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"Unfortunately, due to FCC restrictions, we can only send development units to incorporated entities or institutions at this time."

That's a bummer.

Also, the page's default background-color should be set to black (or something dark). Most of the text is white(ish) and with a slow connection the background images take a while to load, making it impossible to read while you wait. /rant

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This is a little creepy actually when you think about it. Here is this amazing new technology and the government says that only corporations are allowed to possess it. I'm sure that there are reasons but on the face of it I feel like it is right out of a cyberpunk book.

It's probably because sending to a company can fit under testing purposes but going to a person needs to be more rigorously controlled for interference and the like. Still, an unfortunate and old fashioned restriction in today's culture.

That just indicates that it hasn't passed Class B certification yet (under Title 47 CFR Part 15), which basically means that as an unintentional RF radiator (that is, at least in part not an intentional radiocommunication device), it hasn't yet been shown not to interfere with other devices. Even the wall wart for charging your phone needs to meet Class B in order to be sold or supplied for household use.

I suspect a single-person LLC would count, and in most states (other than CA) you can set that up for less than the cost of a phone.

http://www.andysirkin.com/GetDocument.cfm?Resource=224&Hit=1

[this is not legal advice]

Sunbiz.Org, Florida is $125.00 for an LLC.

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