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LQMT can produce LiquidMetal products, but probably not in quantities that Apple would need. No one but Apple knows why they bought the IP from LQMT. Any reasons you find on the internet are purely speculation.
No, this is wrong. Apple purchased the rights to exclusively use LQMT in "Consumer Electronic Devices". There is no stipulation on "hand-held devices" and there is also no time limit. LQMT has made it clear that they will not receive any revenue from Apple for using LiquidMetal in any of their Consumer Electronic Devices.
However, they have not ruled out that they could receive revenue from Apple for other things, such as a manufacturing service. They also have not ruled out that if Apple uses another manufacturer, that said manufacturer will not purchase the LiquidMetal directly from LQMT. But these are 2 speculations.
Just posted on their Facebook page...
"Thanks to all those who have reached out following our testing number being awarded by NIJ. We're looking forward to submitting our paperwork for our In-Conjunction plate (which is a much lighter Level III system) and our Thinline (which is proven to stop 5.56x45 and 7.62x39 FMJ in an ultra-lightweight package) in the near future."
I posted it here for the paranoid people that are afraid to go to facebook for fear of viruses, hack attacks and STDs.
buccaneer1961,
I just saw your private reply. I can't reply to you because I have a free account, so I'll reply here...
I think the stock has a lot of upside to it, with limited downside. On the last conference call, they said that they are working on partnerships and will announce them towards the end of the year. So I'm not expecting to hear anything until November and December. A lot of people on this board (and other penny stock boards) have no patience and expect to get news from the company every day or every week. These are penny stocks, it's not going to happen. They are also starter companies, yet these people expect things to happen quickly. If your time horizon isn't months to years, then don't bother with penny stocks.
As for where the stock price can go, I don't really know. I'm guessing at least to the $0.80-$1.00 range once actual revenue is coming in. I also think that there is still a chance that AAPL could still be sending some revenue to LQMT, even if it's indirectly, but I'm only hopeful, not really convinced.
I've been trading in and out since the original Apple announcement. I'm done trading now though, I bought a block of shares a month or two ago that I'm keeping for a long investment now.
Hello? Is this thing on? Is this board dead now?
"and if they dont have to sell on an everyday basis, then they could choose to sell on days that have heavier volume and not sell on days with lower volume..."
I believe this is incorrect also....Kim has to register any planned sales....so he can't just pick and choose days with sufficient volume. Again a little bit of research would be helpful....I believe Manshoon could point you in the right direction to find this information as I believe him and Kim had a discussion on this topic.
KZMike,
I just saw your private message to me from last Friday asking for my permission to add something to the next update. Yes, please do post it.
Also, why does iHub let people private message me if I cannot reply since I have a free account?
I agree that the extreme pumpers ("buy now, last chance before the stock price shoots to $5000 tomorrow!") and extreme sellers ("better sell now, the stock price will be at $0.0001 before the close!") are obvious in their agendas, and almost as annoying, but hearing the constant, "OMG, why won't the CEO of this company call me back? I own 100 shares, he is required to call me back! He needs to keep me updated every day on what's going on so that I don't worry about putting my money in a very risky start-up company's penny stock!" makes me want to punch a baby! :)
I read this board and 2 other penny stock boards every day because I'm invested in them. I don't say much, but the b*tching and whining is getting to be almost unbearable.
No, you are not part owner of a company just because you buy stock in the company. The only right you have is to a percentage vote in what happens when they take a vote. Some of you might think that 25K shares is a lot because it was all of your savings, but you still only have 0.05% of the outstanding shares! As an individual stock holder, you are still are minuscule "part" compared to the "whole".
Everyone here seems to think they know what's best for the company, and what needs to happen now, and how long everything should take and what the CEO should or shouldn't do - but be honest, if you had all of these answers, wouldn't you be starting your own company instead of investing in someone else's?
I wish everyone would quit complaining that the penny stock that they've invested all of their money in isn't skyrocketing fast enough for them. I'm sorry if the very risky, start-up company that you put your money in isn't giving you information daily. If you want daily information on an investment, go invest in the S&P stocks. The people running the company are trying to make the business work, and it would be kind of hard to do that if you had to constantly answer to all of the board readers who feel like they should be coddled because they own 0.05% of the shares.
This message isn't directed at any individual poster, and I'm sorry to rant (vent), I just wish the amount of useless posts from people whining about their entitlements would greatly decrease so I'd have less to read (or skim/skip) every day. Sorry if I offended anyone.
No, I asked how long the new website was up, not the domain name. The website was finally redone, it looks like it was updated this week.
New Website?
http://www.liquidmetal.com
How long has this site been up? Credit for the find goes to Su on the Yahoo message board, but I don't know how long this site has been up since I haven't checked it in months.
I understand the feeling, I get the same way. I completely understand watching the stock and the boards (I probably check them every 10-15 minutes during trading sessions) just waiting for any price jump or any new news, but I just wish I didn't have to see 50+ messages a day that are just name calling, I-told-you-so's, or you-were-wrong's. I've gotten used to the pumpers and dumpers that post messages thinking that they will be able to change the buyers and sellers minds, even though everyone clearly sees their agenda, but sometimes it gets to be too much uselessness.
I'm not sure if my size bets are "decent" relative to others, but with KBLB (and my other penny-spec LQMT) I usually have about $5000 "invested" and I use another $5000-$10000 for trading in and out. I get antsy when there's a drop too, especially when there's no news for a while, but that's usually my signal to start buying again. I just bought my first quarter of shares on Tuesday at 0.1081. I'll try to resist buying another 25% until either we get more news, or the PPS is down into the low .09's.
I wish good luck to all of the buyers, I still hope for a great future for KBLB. I'll continue to be long some and continue to trade some.
WTH is wrong with everyone?
I don't post on this board, but I do read it and I definitely agree with ZincFinger. This board is becoming hard to want to keep up on. Lately, all it has been is people telling other people what they think is going to happen, and then if it comes true, they post bragging about how they were right. If they were wrong, they're bombarded by others telling them they were wrong. None of you work for KBLB or have any direct relationship with them, so none of you KNOW what is going to happen - yet several of you still think you do. If you want to speculate about what is going to happen, that's fine, but don't brag if you happen to be right because you still just guessed. And if someone is wrong, just let them be wrong because you had just as little of a clue as to what was going to happen as they did.
For all of the traders out there whining about how they bought at the top and now it's just going down, you shouldn't have bought a stock that had already run up almost 100% if you were looking for a trade. And if you think you're an investor, then quit whining because investing is more than a 2 week trade. If you give it another few months (yes, months), you will probably have some upside coming.
Flame me if you want to. I'll probably read it, but if it's just someone looking for another extended internet-fight, don't bother because I probably won't reply.
Here's Hoping! More Good LQMT & Apple News!
http://www.junglepilot.org/2011/06/05/the-skinny-on-a-new-mac-book-air-and-liquid-metal-technology/
I'm really hoping that Apple could revolutionize the battery world with a fuel cell using liquidmetal. Even if Apple owns the patents for it, I'm sure they would license it to others, which means many more people will be using liquidmetal - not just apple users.
Their Q4 2010 earnings release was supposed to be last Sunday, but I can't find it anywhere. Does anyone know if it was released?
Liquidmetal has begun to execute successfully on a bold new direction that is yielding significant traction with strategic partners and cornerstone customers.
So is Apple a "strategic partner" or a "cornerstone customer"? Either way, each was written as plural, so I'm hoping there many more customers besides Apple on the way!
This was just released. Maybe I should ask Mark Hansen if there's any LQMT in the iPad2 :)
On February 24, 2011, Mr. Mark Hansen was elected to the Board of Directors of Liquidmetal Technologies, Inc. (the "Company").
Mr. Hansen has been with Cobalt Development Partners LLC since 2003 and is presently the Managing Partner. The firm focuses on the development of emerging consumer and intellectual property companies.
Mr. Hansen brings thirty plus years of executive management experience serving consumers through retail, foodservice and consumer package goods venues. His previous responsibilities included serving as the President and CEO of SAM's Club which generated $23 billion in revenue with 75,000 employees and the President and CEO of PETsMART the country's largest category dominant retailer of pet supplies and services. Mr. Hansen's previous and present Board of Director positions include Applebee's Restaurants, Amazon.com, Swander Pace Capital, PetfoodDirect.com and Arizona State University Business School Dean's Counsel. Mr. Hansen received his Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Roosevelt University in 1976.
The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Hansen's experience and background make him a qualified and valuable member of the Company's Board of Directors. In particular, Mr. Hansen's background working with multi-million dollar corporations and other experience in the service sector including pharmacy, optical, veterinary hospitals and small business service centers make him a valuable resource for the Company.
See press release here
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Liquidmetal+Technologies+Names+New+Member+to+Board+of+Directors/6339052.html
or here
http://biz.yahoo.com/e/110302/lqmt.ob8-k.html
Yeah, he's the former research director for Liquidmetal Technologies. If he thinks that the next iPhone will be made out of Liquidmetal, then I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
I know there was no news today about the iPad2 having any LQMT in it, but would that have been a talking point? Is it possible that since they added more hardware than before, if they made it much thinner and lighter and possibly gave it more battery life (it has the same battery time, but with more hardware, that would require some battery improvement to get the same battery life)... is it possible that there is some LQMT inside of iPad2?
I think the only unknown part is this
Upon closing of the foregoing transaction, the Company was paid a portion of the license fee which was used to pay off noteholders and fund operations. 90 days after the closing date and upon completion of certain support milestones, the Company shall be paid the remaining portion of the license fee.
We haven't seen a quarterly statement since those first 90 days were over, so we don't know if LQMT was paid any more by AAPL. We also don't know what the "certain support milestones" are, how many there are, and how much will be paid after each one. The first support milestone could be "after a product made with LiquidMetal is released to the public". So LQMT could be getting a little more money from AAPL or a ton of money... or maybe none. Who knows? No one right now, but I'm hoping to find out soon. :)