Showing posts with label Kickstarter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kickstarter. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Eye adds an Android phone to your iPhone back


Do you have an iPhone but often wish you also had an Android device for certain things? Well, Eye wants to take care of that, by adding an Android smartphone to an iPhone case.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Orboot AR globe brings back the magic from the old days


In pre-internet days, when you couldn't zoom anywhere on the planet using Google Earth or Google Street View, globes were mesmerizing devices that could keep us entertained for hours on end. Now, Orboot wants to bring some of that magic back, using Augmented Reality.

Monday, February 20, 2017

LOVE record player spins its head instead of the record

Long gone are the "good'old" days of the vinyl records, but it's also true that these records have been experiencing a somewhat nostalgic increase in interest by new (and old) generations. Now, there's even a record player that turns things upside down, and plays a record while keeping it standing still.

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Turn Touch home remote


Tired of having a smart home that requires you to pick your smartphone to do even the most basic things? Well, Turn Touch is a small and natural remote control that reminds us that some things are better left to actual physical buttons.

Monday, January 16, 2017

HyperDrive brings back all the ports your MacBook Pro needed


Apple may not have heard users and released the new MacBook Pro without "old" ports, but there is a Kickstarter project that promises to fix the problem quickly and effectively: HyperDrive.

Thursday, December 22, 2016

MagNeo is a "MagSafe" connector for USB Type-C


If you were a fan of Apple's MagSafe plug, you'll may want to check out this MagNeo magnetic plug for USB Type-C.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Smartduvet self-making bed


No one likes to make their bed each and every day; now there's a a Kickstarter campaign promising to free us from that daily chore using an automated system that lets us make the bed with a simple touch on the smartphone.


Friday, December 2, 2016

Hoterway gives you a hot shower from the first second


The water we waste in the shower waiting for the hot water to arrive is something most people will dismiss as a fact of life, but it doesn't have to be like that, There's a new project that can fix this issue and provide hot water as soon as you start showering and, best of all, it doesn't require any extra energy source.

Saturday, May 28, 2016

Knocki turns any surface into a smart controller via knocks


Tired of looking for a remote control? Knocki aims to turn any hard surface into a smart controller you can use by knocking on it.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

SolarBooks uses the Sun to charge your iPhone in 2 hours

If you - like me - consider to be amazing we can create electricity directly from Sun light, you'll definitely like what I bring you today: the SolarBook.

Saturday, April 9, 2016

The headaches of a successful crowdfunded project - Pine 64


How would you feel if you turned to crowdfunding to turn a small project a reality, hoping to get a few thousand dollars... but got over a million instead? It would seem like a dream come true... unless it can also become a nightmare, as the Pine 64 creators share with us.

Friday, March 25, 2016

OLO 3D turns any smartphone into a 3D printer


For 3D printing to become as common a regular 2D printing, printers need to be similarly as affordable. OLO may be the one achieving it, by turning your smartphone into a 3D printer.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Kickstarter celebrates 100k funded projects


Kickstarter has reached the beautiful number of 100,000 successfully funded projects, and is now sharing 100 curious facts about the platform and projects it helped come true.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Pine A64 is a super-micro-computer cheaper than the Raspberry Pi


The tiny Raspberry Pi has become the reference in low-cost micro-computers, but there are others willing to do more for less, like this new contender: the Pine A64.

Friday, December 11, 2015

Kickstarter hires journalist to investigate Zano multi-million failure


Crowdfunding has took the world by storm and allowed thousands of projects to become a reality; but there still those that fail to fulfill its promises, even after receiving several millions, like the Zano mini-drone project on Kickstarter.


Thursday, October 15, 2015

Blocks modular smartwatch on Kickstarter


While Google's Project Ara is showing signs of delays and added issues, the modular smartwatch Blocks seems to be progressing at a good pace, and now arrives on Kickstarter.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Skarp laser razor suspended on Kickstarter - flees to Indiegogo


Remember the futuristic Skarp laser razor project on Kickstarter? Well, it just got suspended on that crowdfunding site, but it's creator didn't take long to relaunch it again on the more lax Indiegogo.

Thursday, October 1, 2015

Skarp Laser Razor on Kickstarter


Kickstarter has allowed lots of projects to become real, but we now have one that seems straight out of a sci-fi movie: a laser razor.

Monday, August 17, 2015

Piece turns your iPhone into a dual-SIM phone


Dual SIM smartphones are becoming increasingly popular, but while you have no shortage of options for Android devices, for iOS things are much more limited. Piece wants to change that, and from what it can be seen on its Kickstarter campaign, there are a lot of people that think the same.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Bean+ arrives on Kickstarter


Do you recall the small Bean bluetooth modules that allowed anyone easy access to all kind of projects they might think of - and could even be programmed from your smartphone? Well, now it's time we meet its younger, but larger, brother, the Bean+.

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