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Meet Digispark, the smaller and cheaper alternative to Arduino
- Kickstarter has served as a hotbed of tech innovation all year and if the latest project to gain media attention is any indication, there’s no sign of letting up anytime soon. The Digispark campaign launched 10 days ago as a…
Ouya console available for pre-order starting at $109, ships in April
- Ouya ended their Kickstarter campaign less than 24 hours ago with an impressive $8.5 million haul from over 63,000 backers. If you missed the opportunity to secure a console during the fundraising event, fear not as the company is now…
New deals emerge as Ouya Kickstarter comes to a close
- Last month we highlighted a Kickstarter campaign for Ouya, an Android-based gaming console that hoped to raise $950,000 in order to fund the project. The company received overwhelming support from backers and was able to surpass their goal within 24…
Oculus Rift VR headset hits Kickstarter backed by Epic Games, Valve
- If you’ve been following virtual reality gaming as of late, you’ve no doubt heard the buzz surrounding a prototype device known as the Oculus Rift. Yes, this is the same VR headset that John Carmack of id Software was raving…
Jumpshot autofixes common PC issues, liberates you from tech support
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Tired of being your family's volunteer tech support hotline? A new Kickstarter project could lift some of the burden off your shoulders by making it stupidly easy for inexperienced PC users to perform common maintenance and repairs. Described as a "fully automated...
Ouya takes to Kickstarter to fund Android-based gaming console
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The Ouya is an Android-based open-source console that is powered by a Tegra 3 quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal flash storage. The device uses a wireless controller with standard controls (two analog sticks, d-pad, eight action buttons...
Sensordrone lets your smartphone measure temps, gases, tons more
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Although smartphones are already incredibly handy, serving to some extent as a watch, a calculator, a notepad, an audio and video recorder, a level, a pedometer, a dim flashlight and so much more, a new Kickstarter project aims to push that functionality even further...
Turn any object into a touchpad with the MaKey MaKey invention kit
- A pair of graduate students from MIT Media Lab have taken to Kickstarter to fund a project designed to turn anyone into an inventor. The MaKey MaKey invention kit allows an individual to turn just about any everyday object into…
Over $175 million pledged with Kickstarter in just three years
- Kickstarter, a crowd funding website where individuals pitch their ideas to the masses and ask for funding, just celebrated its three year anniversary. The site opened on April 28, 2009 and since then, nearly 50,000 projects have sought financing with…
Wasteland 2 Kickstarter raises over $1 million in two days
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It's been over two decades, but a sequel to 1988's post-apocalyptic RPG Wasteland is officially in the pipeline. Brian Fargo, founder of Interplay and inXile, launched a Kickstarter campaign earlier this week to raise $900,000 -- a goal reached in only 42 hours...
Double Fine Kickstarter campaign raises over 700k in one day -- make that 1+ million
- Video game developer Double Fine Productions recently launched a joint campaign with 2 Player Productions on Kickstarter to raise money for the development of an upcoming point-and-click adventure game. In less than nine hours, the team surpassed their goal of…
KickStarter project aims to develop glass multitouch peripherals
- A new KickStarter project launched by engineer Jason Giddings hopes to bring a little piece of Sci-Fi to your desk. Assuming he can raise enough cash (it looks promising), Giddings will begin the production process on a touch-based keyboard and…
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