The timeline.

Every milestone of building Partycle from scratch, the episodes so far, what's happening now, and what's coming next.

  1. May 2026Episode 1

    Can I turn this sensor into a consumer product?

    The vision: one engineer, one product. What Partycle is and why portable, personal air-quality data is worth chasing.

    Can I turn this sensor into a consumer product?▶
  2. May 2026Episode 2

    Requirements and component selection

    Defining what Partycle needs to do, what it should measure, and picking the right sensors and microcontroller.

    Requirements and component selection▶
  3. June 2026Episode 3

    My product has 0 customers: here's the plan

    Time to talk marketing: who the ideal customer is, building this landing page, and opening the first 100 reservations.

    My product has 0 customers: here's the plan▶
  4. July 2026Episode 4

    Let's talk money and logistics

    What it has cost so far to get started, registering a company in Sweden, and the logistics headaches that come with a physical product.

    Let's talk money and logistics▶
  5. August 2026Episode 5

    Testing the first prototype of my air quality monitor

    The first prototype boards arrive. A look into the circuit board design, powering it up for the first time, and what broke.

    Testing the first prototype of my air quality monitor▶
  6. September 2026Episode 6

    I took my prototype on a plane. It works, now what?

    Revision B works: CO₂, temperature, humidity and particles on one board. A first 3D-printed case, a basic app, and a field trip that showed what has to change for revision C.

    I took my prototype on a plane. It works, now what?▶
  7. NowMilestonein progress

    Designing the real enclosure

    The board works, now it has to become a product: a sealed case with a vent and a glass window, a bigger battery, and a board revision to match.

  8. NextMilestoneupcoming

    Pilot units

    Revised boards, sensors, battery and case come together into the first small batch of devices you could actually clip to a bag.

  9. NextMilestoneupcoming

    Testing & checking

    Checking the readings against trusted reference monitors, testing battery life, and making sure it all holds up in the real world.