Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision | ||
en:blog [2024/05/03 21:54] – [In Closing...] darkgrue | en:blog [2025/03/01 17:08] (current) – darkgrue | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
- | {{ :en:foxynews.png?nolink& | + | {{ :en:news_fox_for_docs.tailco_copy.jpg?600 |}} |
====== Blog and News ====== | ====== Blog and News ====== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== March 1, 2025: TailControl Love Is in The Air! ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{ : | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Welcome Tailer Community ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Welcome back to another blog edition! First up, is some new branding: | ||
+ | " | ||
+ | and references have been updated to reflect it. My typographical artistry was | ||
+ | just too far ahead of it's time, clearly... | ||
+ | |||
+ | Also, EarGear, is now a Registered Trademark! This joins the Crumpet the Fox | ||
+ | logo, and MiTail and is a big step forward for the business to establish its | ||
+ | name and branding, especially as a business trading internationally. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Even-more Unified Firmware ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The first blog posting was the announcement of the unified firmware system, | ||
+ | that brought all the tail hardware-based products (MiTail, FlutterWings, | ||
+ | MiTail Mini) under the same banner. But one product had yet to be brought into | ||
+ | the fold, and that's the EarGear. | ||
+ | |||
+ | I can finally announce that EarGear is now under TailControl... control! | ||
+ | |||
+ | This means the ears will benefit from TailControl' | ||
+ | easing, and other features and bugfixes. I've also worked behind the scenes in | ||
+ | the code to continue to organize and improve the code organization and | ||
+ | stability, which all the products will benefit from. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== New Moves ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The ears now have new moves, and are much more energetic and lifelike now. Ear | ||
+ | twitches are much more twitch-like. Previously, all ear moves took the same | ||
+ | amount of time to execute: 1000 ms, or 500 ms, depending on whether "be | ||
+ | excited" | ||
+ | design. With the TailControl EarGear firmware, the fully-parameterized move | ||
+ | system is now available, and the ear move set has been redesigned to take | ||
+ | advantage of that new flexibility. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Conference Mode ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | In the previous blog posting, I talked briefly about the Midwest FurFest 2023 | ||
+ | BLE spam attack and plans to address issues around those sorts of problems. | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | is now implemented in both TailControl and The Tail Company app. This mode | ||
+ | establishes a BLE Bond and protects your Tail Co device from unauthorized | ||
+ | connections, | ||
+ | Practically speaking, this means that only you will be able to connect and | ||
+ | command your Tail Company devices, and it will prevent anyone else from | ||
+ | interfering in your tailing experience. | ||
+ | |||
+ | It comes coupled with a factory reset function | ||
+ | ([[https:// | ||
+ | to reset the device back to factory settings, in case the bond gets lost and | ||
+ | can't be reset - or any other persistent setting causes issues. Back to | ||
+ | factory-fresh, | ||
+ | |||
+ | Conference Mode is available to try out now, but we'll continue to adjust and | ||
+ | develop this feature in response to customer feedback to make it more | ||
+ | user-friendly and functional. | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== App Updates ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tail Company App continues to get new features and updates, and has seen | ||
+ | several releases in this time. Be sure to check out the new version, if you | ||
+ | haven' | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== New Products ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | There' | ||
+ | to hang their tails vertically: [[https:// | ||
+ | This is an optional adapter that fits between the tail and the D-clip on your belt | ||
+ | and gives you a new option to wear your tail! | ||
+ | |||
+ | In celebration of the new ear firmware, there' | ||
+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | The Tail Company is adding the [[https:// | ||
+ | to the EarGear lineup! Ears... on your headphones! 'nuff said! | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Tail Company is always on the move - just like our products! New stuff is | ||
+ | already in the pipeline in different stages: prototype all the way up to | ||
+ | coming out soon, there' | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | ==== What's Next? ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Firmware development never stops. There are still new features being explored, | ||
+ | and new products that are upcoming or being considered. Firmware development | ||
+ | will continue to bring more value to existing and future customers of The Tail | ||
+ | Company! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Watch for the wag! | ||
+ | |||
+ | Your Friendly Lurking Horror, | ||
+ | Dark Grue | ||