Tagged: kickstarter

January 5, 2015 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

3Doodler has launched a 20-day crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for the second generation of its 3D printing pen. The device includes a slimmer, lighter design that is less than a quarter the size of the original and weighs just 50 grams. The team, who have previously raised $2.3m on… Read More

January 5, 2015 @ 9:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Edyn announced on Monday (January 5th) that its Garden Sensor and Water Valve have been named a 2015 CES Best of Innovation honoree in the “Tech For A Better World” category as a part of the 2015 International CES. Edyn will be exhibiting at Eureka Park in the… Read More

January 4, 2015 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

This past November Dawn Sole was named one of South Florida’s winning startups by the South Florida Business Journal.  Pluck N’File was described as the “Swiss Army Knife of the tweezer world. The multifaceted tool launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo seeking to raise $25,000… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

One of the wildest contestants ever on ABC’s Shark Tank, Zach Crain, founder of Freaker USA is returning to Kickstarter, where his 2011 video was hailed as “the holy grail of Kickstarter videos” by the crowdfunding platform itself. On Thursday (January 1st), Crain and the Freaker USA… Read More

January 2, 2015 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Neptune, a Canadian company that designs and develops consumer electronics, announced on Friday (January 2nd) that a new revolutionary wearable device will be unveiled soon. The product will be a successor to Pine, the world’s first standalone smartwatch that had raised more than $800,000 on… Read More

December 31, 2014 @ 12:05 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Today, FreeWavz, the developer of smart ear wearable technology announces the appointment of Mike Kahn as CEO. Kahn brings more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the consumer electronics industry to the FreeWavz team. Most recently, Kahn came as Vice President of Partnership Marketing… Read More

December 31, 2014 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, Andromium, a company that specializes in Android smartphones, hit Kickstarter to raise $100,000 for a new software that transforms cellular devices into a compact desktop computer. According to the campaign, Andromium’s key mission is to democratize the desktop by making it more affordable and highly accessible…. Read More

December 31, 2014 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

PenPower, a provider for devices with built-in smart human-machine interface technologies, announced on Tuesday (December 31st) that it has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for its new product,  WorldPenScan X. The device is considered the world’s  first pen scanner for iOS and Android smartphones. Product manager at… Read More

December 30, 2014 @ 1:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based startup Orange Monkie debuted its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $50,000 for Foldio2, which is the new and upgraded form of first pop-up studio for your smartphone, Foldio. According to its campaign, the Foldio 2 is bigger and smarter in order… Read More

December 30, 2014 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The code wizards at Kickstarter have always been pretty good at coming up with new and creative ways to display content and deliver data.  Some features are viewable to all and others are hidden to only project creators (and the Kickstarter dev team).  For the… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Vonda Shepard, the singer behind the theme song for Ally McBeal, recently launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds for her fourteenth album Rookie. The campaign’s description reads, “Vonda Shepard is back with her eleventh studio album (and fourteenth overall), tentatively dubbed Rookie. It’s a title… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 12:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out to save one of Los Angeles’ Chinatown restaurants, co-owner of Starry Kitchen Nguyen Tran has announced that he and his wife, Thi Tran, are launching a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to continuing the restaurants growth. According to LA Times, Starry Kitchen is known… Read More

December 29, 2014 @ 10:19 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Arty Water Company, maker of Arty Artichoke Water, announced today that it is partnering with The Vegan Roadie, an exciting new travel and culinary web series premiering January 2015. The partnership marks an expansion into vegan and natural food markets across the United States. Arty… Read More

December 27, 2014 @ 9:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only five more days until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, iCradle’s COBI continues to be a huge success on Kickstarter by raising nearly $322,000 thanks to over 1,500 backers. As previously reported, COBI is considered a “world-first” in many ways. It’s… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 1:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

With only seven more days until its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter comes to an end, the unique, eye-catching drink container Goat Mug has raised nearly $334,000 thanks to its 8,281 backers. As previously reported, The cup, which resembles a goat’s horn, supposedly helps the user enjoy… Read More

December 26, 2014 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fresh off the closing of their hit Kickstarter campaign for the all-in-one 3D printer, Flux, creators and Taiwan college students Simon Ko and Jim Yu discussed the project and its future with Tech in Asia this week. Flux is described as an easy-to-use print that… Read More

December 24, 2014 @ 11:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Future Make, a Wilmington startup that invents new technological things to make life safer and colorful, recently hit crowdfunding giant Kickstarter with its brand new cool-ink 3D pen called Polyes Q1. According to the campaign, Polyes is considered the first 3D printing pen with blue light and… Read More

December 23, 2014 @ 4:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ready to give aspiring filmmakers a chance to see the ins and outs of crowdfunding, global platform Kickstarter has announced its upcoming workshops and discussions for film campaigning. The crowdfunding giant’s team explained,”Kickstarter has played a pivotal role in uniting audiences and filmmakers. Since it launched in… Read More

December 22, 2014 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blurb, the independent book and magazine publishing platform, today announced that wine blogger and Blurb author Alder Yarrow’s first book, The Essence of Wine: Celebrating the Delights of the Palate, made the New York Times’ Best Wine Books of 2014 list which is compiled by wine writer, Eric… Read More

December 20, 2014 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Del Marth LLC, the manufacturers of StoneTether, a new wireless tracking device, has experienced staggering success crowdfunding on  Kickstarter.  The campaign launched with a goal of  only $15,000 but closed over $366,000 as nearly 7000 backers helped to fund the project. As previously reported, StoneTether is a micro-device that… Read More