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Built beyond the demo

A connected lamp should recover without becoming a project.

Stormdrop is still a private-pilot product, so reliability is something we are testing—not a finished promise. The engineering goal is simple: ordinary network trouble and software updates should not require an owner to become a technician.

Connection recovery

The lamp keeps trying intelligently

If weather requests repeatedly fail, Stormdrop escalates from reconnecting Wi-Fi to showing a visible offline state and, after prolonged failure, attempting a controlled reboot. It retains the last successful weather display while recovery is underway.

Verified updates

Firmware must prove it came from Stormdrop

Production firmware is cryptographically signed. The lamp verifies the signature before accepting an update, reducing the risk of unauthorized software being installed.

Rollback

A new release has to survive probation

Stormdrop uses separate firmware partitions. After an update, the new release must boot successfully through a probation period or the device can return to the previous working version.

Weather continuity

More than one provider path

Stormdrop's cloud weather service currently uses Apple Weather as its primary provider with an automatic OpenWeather fallback. Significant National Weather Service warnings can override ordinary conditions.

Privacy and diagnostics

Collect enough to support the lamp—not a hidden life profile.

A connected lamp periodically reports limited status information used for online state, firmware rollout, and diagnosis. That currently includes its Wi-Fi MAC address, firmware version, selected ZIP code, and last-seen time. The public privacy policy describes the current system and request process.

Read the Privacy Policy

What is still in progress

  • Friends-and-family pilot validation across more homes and networks
  • FCC Part 15B testing before hardware sales
  • Production Secure Boot and per-device security processes
  • Account-data deletion and retention work matching the public policy
  • A written long-term cloud support and end-of-life commitment
  • Final warranty, returns, fulfillment, and production quality policies

Why publish this now?

Trust should be specific enough to verify.

Stormdrop will not describe unfinished work as shipped or call a pilot product failure-proof. This page will evolve as testing, production security, compliance, and support policies become real.

Explore further

Useful Stormdrop guides

How weather lamps work

What these ambient displays show—and how they differ from weather stations and smart bulbs.

Read the guide

A weather gift with a place behind it

Why a chosen location can make an ambient weather light feel personal.

Read the guide

Ambient light for windowless offices

A practical guide to layering useful, comfortable, and meaningful light.

Read the guide

Private pilot

Follow Stormdrop toward launch.

No preorder or payment—just occasional pilot, Kickstarter, and early-access updates.

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