Netflix is adding Exploding Kittens into both its mobile game library next month and its list of originals by adapting the explosive cat card game into an adult-animated series coming in 2023. The Exploding Kittens mobile game will launch first in May, and it will initially share elements of the existing Exploding Kittens app available …
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Anker may be best known for its battery packs and docking stations, but it’s now getting into a new area: 3D printing. The company has announced its first 3D printer, the AnkerMake M5, which claims to be incredibly fast. Instead of retail stores or its own online shop, the M5 is starting off as a Kickstarter project, where people pledge …
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There seems to be a boom in demand for compact mechanical keyboards at the moment — and not just for gaming. It makes sense, with more people working from home or in hybrid work situations, splitting their time between home and an office with hoteling or hot-desking. Having your own keyboard is about comfort but also about personal style. With …
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If you love the look, size and comfort of Apple’s Magic Keyboard but wish it were backlit and had the feel and speed of a mechanical keyboard (and maybe also wish it were available with a Windows layout), the Vissles LP85 optical-mechanical keyboard is your wishes fulfilled. Or at least it will be once its successful Kickstarter campaign wraps up and …
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From the moment I opened the box for the Marsback M1 mechanical keyboard I could tell it was different from every other keyboard I’ve tested lately. The 75%-size keyboard, currently sitting fully funded on Kickstarter, is sort of a greatest hits collection of features topped off with a bonus track of blindingly bright RGB lighting. The M1 is a …
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Video games have seemingly always been big, and tabletop gaming is enjoying a healthy renaissance, thanks to decidedly nondigital games from Gloomhaven to Arkham Horror. But combining the two has long been a holy grail for some gamers. We’ve seen iOS and Android helper apps for board games, virtual recreations of board games (Tabletopia, Tabletop Simulator and so on), and …
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Want a way to mount your phone almost anywhere, in a car, on a bike or even to a wall? San Francisco-based Peak Design has built a mounting system that seeks to make it easier to hold your phone securely in all those situations. Called Mobile by Peak Design, the system starts with a phone case for an Apple iPhone or …
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Update, Oct. 15: The Infinity Game Table is live now on Kickstarter and has added a detailed list of launch games, including Hasbro games like Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, Candy Land and Yahtzee. Kickstarter backers will also get access to popular Asmodee board games like Pandemic and Ticket to Ride. The 24-inch model is $499, while the larger 32-inch model is …
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It seems like a strange time for a company to launch its first line of travel bags, given the current shift to remote working and distance learning. But Marc Barros doesn’t see it that way. Barros, the co-founder of camera gear company Moment, and his team developed new backpacks, a tote, tech organizers and a camera insert that he feels are right for right …
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Kickstarter has told its users to avoid using dubious and exaggerated claims when marketing their projects to potential backers. This includes “puffery” like world’s best, smallest, fastest, first, ultimate, unrivaled and revolutionary. The global crowdfunding platform has helped projects like a smart cheesemaker, a Dungeons & Dragons animated series and ketchup slices get off the ground, but now Kickstarter is …
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