Tagged: kickstarter

March 2, 2015 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, Podo, an app-controlled, “stick-and-shoot” camera, launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Early backers will be able to pre-order Podo and receive the product by August. Podo will be available to the mass market in the fall. The pocket-sized Podo is the first camera to… Read More

February 28, 2015 @ 2:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

His days on Parks & Recreations may be over, but now actor Jim O’Heir is ready to bring his next project to life. The 53-year-old actor took to Kickstarter earlier this month seeking funds for the upcoming violent comedy, Middle Man. Per its synopsis, Middle Man is a… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 1:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Hoping for yet another Kickstarter success, Cards Against Humanity creator Max Temkin has launched his fifth campaign on the crowdfunding giant’s platform for his new project, Maxistentialism Zine. For those who don’t know what a zine is, Rookie defines it as self-published, small circulation, often nonprofit books, papers,… Read More

February 27, 2015 @ 10:41 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LINQ Home, a maker of energy-saving home automation products, launched a campaign on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to help improve heating and cooling through its smart vents. LINQ is providing households with unprecedented control over HVAC systems. By sensing the temperature in each room and adjusting… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 9:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter CEO and co-founder Yancey Strickler chimed in on the FCC ruling today that now classifies the internet as a public utility.  Advocates of net neutrality celebrated the victory as many viewed it as guaranteeing open and equal access to the world wide web. Strickler… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 1:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

PicoBrew Inc., the company dedicated to technology for home craft beer creation and enjoyment, today unveiled the new social networking features of their advanced kegerator.  KegSmarts, the world’s smartest craft beer kegerator, is the second product from the Seattle-based company. PicoBrew launched a crowdfunding campaign on… Read More

February 26, 2015 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to bring a ’90s favorite back to game consoles everywhere, creator Greg Johnson and California-based Humanature Studios has launched a campaign on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter to raise $400,000 for Toejam & Earl: Back in the Groove. The game’s summary reads, “Toejam and his homeboy Big Earl go out… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 4:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Spark IO (Spark) recently returned to Kickstarter to raise funds for its first cellular-connected development board, the Electron. Spark is best known for the Spark Core and Photon, its Wi-Fi development kits for creating products for the connected home. The Electron extends the Spark platform beyond the… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 4:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pebble CEO and founder Eric Migicovsky is making the PR rounds alongside the spectacular launch of the Pebble Time crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Everyone is comparing it to the forthcoming Apple Watch as a David vs. Goliath battle looms inside the octagon.  Migicovsky is pretty… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday (February 25th), Prong announced that the PWR Case is now available for the iPhone 6 via pre-order through its new crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to help iPhone 6 owners keep their phones charged all day — no cord required. The company also has begun shipping the… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 3:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Woolet, an ultra slim smart wallet that alerts you to its location when you misplace it, has made its official debut on crowdfunding giant, Kickstarter. With the latest Bluetooth 4.0 module in place, Woolet communicates with an app available for iOS and Android, alerting the user… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 2:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Washington resident Kent Walter took to crowdfunding giant Kickstarter to raise funds for his new invention, the Silvan Audio Workshop. This turntable, which was created by Walter and his father, offers a high-quality sound, is made out of natural hardwood, shaped and finished by… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform was struggling to keep the site live today and some sites were asking if the Pebble Time crowdfunding campaign was to blame.  While I would be surprised if Pebble is the root cause of things, Pebble has been blasting skyward in an unprecedented… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Pebble Time, the new iteration of the Pebble Smartwatch, launched a promotional crowdfunding campaign yesterday on Kickstarter.  The first time around it took a few weeks to raise over $10 million.  This time it may take just 2 as already over 42,000 have blitzed the… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

The FlyShark Smartwatch is making its debut in a brand new market. In order to produce and bring the smart watch to the market, the creators of the watch have launched Kickstarter campaign. Originally seeking only $10,000, the project captured the initial goal and raised over… Read More

February 25, 2015 @ 8:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Iotera today announced the closing of a $1M financing round led by ZenShin Capital Partners and joined by Crunchfund, Startup Capital Ventures, String Ventures, EarlyMarket and Rubicon Venture Capital. The funding will be used to expand delivery of their IOTA pet tracking system.  While the… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 4:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last summer, sleeping monitor Sense took crowdfunding giant Kickstarter by storm. The product is a simple system that keeps track of the user’s sleep behavior, monitors the environment of their bedrooms, and has even reinvented the alarm. Sense contains a speaker, so it may play white… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 12:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday (February 24th), Australia-based startup Uamp launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for its self-titled “soul shaking” headphones. Uamp is a tiny headphone amplifier that easily fits in the coin pocket of your jeans and works with all your music devices. Now for the… Read More

February 24, 2015 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The Pebble Smartwatch has hit the pages of Kickstarter once again.  This time seeking a funding round of $500,000. But don’t blink. The crowdfunding campaign raised that amount and then some almost immediately.  At this very moment, Pebble has raised well over $3.4 million, from… Read More

February 23, 2015 @ 2:32 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just when backers were starting to forget (not forgive) Kotkin Enterprises for not shipping the open source gaming gun Delta (and with no information at all about its whereabouts), the creators have officially announced a new date and a new catch. For those who haven’t heard… Read More