I would assume that they have some kind of team/organization that’s focused on this area, vs. their “normal” business, because I don’t think that they could have come out with a product or product family like Asgard (with all the surrounding infrastructure, including the website) “out of thin air”.
I would also guess that they’re leveraging their existing relationships with manufacturers, e.g., using the Small Sun (or whoever is the real OEM for Small Sun) host, etc.
Just my opinion…
maybe those interested could find a third party to code an app for jail broken ios?
i should have thought of the ios and BT issue. i have a BT code scanner/sensor reader for my car and an app on my phone that reads all the codes, and all the sensor data. my buddy at work wanted one but had an iphone. i phone doesnt allow data transfer over BT the same as android. for the same data tranfer he would have needed a wifi code scanner, which cost something like $100, compared to the $10-15 the BT one cost me
Just saw this notice.
Flat top batteries notice:
If your batteries are completely flat top (i.e. the positive end does not extrusion at all), you’ll need some magnetic tabs to make them work with this flashlight.
Is there going to be an edc version?
Does anyone know the origin of the light’s name, Asgard?
Sounds like a cat walked over a keybaord. 
For me Asgard (or Asgård) is the home of Thor, Odin and some other important Norse goods. This is where they reside and where Odin rules from.
Also remember that ‘Bluetooth’ is named after the Danish Viking King Harald Blåtand (Harald Bluetooth) so perhaps that’s where the inspiration for Asgard came from 
Ah, thanks for the explanation guys.
Didn’t know what Asgard represented until I looked it up.
Seems like FastTech put a lot of effort into this.
hehe… I was about to say the same. Even had the same Wikipedia link ready. I was just reading up on some stuff.
I think those names are quite easy for people in the Northern Europe.
In Norway, its Åsgård.
Im sure the other lights will get cool names too. I think I remember Fasttech said they will get historic names based on mythical stuff/figures. Something along the lines with that.
On a side note. I highly recommend the tv-series Vikings! Great show. The Gods they pray to are from Norse Mythology.
Fasttech chose the Asgard name for it's mythical symbology. Asgard was chosen for the first light because they are planning on using the alphabetical order for the new light releases. This was inspired by Android releases following alphabetical order. The next light will start with "B", then "C", etc...
I think Mjölnir would be a badazz name for the driver tech itself…it would look awesome on the box too!
I’m wicked psyched to see the what the designated first reviewers say about the first Flex flashlights. Hurry up, mailmen.
anyone googled flex asgard? asgard appears to be a bluetooth control protocol as well. coincidence?
And Hexbright flex - Usb programable flashlight. Flex perhaps shorty to flexible.
hate to derail, but that light looks very interesting also… pricey, but interesting
I’m glad to hear that, since my only bluetooth device is running CyanogenMod 7 (Android 2.3). So, maybe I can use it after all!
I’d prefer a smaller light (Convoy S3 size) for programming purposes, but I’ll probably still buy it if I can get the app to work. I’m just not sure that a thrower has as much need for the extra flexibility, since throwers are most useful on 100% output instead of more interesting modes.
With any luck, I’m hoping to give it a variety of true-strobe modes at different speeds. It would be useful, for, among other things, making a seemingly-impossible water fountain… the video works because the camera is running at 24Hz with short exposures, but the same could be done with a 24Hz strobe light in a relatively dark place. Strobe lights are fun for other things too though, and I’d love to have a ~1000 lumen one I can EDC.
Do you know when we will see “B”, “C”,… lights?
I’d love to know more about how programmable the Asgard is. For example, does its programming language have any form of logical control structures and loops? Can it stay on while the power button is being pressed, for things like press-and-hold to ramp the output? Does the language have a concept of variables and mathematical operations? How much space is available for storing programs / modes? Can the user define multiple mode groups and switch between them with well-timed button presses? Is there any type of random number generator, for things like a randomly-varying strobe mode? Etc…
Never mind…
Sorry to jump on this sub-thread, but I can’t find fasttech’s post above…
FastTech,
What you said about “theoretically work with Android 2.1+” is good, but then, can you ensure that your developers don’t do something, or configure something, in the app that would explicitly PREVENT it from running on, say, Gingerbread? I’ve seen (and been frustrated by) too many Android apps that just won’t install on a specific version (i.e., Gingerbread) because the app developers configured the app to exclude certain versions of Android when they implemented their app.
I don’t know about others, but if I was going to buy an Asgard (and I am now seriously considering it), a lot of its value (and possible usage scenarios) would be lost to me if I couldn’t use the Android app.
Thanks,
Jim
Pretty sure it's the same as my T60; a boot change would be quick and easy . . .
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