Tag Archives: Kickstarter

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Glow Headphones Make Listening to Music More Rhythmic

Since nearly every gadget we use in our daily lives has become “smart”, doesn’t that mean they should be functional and helpful to us in some sort of way? Let’s be real. Plenty of gadgets out there are made just … Continue reading →

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
3Doodler 2.0 Is Slimmer, Faster, and Back on Kickstarter

The 3Doodler was one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of 2013. It raised $2,000,000 after only pledging for $30,000, selling over 130,000 units. Its creator, WobbleWorks LLC., is currently having its second round of crowdfunding for its brand new … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Purism’s Librem 15, the First Pure Free-Software Laptop, Is on Its Way

A company called Purism recently launched a campaign to create the “first high-end laptop in the world that ships without mystery software in the kernel, operating system, or any software applications”. Using Crowd Supply, a curated crowd-funding and e-commerce company … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Kickstarter’s Displio Is a Cute Lil’ Display for Your Favorite Widgets

Whether we have out laptops open, our tablets in our hand, our smartwatch on our wrist, or our smartphone in our bags, we always want some sort of way to display things that are important to us. A Latvian IT … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E 91- Best of Kickstarter 2014: Coolest Cooler, SCiO, Micro 3D | Red Headed Geek Show

Kickstarter had a huge year. So much of a good year I wanted to tell you about the best projects of 2014. The most funded project this year was also considered as the largest Kickstarter campaign ever. It’s the Coolest … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
2014 Kickstarter Projects: What Survived and What Surpassed?

Kickstarter had a huge year, backing projects that will influence new technological innovations in the years to come. Sometimes, the best ideas don’t come from multi-billion dollar companies, but individuals and groups who have a sincere vision for change. According … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Blood Sucking Controller Suspended by Kickstarter

Canadian company, Brand and Grotesque’s unique bloodsucking controller has been suspended by Kickstarter. Bummer, because it was gonna be for a good cause. That’s mild sarcasm. This is one of the weirdest things I have ever seen. Named Blood Sport: … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E 87- Brain 2 Brain Communication, Powerlace, $90 PS4 Scam | Red Headed Geek Show

Scammers have been trying to take advantage of Walmart’s price-matching policy by using fraudulent web pages, particularly Amazon sales pages, to get Wii U bundles and Sony PS4 consoles for a fraction of their actual prices. Then they posted it … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Ditto, The Simplest $29 Wearable Out There

In a generation where phone calls, emails, instant messages and all forms of social media content are sent to our smartphones, the amount of notifications we receive can have us checking our phones constantly. California based company, Simple Matters, intends … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
The New Internet of Toys Toy, DynePod

Krissa Watry, co-founder of Dynepic, worked as a chief engineer to launch satellites. Sounds like a big deal, and it is, but something made her want to change her career and work in product design. As an entrepreneur, Watry wanted … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E 85- Echo, MAID, Nimble VR, Butterfly Network | Red Headed Geek Show

Smart oven, MAID, is the smartest oven out there. Thanks to voice recognition, it gives you verbal instructions during the cooking process. Plus, the oven has automatic settings and will set the temperature for the specific dish you are making. … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
With Nimble Sense, You Can Explore VR Glove-Free

Last week I got excited about new waves being made in virtual reality. VR being only about seeing and hearing is in the past, and Dexmo wanted to make feeling the virtual realm the new norm with it’s exo glove. … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Our Childhood Dream has Come True-The Hendo Hoverboard

As children we are inspired by the things we see in movies, on TV, and commercials. After seeing a friend with a toy car, we want a toy car. After watching ET, we desperately wanted a bicycle (and an alien … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E 82- Iron Man Prosthetic, Anonabox, WEDG, Butt Morphing Chair | Red Headed Geek Show

Don’t trust SnapChat? One way to permanently destroy a photo is this new silly self-destructive printer. The machine coats its printouts with glycerol and potassium salt, triggering an exothermic reaction that makes the photo spontaneously combust after printing. This is … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
August Smart Lock Wants to Win You over, Could Thanks to Apple

Home automation company, August, first announced its Smart Lock back in May 2013, a keyless entry system that works by using Bluetooth LE in your smartphone. We’ve heard of internet-connected locks before, we’re just still not ready to fully entrust … Continue reading →