From Kickstarter to Collaboration, Taking Urban Biking to the Next Level
A loose consortium of bike-tech Kickstarter startups is collaborating to negotiate the crowdfunding valley of death.
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Smaller, Slicker Makey Makey Go Launches For $19
Today, Makey Makey gets a smaller sibling called Makey Makey Go, the latest version of our favorite interface board designed to allow people to quickly take everyday objects and use them to control their computers. The thumb drive shaped device is the second product from Jay Silver and Joylabz, who introduced the first Makey Makey exactly three years […]
Next Thing Co. Releases “World’s First” $9 Computer
Cheaper and more powerful than Raspberry Pi B+, “Chip” by Next Thing Co. could be the next revolution in single-board computing.
Hex Cancels Second Kickstarter Campaign To Focus on Fixing First
Last week, we wrote about FlexPV, an ambitious Kickstarter campaign by a team who many backers say failed to deliver on their first crowdfunded project, a copter called Hex. Since that post ran, FlexLab has cancelled FlexPV and says that before they pursue that project, they are going to make things right with Hex backers. […]
Making Lightbulbs Float
We talk to Simon Morris about the Flyt, a levitating lightbulb, which he and his team brought along to Maker Faire Paris.
Should You Back A Kickstarter If the Team’s Last Project Failed?
A group of HAXLR8R graduates say that their modular electric vehicle development kit, FlexPV, will be able to turn almost anything into a motor vehicle. The Kickstarter campaign for FlexPV is replete with crisp graphics and slickly produced videos that show users clamping motor, battery, and control modules to a scooter, a bicycle, and even a grocery cart before riding away […]
Pocket Universe: Next Level Infinity Mirror
At some point in your life you’ve probably been in a gym or other location that had mirrors facing each other, and wondered about the reflection that seemed to repeat into itself infinitely. This technique can be replicated by using two two-way mirrors with lights inside, making it appear as if you’re looking in on […]
