Articles Tagged with Kickstarter

Spinpod Makes Time-Lapse Photography Possible On Your Smartphone

Time-Lapse Photography On Your Smartphone

Unless you’re a professional photographer, or a skilled amateur, capturing high-quality time-lapse photography on your smartphone is probably something just out of your reach. Luckily, two Ph.D. candidates from the University of California have created a new accessory for your smartphone that makes the process a whole lot easier. The device is a highly portable… Read more »

Zach Braff Defends Kickstarter Campaign For New Film

Zach Braff Kickstarter

Zach Braff has answered his critics regarding his decision to use the crowd-funding platform Kickstarter to fund his next film. Put simply, he turned to the site because he doesn’t have “Oprah Winfrey money.” In the spirit of the wildly successful Veronica Mars Kickstarter campaign, the former Scrubs star turned to the site (as have… Read more »

Is The ‘No-Wash Shirt’ Gross Even If It Smells Okay?

no-wash shirt

A no-wash shirt is being held up as the most cutting edge convergence of science, fashion and laziness — and it’s hard to imagine a situation in which this is not totally gross no matter how much it smells okay. While a no-wash shirt means less laundry, the squick factor here is immense — and… Read more »

No-Wash Shirt Won’t Stink Up Your Closet For 100 Days

Wool & Prince No-Wash Shirt

A no-wash shirt might be the answer for those of you out there who hate doing laundry. A New York City startup by the name of Wool & Prince has created a shirt that needs very little maintenance. The button-down shirt is made from soft wool that doesn’t need ironing or cleaning. In fact, a… Read more »

Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ Helps To Develop Bird-Flight Game

Bill Nye 'The Science Guy' Helps Develop Bird-Flight Game

Bill Nye “The Science Guy” is working on his new physics game that will help teach the science of flight in birds. According to NBC News, Nye, the bow-tie-wearing scientist and TV personality, has teamed up with a group of developers from the non-profit educational tech company GameDesk to create “AERO.” “AERO” is a realistic,… Read more »

Chris Roberts Launches Kickstarter Campaign For ‘Star Citizen’

Star Citizen begins Kickstarter Campaign

When legendary game designer, Chris Roberts, announced the start of crowd funding for his new Star Citizen space opera, the response was so overwhelming that his company’s website was offline for several days. As a result, Chris decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign to finance his new video game. The Kickstarter campaign, which began today… Read more »

Obsidian Entertainment Raises $1.1 Million To Finance Project Eternity RPG

Obsidian Entertainment Finances Project Eternity RPG With Kickstarter Campaign

Obsidian Entertainment raised over $1.1 million with their successful Kickstarter campaign to finance the company’s new Project Eternity RPG. The Irvine, California based developer has created many popular games including Star Wars: KotOR II, Neverwinter Nights 2 and Fallout: New Vegas. The team working on the new game will include many of the same people… Read more »

App.Net Raises $700,000+ With Promise Of Ad Free Social Network

Dalton Caldwell App Net Founder

Sick of tired of Facebook and its hyper-targeted ad network? The team at App.net recently announced an ad-free alternative, and their developer friendly network became an immediate success thanks to its own Kickstarter type fundraising effort. The network asks potential users to pay $50 for a one-year membership at which point they receive “real-time social… Read more »

Retro-Inspired GameDock Turns iDevice Into Game Console

Retro-Inspired GameDock Turns iDevice Into Game Console

For those who like to play mobile games, but don’t like the feel and inconsistancy of touch-screen gameplay, the GameDock may be just what you’re looking for. According to TechCrunch.com, an Oregon-based team at Cascadia Games has developed this retro-inspired piece of hardware and have put it on Kickstarter for funding. The GameDock has a… Read more »

Remee Sleep Mask Allows You To Control Your Dreams [Video]

Remee Sleep Mask

Lucid dreaming is not a common occurrence for most slumbering people, yet two 30-year-old investors have created a sleep mask they claim can make your dreams a reality or at least controllable. Known as the Remee Sleep Mask the gadget uses specially timed LED lights to notify you of your dreams. According to the inventors… Read more »