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Meet The Mini Mobile Printer
Printing things can be a real pain sometimes if you are frequently on the go. Sure, most smartphones now have the capability to send something to a printer to print, but what if there’s no printer available? What do you do if you really need to print something, but... Read more
Kolibree Smart Toothbrush
Kolibree is a smart electric toothbrush, which was unveiled at the International CES back in January this year.  The makers of the smart product have now just launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise finance for mass production and worldwide distribution. We all seem to interconnect most of our devices and accounts these days,... Read more
First Atomic Watch Crowdfunded
Finally, a clock that will keep accurate time!  The National Institute for Standards in Technology (NIST) has developed a clock that will keep accurate time up to 300 million years.  No more will precision be a problem.  An atomic clock of such magnitude could never be reproduced…or could it?... Read more
Turn Your Smartphone into A Microscope
Most of us have wished we had a decent microscope at one time or another. Whether it’s to look at some kind of an insect sample, or to just look a water sample, a portable microscope would make that a whole lot easier. Trouble is, most of us don’t... Read more
$299 3D Printer Hits Kickstarter Goal in Just 11 Minutes
A compact 3D printer called Micro, has smashed its Kickstarter goal in just eleven minutes. Even more incredible than that was the initial early bird price of $199. Of course it’s a bit late to be an early bird now but you can still pledge to buy the Micro... Read more
SITU: Smart Scale Counts Calories & Weight
TUAW writer Michael Grothaus is the latest in a long line of critic come creator.  He has developed a calorie-counting scale that has assisted him in losing 67 pounds over the last year.  Smart technology indeed! The device is called SITU and it is a smart scale, which calculates the nutritional... Read more
SnapRays Guidelight Lights Up Your Home For $0.10 A Year
We all have the same problem – we can’t see in the dark. Now, given a few minutes, our eyes will most likely adjust to the darkness in our homes, but who has a few minutes to waste when they wake in the middle of the night with a... Read more
The One Ring That Controls Everything Else
And you thought all that talk about the “One Ring” was just fantasy straight out of those Lord Of The Rings movies. Well, it turns out there is a ring(s) out there that can control most everything in your home. As of this writing, though, it doesn’t appear it will allow... 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
URB-E: The Fold Up Electric Scooter
At the Consumer Electronic Show in January, the new up and coming gadget that seemed to get a lot of attention was the Urb-E scooter.  The Urb-E scooter is currently live on crowdfunding website, Indiegogo. In order to get the scooter off the ground, the company is sending down the... Read more
Native Union Create JUMP: It Charges Your Smartphone & Itself
Native Union wants to make all our lives a bit easier when it comes to keeping our devices charged. It has come up with a smart, pocket-sized charging cable and portable battery, which it has named JUMP. Hidden inside the 50mm x 50mm x 13.6mm case, is an 800mAh... 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
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
Smart & Sexy Sounds With the DB60 Bluetooth Speaker
Kickstarter projects are all over the place at the moment.  But, none comes close to sheer design cool than the db60 speaker system.  It is a powerful, active speaker for iPhone & Android phones.  It comes from an exclusive Danish design team and provides superior sound quality.  The db60... 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
Philips Hue Competitor LIFX Now Available
Successful Kickstarter company, LIFX is finally shipping its Wi-Fi connected smart lightbulbs.  The Australian hardware startup originally promised in its Kickstarter campaign to ship the product earlier than this.  In fact it was promising to deliver by March, so they are officially late!  However, they have managed to secure major retail... Read more