Crowdfunded

News, reviews and articles about crowdfunded projects from Kickstarter, Indiegogo and more.

Gigaflash Mobile iSmile Selfie Remote review

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Whether you like it or not, the selfie is here to stay.Β  Capturing yourself in the moment is an extremely popular form of self-expression these days.Β  Heck, I used to turn my film camera around and point it towards myself and take what I hoped would be a usable shot.Β  Even some new phones are […]

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The Bluesmart is the world’s first “smart, connected carryon”

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The Bluesmart carryon is actively seeking funding on indiegogo, although it’s already raised more than 650% of its funding goal with 33 days left in the funding period. Β This piece of luggage connects to your smartphone via an app and tells you all about itself and your travel – and it charges your devices, too.

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H.Tang is a smartwatch for the fashion conscious woman

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Most smartwatches on the market are chunky, bulky and definitely not feminine. Enter the H.Tang smartwatch, which is currently seeking funding through Pozible.com. This smartwatch looks more like a fancy bracelet than a watch that can track your activity, calorie burn, display the weather and notify you when you have an incoming call or text

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bottleLoft magnetically helps save fridge space

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Having a fullΒ fridgeΒ is actually a good problem to have, right? It probably means we aren’t going hungry. But not having enough space in your fridge can be a bit frustrating at times. Brian Conti, creator of the successfully funded Strong Like Bull Magnets Kickstarter projects, is back with a new crowdfundedβ€”and of course, magnetically-poweredβ€”product. The

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Bomber Barrel is a durable, functional, minimal duffel bag & accessories

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The duffel bag has been done and re-done since it became a staple of military luggageβ€”and later gym bagsβ€”forever ago. Crowdfunded Bomber Barrel was designed toΒ improve on the classic. While it retains the recognizable cylindrical shape of the duffel bag, it also includes a combination of several useful and durable features: lightweight (390 grams) and

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The Pronto battery pack stores enough power to recharge an iPhone in only 5 minutes

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We all love our gadgets, but keeping them charged isn’t aΒ fun chore. Especially when you’re mobile and not near a power outlet. The guys from Power PracticalΒ who brought us the PowerPot are back with a new crowdfunding project for a product called the Pronto. The Pronto is a portable backup battery thatΒ rechargesΒ extremely fast. Fast enough

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16yr old’s dry-erase light switch cover goes to Kickstarter

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A year ago I told you about teen product designer Nick Bain and his dry-erase light switch cover. Now he’s launched the Switch Port as a Kickstarter project seeking $750 in funding. The Switch Port is a replacement light switch cover that doubles as a dry-erase message board. The cover has been CNC milled and

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Hold your bills and cards with the Billetus Carbon fiber Billet wallet

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I see a lot of wallets when I am looking for things to write about here at the Gadgeteer, I have even been fortunate enough to review a few. So, in order for me to write about another wallet it needs to have an interesting design or feature. The Billetus Carbon fiber Billet wallet, a

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Turn your existing blinds into motorized blinds with this Kickstarter project

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We have 1β€³ wood venetian blinds in all our windows. Β Most of our windows are floor-to-ceiling length, and they have long tilt adjustment wands that I can reach. Β The windows in our sunroom are placed at ceiling height, but they stop about 3 feet above the floor, and their tilt wands are too short for

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This iPhone charger is so clever, MacGyver would be impressed!

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There is a world full of backup batteries and charging accessories for your smartphone, especially for iPhones. Β There are cases with built-in backup batteries – but they add a lot of bulk to the iPhone. Β There are backup batteries – but they are big, and you’ll need a cable, too. Β And if your backup battery

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Stay alive and pop open a brew with SlideBelts Survival Belt

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I’ve watched the TV showΒ SurvivormanΒ enough to know that in a survival situation,Β sometimes having the right tool can mean the difference between life and death. The folks at SlideBelts know this too. They took their already innovative no-hole belt design and are ampingΒ it up with new survival-type features in a crowdfunded Kickstarter campaign. In addition to

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NKMOS announces latest Kickstarter project: the AirStand

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The folks at NKMOS are at it again… they have created a new high end smart-device accessory. The AirStand is a high endΒ minimalistic,Β CNC machined aluminum universal tablet stand. It is capable of folding flat but has a support that can rotate 360 degrees.Β ItΒ uses the same sticky pad technology that is found in theirΒ premium in-car mount

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The Solar Strap lets you wear your solar charger

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There are a lot of solar chargers on the market, and most of them seem to require you to set them up and leave them in direct sunlight. Β Those types are more useful if you have set up camp and will stay around the same place for a long while, but they aren’t so useful

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Here’s a Writer’s Block that you won’t mind having

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If flinging your 3Γ—5 inch pocket notebook on your desk is no longer an option for you, I have a solution to keep your workspace more organized. It’s called the Writer’s Block and it’s a new Kickstarter project from the makers of Word. notebooks. The Writer’s Block is made of a solid piece of brass,

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Make a statement with the OM/ONE levitating Bluetooth speaker

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One thing I used to daydream about as a child is having the power of levitation/telekinesis. To this day, that would be my super power if I could have one. And guess what? Now there’s a LEVITATING Bluetooth speaker in the works! The OM/ONE is a small orb speaker that measures 3.6 inches in diameter

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Peak Design Slide, Clutch and Anchor Links camera accessories review

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Peak Design ha built a company by holding three successful crowd-funded Kickstarter campaigns for their innovative Capture and Capture V2 Camera Clip mounting systems and Leash & Cuff accessories. Having reviewed the Peak Design CapturePRO a while back, I found it to be well-engineered and well-built and I was impressed enough that I wanted to

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Turn any light bulb into a WiFi-connected bulb

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This Kickstarter project gives you the tools to turn any dimmable light bulb into a WiFi-controllable bulb. Β You don’t need hubs, and getting your house connected is as easy as signing the bulb into your router. Β The emberlight is a screw-in base that you can use with any of your current light fixtures or lamps

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A jumbo name for a small product: the pocket-sized Elephant Steady iPhone video stabilizer

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I find as I am getting a little older, my hands just aren’t as steady as they use to be. Now for most things this is not an issue, but for shooting videos with my iPhone, this becomes a real problem. Elephant Steady, a Kickstarter project from ADPLUS Co., hopes to help the un-steady like

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