Niklas Saers
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$362 and nothing to show for it: inside the SeeAir Kickstarter scam

In March 2023, I backed the SeeAir Tankless Dive System on Kickstarter. Compact, battery-powered underwater breathing gadget. Polished renders, a slick video, spec sheets that looked legit. $362 for the dive unit and a couple accessories. Seemed fair.

Recent Writing

June 30, 2015 • Tech

Apple Music - initial impressions

Apple Music was released today, and just like the entire internet west of Androidia, I updated my devices so I could try it out. Here are my initial impressions. They will surely be moderated with time.

June 29, 2015 • Well Tempered

Well Tempered Chronicles - Implementation

Implementation

June 21, 2015 • Well Tempered

Well Tempered Chronicles - Design

Design

June 17, 2015 • Well Tempered

Well Tempered Chronicles - Audio Frameworks

Audio Frameworks

June 16, 2015 • Well Tempered

Well Tempered Chronicles - Well Tempered 1.0

This is the Well Tempered Chronicles, a behind the scenes look at the development and continued life of my tuner for the iPhone and iPad, Well Tempered.

January 19, 2015 • Comment

iPad on the Danish westcoast

Dear Neil,

January 18, 2015 • Charity

Teach-a-million

My friend David has long podered how to change the world. Everyone agrees that education is the key to peace and less poverty. But how can we give more of the poor an education?

January 18, 2015 • Discussion

iOS apps on the Macbook Air 12” (2015 model)?

I think someone at Apple said “Wouldn’t it be cool if iOS apps could run on OS X”? And I think what we get is the Macbook Air 12” (2015 model). Here is why I think so:

December 15, 2014 • Discussion

Praising Amazons Customer Service

Amazon's customer service was really great to me! My wife and I had bought a nice christmas present for my father, a book he'd long wanted, printed in 1976. We couldn't find it half-decently priced new copy in Europe, but we found one through Amazon in the US. Order placed, postage charges being as much as the book, we waited for it to arrive. But when it did, it was clearly used. Not badly used at all, but a couple of ear marks, pencil lines in the book and... sigarette marks on the cover. Disappointed we took pictures of it, and contacted Amazon.