Tagged: kickstarter

March 9, 2015 @ 10:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Mohu, creator of the self-dubbed world’s first paper-thin indoor HDTV antenna, announced on Monday that Mohu Channels is now available to the general public. As the considered first device of its kind to bring together Over-the-Air (OTA) broadcast TV content, streaming apps and web content in one… Read More

March 9, 2015 @ 8:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Stanford student, Jerming Gu, and his smart lock project, Sesame, have raised nearly $500,000 dollars after only a little over a week on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. Gu, founder of CANDY HOUSE Inc., is a mechanical engineering master candidate from Stanford University. Originall from Taiwan, he is a someone who… Read More

March 8, 2015 @ 7:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

The crowdfunding ecosystem continues to evolve allowing companies to prove concepts or services with crowd validation. Tech, while not the biggest money category, is one of the highest profile segments.  Hardware and crowdfunding is a perfect match.  Crowdfund Insider thought it would be interesting to review… Read More

March 7, 2015 @ 10:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Orlando based video game and simulation company, GameSim, is developing and publishing a mobile version of the successful Kickstarter project by Gamelyn Games, Tiny Epic Kingdoms. In Tiny Epic Kingdoms, a turn-based fantasy game, each player starts with a faction and a small territory. Throughout… Read More

March 7, 2015 @ 10:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rocketbook is the easiest way for people who prefer handwritten notes to also enjoy the ease and convenience of organized cloud storage. Joe Lemay, the CEO of Rocket Innovations, announced his newest product yesterday at Launch Festival in San Francisco, California. Rocketbook went live on… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 5:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Nearly six months after finding success on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter, Cincinnati’s Braxton Brewing Co. has announced exciting news to its backers: Its opening date. As previously reported, Braxton Brewery hit the crowdfunding giant to raise $30,000 to create what the brewhouse called “the Taproom of the Future.” The project not… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Attention devoted beer drinkers: your prayers have been answered! DrinkTanks, an Oregon-based startup has unveiled the self-titled “world’s largest” growler on Kickstarter. This isn’t the first time that DrinkTank has used the crowdfunding method for its projects. Back in 2013, the company launched a campaign on… Read More

March 6, 2015 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes announced LeVar Burton will be honored with the Innovator’s Award at the University of Southern California’s Bovard Auditorium. The event will take place during the 20th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, one of the nation’s largest public literary festival,… Read More

March 5, 2015 @ 4:27 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Say goodbye to electric skateboards that ride like mush and don’t glide. Inboard has created, the Monolith, an electric skateboard that has the motor built inside the rear wheels and rides smooth – whether you’re riding powered or not. The patented “Manta Drive” technology was… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 4:25 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With nearly 24 hours until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, eZelleron, Inc.‘s portable power plant, kraftwerk has successfully raised over $1.6 million thanks to nearly 11,300 backers. As previously reported, the kraftwerks offers a new energy supply technology for mobile electronic devices. It is… Read More

March 4, 2015 @ 12:37 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping for another round of crowdfunding success, California-based 1Lss Inc. is excited to announce the official launch of their newest product, MagBak Case for iPhone, on Kickstarter. The team at 1Lss has created a minimalist protective case and mounting solution for the iPhone sure to revolutionize… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 10:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Pebble Smartwatch has hit another crowdfunding home-run.  The first go of it knocked it out of the park back in back in 2012.  At that time $10.2 million was raised for the very first Pebble setting a high bar for other tech crowdfunding campaigns…. Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 4:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this morning, Tennessee-based Artiphon hit global crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $75,000 for INSTRUMENT 1.The eye catching musical instrument surpassed its initial goal within only 5 hours and skyrocketed to over $100,000 thanks to nearly 300 backers. According to its campaign, INSTRUMENT 1 is a combination… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 3:53 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Back in 2012, singer and songwriter Amanda Palmer hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter for not only her first studio album, but also a tour and art book. Originally seeking $100,000, Palmer took home over $1 million thanks to nearly 25,000 backers/fans. Now, Palmer is back to… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 1:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (March 3rd), innovation acceleratorMade by Many and industrial design company Map have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for Hackable, a smart and responsive iPhone-connected ball for 6-10 year olds. The goal of the crowdfunding effort is to raise $100,000 to put Hackaball into production… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 12:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Candy House launched a Kickstarter campaign for Sesame, an instant smart lock. Not only did the lock met its funding goal of $100,000 in nine hours, It has also raised over $400,000 from more than 3,000 backers in less than one week. Sesame allows users… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 10:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Starting today, runners and coaches can get their hands on Stryd, a wearable device to measure running power, through a campaign on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. Created by Princeton engineers and backed by some of the biggest names in endurance sports, Stryd gives runners a way to accurately measure… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

That was fast.   There is an interesting correlation between the Pebble watch announcement and Kickstarter crashing.  A quick visit to the Kickstarter status page indicates a “Partial Outage”. As it stands right now Kickstarter appears to be back online, but still struggling to serve… Read More

March 3, 2015 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Pebble Set to Challenge Forthcoming Apple Watch with New Design, 10 Day Battery Life & “Smartstraps” Pebble, the leader in the smartwatch space, launched a second round of crowdfunding on Kickstarter at the end of last month.  The project rocketed immediately, easily topping its half… Read More

March 2, 2015 @ 4:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

This past weekend, creators of Kickstarter alum From Bedrooms to Billions, Nicola and Anthony Caulfield, took to the crowdfunding giant once again to raise £50,000 for their new project, From Bedrooms to Billions: The Amiga Years. Sharing details about the 90-minute feature film, the filmmaking… Read More