One of the things I like so much about Kickstarter is that you never know what kind of project will turn up. One of the most recent projects that caught my eye is the device called the Knut. This is a small battery-powered Wi-Fi enabled device that you can use for monitoring just about anything you can think of. It can be used to monitor environmental conditions in your home such as the temperature of various things and humidity.
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Knut can monitor just about anything
Infinitec Pocket TV Android dongle gets pre-release bump
Inside the Infinitec Pocket TV HDMI device is Android 4.0 and the ability to rock and roll on your HDTV - what you'll find in addition to that now that it's had a pre-release update is a massive 1GB of RAM. This device has also settled on a final design as it heads to the actual web-based market after its humble beginnings on Kickstarter. You'll find a mini USB port on the side of the device and it has a promise to be able to handle "the next versions of Android" including what we assume will be an upgrade by the end of the year - supposing Google I/O brings on another boost.
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Smarter Stand for iPad braces Smart Cover for better angles
Sometimes it's the simplest ideas that are the most useful, like adapting Apple's iPad Smart Cover so that it can be used to prop up your tablet in a more flexible range of positions. Smarter Stand for iPad, currently $2,000 shy of its $10k Kickstarter goal, consists of a pair of sliding clips that together brace the flexible ribs of Apple's own iPad Smart Cover, meaning it can support the tablet at an angle midway between the existing two extremes.
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Infinitec Pocket TV makes your dumb TV smart
Infinitec has taken to Kickstarter to raise funds for product it wants to bring to market called the Pocket TV. The company promises that the Pocket TV will make any TV into a smart TV. It's an interesting concept, which we have seen before. If you have an older TV that still works, and you don't want to fork over the money for smart TV just plug this in and get all the benefits of smart TV without having to spend as much cash.
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Cookoo watch hits funding goal and introduces pink version
Late last month we talked a bit about the cookoo watch that hit Kickstarter seeking $150,000 in funding. Since the project debuted, it has racked up $163,858 and still has 31 days to go before it funds. That means the watch will earn more than it needed to come to the real world, which is good news for fans. It took nine days for the initial funding goal of $150,000 to be met.
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Bukobot $42,000 3D printing Kickstarter hits $167,000+
3D printing may still seem like a science fiction concept to the uninitiated, but to those who are willing to open their eyes, it is very apparent that it is here, it is now, and it is exploding in popularity. Don't take my word for it. 3D printer projects are among the most happening things on social venture capital platform Kickstarter. Case in point - Bukobot, an open-source 3D printer. Startup Deezmaker was seeking just $42,000 in funding.
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Redux: Dark Matters for Sega Dreamcast surpasses funding goal
A Kickstarter campaign for a brand new video game called Redux: Dark Matters has managed to surpass its funding goal, now reaching just over $40k. What's unique about this video game project is that the developers are promising to offer a version of the game for the Sega Dreamcast. Fans of the retro console can pledge $65 to receive the limited edition Dreamcast version, only 1000 copies will be made.
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Cookoo watch aims for another KickStarter mobile watch win
It appears that Pebble is letting its ripples show as another mobile-connected watch concept has appeared on KickStarter with a strong backing. This device is called Cookoo, is listed on KickStarter right now, and has been developed in part by former Microsoft product developer Peter Hauser. The Cookoo watch connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and has you getting simple updates with light-up icons whenever you get a mobile alert. And it doesn't stop there - this watch is set to take on a whole developer community once it launches as well - the possibilities are quite enticing.
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gTar iPhone guitar lets anyone bust out a sweet riff
You’ve probably all picked up a guitar at least once and tried to play it, strumming away while trying to position your fingers and giving up rather quickly. A new Kickstarter project is hoping to create a guitar to help users learn how to play by leveraging the iPhone. The gTar features an iPhone dock at the base, and once the phone is plugged in, the app will will control the array of LEDs along the fretboard showing you where to place your fingers.
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Slick HAND Stylus has retractable and replaceable tip
Back when touchscreen devices like the iPhone first started to go mainstream, many people complained that the device needed a stylus. The problem was that capacitive screens didn't work with the styluses that were on the market at the time. Today there is no shortage of styluses on the market that will work with capacitive touchscreens like the iPad and iPhone use. A new stylus has landed on Kickstarter called the HAND Stylus that has a feature I think a lot of people will appreciate.
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Dragon Grip makes your kung fu strong
I grew up watching cheesy kung fu movies. I'm sure we've all seen this sort of kung fu movie at some point with a lot of squealing and screaming with each punch thrown. Bruce Lee certainly perfected the art of noisy kung fu. If you want to make your kung fu stronger, and noisier, the Dragon Grip is on Kickstarter seeking funding.
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Twine and Pebble reveal “Internet of things” on your wrist
Two of the most successful Kickstarter projects of all time, the Twine internet-of-things gadget and the Pebble e-paper smartwater, will work together, it has been announced. Thanks to cooperation between the two teams, real-world alerts from Twine will be flagged up on the Pebble watch, such as when someone knocks on your door or if your washing machine is leaking.
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