Tagged: pretail

September 14, 2013 @ 11:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Juices+ is crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The campaign has already more than doubled a $40,000 goal for their premium USB phone charging cables. The campaign is just a few thousand dollars short of a big stretch goal that would unlock a gold anodized version of their… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 5:12 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

The Omate TrueSmart came under fire recently following a post on Google Plus that explained problems with the form factor of the device and promises the device’s manufacturers had made regarding the inclusion of the Google Play store. The TrueSmart has a week left until… Read More

September 12, 2013 @ 11:49 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The iDoorCam has raised over $500,000 on Indiegogo for a smart home device that alerts owners when a visitor is at the door and allows them to interact with visitors from their smartphones. The flexible funding campaign has five days left before ending. Over 3,700… Read More

September 10, 2013 @ 10:24 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The iSketchnote for the iPad launched a Kickstarter campaign today seeking $35,000 in funding, and the campaign has already reached over $20,000 in pledges. With one look at the device it is easy to see why. The iSketchnote is a drawing pad that links directly… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 3:57 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Now that we’re all collectively celebrating the launch of Kickstarter support for projects seeking funding in Canadian dollars, let’s take a look at six projects that have taken advantage of this new aspect of Kickstarter’s service. (As always, caveat emptor!) Nix Color Sensor [Toronto] The… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 12:18 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

We recently reported on the Omate TrueSmart, a new smartwatch crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The team reached out to Crowdfund Insider this morning with some teaser pics, claiming production has already begun. The last image is a comparison chart that compares the TrueSmart to other smartwatches, including… Read More

August 30, 2013 @ 9:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

We’ve all been there. The big moment is happening right in front of your eyes, so you pull out your smartphone to take a picture. By the time you can get through the lock screen, open the app and hit the button, the moment is… Read More

August 29, 2013 @ 11:08 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Active is an innovative smartphone. I could make the case that the Galaxy S3 saved Android by offering what was arguably the first Android phone widely recognized as a worthy alternative to Apple’s iPhone. The S4 Active takes the latest incarnation… Read More

August 28, 2013 @ 11:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Update: Since publishing, KIND* Shave Oil has changed its name to TICO* Shave Oil, and can now be found at www.ticoshaving.com. KIND shave oil is crowdfunding an alternative to shaving cream.  Shaving is not something I have ever looked forward to doing.  But then I happened to… Read More

August 22, 2013 @ 10:58 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A smartwatch is raising ridiculous sums of cash in short order on Kickstarter. The Omate TrueSmart is on an absolute tear. Since launching yesterday, the campaign has raised well over the stated $100,000 goal. The crowd loves the concept… Read More

August 19, 2013 @ 9:13 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In the world of custom t-shirts, CustomInk is a big player. Launched in 2000, the company has over 600 employees at their three locations (two in Virginia, one in Nevada) and has amassed over $140 million in revenues. You may have seen their commercials on… Read More

August 2, 2013 @ 11:20 am By Charles Luzar  |  

It’s what Hybra Advance Technology is calling the “future of personal audio.” Sound Band is a set of headphones that clip onto your ears and deliver sound by actually delivering vibrations straight to your skull. The benefit? That leaves the ears free of obstructions, and… Read More

July 30, 2013 @ 10:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Indiegogo has just added a fifth million-dollar crowdfunding campaign to it’s roughly five year history: the KREYOS smartwatch. We first reported on the KREYOS back in June. I found myself impressed by the featureset the developers of the KREYOS aimed to integrate into their crowdfunded… Read More

July 23, 2013 @ 10:04 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Yesterday we reported on the Indiegogo campaign for the Ubuntu Edge. The campaign has set a $32 million goal for the new dual-boot smartphone running Ubuntu and Android. It’s the most ambitious campaign in Indiegogo’s history, and short of some Star Wars spoof campaigns it’s probably… Read More

July 22, 2013 @ 5:09 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A campaign just launched on Indiegogo has a somewhat ambitious funding goal. $32 million. I’ll let that sink in for a moment… Sound ridiculous? It might not be when you consider the project at the root of the campaign and the team bringing the campaign… Read More

July 18, 2013 @ 10:47 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Eone Timepieces has launched a Kickstarter campaign seeking $40,000 in funding for a tactile watch designed for (and with the help of) the blind. Just about a week into the campaign, funding for “The Bradley” timepiece has already crossed $250,000. Eone Timepieces was founded by Hyungsoo… Read More

July 12, 2013 @ 8:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Data storage device Plug, launched by Cloud Guys Corporation (CGC) a US / French start-up met their crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter of $69,000 in 12 hours and now stands at over $186,000.  In a strategic act of successful pretail, Plug has proven an interest and… Read More

July 11, 2013 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In crowdfunding you learn something new every day. For example, did you know that spent coffee grounds can be used to absorb smells? So well, in fact, that scientists at the City College of New York have explored the use of spent, carbonized coffee in… Read More

May 20, 2013 @ 8:13 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A report released last month entitled Equity Crowdfunding and Venture Capital included some interesting revelations regarding what US venture capitalists and lawyers expect from equity crowdfunding. The report surveyed VCs and lawyers based in the states. Questions sought to gauge expectations about the JOBS Act’s trajectory and… Read More

May 1, 2013 @ 7:45 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Crowdfunding is changing the way products are funded, made and sold to the public. Here we explore how and why this trend is taking hold as well as some of the risks the trend faces long-term.