Which Kickstarter Projects Have You Backed? [Archive] - Beyond.ca - Car Forums

Mar

02-05-2014, 06:56 PM

For the last 6 months or so I've been addicted to this website, backing all kinds of things. I'm assuming everyone here is familiar with how the website works, but if you aren't then I'll explain it briefly. If you have an idea for a product, you can present it on Kickstarter and people can back your project at predefined amounts of your choice ($20, $50, $5000). Each price level has an associated reward, so for $20 they might get a copy of your finished idea, for $50 they might get a copy plus a t-shirt. Or they might get their name on the product somewhere.

Anyway, here are the ones I backed, I'm hoping some other people will post interesting ones here I can check out as well.

1. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weiner/science-ruining-everything-since-1543-an-smbc-coll
Every day for over 5 years I've been reading geek comics at www.smbc-comics.com and they're hilarious. I bought 2 of his books from his website and this third one he put out as a Kickstarter project so I bought that one as well. He was trying to get $20,000 to make the book, he ended up getting $341,667 through Kickstarter.

2. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9
From Keiji Inafune, the Capcom genius behind every original Mega Man game, comes Mighty No. 9, a very similar style game on updated hardware. He was trying to get $900,000 and ended up getting over $4,000,000.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/876/919/a1d0e45fc7a68f4c962f2ebcd7a2210c_large.jpg

3. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/556341540/pressy-the-almighty-android-button
Pressy is a little button that slides into your headphone jack and when you press it, you can assign it to any action on your phone. So pressing it can unlock your phone or open an application. I thought it was genius.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/859/203/5b9c95a89a0d73f127b922a98503d512_large.jpg

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/163/884/dbfb96e6048522fac4652ecc41d43591_large.jpg

4. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/energyaware/neurio-home-intelligence
Neurio: Home Intelligence. It's a little unit that connects at your breaker box and it monitors your home's electrical system. It allows you to control things in your home, monitor energy usage, and it'll also notify you if something seems out of order, like if you forget to turn on the dryer.

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5. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1015015457/chipolo-bluetooth-item-finder-for-iphone-and-andro
Chipolo, this thing's pretty awesome. It's a little plastic disc that connects to your phone through bluetooth and also works as a GPS tracker. So you can put it on your dog's collar and if your dog gets lost, just look it up on your phone and go get it. Or put it on your keys so you don't lose them. It also works in reverse, if you have your Chipolo and can't find your phone, just shake the Chipolo and your phone will beep.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/994/468/91b721b12fb2a70c937a927ac6504881_large.jpg

6. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/766761497/legendary-rupees
Legendary Rupees. This is someone in Calgary making acrylic rupees straight out of the Zelda games in all the same colours.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/projects/790926/photo-main.jpg

7. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/obdsol/obdlink-mx-wifi-a-wireless-gateway-to-vehicle-obd
This one's really cool, it allows you to get real time reading from your car's OBD-II port straight to your phone wirelessly. You can also use it to control certain models like starting the engine and running the windows.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/584/987/32714dc760d6cdcd75cfcec855ed64a9_large.jpg

btimbit

02-05-2014, 07:22 PM

This is the only one I've supported, along with a few other people here.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rallymatt/easier-said-than-done

The t-shirt I got out of it is one of my favourites (Not just the logo, fit and feel too), I keep meaning to ask the guy where he got it:D Poster goes great in my garage with other race themed stuff too.

Oh, and it was also a great movie

4xRioPhVIRE

lilmira

02-05-2014, 07:35 PM

I didn't back it but I did end up buying it locally.

http://www.niteize.com/images/HB-Banner.jpg

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/445602678/the-handleband

ryanallan

02-05-2014, 09:45 PM

I backed pressy too.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/08/pressy-android-controller-kickstarter.jpg

Powerup 3.0 is my latest backed. It looks really neat.

http://images.gizmag.com/hero/powerup3improved.jpg

Mibz

02-05-2014, 10:11 PM

How is a GPS dog collar not already a thing? Shit, my cats stay indoors but I'd -still- buy something like that for them.

n1zm0

02-05-2014, 10:41 PM

The obd one is interesting, plus ability to function as a hotspot, some left for 80 bucks, might jump on that one.

Tik-Tok

02-05-2014, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by Mibz
How is a GPS dog collar not already a thing?

It is :dunno:

AndyL

02-05-2014, 10:59 PM

peachy printer...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/117421627/the-peachy-printer-the-first-100-3d-printer-and-sc

See how it goes.... :) it was worth it just for the retail cost of fluid

GoChris

02-05-2014, 11:14 PM

The OBD readers have been around for ages. I bought one years ago for my car for like $15 from China. Uses bluetooth to your phone, can view anything on it with gauges and shit.

jwslam

02-06-2014, 01:57 PM

+1 Addict. But I do it as an online shopper. So only things tangible :D

Ecoqube (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kevinzl/ecoqube-desktop-ecosystem-that-grow-flowers-and-he)
Nanotips (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/474489652/nanotips-touchscreen-solution-for-all-gloves) - It's still going and CANADIAN
Titanium Key Valet (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1597497007/key-valet-it-is-all-about-privacy-and-convenience)- because of this thread http://forums.beyond.ca/st/377312/keychain-organization/

Mar

02-06-2014, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by jwslam
+1 Addict. But I do it as an online shopper. So only things tangible :D

Ecoqube (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kevinzl/ecoqube-desktop-ecosystem-that-grow-flowers-and-he)
Nanotips (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/474489652/nanotips-touchscreen-solution-for-all-gloves) - It's still going and CANADIAN
Titanium Key Valet (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1597497007/key-valet-it-is-all-about-privacy-and-convenience)- because of this thread http://forums.beyond.ca/st/377312/keychain-organization/
Wow, that Slide you linked to is awesome, I posted in that thread asking where to buy one and how you program the car key chip.

mr2mike

02-06-2014, 02:20 PM

Originally posted by Mibz
How is a GPS dog collar not already a thing? Shit, my cats stay indoors but I'd -still- buy something like that for them.

The Chipolo works for 60ft. Geez if you can't find your dog within 60ft, you've got more problems.

The GPS ones are long range.

Mitsu3000gt

02-06-2014, 02:45 PM

Some cool stuff here, but that bluetooth tracker is 100% useless on a dog due to the extremely short range limits of bluetooth in a tracking application.

Mar

02-06-2014, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by mr2mike

The Chipolo works for 60ft. Geez if you can't find your dog within 60ft, you've got more problems.

The GPS ones are long range.
That's part of the beauty of it though, when it goes out of range it'll notify your phone. And when it comes back within range it notifies you again. Great for when you assume your dog is nearby but you didn't realize it took off.

jwslam

02-06-2014, 03:01 PM

Originally posted by Mar

Wow, that Slide you linked to is awesome, I posted in that thread asking where to buy one and how you program the car key chip.
Replied there.

Xtrema

02-06-2014, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by GoChris
The OBD readers have been around for ages. I bought one years ago for my car for like $15 from China. Uses bluetooth to your phone, can view anything on it with gauges and shit.

I think that this Reader is throwing data over wifi hence easier for iOS apps to read from.

But if you are on Android, $15 BT dongle and Torque Pro will have the same function of this $120 dongle just because you are stuck with Apple product.

fiveowed

02-06-2014, 05:10 PM

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1687497632/h-hour-worlds-elite-0

Wakalimasu

02-07-2014, 01:41 AM

Video Game high School Season 1

Mar

02-07-2014, 02:24 AM

Originally posted by Wakalimasu
Video Game high School Season 1 I saw that on Netflix, is it worth watching?

jwslam

02-10-2014, 10:57 AM

I really like this one
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/538312345/improv-the-minimalist-wallet-with-a-stand-up-routi?ref=search

but it seems like not very many people are biting...

JordanEG6

02-10-2014, 11:50 AM

I've backed Lifx WiFi Lightbulbs and received 2 bulbs from them last week. I haven't tried them out yet, but it is an interesting concept, but more of a novelty item than anything else.

http://lifx.co/

http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/lifx-bulb.jpg

calgarys_finest

02-12-2014, 10:21 AM

I had a project on there a while ago looking to purchase a machine for my woodshop but I failed... I will be putting a new one up in a little once I get some things worked out.

I donated to a few projects but nothing crazy.

CompletelyNumb

02-12-2014, 10:38 AM

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/657999288/sosu-barrel-aged-sriracha?ref=users

I wish this would ship to Canada. Emailed the creator over a week ago to request it but they never got back to me. Oh well.

Albertosaurus

02-12-2014, 10:57 AM

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hellobragi/the-dash-wireless-smart-in-ear-headphones

Backed these ten minutes ago

jwslam

02-12-2014, 11:17 AM

Originally posted by Albertosaurus
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hellobragi/the-dash-wireless-smart-in-ear-headphones

Backed these ten minutes ago
And here I was thinking that was a ridiculous pricepoint when I first saw it in 'recently launched' :banghead: :banghead:

jwslam

02-13-2014, 10:24 PM

Group Buy 10?

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-air-dock

AndyL

02-15-2014, 09:04 PM

*cough*

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Mar

02-20-2014, 01:13 PM

Oh wow, Comcept just released the main theme for Mighty No. 9, it is amazing:

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jwslam

04-01-2014, 02:44 PM

Originally posted by jwslam
Nanotips (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/474489652/nanotips-touchscreen-solution-for-all-gloves) - It's still going and CANADIAN

BUMP
Got mine today and now I'm literally "watching paint dry"

Mar

04-02-2014, 09:52 AM

I received my Zelda rupy a while back, it's very cool and looks great on my gaming shelf.

wildrice

04-10-2014, 07:28 PM

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zipseam/zipseam-instantly-tailor-your-clothes

wildrice

04-10-2014, 07:31 PM

Bought this in brown only to discover none my my keys have a big enough keyhole to fit through.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1912797983/orbitkey-love-your-keys

If anyone wants it, i'll sell for $20.

Mar

04-10-2014, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by wildrice
Bought this in brown only to discover none my my keys have a big enough keyhole to fit through.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1912797983/orbitkey-love-your-keys

If anyone wants it, i'll sell for $20.

Someone else linked to this earlier on the first page, I'm still saving up for one. Way better than the things on Kickstarter.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/180c/?srp=2

http://a.tgcdn.net/images/products/frontsquare/180c_keyport_slide_2_starter_bundle_clear.jpg

http://a.tgcdn.net/images/products/additional/carousel/180c_keyport_slide_2_starter_bundle_parts.jpg

jwslam

04-11-2014, 09:02 AM

Originally posted by Mar
Someone else linked to this earlier on the first page, I'm still saving up for one. Way better than the things on Kickstarter.

<<keyport>>
It actually WAS a kickstarter project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/keyport/keyport-slide-20-the-keychain-reinvented?ref=live

takkyu

04-11-2014, 09:50 AM

Here's my backlog of Kickstarter projects I have backed starting from the first one to the most recent:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1484095571/the-nerdtacular-2013-fan-event
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/450/030/9c9da54552cd176be0de54e24893a02b_large.jpg?1363473013

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/920219171/ti-22-titanium-ring
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/648/822/9fed15427a2a9a50fecf34e2fdfb2528_large.png?1370459762

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1500444958/press-start-pocket-2-6-player-8-bit-table-top-batt
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/762/074/b32e0d35624fd6d343cd2a27cdfe8987_large.jpg?1374297929

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bacaforrestgames/help-wanted-0
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/818/574/7134c3b9cea0bf9f50849826bb8d7ad6_large.jpg?1376143052

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigrye/pigpen-farming-gone-hog-wild
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/747/484/f5f961969118214b28ccc5a16fdb11c7_large.png?1373883930

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/443052805/breaking-bad-periodic-table-print
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/791/689/8be7f06e411534230efe99ce491c9f0e_large.jpg?1375260032

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cqgames/the-best-damn-metal-gaming-coins-ever
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/817/610/bc7df05360dad5052fde3bdadd8b2388_large.JPG?1376081507

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/terriblepeople/terrible-things-the-party-game-where-everyone-lose
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/841/988/c335fa72461313bb5cd19b6148f83376_large.jpg?1396734311

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/232550405/lil-dickys-kickstarter-album-videos-touring
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1144387021/board-game-storage-chests-tokens-inserts-and-more
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/333/457/4c89f20233a0bb15d6649e4c78a96b35_large.jpeg?1384550507

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/funforge/tokaido-collectors-edition
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/673/500/d4b0637900f12a4ddbb5fe15387eced5_large.png?1393287250

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thwomp/thwomp-epic-rpg-classic-video-game-rock-album
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/731/452/9ad8056dad97485211727cd25f7ca9df_large.gif?1394485199

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coverville/andrew-allen-trio-the-music-of-marvel-and-dc
https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/795/524/8316e5f8f1eb916657fd2d86a8bf5201_large.png?1395770717

xnvy

04-11-2014, 03:17 PM

^Oh shit. I would have jumped on that Thwomp deal. David Marshall taught me how to play the drums lol. Haven't seen that name for a while.

jwslam

04-24-2014, 10:08 AM

Been looking at this and itching to buy it but the price tag seems kinda steep; especially the damn shipping FML I hate Canada.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-body-dryer#home
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n1zm0

04-24-2014, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by jwslam
Been looking at this and itching to buy it but the price tag seems kinda steep; especially the damn shipping FML I hate Canada.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-body-dryer#home

Whoa, coincidentally only one more year til we get this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8c3kdHKgVE). :D

Disoblige

04-24-2014, 11:49 AM

Paging A790 lol
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/22/barbell-apparel-denim-jeans-for-athletes_n_5192767.html

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/barbellapparel/barbell-denim-functional-denim-has-arrived

max_boost

04-26-2014, 08:36 AM

Lol more like shadowz. A790 doesn't lift enough haha

JRSC00LUDE

04-26-2014, 10:21 AM

Originally posted by max_boost
Lol more like shadowz. A790 doesn't lift enough haha

Does A790 even lift bro?

baygirl

04-30-2014, 04:55 PM

What, no love for Period Panties?? :love:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harebrainedinc/period-panties?ref=live :rofl: :rofl:

eiysa101

05-29-2014, 08:34 AM

http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/kickstarter-campaign-to-revive-reading-rainbow-on-track-to-hit-1m-goal-within-hours-of-launch-video/

https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/assets/002/070/555/74e029c5e9df55ed9eb07200c6ba4f3c_h264_high.mp4

Reading Rainbow gets a mil in 12 hours and here I am collecting bottles and couch change

Hours after its launch this morning, a Kickstarter campaign launched by LeVar Burton to bring back Reading Rainbow as a web series hit its goal of raising $1 million dollars. The campaign had set a deadline of Wednesday, July 2 to raise the cash, using incentives that range from offers of Reading Rainbow mugs and calendars, to passes to the Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas in July, to (for $10K) a private dinner with Burton at which you could wear the “one-and-only original visor” he wore when he played Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation

JordanEG6

05-30-2014, 07:53 AM

^ Just donated yesterday. 1 in 4 American children are apparently illiterate. That's worse than some 3rd world countries.

Great campaign. And I grew up watching the show. Loved it and it would be awesome to bring it back.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/readingrainbow/bring-reading-rainbow-back-for-every-child-everywh

Originally posted by baygirl
What, no love for Period Panties?? :love:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/harebrainedinc/period-panties?ref=live :rofl: :rofl:

lol wut :rofl:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/001/418/409/3d5cc7d99af8b2bfaa3d5d43e7a5adaf_large.jpg

finboy

05-30-2014, 08:16 AM

Originally posted by eiysa101
http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/kickstarter-campaign-to-revive-reading-rainbow-on-track-to-hit-1m-goal-within-hours-of-launch-video/

https://d2pq0u4uni88oo.cloudfront.net/assets/002/070/555/74e029c5e9df55ed9eb07200c6ba4f3c_h264_high.mp4

Reading Rainbow gets a mil in 12 hours and here I am collecting bottles and couch change

2.6 million last I checked, by July levar will just be able to send every kid in America to private school :rofl:

Mar

05-30-2014, 09:27 PM

Originally posted by Mar
2. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mightyno9/mighty-no-9
From Keiji Inafune, the Capcom genius behind every original Mega Man game, comes Mighty No. 9, a very similar style game on updated hardware. He was trying to get $900,000 and ended up getting over $4,000,000.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/876/919/a1d0e45fc7a68f4c962f2ebcd7a2210c_large.jpg

Wow, this game is going to kick ass!

q1iEFfOBP1o

Mar

06-05-2014, 10:48 PM

I really like Zachary Wiener and SMBC!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weiner/augie-and-the-green-knight-a-childrens-adventure-b

Going to be backing this once I get more time to sit down and go through it.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/087/108/5b075d5f626822365a6536f98699feba_large.png

davidI

06-05-2014, 11:26 PM

Originally posted by wildrice
Bought this in brown only to discover none my my keys have a big enough keyhole to fit through.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1912797983/orbitkey-love-your-keys

If anyone wants it, i'll sell for $20.

Looks cool. Noticed this on the site:

Will my keys fit? You can use most standard keys with Orbitkey. If you happen to have keys with smaller hole diameter than 5mm, please let us know. We have a few tricks to make that work too!

davidI

06-05-2014, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by Disoblige
Paging A790 lol
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/22/barbell-apparel-denim-jeans-for-athletes_n_5192767.html

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/barbellapparel/barbell-denim-functional-denim-has-arrived

There's definitely a market for jeans like that but I wouldn't want to buy them without being able to try them on first.

I hate the recent skinny jean fad. I'm not even that big and I went jean shopping and only found one pair that fit. Even in them the legs are tight and I find it tough to lift my leg more than 2 feet off the ground.

jwslam

06-26-2014, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by Mar
4. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/energyaware/neurio-home-intelligence
Neurio: Home Intelligence. It's a little unit that connects at your breaker box and it monitors your home's electrical system. It allows you to control things in your home, monitor energy usage, and it'll also notify you if something seems out of order, like if you forget to turn on the dryer.

zcdqRwHVq5M#t=13

Originally posted by ryanallan
I backed pressy too.

The dealextreme version is ~$2 for anyone interested. Reviews say the Klick app is quite intuitive
http://www.dx.com/p/3-5mm-plug-shortcut-key-for-android-phone-silver-315648#.U6xhHdRMHGg

Oh and on topic, I backed this today:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1839615594/antidote-a-game-of-deduction-deception-and-mortali?ref=nav_search

GotRice?

06-27-2014, 03:03 PM

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1015015457/chipolo-bluetooth-item-finder-for-iphone-and-andro

this is genius... I wish I had this on my bike key last week....

n1zm0

07-04-2014, 09:44 AM

Potato Salad? (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad)

@$450 and 28 days to go :rofl:

jwslam

07-07-2014, 08:27 AM

Originally posted by n1zm0
Potato Salad? (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad)

@$450 and 28 days to go :rofl:
$8,636
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

ExtraSlow

07-07-2014, 09:00 AM

I'd make potatos salad for $1000. PM me for details.

yellowsnow

07-08-2014, 08:13 PM

wtf! the guy has over $55k pledged... that's a lot of potato salad! :eek:

ExtraSlow

07-08-2014, 09:15 PM

My offer still stands. Will deliver for $1100 or deliver nude for $1800.

megavolt

07-16-2014, 03:00 PM

Omg.... I so want this! Anyone want to go in on the two pack?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/airdog/airdog-worlds-first-auto-follow-action-sports-dron

Auto-follow quadcopter.

Unknown303

07-16-2014, 04:37 PM

Some douche in Calgary started a macaroni salad one apparently. .

And I so want one of those Airdogs but I've already got a quadcopter. .

Mar

07-17-2014, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by megavolt
Omg.... I so want this! Anyone want to go in on the two pack?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/airdog/airdog-worlds-first-auto-follow-action-sports-dron

Auto-follow quadcopter.

I actually came up with this idea myself 6 months ago and had been working on a way to implement it until I saw the multiple Kickstarter projects pop up a few weeks ago. The only difference in my design is the copter would automatically fly back to its charging base when the battery gets low, then fly back out to meet you when it's charged up again. And my idea was for snowboarding, not motocross.

megavolt

07-17-2014, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by Mar
I actually came up with this idea myself 6 months ago and had been working on a way to implement it

Sounds like they've been developing the Airdog for 2 years now. Just need kickstarter to get production started.

Whereas it sounds like Hexo+ had the idea, got the kickstarter campaign and hype machine going, and are now trying to put together a working product.

Looks like a pretty failsafe kickstarter but it would seriously suck if it fails with a >$1K commitment.

msommers

07-18-2014, 04:48 PM

Folding kayak! I haven't backed it but the idea is absolutely fantastic.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1975288517/oru-kayak-the-origami-folding-boat

Unknown303

07-18-2014, 05:15 PM

The multitool I backed is getting shipped to me soon. :bigpimp:

Mar

07-19-2014, 12:43 PM

An updated ROM for the Mighty No. 9 game I backed. This is going to be wicked.

AHZNRtgLw7k

megavolt

07-26-2014, 08:21 PM

So I backed Airdog. Actually managed to pick up an early bird spot that someone forfeited a couple minutes before the campaign ended. Can't wait for ski season! Hopefully they stay on schedule.

Mar

07-26-2014, 08:55 PM

Originally posted by megavolt
So I backed Airdog. Actually managed to pick up an early bird spot that someone forfeited a couple minutes before the campaign ended. Can't wait for ski season! Hopefully they stay on schedule. I have a feeling the air space around the jumps will be cluttered with these if they actually work as well as advertised. And are cheap enough. They'll be banging into one another, maybe there should be a setting for altitude levels like with planes.

jwslam

08-19-2014, 08:04 AM

Quite tempted to pick this up
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/152722691/verbalized-speak-your-digital-message?ref=category_popular

megavolt

08-19-2014, 09:04 AM

I've also backed these 2 now.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solarpod/solarpod-pyxis-the-best-portable-usb-charger

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/194429923/star-trek-axanar

jwslam

08-21-2014, 09:42 AM

This is very tempting...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ritot-the-first-projection-watch

megavolt

08-21-2014, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by jwslam
This is very tempting...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ritot-the-first-projection-watch

Last time I looked at that one they didn't have the fitness tracker features. Now I'm much more interested. Concerning though that they don't even have a miniaturized prototype yet...

taemo

08-21-2014, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by megavolt
I've also backed these 2 now.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solarpod/solarpod-pyxis-the-best-portable-usb-charger

that is awesome and so very tempting but not a need for me right now

Unknown303

08-21-2014, 10:09 AM

Originally posted by taemo

that is awesome and so very tempting but not a need for me right now

Goal zero already makes something like that and can be bought locally already. I have one. Works great.

http://goalzero.ca/Portable-Solar-Power/Complete-Power-Kits/Guide-10-Plus-Mobile-Kit

mr2mike

08-21-2014, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by megavolt

Last time I looked at that one they didn't have the fitness tracker features. Now I'm much more interested. Concerning though that they don't even have a miniaturized prototype yet...

Exactly... No prototype yet?
And their development timeline seems unrealistic.

They've reached over 2,000% of what they asked for. You'd think they'd ramp it up.

Hmm maybe a scam?
http://bgr.com/2014/08/05/indiegogo-ritot-smartwatch-scam-alert/

jacky4566

08-21-2014, 10:17 AM

Originally posted by n1zm0
The obd one is interesting, plus ability to function as a hotspot, some left for 80 bucks, might jump on that one.

I dont think this is new at all. Quick google search shows a list.
http://gas2.org/2014/02/26/turn-car-smart-car-bluetooth-obd-ii-adapter/

jacky4566

08-21-2014, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by megavolt
So I backed Airdog. Actually managed to pick up an early bird spot that someone forfeited a couple minutes before the campaign ended. Can't wait for ski season! Hopefully they stay on schedule.

Could you post a thread about this when you get it.

I was about to buy one and decided not too because i figure the ski hills will ban them ASAP.

spike98

08-21-2014, 10:48 AM

Originally posted by Unknown303

Goal zero already makes something like that and can be bought locally already. I have one. Works great.

http://goalzero.ca/Portable-Solar-Power/Complete-Power-Kits/Guide-10-Plus-Mobile-Kit

10Wh for $140 that takes 6-8hrs to charge? The kickstarter one is far more efficient

schocker

08-21-2014, 11:46 AM

I thought this was pretty funny regarding crowdfunding....
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/08/20/utter-failure-of-kreyos-smartwatch-with-1-5-million-in-backing-shows-the-continued-perils-of-hardware-crowdfunding/

Unknown303

08-21-2014, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by spike98

10Wh for $140 that takes 6-8hrs to charge? The kickstarter one is far more efficient

If it works as advertised. I also like having the AA batteries for putting them into my hiking GPS receiver. Gives me options.

megavolt

08-21-2014, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by Unknown303
Goal zero already makes something like that and can be bought locally already. I have one. Works great.

Ya I've seen those but they looked too bulky and the recharge times seemed long.

Originally posted by jacky4566
Could you post a thread about this when you get it.

I was about to buy one and decided not too because i figure the ski hills will ban them ASAP.

I will absolutely be putting something up. And I'm definitely not going to be using mine on busy runs - probably runs where nobody else is. But I'm sure other users will be much less careful with them. Kind of the problem dumbing down a technology that really needs to be respected to be safe.

Unknown303

08-21-2014, 02:39 PM

That's pretty much describing multirotor RCs to a T. The responsibility isn't there for most users and it will be the government that brings in controls for them..

Mar

08-25-2014, 06:24 PM

Originally posted by jwslam
This is very tempting...

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ritot-the-first-projection-watch

Why is he looking at his right hand when he's wearing it on his left hand?

https://images.indiegogo.com/file_attachments/665048/files/20140621123107-style1.png

sneek

08-25-2014, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by schocker
I thought this was pretty funny regarding crowdfunding....
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/08/20/utter-failure-of-kreyos-smartwatch-with-1-5-million-in-backing-shows-the-continued-perils-of-hardware-crowdfunding/

My favourite kickstarter project to date...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1999331578/the-overdrive-ultimate-in-personal-transportation?ref=category

Tik-Tok

08-28-2014, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by Mar

Why is he looking at his right hand when he's wearing it on his left hand?

https://images.indiegogo.com/file_attachments/665048/files/20140621123107-style1.png

Because duuuude, his hands are so biiig...

Doubt this one will make it's goal :rofl:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-vulcan-alberta-build-the-uss-enterprise

flipstah

08-28-2014, 09:52 AM

Originally posted by schocker
I thought this was pretty funny regarding crowdfunding....
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/08/20/utter-failure-of-kreyos-smartwatch-with-1-5-million-in-backing-shows-the-continued-perils-of-hardware-crowdfunding/

Risk you have to take for a 'maybe'. It sucks that it didn't work out though :(

Mar

09-16-2014, 10:47 PM

I think I'm going to end up doing this one as well:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1316851183/the-new-8-bit-heroes-new-nes-game-and-creation-doc

Some guys are making a new NES game which houses flash ROM inside the cartridge so you can take items you unlocked on the NES and upload them to your character in another of their Steam games. Pretty slick.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/578/325/bb2e4f2191560fafd988a6ab41588016_large.png

takkyu

09-17-2014, 12:20 AM

Sweet, just backed Mystic Searches as well. Thanks for the heads up, Mar.

jwslam

09-29-2014, 06:57 AM

Originally posted by n1zm0
Potato Salad? (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/324283889/potato-salad)

@$450 and 28 days to go :rofl:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1586640/man-who-raised-55k-on-kickstarter-to-make-potato-salad-throws-party/

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio man who raised $55,000 in a joking crowdfunding appeal to pay for his first attempt at making potato salad threw a huge public party Saturday that promised “peace, love and potato salad.”

PotatoStock 2014 was held in downtown Columbus and featured bands, food trucks, beer vendors and, yes, plenty of potato salad. With more than 3,000 pounds of potatoes, the charity-minded party was open to people of all ages.

Zack Brown had jokingly sought $10 on Kickstarter in July to buy potato salad ingredients, but his mission drew global attention and earned tens of thousands of dollars.

The Idaho Potato Commission and corporate sponsors donated potato salad supplies for the party.

Brown is partnering with the Columbus Foundation to support charities that fight hunger and homelessness. The account started with $20,000 in post-campaign corporate donations and will grow after proceeds from PotatoStock are added.

“His fund will have potential way after this potato salad is forgotten,” Lisa Jolley, the foundation’s director of donors and development, told The Columbus Dispatch.

Brown told the newspaper that he intends to “do the most good that I can.”

© The Canadian Press, 2014

taemo

09-29-2014, 07:43 AM

I pledged my first kickstarter project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cinestill/cinestill-medium-format-film

n1zm0

10-01-2014, 01:16 PM

Gave this one a shot, needed one for the upstairs tv but just didn't commit to the Chromecast at the time:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2040419302/matchstick-the-streaming-stick-built-on-firefox-os

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/002/661/180/07b939f1817e1edb8b80123fdaccd34c_large.jpg

Mozilla's answer to the Chromecast basically, running on their own OS:

What Does Matchstick Do?

Matchstick is a small, WiFi-connected HDMI stick that plugs into your HDTV or HD Monitor that lets you stream and interact with your favorite stuff from the Internet - movies, TV, music, games, and more! You can even use it in a conference room to get presentations or other media from your laptop to an HDTV.
~

Seen this before?

Well, we approached the Matchstick project with the mindset to to build a completely OPEN hardware and software platform, so we moved forward with Mozilla to create the first streaming stick built and certified for Firefox OS. Matchstick is a entirely new product category for Mozilla, and we can't wait to bring it to you!

We selected the dual-core Rockchip 3066 processor, increased the onboard storage to 4GB, and dropped in 1GB of DDR3 memory. The bigger processor and increased memory gives you a much better video playback cache and increased performance for whatever games and custom overlays you might dream up.