Your opinion. I think it looks fine. I quite like the 'long scroll' format that's become popular recently. All my devices (MacBook, Android phone etc.) make scrolling simpler than finding and clicking a link. And I feel like I got the main proposition of the product pretty quickly, without having to click around various 'features' and 'specs' pages.

I quite dislike any format that does not provide me immediately with a 2 or 3 sentence general description of what the thing is about, of the sort like you would find at the beginning of a Wikipedia article or in the parent comment (but with a bit less detail).

Taking BRCK as an example, I see "It's the easiest, most reliable way to connect to the Internet." and some picture suggesting that this is a hardware device. Insufficient. If I page down it gets even more confusing.

I have to agree. Excuse my language, but I didn't know wtf it is precisely on the main page. I have to dig into the Specs page for the description of the device. Wasted my time with frustrated layout. Failed design fails.

I agree, but I think it's more this specific implementation than the concept itself. I've seen plenty of "long-scroll" (not sure what to call it) style sites that have been absolutely amazing at dumping information into my head.

For example, http://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/

Bad example imo. A good one would have been http://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/features/ which doesn't break scrolling AND gives hard facts.

Agreed - worst thing you can do on a long scrolling page is hijack the ability to scroll like that!

I think this site works as a marketing tool. It has strong branding, and it automatically makes me feel more interested in the product even though I don't have any personal use for it.

I don't think it works as a news brief. I had to read the whole page to figure out what the thing does. Of course, it looks like they're selling it as a black box that makes the Internet happen, so maybe the technical details aren't such a big deal.

If I could have figured out anything beyond its buzzword compliance, that would have been super. I could tell it was some sort of router with some dependability, beyond that it all looked like vaporware.

I scrolled like 10 pages and didn't learn a single thing about the device.

I disagree. They've got an attractive presentation. Perhaps the new layouts are a little gimicky these days; no doubt they'll eventually be pared down to something that is minimal but has the same spirit. Nonetheless, I think what these guys have put together is quite attractive and communicates exactly what they want to communicate about themselves and their product.

I actually liked the picture, it illustrates one segment of the target audience very well. A bit like the camera GoPro showing a picture of a surfer in a wave.

The website misses more specific details about how it works, when it will be available and how much it will cost. I can't wait for this thing to hit the market!

In general devices that actually produce pictures can get away with showing pretty pictures foremost and convey a "it's so fun" overall athmosphere before focusing on the device itself. For a rugged router, this approach is less forgiving IMO.

GoPro is an established product, I've never met anybody from their target audience who didn't know what it is.

I am a target audience for BRCK, and from looking at their page, it's not clear to me at all what it is.

Do you have any proof that this hurts the business? They may have lost a sale to you but gained 10 others.

It's fine dude, relax. I had no problem understanding the product because of their website design.

And yet here we are talking about it on HN.

(the point being that as shallow as the design may be, it caused people to share it and upvote it, so chastising the marketing is a bit odd)