Cool project, love the visuals. Wish it would merge as a plugin or something to a project like http://ghostty.org/ while I appreciate the visual fun, there are other pragmatic tools beyond visuals that are handy.
If the product is too expensive they should sell it with an optional payment plan with Affirm or a similar company that acts like a credit card with the hardware fully paid upfront. This is what Peleton uses... Tying payment to safety functionality is just waiting for a lawsuit.