Over the years I have invested in a lot of crowdfunding campaigns…kind of like impulse buying for geeks. Anyhow, I should probably review some of these things. Ironically my two first backed projects are the ones I am most excited about and they are still in development. In their defense they are extremely complicated:
And here’s a random fact about Indiegogo. I once met with Indiegogo’s CTO and learned that the name IndieGoGo was a take on the famous bar Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. Go figure.
Project Name | Description | Blog Review | Source | Status | Funding |
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CastAR | Augmented Reality head mounted display | TBD | Kickstarter | In Development | $1,052,110 |
Coolest Cooler | A cooler with a bunch of gadgets | TBD | Kickstarter | Shipping | $13,285,226 |
Hex Copter | A hexcopter controlled via bluetooth | TBD | Kickstarter | Delivered | $563,721 |
OA Post Co Swiss Watches | A swiss watch | TBD | Kickstarter | Delivered | $5,101 |
Oculus | Virtual Reality head mounted display | TBD | Kickstarter | Delivered | $2,437,429 |
Pebble Watch | Digital smartwatch | TBD | Kickstarter | Delivered | $10,266,845 |
Pebble Time | Color smartwatch | TBD | Kickstarter | Delivered | $20,338,986 |
Robot Dragonfly | A remote vehicle that flies with wings | TBD | Indiegogo | In Development | $1,140,975 |
SnapPower Charger | Adds a USB port to your electrical outlet | TBD | Kickstarter | Shipping | $839,301 |
The Barman | A tool to mix cocktails…kind of | TBD | Kickstarter | Delivered | $93,978 |
The Best Prank Birthday Card | A musical birthday card that never ends | TBD | Kickstarter | Delivered | $92,073 |
The Electron | Inexpensive cellular 3G tracker | TBD | Kickstarter | In Development | $578,478 |
Wallet TrackR | Track belongings via bluetooth | TBD | Indiegogo | Delivered | $47,915 |