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This Waterproof Hotspot Is Just For Adventurers
Device connects smartphones to global satellite networks
Watch: Riding The Retro Tech Wave With RetroStone
The RetroStone, which closely resembles a 1990s-era Nintendo GameBoy, can play a consumer's ROM files.
Watch: Meet The ‘Switzerland’ Of Smart Speakers
Mycroft is readying an open-source smart speaker that it said is both more flexible and more privacy-minded than an Amazon Echo, Google Home or...
Newegg Extending Indiegogo Partnership With Start-Up Showcase
Newegg, the leading tech-specific online-only retailer, is about to take its Indiegogo partnership to the next level. The e-tailer, which has been supporting 20...
Best Buy Ignites Its Start-Up Selling
Teams with PCH to accelerate products onto sales floors Best Buy is lighting a fire under the pipeline bringing start-up tech to consumers’ homes....
FireBoard Wants To Be The Fitbit For Steaks
Billed by its maker as a fitness tracker for cooking, the FireBoard digital thermometer lets consumers remotely monitor food temperature for more relaxed grilling....
Amazon Adds Kickstarter Collection To Startup Section
Amazon has added a dedicated Made on Kickstarter section to its crowdfunded Launchpad department. Like Launchpad, the new section highlights “unique and unexpected products...
‘World’s Smallest 360 Camera’ Launches On Indiegogo
Nicovr, a Shanghai-based technology start-up, has launched what it is calling “the world’s smallest consumer 360-degree camera.” The Nico360 VR camera is cube that...
WeVeer Touts Indiegogo Offering As ‘World’s Best VR Glasses For Porn’
Virtual reality’s dirty little secret is no more. VR porn is going mainstream. That’s the idea behind WeVeer, billed as the “world’s best VR...
Whirlpool Brews Up Beer-Making Vessi Via Indiegogo
Hey, where was Whirlpool over the holiday weekend when we needed it? This morning the world’s largest appliance manufacturer announced the launch of a...
Pebble Rolls With 3 New Wearables
Pebble is focusing on fitness with the Kickstarter launch of two new smart watches and its first non-watch wearable. The two smart watches —...
The Joule Bracelet is a Handy Way to Wear a Caffeine Patch
The band is said to transmit the same amount of caffeine as in a medium cup of coffe. “To date, transdermal patches, containing infused substances...
SOL Gives Indie-A-Go-Go
SOL Republic is hitting the crowdfunding scene for its newest headphones, a wireless version of its Relays Sport. The company, which has always prided...
These Bluetooth Lights Turn Your Bike Wheels Into Turn Signals
Revolights has improved on its first-gen bike lights by eliminating cables, updating the battery, and making the on/off switch more accessible. “Safety lights...
Scoutee’s Portable Radar Gun For Smartphones
The Scoutee, which is expected to carry a $299 suggested retail, can be obatined for a Kickstarter pledge of just half that. Bryan Cole’s...
5 Of The Biggest Kickstarter Cancellations
A successfully funded project that never makes it to market is a disservice to the crowdfunding process. It’s no wonder that additional measures, including...
Vaporware Beware: Kickstarter No-Show Forced To Pay Backers
Washington became the first state to enforce action against a failed crowdfunding project. A King County court ordered the founders of the Asylum Playing...
These Are The 5 Newest Headphones To Take On Beats & Bose
Combining the IFA 2015 show in Berlin with the usual Strum und Drang of the headphones industry has the result of an overwhelming number...
Sports Tech Launches From Epson, Misfit, Livall, Bracketron, Blast Motion
Summer is still enforcing its cruelty in many parts of the county; TWICE is based in New York and, frankly, it’s beyond us why...
Simple Matters’ Low-Cost Vibrating Ditto Pairs To Smartphones
Santa Monica, Calif. — Start-up Simple Matters has begun offering a clip-on wearable that vibrates to alert users to incoming cellphone calls. The Kickstarter-funded...
Soul Electronics’ Next Headphones Will Share Music & Have Walkie-Talkies
Hong Kong – Remember Soul Electronics — the one with the Ludacris headphones? Well, the company is turning to Kickstarter for its newest headphones,...
Staples Debuts Online Crowdfunded Product Store
Framingham, Mass. – Staples has added the first wave of crowdfunded technology products to its online store. The winning products from the retailer’s inaugural...
Bill Nye Reads Mean Tweets
Bill Nye the Science Guy is the center of a Kickstarter campaign by two fans who intend to make a movie about the science...
Amazon Continues To Court Start-Ups With New Launchpad Program
Seattle — Amazon continues its pursuit of start-ups, with its newest platform designed to pave a ready-made road to selling for the e-tailer. Start-ups...
Ecoisme Aims To Simplify Smart Energy Management
Krakow, Poland — Another smart-home energy-management system is hitting the crowdfunding circuit this month, this one designed with extreme simplicity in mind. The Ecoisme...
Watch List: Linkitz
The Watch List is an ongoing series that focuses on CE start-ups reaching out to consumers via crowdfunding and other non-traditional methods. Linkitz...
Griffin Tries Its Hand At Crowdfunding
Nashville, Tenn. — Accessory maker Griffin Technology is trying something a little different this time around: Indiegogo. The company has been thinking of going...
Start-Up Spotlight: Chris Herbert & TrackR
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. — Like many great ideas, Chris Herbert came upon the idea for TrackR by way of an accident. After losing his...
Is Pebble Too Big For Kickstarter?
Pebble nearly imploded Kickstarter this week when it debuted the latest generation of its smart watch, the Time. Within 32 minutes, the project hit...