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3Doodler crushes Kickstarter goal in hours

, Feb 20th 2013 Discuss [0]

Yesterday we mentioned a new project that had landed on Kickstarter that is incredibly cool. The project is called the 3Doodler pen and it's a pen that is able to draw in the air making 3-D creations that you can keep. The project had a goal of raising a mere $30,000 and is set to fund on Monday, March 25. Read The Full Story

3Doodler 3D printer pen hits Kickstarter

, Feb 19th 2013 Discuss [0]

3D printers are undeniably cool, but their price also puts them out of the reach of most; that's where 3Doodler steps in, a 3D printing pen hitting Kickstarter today and promising to make sketches physical. The chubby stylus squirts out of a stream of thermoplastic from its 270 degree-C nib, which is instantly cooled by an integrated fan. By laying different streams of plastic, tugging up streams of it to make 3D structures, and piecing different layers together, you can create 3D designs on a budget. Read The Full Story

Kickstarter hits iPhone for hands-on mobile crowdfunding

, Feb 14th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's time for more Kickstarter fun and action than you can handle as the crowdfunding group brings on their very first mobile app for iPhone. This app will allow you to fund and follow projects galore as well as follow your friends - and the projects you've backed! You'll be able to check all the newest and most powerful ideas in the land as well as watch your own funded projects flourish! Read The Full Story

Kickstarter Rhino Shield promises to protect your device from impact breaks

, Feb 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Evolutive Labs has started a Kickstarter project for its Rhino Shield, an impact-resistant screen protector that isn't much larger than your average screen protector, but that promises to help shield your device from cracks and breaks. The screen protector is said to function both as a standalone piece and as part of a larger case, and can be had for the price of a single pledge. Read The Full Story

Smarter Stand for iPhone doubles as a cable wrapper

, Feb 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Accessories are a dime a dozen nowadays, and only clever ones usually make it through. The Smarter Stand is back, only this time it's for the iPhone. We've talked about the Smarter Stand for iPad in past, and now the company is back on Kickstarter attempting to raise funds for an iPhone version, but this one is a little different. Read The Full Story

GameStick Kickstarter campaign ends at $647,658

, Feb 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

After 31 days of campaigning on Kickstarter, PlayJam (the company behind GameStick) has finished its final day and ended up with a total of just under $650,000 in contributions. The project actually surpassed its $100,000 goal in just two days, and edged past the $500,000 mark with just three days to go. In total, the project ended up with $647,658, over six times the initial goal. Read The Full Story

Meta plans true augmented reality with Epson-powered wearable

, Jan 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

The augmented reality scene is hotting up, with the promise of full computer-mediated vision for the mainstream and another hint that Google won’t have the Glass market all to itself thanks to an incoming headset from startup Meta. The wearable project actually goes one step further than Project Glass, putting a full twin-display digital environment – controlled by two hand 3D tracking – in front of the user, rather than floating notifications and prompts in the corner of their eye as Google’s system does.

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Halo Zero LED messenger bag lights up Kickstarter

, Jan 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

For those who like to exercise or otherwise travel on foot after the sun has set, getting to where you're going safely can be difficult. Bikes and some types of clothes offer reflectors, of course, but if you're making your way through crowded city streets, it can be difficult to stick out. That's a problem Halo Belt Company and Rickshaw Bagworks have teamed up to solve with the new Halo Zero LED messenger bag, a product that recently went up on Kickstater. Read The Full Story

GameStick adds new tier for indie game developers

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

The most recent success story on Kickstarter is GameStick, the portable gaming console that's looking to take on OUYA, the other Kickstarter success story. The folks behind GameStick are aggressively going after game developers in order to make the portable gaming console a success. Today, the company announced that they have added a new tier specifically for indie game developers. Read The Full Story

Pebble shipping today (in black first); iOS app delayed

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Kickstarter star Pebble will begin shipping today, the team behind the smartwatch has confirmed, with the production line currently pumping out 800 to 1,000 units per day, and initially focusing on the black finish. The wirelessly-connected timepiece – which practically stole the show at CES - will eventually be produced at a rate of 2,400 per day, though right now Pebble is busy trying to guide its iOS app through Apple’s approvals process, a delay in which means iPhone owners will only have limited functionality at first.

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Memoto life-logging camera delayed (but gains digital compass)

, Jan 21st 2013 Discuss [0]

The Memoto wearable camera project is making lemonade out of delay lemons, taking advantage of a hitch in GPS antenna design to slot a digital compass into the life-logging gadget. Issues with the GPS electronics requiring a redesign of the wearable's PCB have pushed back the estimated initial production run to the beginning of April at the latest, the Memoto team said in an email to Kickstarter backers, rather than February as initially expected. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 11, 2013

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Well folks, after a long week, we're back from CES 2013. We covered a lot of stuff during our time there, and while you can find all of our coverage by navigating to our CES portal, we've also put together a few wrap-ups that bring together the most impressive of what we saw. First up for the day was our PC and Windows 8 wrap-up, which was shortly followed by our Android CES wrap-up, and then finally our gaming wrap-up. Considering the massive amount of news that came out of CES, you might be thinking that the number of wrap-ups seems a little low. You'd be right - we've got more wrap-ups coming this weekend, so sit back and watch as we recap all of the biggest stories to hit during the show. Read The Full Story
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