Impossible Instant Lab mobile photo booth ships August 29th for $299
There's a certain irony to the Impossible Instant Lab taking a long time to develop, but we won't mind (much) now that it has a solid release date. The instant photo kit ships to stores on August...
View ArticleKickstarter plans North American expansion, launches in Canada this summer
That's right Canucks, Kickstarter's launching in your neck of the woods before the midnight sun sets for the season. The crowdfunding site released a teaser page today, announcing that it'll open up...
View ArticleHandibot Smart Tool hits Kickstarter, cuts in 3D with mobile controls (video)
While CNC routers are part-digital by their nature, they haven't really kept up with the times: they're often fixed in place and don't easily adapt to unique tasks. ShopBot Tools hopes to modernize...
View ArticleBroken promise: Double Fine’s ‘Broken Age’ Kickstarter mess
"The world of video game design is a mysterious one," Double Fine's Kickstarter pitch reads. "What really happens behind the closed doors of a development studio is often unknown, unappreciated or...
View ArticleCitizen plans crowdfunded takeover of Canadian carrier, raises a couple hundred
You'd think a carrier takeover funded by the proletariat would have to be hostile, right? Heck, no. Canadian Valya Michael loves Mobilicity, all the way from its headquarters down to its little cell...
View ArticleCall out your favorite design for Mighty No. 9’s co-op character
Mighty No. 9 has hit its $2.75 million stretch goal, which means the game will feature an online co-op challenge mode starring Beck (the titular No. 9) and robot pal Call, whose design will be chosen...
View ArticleMighty No. 9 adds Vita and 3DS to stretch goals
Mighty No. 9 will head to 3DS and PlayStation Vita if its Kickstarter project reaches $3.5 million, a project update revealed today. Comcept has raised over $2.6 million in its crowdfunding campaign...
View ArticleCrowdfund Bookie: Knite is a $43k hand-crafted adventure
The Crowdfund Bookie crunches data from select successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns that ended during the week and produces pretty charts for you to look at. This week in crowdfunding, the...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Advice From the Kickstarter Consultant with an Amazing...
Crowdfunding is no easy business. While it might seem effortless to shoot a quick video and upload some copy, successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns are months—if not years—in the making....
View ArticleCrowdfunding Advice From the Kickstarter Consultant with an Amazing...
Crowdfunding is no easy business. While it might seem effortless to shoot a quick video and upload some copy, successful Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns are months—if not years—in the making....
View ArticleMosaic Prepares To Launch Another $100M Of Projects On Its Solar Crowdfunding...
Mosaic, a startup allowing people to invest in solar projects, announced today that it has received regulatory approval for its next wave of crowdfunding efforts in California, worth a total of $100...
View ArticleAcoustic Guitar Add-On Gives the Instrument New Range
Electric guitars, when compared to their acoustic counterparts, have the ability to produce a much more diverse range of sounds Inventor Paul Vo, of Asheville, N.C., is hoping to even out the playing...
View ArticleParty On, Wayne — FlashFlow Syncs Lights to Music
Who's got the time and money for dance clubs when you can keep the party at home with FlashFlow? A Kickstarter project is currently raising funds for FlashFlow, a gadget that syncs your lights —...
View ArticleSiva Cycle Atom charges USB devices with a pedal-powered battery pack (video)
Bicycle-powered generators aren't new concepts by any stretch, but they frequently generate AC power and sometimes can't charge at all when the pedaling stops. Siva Cycle doesn't think either...
View ArticleSuper-Functional Jacket Designed for Air Travel Breaks Crowdfunding Records
World War I fighter pilots wore silk scarves for a very functional reason: In the pre-radar era, pilots spent a lot of time swiveling their heads around looking for the enemy, chafing their necks...
View ArticleCrowdfunding 101: Failing in Public and Coming Back
Last summer, my little company launched a Kickstarter campaign for a Bluetooth successor to our Range smartphone thermometer. Din păcate, as sometimes happens, our campaign failed and everyone went...
View ArticleSystem-Based Product Design: This “Reimagined Lunchbox” Strikes Crowdfunding...
When it comes to product design, you’ve got your standalone items that provide great utility: Think flashlights, cutting boards or washing machines. But there’s another class of product that we could...
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