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OCDesk hands-on for iPhone 5 and your new iMac

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

It’s time to get serious about integrating all the Apple products you own, and what better way to do that than with a simple iPhone dock that sits rather nicely in front of your brand new iMac? What we’re taking a peek at today is the OCDesk Display Stand – that standing for Obsessively Clean Desk Display (OCD), this part of a Kickstarter campaign that’s looking to bring this “missing” piece of hardware to the real world. It’s missing simply because Apple hasn’t made anything like it yet – the creators of OCDesk want to alleviate that problem.

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Satarii launches Kickstarter campaign for new Swivl motion-tracking docks

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

The original Swivl was pretty cool, but it ultimately was still missing a lot of features and good looks. The company is at it again, and they've taken to Kickstarter to fund their second-gen Swivl "multipurpose motion platform". This time around, the company made some huge changes and pretty much made a completely new device compared to its first one. Read The Full Story

VLC adds Windows Phone 8 support to Kickstarter campaign

, Dec 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Late last month, VideoLAN launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring its popular media player, VLC, to Windows 8 and Windows RT in app form. Since the project will more herculean than past projects, the team has taken to Kickstarter to raise money in order to bring the apps to users for free. Today, the company posted an update, announcing that they're also planning to work on a Windows Phone 8 app, and they're also getting support directly from Microsoft. Read The Full Story

Transporter Kickstarter summons Drobo engineers for offline sharing device

, Dec 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

This week a Kickstarter project has been initiated by the name of Transporter, a device that its creators are saying is both an online yet off-cloud storage solution for personal use. If you're a family member who wants to share massive amounts of photo and video content but you don't want to hassle with the less-than-secure solutions out there at the moment, you're one of the many, many different types of people who may very well benefit from the simplicity of the Transporter. This project is being worked on by several folks responsible for "designing and manufacturing products from Drobo, Handspring, Sling Media, Snap Appliance, and TiVo." Read The Full Story

Indiegogo grows: UK, Canada, France & Germany

, Dec 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Crowdfunding site Indiegogo has followed Kickstarter with a global launch, opening the door to local currency use in euros, Canadian dollars, and British pounds, as well as to projects in four new countries. Although Indiegogo had allowed projects from anywhere in the world to be listed, until now the only currency accepted had been US dollars. Now, a simultaneous launch in the UK, Canada, France, and Germany will see the site become far more flexible. Read The Full Story

PhoneJoy Play smartphone game controller hits Kickstarter

, Dec 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're the sort who likes to play video games on the go using your Android smartphone, tablet, or iPhone you probably wished you had a game controller at some point. A new game controller specifically designed for mobile devices has turned up on Kickstarter. The device is called the PhoneJoy Play and supports just about any device you can think of. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 29, 2012

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Thursday evening everyone - we received some pretty big news this afternoon, so let's just jump in! Microsoft announced today that we'll be able snag a Surface Pro starting in January, with the 64GB model demanding $899 and the 128GB model going for $999. Apple launched iTunes 11 today, complete with a brand new user interface and iCloud at every turn, so get those updates going. We also heard that Google is looking to deliver information to you before you even search for it, which is pretty cool but also a little bit creepy. Read The Full Story

VLC launches Kickstarter campaign for Windows 8 app

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

VideoLAN, the team behind the popular video player VLC, has launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to raise money to build a native app for Windows 8 and Windows RT. Currently, VLC runs in the desktop mode of Windows 8, but the team is hoping to create a new version that will use the "Metro" style of Microsoft's new operating system. Read The Full Story

Memoto Lifelogging Camera shatters original Kickstarter goal

, Nov 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

About a month ago, we told you about a new initiative from a start-up company called Memoto that aimed to bring their new Lifelogging Camera to the masses with the hopes of raising money on Kickstarter. The company's goal was $50,000, but they ended up raising over $500,000 so far, with a little over two days left to go. Read The Full Story

Flomio NFC reader for iOS reaches Kickstarter funding goal

, Nov 26th 2012 Discuss [0]

Earlier this month, a start-up company by the name of Flomio went to Kickstarter to see if they could scrounge up some funding for an NFC dongle for iOS devices. It's a novel idea, and it seems others agree as well, because the company has announced that they've reached their funding goal for what they call the FloJack. Read The Full Story

Light by Moore’s Cloud is a color changing light cube

, Nov 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

Lately there've been a number of LED lights turn up seeking funding to come to market on various crowd-sourced funding sites that allow users to customize the color of the light. Two of the most recent we have talked about have been LED light bulbs that are screwed into normal light sockets. Today another LED color changing light has turned up, but this one isn't a bulb. Read The Full Story

Projecteo is like a tiny Viewmaster projector for Instagram

, Nov 14th 2012 Discuss [0]

We've seen some strange and interesting projects hit Kickstarter over the years. A new project has turned up that reminds me of the slide projectors from elementary school combined with my trusty Viewmaster. The project is called Projecteo. Read The Full Story
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