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PongBot Aura is a $499 AI ball machine for tennis, pickleball, and padel

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PongBot has launched Aura, a ball machine that physically reconfigures for tennis, pickleball, and padel from a single chassis. The company set an introductory price of $499, which lands at roughly half the cost of the cheapest single-sport competitor currently on the market, with a planned $999 MSRP once the launch window closes. Early buyers […]

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Glasses-Free 3D Hits 27 Inches With the ZIMO1 Monitor

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Glasses-free 3D monitors are slowly becoming a real product category instead of a CES demo, and the latest entrant wants to undercut everyone shipping today. Zondision, a Hong Kong outfit that’s been working on light field 3D displays since 2020, opened Kickstarter for the ZIMO1, a 27-inch interactive glasses-free 3D monitor aimed at gamers, creators,

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This Pen-Sized Multitool Hides 73 Tools Inside

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The JK-9X takes a serious swing at the EDC category as a pen-shaped Kickstarter multitool that the creators say swaps between 73 separate functions through one ergonomic shell. The campaign launched on April 24, 2026, and it’s already cleared 873 percent of its modest funding target. The appetite for compact precision tools is still healthy.

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BLUETTI FridgePower Keeps Your Fridge Alive When the Grid Fails

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You know that stomach drop you feel the moment the power clicks off on a hot July afternoon. The hum of the fridge cuts, the kitchen goes quiet, and you start doing the math in your head. How long until the ice cream sweats through the carton. How long before the chicken you prepped for

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INKWON TAG Review: The Pocket Printer That Replaces Four Creative Gadgets

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Pocket printers usually pick a lane. Polaroid wants you printing photos. Phomemo wants you printing labels. Nothing on the shelf has tried to handle photos, stickers, heat-transfer t-shirt prints, and temporary tattoos out of the same box. INKWON’s first product, the INKWON TAG, makes exactly that pitch on Kickstarter. INKWON Printing is a Kowloon, Hong

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Meet the Vastnaut One 4×4: the first AI-powered exoskeleton that assists both hips and knees, built for every step, up and down the trail

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If you’ve spent any time looking at AI hiking exoskeletons, you’ve noticed something quietly weird about the entire category. Every suit on the market wants to talk about going up. The marketing is always uphill switchbacks, summit selfies, climbers arriving fresher than the friend who didn’t strap in. That’s the whole pitch. Climb harder, sweat

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The TNT Knives Slip Bang Has Four Legal Carry Configurations

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Most knife owners treat blade laws like weather: something you check before you leave, then hope for the best. Pack a locking folder for a weekend in London, feel the weight of it settle in your jacket pocket, and you’ve already miscalculated. Carry a one-handed locking folder through Germany and you’re technically breaking the law,

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This Tiny Magnetic Slider Wants You to Keep Holding It After the Cut

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ARTICLE – Most utility knives live a short, forgettable life. You dig one out of a drawer, slice through packing tape, and toss it back into whatever junk pile it came from. The cut happens, the tool vanishes, and you move on without a second thought. Nothing about that transaction invites you to hold it

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This Tiny Titanium Keychain Tool Replaces Half the Stuff You Actually Carry

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ARTICLE – Here’s the dirty secret about everyday carry gear: most of it isn’t everyday carry. That chunky multitool lives in your drawer because it made your pocket bulge. Even the so-called compact keychain tools end up forgotten because they jangle, snag, or require two hands to operate. The sleek knife sits on your desk

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The Titaner Trident Might Be the Most Overengineered Zipper Lock Ever Made

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 ARTICLE – You know that friend who buys the weirdest, most overengineered version of everything? The one with the titanium toothpick and the $200 pen that writes upside down in zero gravity? That friend is going to lose their entire mind over the Titaner Trident. This titanium zipper lock has three levels of mechanical

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A Skincare Wand With the Same Sensor Tech as Your Robot Vacuum

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Skincare on the go has always meant compromise. The NanoHydra Pro, now on Kickstarter, is built for people who refuse to accept that trade-off. ARTICLE – You know the feeling. Four hours into a flight, your skin feels like paper. The office AC has been running all day and your face is tight by 3pm.

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Meet PawSwing Neo – The Future of Cat Grooming Is Here

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NEWS – For cat owners, managing shedding and keeping fur under control can often be a daily challenge. Traditional brushing routines can feel like a struggle because many cats dislike being groomed manually, which can cause stress for both pets and owners. Enter the PawSwing Neo, a unique automatic cat grooming gadget designed to revolutionize

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Shiney Pigeon Games Starfront Scouting Academy review – A roll-and-write game on Kickstarter

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REVIEW – We love to play tabletop games, and one genre that has been very popular of late at our house is roll-and-write games like Three Sisters, Welcome To, and Next Station. For those not familiar, a roll-and-write is a game where a set of communal dice are rolled in the center of the table,

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Photon Matrix Portable Mosquito Air Defense – A little pew pew for what bugs you

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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – It’s mosquito season in the United States. Those little buggers sting, making you itch in the best case, and passing along diseases in the worst case. You can douse yourself in smelly bug dope, but sometimes, they still sneak through. Hey, it’s 2025, and it’s time to do serious battle – with

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NEWYES LD0806 portable inkjet printer puts printing freedom in your bag

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NEWS – Imagine a printer so small and light, you can toss it in your backpack and forget it’s there until you need to print a contract, a study guide, or even a colorful flyer, right on the spot. That’s the promise of the NEWYES LD0806 Portable Inkjet Printer, launching on Kickstarter June 24, 2025.

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PitShower – A dedicated underarm washer. Seriously.

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NEWS – Kickstarter is a great place to find cool new gadgets, and it’s also a place to find the world’s craziest gadgets that make you go hmmmmm. That’s what I thought when I ran across the PitShower, which is currently seeking funding. What is it? The PitShower is a specially designed handheld underarm washer.

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COLAMY launches LumiDesk – A smart, ergonomic desk designed for today’s evolving workspaces

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NEWS – In response to the growing demand for healthier, more flexible work environments, COLAMY has announced the launch of LumiDesk, an ergonomically designed desk tailored for modern professionals navigating hybrid and remote work models. The new product will debut on Kickstarter on June 3, with exclusive early bird pricing. As the boundaries between home

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Turn a BIC lighter into an EDC multi-tool!

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NEWS – If you’re into everyday carry gear and love having practical tools at your fingertips, the Geekey 2.0 is a new EDC multi-tool you’ll want to check out. This next-generation gadget is now live on Indiegogo and brings a bunch of clever upgrades to the original Geekey design, all in a package small enough

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