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Podo: It’s like a selfie stick that you just stick to things
Meet Podo. It’s a Bluetooth-enabled camera that fits easily in the palm of your hand, and connects to your Android or iOS…
Read MoreSense analyzes your sleep as well as the bedroom it takes place in
Last spring, a Kickstarter project raised more than $2.4 million by promising a gadget that not only tracks how well you slept,…
Read MoreCome see August, Electric Imp and more at our SXSW Hardware House
No matter what you think about South by Southwest Interactive, tens of thousands of people still head to Austin, Texas in the…
Read MoreEntrepreneurs embrace net neutrality plan (except Mark Cuban)
Propaganda machines are running full-blast ahead of next week’s landmark vote on net neutrality, so readers should take most “news” about the FCC with a grain…
Read MoreThe deluge continues: 3 smart home hubs worth checking out
I thought we’d be over hubs by now, but I was wrong. They are still coming hot and heavy, and if the…
Read MoreChasing waterfalls? TLC hits Kickstarter to finance its final album
20 years after the release of CrazySexyCool, TLC is back for one last album: The two remaining members of the iconic RnB…
Read MoreDavid Cross launches his new movie as pay-what-you-want download
Filmmaker and comedian David Cross premiered his new movie at Sundance, but didn't like any of the distribution deals offered by major studios, so he decided to give the film directly to fans as a pay-what-you want BitTorrent bundle, backed by a Kickstarter campaign…
Read MoreThe 4 fatal flaws of failed Kickstarter campaigns
A look at the common failure points for Kickstarter campaigns, why promising startups fail and learn how to avoid these hurdles all together.…
Read MoreHere’s a connected oven that feels too good to be true
As we get more comfortable with the idea of smart homes it's time the tech and the old-line white box manufacturing vendors started collaborating on products for the mainstream consumer.…
Read MoreReddit adds a crowdfunding layer for its members — are you paying attention, media companies?
Reddit has launched a crowdfunding platform for its members called Redditmade -- another in a series of bets that Reddit has made on the power of its community, something traditional media companies could learn from…
Read MorePrizm want to build a context-aware music streaming adapter
What if your stereo knew who was in the room, and which music they liked? That's what Prizm wants to do with its context-aware streaming adapter.…
Read MoreCan Patreon’s crowdfunding platform help journalists go direct? Jesse Brown is going to find out
Canadian journalist Jesse Brown decided he needed to get paid for his podcast or give it up, so he asked his listeners for help by setting up a crowdfunding campaign through Patreon, a platform like Kickstarter that is designed to support long-term projects…
Read MoreWant to raise venture capital for your hardware idea? Start with Kickstarter
Building hardware is hard. So is raising venture capital. So which of the two big crowdfunding sites offer an entrepreneur the best chance at both?…
Read MoreThis ingenious external battery pack uses a laptop charger for speedy charging
A clever new Kickstarter uses a Lenovo Thinkpad A/C adapter to charge a big external battery for your phone.…
Read MoreIs this the kitchen of the future?
Most companies are connecting the kitchen in isolation via individual tools, but a better approach is to view cooking like an business process that needs data from the supply chain to the finished product.…
Read MoreFor $40, CaseCam lets you be in that group picture taken on your iPhone
Need a combination tripod and timed or remote shutter for your iPhone? Consider the CaseCam, which uses a mirror that doubles as a stand, along with special software that can snap a pic from another iPhone or after a certain amount of time.…
Read MoreThis Kickstarter promises a magnetic charger for the iPhone
Ever wish there was a MagSafe charger for your phone? A new Kickstarter promises two accessories that could make magnetic charging possible.…
Read MoreBritish blogger Brown Moses launches new site to train others in crowdsourced reporting
British blogger Brown Moses, also known as Eliot Higgins, has become a leading source of fact-checked information about military activity in Syria and elsewhere, despite having no journalistic training. And now he wants to bring those skills to others through a site called Bellingcat.…
Read MoreSupermechanical has a gizmo to make your dumb oven smart
Replacing dumb kitchen appliances with smarter ones will likely take decades, and given the fights over who will control the home, you may not want to start yet. Here's a retrofit that may help.…
Read MoreKickstarter reverses position on hardware startups with latest rule change
It's now easier to list on Kickstarter, thanks to a policy shift. This is welcome news for everyone, but especially for hardware companies that were effectively banished under a rule change back in 2012.…
Read MoreYouTube wants to take a page from Kickstarter with crowdfunding tools for video producers
YouTube wants to offer its creators crowdfunding tools as another way to make some bucks. A full announcement could come as early as next month.…
Read MoreThe first officially licensed Lightning USB stick for iOS looks handy
A new Kickstarter is offering a product that combines a USB drive with a Lightning connector for easier mobile file management.…
Read MoreMeetup, Kickstarter and Tumblr head to D.C. to save net neutrality
A number of startups and tech public advocacy groups headed to the nation’s capital this week to make their voice heard ahead of the FCC’s official release of its new net neutrality regulations. Meetup’s General Counsel told me why his company participated.…
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