March 18, 2013 @ 3:28 am By iRights  |  

(Staff Translation) The film producer Christian von Borries asks the systemic question: „Imagine Apple would be a State – would one prefer to live in Apple or China?“. In a documentary essay film he researches the question whether States are led like businesses or whether business are led like States. The raw aterial was filmed… Read More

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March 14, 2013 @ 10:23 am By Charles Luzar  |  

BiteMyApple.co is an online store dealing solely in Apple accessories that have previously seen success raising money on Kickstarter. “The goal behind BiteMyApple.co is to be exclusive in helping you find the greatest designs that stormed through Kickstarter,” said Chris Johnson, founder of BiteMyApple.  “With so many incredible projects in campaign-mode right now, the product pool is endless… Read More

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February 28, 2013 @ 8:44 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

Lumawake, a widely covered crowdfunding project announced in a backers update that their project was in peril due to lack of funds.   The universal Apple iPhone dock was widely hailed as a unique product with revolutionary design and incredible features. Originally the Lumawake team was turned away by crowdfunding trail blazer Kickstarter.  Undeterred Lumawake… Read More

Read more in: Offerings, Strategy  |  Tagged apple, iOS, iphone, kickstarter, lumawake, selfstarter

February 2, 2013 @ 10:02 pm By TUAW  |  

Last year, e-commerce site TinyLightbulbs formed in Denver, focusing on products that are funded via crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. TinyLightbulbs brought five of the products available on its site Macworld/iWorld 2013, including: SlingShot: This smartphone stand received more than US$70,000 in funding on Kickstarter and acts as a combination tripod and cradle for your iPhone. An… Read More

Read more in: General News, Offerings  |  Tagged apple, cablekeeps, iOS, iphone, slingshot, soft touch flex, soundjaw, tinylightbulbs, ultima

January 8, 2013 @ 8:17 am By CFI Correspondent  |  

As a gadget / tech lover the advent of crowdfunding has really created a windfall of new devices to covet – for both iOS and Android devices.  I am constantly amazed at the creativity and ingenuity crowdfunding has allowed to bring to the masses and quickly too.  Not all devices will be a big hit… Read More

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December 25, 2012 @ 2:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

On then off and now on again.  The erstwhile POP by Edison Jr  and their Crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter is now live again.  Backers, supporters and cheerleaders received a Christmas Eve reprieve on a posting from Jamie Siminoff telling the world they were now going to honor their original quest. Just the other day, Jamie… Read More

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December 21, 2012 @ 6:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

As reported in CNet Apple reacted today to news of the imploding Kickstarter campaign by Edison Junior for their POP charger.  Yesterday Jamie Siminoff, CEO of Edison Junior and POP project lead, published a Kickstarter update informing their funders the project was being cancelled and all funds returned due to the change to the Lightening cable…. Read More

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December 21, 2012 @ 8:45 am By JD Alois  |  

Fully Crowdfunded project POP by design house Edison Junior achieved their Crowdfunding dreams on September 1st of this year.  The original goal for funding was a $50,000 target – the proceeds of which were to take to market their product POP also known as Portable Power. Their Kickstarter campaign was launched and they quickly surpassed… Read More

Read more in: Crowdfunding Portals, Featured Headlines  |  Tagged apple, christie street, edison junior, iphone, kickstarter, pop

December 17, 2012 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

    For all of those Apple Fanboys and Fangirls out there – now is the time to purchase iPhone stocking stuffers and Apple gifts from the Crowdfund “Santa” to satisfy every Apple geek’s need for gadgets.  I know because I qualify.  If you are anything like me, my house (and car) are scattered with chargers,… Read More

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November 22, 2012 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Now the iPhone Does Do Everything   (PRWeb) TaskOne is a case for the iPhone 4, 4s or 5 that houses a 2.5” serrated knife, saw, screwdrivers, pliers and ten other tools. The design is the creation of a young engineer from Stanford University, Addison Shelton. “I spend a lot of my day using tools and always… Read More

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November 22, 2012 @ 5:00 am By TUAW  |  

The creator of 1989′s seminal “God game,” Populous, is returning to the genre on iOS with a new title called Godus. Peter Molyneux and his recently formed indie software house 22 Cans announced the game today by launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund its development. iOS gamers will know 22 Cans as the creator of Curiosity, the massively multiplayer… Read More

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November 19, 2012 @ 9:31 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Today Lumawake launched their crowdfunding campaign to allow customers to reserve their revolutionary iPhone dock. Their approach may provide insight to how future product designers should consider approaching crowdfunding.   Lumawake Features Lumawake is an iPhone dock that does much more than just charge your phone.  It uses a passive infrared sensor (PIR) to detect movement… Read More

Read more in: Featured Headlines, Offerings  |  Tagged apple, drew shepard, greg laugle, iphone, kickstarter, lumawake, pebble, scott roehrick, selfstarter

October 29, 2012 @ 7:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Philips has set its sights on disrupting the home automation market, today launching its new “Hue” smart light bulbs, which are to be sold exclusively in Apple Stores worldwide from October 30. The electronics giant becomes the latest company to launch a web-enabled LED light bulb, capable of interacting with smartphones and tablets to automate lighting in… Read More

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October 5, 2012 @ 7:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Keys, aside from fire and shoes, may be the oldest technology most of us use on a daily basis. It’s hard to beat the simplicity of a uniquely shaped piece of metal, but there are a lot of advantages to having a networked lock–you can unlock the door for guests remotely, you can monitor access… Read More

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September 17, 2012 @ 8:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

By Jenna Worthham Published: September 17, 2012 PORTLAND, Ore. — An effort to build a sleek aluminum charging dock for the iPhone generated fervor online when it was announced last December. The project’s creators raised close to $1.5 million through Kickstarter, a crowdfunding Web site, and promised to start shipping their Elevation Dock in April to those who had… Read More

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