Reading Time: 1 minute The Future of Mobile Filmmaking: Anamorphic, Battery, Gimbal The Moment crew strikes again with a lineup of phone video gear. Somewear: limitless communication built for adventure Just launched! Global connectivity in a small package for backpackers and such. Octobo: Interactive Plush Companion for Creative Learning Robots don’t have to be all […]
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Reading Time: 1 minute My daughter watches Cubetto play out its programming. Photo: Jonathan H. Liu Cubetto is two years old! This little robot teaches preschoolers how to program in a Logo-style language without a screen. Kids use programming blocks plugged into a special base to make Cubetto turn and move. There are a variety […]
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Reading Time: 10 minutes Photo: Crooked Tower Games The wizards of Zoor shape-shift and clash, each hoping to be the successor to Zafirah, the last of the Zoordar. Use your spellstones and magic items wisely to outsmart your rivals in Wizardz Bluff! What Is Wizardz Bluff? Wizardz Bluff is a bidding/bluffing game by Ron and Jayson […]
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Reading Time: 1 minute The Herons’ Tree by Les Machines de l’île Legendary French tinkerers build their most ambitious contraption yet. AquaJet H2: An Aerodynamic Sea Scooter For Everyone Like hitching a ride on a cooperative sea turtle. Gigabot X: Large-Scale Pellet Extrusion 3D Printer The latest from re:3D prints using pellets of […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes ‘Stardust Explores the Solar System’ This post was sponsored by the ‘Stardust Explores the Solar System’ Kickstarter campaign. We love stories about people being inspired to create something, and successfully bringing their ideas to fruition with the help of crowdfunding. Inspired by the TV series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Bailey Harris […]
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Reading Time: 1 minute From a kitchen robot that can cook (and chill) multiple dishes at once to a site trying to bring neighborhood news into the digital age, this week’s new Kickstarter projects are sensational! Suvie: Kitchen Robot with Multi-Zone Cooking & Refrigeration This appliance-slash-meal-delivery-service is off to a strong start. OPEN DSKY Apollo […]
Continue ReadingReading Time: 2 minutes As always, I’ve got some Kickstarter reviews in the pipeline, but there are always a lot of fascinating tabletop projects out there that we won’t get to review in depth, often because we just weren’t able to get a prototype in time. Here are a few current projects that I wanted […]
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Reading Time: 1 minute From an open-source digital assistant in a speaker that will make you forget Alexa and Siri to a build-it-yourself cardboard midi keyboard that makes making music a truly creative experience, this week’s new Kickstarter projects are sensational! Mycroft Mark II: The Open Voice Assistant Sneak preview, launches Thursday! A voice assistant with […]
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It is important to not gloss over financial decisions, even when they are hard to come by.
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Doing a Kickstarter can be scary, but is that a reason not to do it?
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A Kickstarter is only as successful as the financial planning behind it.
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My online sites are a work in progress, and I am beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, I hope.
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If you haven’t made a YouTube video before, be sure to give yourself time to learn the ropes for your Kickstarter video.
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When you are doing a project with and for your daughter, remember, she wants to help.
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One thing to remember with a Kickstarter passion project, always show gratitude for the help you get to bring your dreams alive.
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The Rocketbook Color Notebook, now on Kickstarter, addresses the two-fold problem: how do we give compulsive young artists a surface to draw on that won’t waste paper or build up as garbage around the house, while still allowing the results to be archived, displayed, and shared?
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This week, it is all about the web presence of a Kickstarter, which is so much more than the Kickstarter page itself.
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‘Beasts of Balance: Battles’ is the first full expansion for the unique, app-enabled board game ‘Beasts of Balance’ and introduces competitive play.
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Have a passion project you want to bring to Kickstarter? Consider these questions.
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Follow me as I plan and do a Kickstarter, from start to finish, and see exactly what it is like. This Week, find out why I am even doing a Kickstarter to begin with.
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