Tag: Kickstarter
BubblePod 360 degree smart phone camera to be funded by Kickstarter
Want to capture 360 degree images on your smart phone? Then you might want to check out the BubblePod which is currently being funded by Kickstarter. It's a clockwork turntable that grips and rotates your smartphone, whilst the accompanying free…
Kickstarter project MiiPC revises specs based on backer demands
MiiPC, the Kickstarter-funded, family-orientated Android PC, is to offer a spec bump for backers based on the demands of those who've pledged to support the machine. The mini computer will now also be available with 2GB of RAM and 8GB…
Star Command iOS release date set for May 2: Long wait for Kickstarter project comes to a close
Star Command, the long-awaited space ship strategy sim, will hit Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch on May 2. Sitting somewhere between an 8-bit Star Trek and Theme Hospital, the game lets you build your own starship, enlist its crew…
MiiPC Kickstarter launched: A family-friendly Android mini PC
A new Kickstarter campaign is aiming to launch a family-friendly Android-based PC. The MiiPC project is looking for $50,000 (round £33,000) of funding to launch the pint-sized $89 (circa £60) computer. Based on a modified version of Android 4.2 Jelly…
New, updated Ouya Android gaming consoles to be released every year
The Kickstarter-funded Ouya Android gaming console will break with traditional console hardware release cycles, Ouya CEO Julie Uhrman has revealed. Rather than following the trend set by the likes of Sony and Microsoft, whose respective PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360…
Wynter Dark: The crowd-funded future of digital comics?
The digital comic book scene is booming. Big names like Marvel and Dark Horse now push many of their titles out to digital platforms on the same day that paper versions hit comic book store shelves, and the advent of…
GameStick Kickstarter project puts Android games on your bigscreen TV, is no bigger than a flash drive
While all eyes are on Sony and Microsoft as we await news on the PS4 and Xbox 720 consoles, there's a quieter gaming revolution picking up steam thanks to crowd-funding site Kickstarter. Android gaming consoles, like the OUYA, could inexpensively…
Bloke uses Kickstarter to send mini Tardis into space to raise money for kids with cancer
Ok, so it has been a slow news day, but this makes it all worth while. A barking mad bloke from Stourbridge is hoping to raise money for children's cancer charity Clic Sargent by sending a mini Tardis into space….
Kickstarter UK launch: 5 project pitches to fund – Picade, Broken Things and more!
Kickstarter, the crowd-funding website that lets creative people of all disciplines pitch their ideas directly to consumers in order to help them raise money to make projects a reality, has finally opened its doors in the UK. Now accepting funding…
Kickstarter UK opening its doors on Halloween
Kickstarter, the crowd-funding site for would be inventors, designers, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and musicians, will open its doors to submissions from the UK on 31 October. Kickstarter lets creatives post business plans online (usually relating to a consumer product) as well…