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Kickstarter Pulls Tor Router Project
Internet November 3, 2014
Crowdfunding project TorFi, has been removed from Kickstarter only days after a similar listing for the Anonabox router was also taken down. The TorFi project was a Wi-Fi router that has been constructed to run all Internet traffic through Tor, “the onion router,” in an bid to ensure total privacy. The TorFi... Read more
The Most Bizarre Kickstarter Projects Ever!
News November 2, 2014
Kickstarter has made a name for itself as one of the leading crowdfunding platforms, with a mission to bring creative projects to life. There is a vast array of projects to browse and even pledge money to. You only have to think of projects like Glyph from Avegant, the... Read more
A group of friends from the United States and Netherlands have joined forces to create the ‘NoPhone’. It is simple in design – a piece of black, rectangular shaped plastic, which supposedly helps those with “app addiction”. What’s more incredible than the ‘phone’ itself, is that it has already... Read more
Air Umbrella Uses Air to Keep Off the Rain
News October 21, 2014
It doesn’t really matter what kind of umbrella you use – they’re pretty much all the same. You unstrap the velcro, hold it above your head, push the release button, and the umbrella opens up and protects you from the rain. At least that how it’s supposed to work,... Read more
ClickStick: The First Smart Deodorant
News October 18, 2014
I do realize we live in an era where seemingly everything is becoming “smarter”. Think about it – our tv’s, our phones, our coffee makers – even our vehicles are becoming more intelligent before our very eyes. For some of those things, the smart upgrade was no big surprise... Read more
Smartphones, tablets, and MP3 players are all great, but they all have a common flaw. Eventually, they each have to be charged lest they lose their charge and die; and all the gadgets in the world are useless with a dead battery. Honestly, it’s not too hard to carry... Read more
Blink: Home Security Made Easy
Internet September 2, 2014
Blink is the new, smart, wire-free home monitoring and alert system in HD. This kickstarter project is promising to be easy and inexpensive. For $69, backers will receive a remote video camera and motion detection unit. Or, if backers require two units, they can have them for $119. Not... Read more
Hearing about Ubisoft, EA and Activision’s budget when it comes to big titles might shock a lot of movie fans, who think big movie budgets are huge. When hearing about Star Citizen crossing $50 million in funding, all on in-game development, it is really strange, considering Cloud Imperium Games... Read more
Sense: The Ultimate Sleep Aid
News August 18, 2014
Let’s face it – most of us don’t sleep as well as we’d like to. We wake up with the alarm feeling groggy and not altogether with it, hardly ready to face whatever the day may bring. We’ve tried different sleeping techniques, but none of them seemed to work... Read more
Blink Camera Watches Your Home When You Can’t
News July 30, 2014
Have you ever wondered what was happening in your home while you were away? Do you ever wonder what your pets are really up to, or who’s eating all of the cookies, or even who tracked all of that mud into the entryway? (Maybe you secretly wonder if there’s... Read more
It is not often that I come across a really nifty idea on a crowdfunding website that catches my attention so much, that I want to pledge my funds to. In fact, I can think of only one in the last year that I really wanted, the TILT Stealth... Read more
The HEXO+ drone from the California-based company Squadrone System has just six days left to run its Kickstarter campaign, yet there is no concern over reaching the funding target, as $1,110,891 has been raised (at the time of writing), smashing the original $50,000 goal. What makes the HEXO+ stand... Read more
5 Kickstarter Must Have Gadgets
News July 11, 2014
If you are always in search of the latest gadget, then the following products are worth you having a look at. They all started out as Kickstarter campaigns and more than reached their funding goals. Have a scroll through and find out which ones you want to add to... Read more
The world has changed so much even since I was a child – and I’m by no means what I consider “old”. (Not that there’s anything wrong with being old, mind you). All I mean is this: it’s not the same world it once was. Kids today have access... Read more
Reading Rainbow On The Web
Internet June 2, 2014
Just take a look…its in a book…its Reading Rainbow! Remember back in the day when you waited for that song to begin. You knew it was time to go on an adventure! Reading Rainbow first hit the television in 1983 and sadly finished in 2006! LeVar Burton’s vision was... Read more
Most of us lose things all the time. And for many of us, we’re always guilty of losing the same thing day after day – our phone, our wallet, our keys, the checkbook – and it’s incredibly frustrating. There’s not many other ways to have a morning become more stressful than... Read more
Magic Phone Stand Makes Your Phone Levitate
Mobile May 29, 2014
If you peruse the pages of Kickstarter, you’re always sure to find at least one thing that really stands out and captures your attention. This week for me, that “thing” was the Magic Phone Stand. It is exactly what it sounds like – a magic phone stand. While charging... Read more
Vanhawks Valour: The Smart Bike
News May 12, 2014
There is a new bike on the horizon; Vanhawks Valour and it is smart. Very smart. The Vanhawks Valour uses Bluetooth to relay information from the on-board gyroscope; the accelerometer, a magnetometer, a speed sensor, a GPS receiver, and blind spot detectors form the bike to a smart phone. ... Read more