Unihertz plans to launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign soon for a modern phone with some retro-inspired features including a BlackBerry-style physical keyboard. The upcoming Unihertz Titan Slim will be the latest in a line of unusual phones from Unihertz, which has made a habit of releasing niche smartphones aimed at fans of old-school features like […]
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2 Comments on Roundy is a slick, low-cost way for makers to experiment with round displays (crowdfunding)
Roundy is a slick, low-cost way for makers to experiment with round displays (crowdfunding)
2 Comments on Roundy is a slick, low-cost way for makers to experiment with round displays (crowdfunding)If you’ve been looking for a simple inexpensive way to prototype a project that utilizes a circular display, a new Kickstarter thing may offer the solution. Roundy is a 1.28 inch round LCD display connected to a small board powered by a low-power microcontroller. A Kickstarter campaign for Roundy just went live, and you can […]
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Argon EON is a 4-bay NAS with a Raspberry Pi for brains (crowdfunding)
The company behind the Argon ONE case for Raspberry Pi 4 computers (the one that puts all the ports on the same side), are launching a new Raspberry Pi-based device. But this time it’s not just a case: it’s everything you need to build your own network-attached storage (NAS) device powered by a Raspberry Pi. […]
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Reinkstone R1 eReader with a 10.1 inch color ePaper display hits Kickstarter
The Reinkstone R1 is a 10.1 inch tablet or eBook reader with a 2232 x 1680 pixel electronic paper display that can show 4096 colors. You can use the device to read or annotate eBooks thanks to support for an optional pressure-sensitive pen. But thanks to 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and a 1.8 GHz ARM […]
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Xebec turns a laptop into a triple-screen device (crowdfunding)
Sometimes a laptop computer is the right tool for getting work done on the go… but sometimes the limited screen space can be a problem. So over the years we’ve seen solutions ranging from portable monitors to systems that attach to your laptop’s lid to make it work like a dual-screen or even triple-screen computer. […]
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BLOCKS modular smartwatch platform is dead, liquidation process begins
The folks at BLOCKS unveiled a concept for a modular smartwatch in 2014, launched a crowdfunding campaign a year and a half later, and eventually raised more than $1.6 million from more than 5-thousand backers. But according to the latest update on the BLOCKS Kickstarter campaign, the team’s dream of a modular smartwatch platform is […]
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6 Comments on Naruto eOneBook is a dual-screen eReader with every volume of Naruto pre-loaded (crowdfunding)
Naruto eOneBook is a dual-screen eReader with every volume of Naruto pre-loaded (crowdfunding)
6 Comments on Naruto eOneBook is a dual-screen eReader with every volume of Naruto pre-loaded (crowdfunding)A few years ago Progress Technologies introduced a First of the North Star eReader featuring dual E Ink displays and every issue of the popular Manga pre-loaded. Now they’re back with a Naruto version. It’s up for pre-order from Kickstarter for about $460 and up, and the price includes all 72 volumes of Naruto, which […]
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Gemini portable displays hit Kickstarter, ship in May
As promised, the Gemini portable 15.6 inch displays with built-in batteries are now up for pre-order through a Kickstarter campaign. While these are hardly the first portable displays designed to connect to a laptop, tablet, or other mobile device to give you a dual-screen setup on the go, the Gemini Displays are interesting for a […]
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Intel Cherry Trail dev board hits Kickstarter for just $34
Makers looking to build a project with a low-cost dev board have tons of options. Thanks to a new Kickstarter project, one of those options now features an Intel Cherry Trail Atom processor. The Atomic Pi is a new dev board that is powered by an Atom x5-Z8350 quad core with a top speed of […]
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Kite DIY modular smartphone kit hits Kickstarter for $274 and up
Kite is a modular smartphone and/or computer kit that you assemble yourself. Since it features a modular design, you can decide what sensors, displays, or other components you want to use… although there are some limitations. Developer Shree Kumar is positioning Kite as an open hardware platform. The design files will be available and editable. […]