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9 Nifty New Kickstarter Projects This Week

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From They Live sunglasses that block out screens to a turntable with a detachable Bluetooth speaker, these nine new Kickstarter projects are exciting!

IRL Glasses – Glasses that Block Screens

One way to wean yourself from screens: render them unviewable.

 

Soundbrenner Core: The 4-in-1 Smart Music Tool

It’s a metronome, a tuner, a sound meter, and a plain old watch. It’s popular.

 

The Fenik No-Ice Cooler

Started as a student project at MIT, uses evaporative cooling, much like… humans.

 

Orbital 2: Next-generation creative joystick

From Japan, a fun alternative to endless keyboard shortcuts.

 

Laserlight Core – Projection Bike Light for Safer Cycling

Beryl, formerly Blaze, revamps the light that’s on bike-share fleets everywhere.

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DUO: Turntable with a Detachable Bluetooth Speaker

When you want to dabble in vinyl without it taking over your apartment.

 

BEERMKR: All-in-one craft beer brewing machine

The countertop brewing revolution marches on.

BioLite HeadLamp: Wildly Capable, Simply Comfortable

Fourth project from BioLite, which has traveled an interesting path in outdoor gear.

 

THE SONGULARITY – a pop album by humans and machines

Morrissey lyrics + Amazon reviews of a workout DVD = generative genius.

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Ken Denmead

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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