Tag Archives: Kickstarters
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SolarGaps: Energy Generating Solar Panel Window Blinds
Solar energy is one of the biggest potential money savers the future holds, in addition to being great for the environment as well. But not everybody interested in harnessing the power of themselves has a secret volcano lair or a roof to call their own, and now there are SolarGaps for those who only have […]
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Gravity: “The Weighted Blanket for Sleep, Stress and Anxiety”
Life’s funny sometimes. A few years ago there was a movie called Gravity that was a great vehicle for causing anxiety and stress in viewers. Now, there’s a blanket, also called Gravity, that’s designed to alleviate anxiety and stress. Pretty wild, right? Or maybe that’s just me that thinks so. The Gravity blanket is custom […]
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Jelly: “World’s Smallest 4G Phone” Costs $80
I’m old enough to remember when it seemed like cell phones were always getting smaller rather than larger—remember Derek Zoolander‘s tiny cell phone? But in recent years the trend has been towards ever larger screens. Jelly is a step back towards The Smallening, with a new 4G mini-smartphone that measures only 3.6 inches tall, 1.7 […]
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Knops: Control the Volume of the Real World
Life, much like television, is very rarely at the right volume. When there’s not too much noise for you to concentrate, there’s some soft-talker saying God knows what while you struggle to keep up. Once the latter problem becomes too prevalent it might be time to look into hearing aids. But for the former there […]
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Wype: The “Desktop Snack Rag” That Keeps Your Fingers Clean During Computer/Snack Time (Video)
The marriage of snacks and computing is bad for a lot of reasons – most doctors will tell you it’s not a good idea to take all of your meals while hunched over in front of a computer monitor, for one thing – but one of the main was is the mess that can come […]
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Elretron Penna: A Retro Wireless Keyboard (Video)
I’m just barely old enough to have used a typewriter when I was a kid, so I can state with firsthand authority that there’s nothing quite like an old-school typewriter keyboard for sonic and tactile satisfaction while typing—modern computers can’t match it, and smartphones and other wireless devices DEFINITELY can’t. Enter the Elretron Penna, a […]
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REC 901 Collection: Watches Made From Recycled Porsches
Porsche isn’t the only company celebrating the legendary legacy of its Porsche 911. Other brands are able to slurp up some of that juice as well. REC Watches is one of them, and the watch brand recently unveiled the REC 901 Collection. Every watch in the crowdfunded REC 901 Collection is made from recycled Porsche […]
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Uvolt Watch: The Watch That Charges Your Phone
Watches are expected to do almost as much as phones are these days, so it makes sense to have a watch that can chip in and keep your phone working smoothly. Enter the Uvolt Watch, a minimalist analog watch with a removable 600 mAh battery that you can use to charge your phone in those […]
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ZeTime: “World’s First Smartwatch with Hands Over Touchscreen
As technology continues to march on and innovation continues to spread, the bar on being the first product in the world to do a certain thing gets higher and higher. And that bar has been raised once more with the unveiling of ZeTime, billed by its makers at MyKronoz as the “world’s first smartwatch with […]
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121C Arc Aileron: “World’s First Lightweight, Pure Carbon, High Performance Electric Skateboard”
Sometimes it takes two brands combining forces to produce true innovation, and that has lately been proven with the collaboration of carbon fiber skate deck specialists 121C and electric skateboard brand Arc Boards. Together they have come up with the 121C Arc Aileron, billed as the “world’s first lightweight, pure carbon, high performance electric skateboard.” […]
