Interesting. A modified Streamdeck co-branded. I wonder if it is supported by existing Streamdeck utilities from other companies?
Great price too!
[Stream Deck D200 - Best Stream Deck - Ulanzi
Should I consider getting one?
Where do you see that it is “co-branded”? (Or did I miss the sarcasm?)
To me it seems like a rip-off (the other product they offer on that page is a LaMetric Time rip-off).
I thought Streamdeck was a trademark? If a ripoff, that would be pretty blatant and a shame.
They are known for some decent camera accessories, but direct copycat infringing isn’t something I knew they do?
I don’t think it’s co branded, I would assume they’d claim that Stream Deck was a generic term for a tool, to be used whilst streaming content.
I’m not saying I agree with them.
Interesting that at the bottom of the page is link to “Intellectual Property Rights”, a page that presents an email address “in the event of any concerns or complaints about possible violation of intellectual property rights”. The old “ask forgiveness not permission” strategy.
Katie
Logitech is also joining in on the fun:
Update: which is interesting as Logitech bought Loupdeck:
It’s a Chinese phone number on the website. China seems pretty lax when it comes to enforcing intellectual property rights.
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Disappointing. Really watered-down LoupeDeck.
Worst thing - no tactile feedback at all on the wheel controls.
Even more interesting, they have filed and been granted a few patents themselves.
FWIW, Ulanzi is not a no-name, bottom-feeder Chinese manufacturer. They are not 1st tier like Anker, Eufy, or a few others, but they seemed, until now, to be professional, sometimes innovative, and a price leader in the me-too (but not absolute copy-cat) product lineup.
Again, FWIW, most of what Anker, Eufy, and other Chinese companies sell aren’t earth-shattering innovations, and again, most if not all are not blatant copy-cats, so I’m surprised Ulanzi is going this route.
I definitely will be looking at alternative brands for all the usual accessories that Ulanzi has had good offerings, since they aren’t unique and aren’t the only low-price leader.
But the stuff I’ve bought from them until now has been high quality, well designed, and reliable.
Classic disruptor behaviour.
Start at the bottom where no-one cares what you do as it’s not affecting their profits, and then begin to move to more complex products/services.
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Following up open the Logitech + Loupedeck acquisition, Logitech has released an update to the Loupedeck software. Warning, this update requires macOS 15.x, but the update popup does not mention this.
I know from experience that installing the update on macOS 14.x renders the device inoperative. Fortunately, the previous version was still available, and I was able to re-install.
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