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CrowdtiltOpen : Crowdfund On Your Own Site
CrowdtiltOpen has just launched, it provides an open source crowdfunding solution that can enable anyone to crowd fund anything on their own website.  You may have heard of something like this before now and that’s because it is the refined version of Crowdhoster, the Y Combinator startup that was... Read more
Kickstarter Hacked

Kickstarter Hacked

InternetNews February 18, 2014

The popular crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, has had a serious security breach and the recommendation is to change your password on the website.  Also, their advice is to change your passwords that you use on any other websites, if you used the same password. Although the site was hacked, there... Read more
Fluent Forever: Language-Learning App
I remember, a very long time ago when I was at school, I had the opportunity to learn a foreign language.  I really wanted to learn Spanish, however the forces of darkness (my school education authority) decided that there weren’t enough students who wanted to learn Spanish and I... Read more
Indiegogo Allows Firms To Mirror Crowdfunding Campaigns On Their Own Sites
Indiegogo launched a new feature that enables companies to embed crowdfunding campaigns to their own websites.  Indiegogo Outpost allows companies the freedom to run their own campaign as well as use the crowdfunding as a platform simultaneously.  Companies won’t have to choose between them. “As Indiegogo and the crowdfunding... Read more
Health2Sync: Tech For Diabetics
At CES’ Hardware Battlefield, H2 debuted its Health2Sync technology.  This is a amalgamation of hardware and software which is aimed at helping diabetes sufferers manage their glucose levels by providing them with a digital solution to their physical problem. Following one’s glucose levels is a tedious job, which always has... Read more
Remote iPhone Shutter: Maxstone Hits Kickstarter
The MaxStone Kickstarter Project is a remote iPhone and digital camera shutter.  This new project is hoping to combine some popular recent gadget trends with normally sought after pro DSLR photography features for a Bluetooth connected gadget, that is distinctive and more multitalented than others in the same category.... Read more
The Kano Build-It-Yourself Computer For Kids
Kickstarter project Kano has managed to raise funding in excess of $1.5M on the crowdfunding website.  The Kano is built on top of the Raspberry Pi and is a build-it-yourself computer which was launched on Kickstarter with the aim of raising $100,000 in crowd-funding to push 1,000 of its Kano kits to the... Read more
Record Everything With 360 Bublcam
A new kickstarter project called Bublcam uses a 360º camera technology hardware with compatible software, which can share everything around you through spherical photos and videos.  The Bublcam creators claim that it is the world’s most innovative 360º camera.  The camera itself has been developed to be light and... Read more
iVoizer: Private Phone Call Recorder
Ivoizer is a new Indiegogo project from the mind of Ruslan Pavlenko, a hardware developer from the Ukraine. He claims to revolutionize your business and private life, by being able to record and store all of your calls, whether incoming or outgoing, on a single device. iVoizer is a... Read more
Captain James T Kirk: Wristwatch Designer
William Shatner is a man of many talents; actor, comedian, narrator and singer, to mention a few of his many roles.  The man is best known though, for his portrayal of James Tiberius Kirk of the Star Trek franchise.  He has now though, apparently turned his talents to the ancient... Read more
MakerBot 3D Printer Crowdfunding Effort For US Schools
Brooklyn based 3D printing company MakerBot this week launched a new initiative to put a desktop 3D printer in every school in the US, but it wants some assistance in doing so.  The company is calling out to teachers and donors to help make the goal a reality through a... Read more
FlyKly’s Smart Wheel Powers Your Bike & Charges Your Phone
We all want to do more to be environmentally conscious, don’t we? Most among us would agree that we should change a few things in our lives to help the planet.  What about cycling to work?  Or does that make you feel uncomfortable?  What with all the sweaty mess... Read more
Lock8 Smart Bike Security

Lock8 Smart Bike Security

News November 5, 2013

If you are the kind of energetic person who relies on their bike to get around, you are well aware that bike theft is a massive problem.  Current locks on the market can be ineffective as theft deterrents, since bike thieves have found numerous ways to beat the particular... Read more
Wishbone: Education Crowdfunded
Wishbone allowed Eighty kids got to attend academic summer camps and after-school programs this year.  Now, the education crowdfunding platform has begun to allow children in need in the NYC and the Bay Area to apply for assistance. The non-profit startup has spent the last year increasing its fundraising... Read more
Keep Your Gadgets Private With OFF Pocket
Remember the spy-drone blocking stealth hoodie? well, the creators of that piece of kit are back with a similar line of privacy enabled tech, in the form of the OFF Pocket.  It is the latest privacy accessory, sporting a water-resistant metal-fabric pouch which is designed to hold a smartphone and block... Read more
Serval Project Allows Smartphones Freedom From Cellular Networks
The Serval project has begun raising funds for a device to assist smart phones in connecting without a cellular network.  The prototype can enable nearby Android phones to link up for calls, texts and file transfers without a cellular network. The Serval project is appealing for assistance developing a router-like device... Read more
Indiegogo Goes Further Launching Local Sites
About two months ago, leading crowdfunding site Kickstarter opened up its doors to the international scene by allowing UK-based projects. While that’s not exactly including everyone, it still was welcome news to many budding entrepreneurs across the ocean. Its counterpart (or rival, if you wish to see it that way),... Read more
Kickstarter Opens Up To The UK
Creative and entrepreneurial Brits have something more than spooky and freaky costumes to look forward to come October 31, for on that day, the world’s favourite crowdfunding site, Kickstarter, is finally opening up to projects based in the UK. The news was actually announced earlier this year in July,... Read more