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7 Sensational New Kickstarter Projects This Week

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From a holographic display to a solar-powered solar oven, these new Kickstarter projects are amazing!

The Looking Glass: A Holographic Display for 3D Creators
This little piece of the future is great fun to play with. Watch the vid!

Oddball – The drum machine crammed in a ball
Bounce it (or play tennis with it) to make a beat.

The Standard 4×5 – Build Your Own Large Format Camera
Using 3D printing to get a new analog camera into the world.

KUMO – A Compact Mechanical Keyboard
An adorable model for keyboard fetishists.

The Travel Line: Versatile Travel Backpack + Packing Tools
Peak Design: “This is our 8th Kickstarter and these are our best products yet.”

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GoSun Fusion: One Incredible Solar + Electric Oven ️+⚡=
This solar oven works at night, thanks to a (solar-rechargeable) battery.

Realistic Moving Jellyfish Lamp – Motion Lights
A moment of aquatic zen.

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Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as civil engineer. He became the Publisher of GeekDad in 2007, and the owner in 2010. He also wrote the NYT bestselling GeekDad series of project books for parents and kids to share.

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