do?

@Jonathan NG, We are truely appreciate your suggestion. We will have a symbal on them.Once our final model comes out, we will update it to our backers.

Just a suggestion, maybe at the tip of the lighting cable, a symbol can be used so that people do not plug in android head to an iphone or an iphone head to android phone..

@JeffTsai, We will send you a survey after the campaign where you can choose the color(3pcs).
And if you help us spread it on your Facebook/Twitter/Instagram,you can get one free cable as a reward for your kind sharing.

Hello,
I ordered the AUD $39 set, just want to know eventually which color will I receive, because it says full color sets, but there are four colors in total.

okay i just sent it again

@Michael,The Email address works well. Please try again.Thank you!

@John, Simon. Right now, we are still considering the stretch goals.
Yes! we will make a laser marking on the cable for easy identification and explain it on the instruction.

@David.That's exactly true. It might be harder for us to get the license.

i got an email back telling me the host or domain name not found for hello@lmcable.com

I second @John Wong comments

This project is now almost 200% funded, will there be any stretch goals?
Also will there be any markings or indicators on the cable so we can easily identify which is the correct side to plug in for apple/android devices?

No problems I've seen projects fail or be badly stalled because of trying to get certification, and those were standard cables this is not.

@David, Thanks for your kind consideration. We really appreaciate that.Thank you!

@TertzCH,Thanks for your comment. We will post an update about the MFi certification before our compaign ends no matter whether we get MFi or not.

@RL,Thanks for telling me that. Please do not pledge it on Indiegogo. We do not post it on indiegogo. It is fake!!! We have already reported it to Indiegogo and waiting for its reply.

@Creator, please check
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lmcable-first-ios-android-common-connector--2/x/7459157#/

Those asking for MFi certification are being a bit unrealistic it can take a long time to obtain if ever and Apple are very strict. Maybe something for LM Cable 2.0

I love the idea of combining Micro USB and Lightning, thats why I pledged, however if it is not MFI certified in the end I have to unfortunately retract my pledge before it ends (I will wait as long as possible) as I have been caught out on non MFI cables before and I decided to never buy a non MFI certified cable again....lets hope you guys get it certified...

@Ismail Karim Those who really put their hearts into it , none of the product is ordinary . It is just like our own child. It takes time to modify,to improve... So LMcable is not just a cable for us, it does carry our dreams.

@. LEX We will work for it, but it really takes some time.

I know it's not MFI certified!!! That's why I said I VOTE FOR IT!!!

If its not MFi cerfitified...Its just like any ordinary cables.....

@Mohd Hafiz Conan Currently, as per our plan the manufacturer is in China, but we are also negotiating with some manufacturer in Malaysia and India. We are evaluating and will choose the best among them in the hope for better quality.

@ creator, 1 more questions. It's made in china?

@. LEX up till now it is not MFI certified, but we are trying our best to work on it. Thank you :-)

@Mohd Hafiz Conan The warranty period is one year. Thank you :-)

@creator. I vote for MFi certified for the iPhone.

@ creator, how about your warranty for LM Lcable. Thank you :-)

@Xuanhao ok

Can you post more photos on the various color options and the wrapped with leather that comes with each color? Thanks!

@David Di Troia We will update with detail photos including that of both sides of the plug. As per our previous test on the cable, it can match well with devices with lightning and micro usb and will not damage the charging port.

@Poldie Tong Yes, those who send us email with screenshot will receive a confirmation email. Please check your email. We've already revert back to you. Thanks for your support.

Do you have photos of both sides of the plug and can this damage the charging port?

I have shared on Facebook and email the screenshot to you, will I receive a confirmation email? Thanks

@Ferdinand Utermöhlen You can add 13 $ to the existing super early bird pledge to get another cable. Tips: sharing our campaign on social media, you can double the amount of cables that you pledged.
As to the social media sharing for free cables, we feel sorry that this problem occurred and sorry for the inconvenience. There were some problem with the email server and now it has already been solved. Please send again. Thank you for your support.

We are very sorry that the error occurred. There were some problem with the email server and now it has already been solved. Please send again. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your support.@Raj Maniar @Taher Taibali @ Simon Yost

Same error hear. Unable to reach destination, when trying to send the email.

I got the same error!

Sorry, we were unable to deliver your message to the following address.

hello@lmcable.com:
Remote host said:
501 Bad address syntax.

I also tried to email my screenshot of my facebook share and it bounced with a 501 error too.

Is it correct that I can add 13 $ to my existing early bird pledge to get another cable or is the price for a second item different?
I tried to send you my screenshot of my twitter share but a '501 bad address' message returned ( two times though c&p)
Thanks
Ferdinand

@hoe lightning connector is limited in 1 side and this other side is for micro-USB. Therefore, for one LMcable, you can use it with iPhone as well as with other smart phone with micro USB port.

@Sharon Thank you for pointing out this. As per our schedule the normal delivery date is April 2016. However, we are so excited on that we could have the chance to make our idea come true due to those who support us in Kickstarter. For those who support us at the very beginning, we want to share this wonderful device with them as soon as possible. Therefore, the delivery date for those Supper Early Birds is 31st March 2016 and we will collect your delivery info. through message before then. Let's look forward to this wonderful cable come true together!

i wondering is the lightning connector can use both 2 side? or limited in 1 side?

@creator there is something I don't understand. Campaign ending 31st March 2016, 2 weeks for KS collection of pledge will get us into Mid April 2016. But your delivery date is March 2016?

Any backer can read/understand English better than me try to explain to me what I miss to make it make sense?

@John Tran up till now it is not, but we are trying our best to work on it.

@Mohd saudi Thank you for your good advice on it. Our team will try on this. Hope we could have a 2m version in the future.

Will the cable be MFi Certified?

Most cable 1m is to short and not friendly use. Many manufacturer now selling 2m.
Please take advantage of 2m cable with extra pledge option.

@Mohd saufi The warranty period is one year. Right now, since we just started this project, we only have the plan to make the 1m version without led indicator. However, we will take these into consideration in the future when we work on the upgrade.

What is the warranty period?
Can you increase to 2m?
Any led indicator?

@Don Chen Please see the below Comments from Jackie. Remember to share our project, and you can double the cables that you'll receive!

Yes! you can multiply the pledges! But for the shipment fee, you only need to pay one time. Ex: 13x3+4=43AUD (3 cables in total).
Tips: if you share our project (ex. to Facebook, twitter or instagram), screen capture the shared info. and send it to hello@lmcable.com with your kickstarter user name, you can get one free for each pledges!! Ex: with 13x3+4=43 AUD, you can get 3x2=6 cables!

@Creator, can we multiply our pledges to get additional cables? Ex. 17x3=51
Great design...