Request for hardware startup: a battery charge level indicator part under $5 (for both rechargeable sand non). and I had a brief slack discussion (see screenshots) on why this is a hard problem that’s important and useful to solve. Any bright ideas?
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So is the idea to have an external battery level device (that perhaps know the type of device, or more you're wondering why they don't do this? I'm unsure who to add on this, but , , , might know.
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In this case +$4 to end user price would cover a battery level UX. It's a Product Manager problem. Either they did research and not everybody feels like you do, most prefer cheap. Or they got it wrong and wood sell more even at a higher price.
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What do you think of my reply above? Re: it's hard to make a good battery indicator without study
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It's challenging for all chemistries all brands and all quality. And it's hard to sell anything standalone for $5. it's a product market fit problem again. Is it valuable if it only works for popular brand and good quality and 1 chemistry? Can I sell for$20 if it is full proof?
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I think at $20 for the part, you’d find a market in $150+ devices? Hmm wonder what the market size is for battery powered devices in each price range. The cheapest stuff, like $10 flashlights, is probably out of reach. Maybe a $75 device is the minimum.


