Kickstarter articles

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  Under new management, Oculus intends to commercialize the virtual reality headset

  By Sean Hollister on August 16, 2012 10:10 am + 30 comments

  Three months ago, the Oculus Rift was the pet project of a virtual reality enthusiast, literally Continue reading…

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  Penny Arcade reaches $525,000 Kickstarter goal with six minutes to spare, no ads on homepage for one year

  By Andrew Webster on August 15, 2012 04:12 pm + 36 comments

  Last month gaming webcomic Penny Arcade launched a Kickstarter experiment, attempting to replace its Continue reading…

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  Ouya Kickstarter campaign ends with more than $8.5 million raised

  By Tracey Lien on August 9, 2012 01:07 am + 223 comments

  Ouya's Kickstarter campaign ended today, with the project raising $8,596,475 from 63,416 backers at Continue reading…

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  XBMC and Ouya team up on integrated Android media center

  By Louis Goddard on August 7, 2012 08:13 am + 73 comments

  The team behind XBMC — the iconic cross-platform, open source media center which recently made its Continue reading…

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  Phosphor's Touch Time watch looks to Kickstarter for help, ships in November

  By Chris Ziegler on August 6, 2012 12:55 pm + 25 comments

  It's not a smartwatch — it doesn't connect to the internet or your smartphone — but Phosphor's Continue reading…

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  Radian adds another affordable panning time-lapse camera attachment to Kickstarter

  By Justin Rubio on July 27, 2012 05:03 pm + 18 comments

  Hot off of the crowd-funding heels of the Astro comes the Radian, a time-lapse and motion control Continue reading…

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  MetaWatch introduces Strata smartwatch on Kickstarter: 'iOS 6 made it possible'

  By Chris Ziegler on July 27, 2012 07:38 am + 108 comments

  "Watches aren't going to go anywhere. They'll evolve over time, but they're not going to go Continue reading…

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  Pebble smartwatch to miss original September shipping estimate

  By Dieter Bohn on July 24, 2012 11:23 pm + 69 comments

  The folks behind the Pebble smartwatch have been providing detailed, regular updates on their Continue reading…

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  Kickstarter launches refreshed product pages with larger videos and a cleaner design

  By Andrew Webster on July 19, 2012 11:22 am + 12 comments

  Crowd-funding site Kickstarter has been through a number of design iterations both before and after Continue reading…

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  Astro aims to bring time-lapsed panning to the video-shooting masses

  By Jeff Blagdon on July 18, 2012 02:45 am + 15 comments

  If you’ve ever thought about trying to add some slick-looking motion control or time lapse Continue reading…