Enlarge ImageAfter getting suspended by Kickstarter, the Skarp Laser Razor is back, on Indiegogo. Skarp Kickstarter has suspended the popular crowdfunding campaign for a shaver that promises to cut hair with lasers instead of traditional blades. In a move that once again highlights the inherent risks of backing a crowdfunding campaign, Kickstarter on Monday suspended …
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Enlarge ImageCompact wireless earbuds with a special charging trick. Pugz Pugz earbuds draw your attention with this claim on Kickstarter: “Pugz-World’s smallest wireless earbuds charged through phone.” The Kickstarter promo video features a couple of guys in pug dog masks explaining why current wireless earbud options suck and how Pugz will make it all better. It’s pretty compelling when you …
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A drone and controller combo so small it can fit in your pocket? That’s the promise of Wallet Drone, a new mini-quadcopter and controller/docking station combo on Indiegogo that’s no bigger than a typical wallet. The idea of a mini-quadcopter isn’t new — there are several such devices already available — but the company claims the Wallet Drone is the …
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A crowdfunding campaign for South Carolina police officer Michael Slager raised more than $1,300 before it was shut down by Indiegogo. Screenshot by CNET Moments after Oklahoma reserve deputy Robert Bates was charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a suspect, a $25,000 fund-raising campaign to pay for his legal bills kicked off on Indiegogo. By the next day, …
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The crowdfunding champion returns. Pebble For two years, the record set by the original Pebble smartwatch on Kickstarter was the gold standard for crowdfunding, until a bizarre high-tech cooler stole the crown last summer. Now it seems that Pebble is on the way to reclaiming its throne. In just a few days, the latest smartwatch from the company, called the …
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This is high-stakes gaming. Blood Sport Gaming Taran Chadha and his friend Jamie Umpherson had talked for years about intravenously losing blood while playing Mortal Kombat. They combined that concept with the altruistic idea of blood donation to create Blood Sport, a Kickstarter project for hardware that draws real blood from your body when you take damage in a video …
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