a follow up on this thread, as promised. this is what i got in my inbox a few days ago:
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Dear NEO + Wait List Member:
We are thrilled to report the Flanagans have officially at long last approved the relaunch of the NEO Neurophone to honor Dr. Patrick's 73rd birthday! On 10/11/17 at 11:11 AM PST we will email you the link for you to pre-order your NEO for early 2018 delivery. Be near a computer and ready to plunk down your pre-order.
With minor tweaks, the 2018 NEO is exactly the same as the 5,000 NEOs sold in 2014-2015; offering you superb solid sate ultrasonic soothing for meditation, IQ boosting, sleep enhancement, a new way to listen to music and faster learning. All with delightful three modes of operation plus a rechargeable battery.
To refresh you memory on what makes NEO a "must have" for your wellness see
Pat's free video on the NEO's exciting features!
WHAT NEO 2018 MUST COST
The final cost analysis with the NEO makers, much as we'd have loved to offer a $600 or lower price tag, determined the 2018 NEO must retail for $800 to be financially viable. To ease any sticker shock, we will offer a 10% discount for all pre-orders of the first 500 NEOs.
To get NEO rolling all we need is a minimum of 500 pre-orders to make the NEO happen for an early 2018 delivery. This is not to say 500 is any longer the limit on what we'll offer but you must order by 11/11/17 to be included in this first 500 + batch of NEOs.
Since the NEO + Wait List is 5 times the minimum order needed we expect no problems reaching the minimum order requirements with the factory. But if for some unforeseen reason we fail to get the needed pre-orders by November 11, 2011 you will be refunded your $800 plus shipping PayPal preorder in full on November 12th.
Thanks for all your patience on the long 2 year wait to resume NEO. You will love your new NEO. We'll start share some testimonials in the new video we are making for Pat's birthday.
Yours for more NEOs,
Ken Sheetz
NeoNeurophone.com
p.s. Patrick's exquisite
Sensor V medallion is yours at 22% off plus the FREE of a copy of Pat's best seller PYRAMID POWER, $14.95 bonus value, if you order during the Equinox energies. Use coupon code: equinox. You will not see mention of the book offer as that's a secret deal for email members only!
p.p.s Some of you will undoubtedly be disappointed NEO 2018 model is twice the cost of the 2014 Indiegogo NEO. We hear you in advance. Please understand, Patrick ran NEO on Indiegogo in 2014 as a
loss leader at ten times the order volume. In time as demand increases the mass production should bring NEO down in cost.
But getting a new NEO now is a smart buy. After all on EBay used NEOs have sold at over $1000 as you can see at this link. So this is a smart buy even at $800. And if we hit our thresholds, as expected, we will add half down payment plan in the final week of this batch of NEOs.
Take heart those on a budget, the doctor still holds his longtime goal of a "$99" (or thereabouts) Neurophone. This would likely be a phone app that powers a Neurophone headset. We are hoping to convince the doctor to launch a crowd funder for this in 2018 with a 2019/2020 delivery. Stay tuned.