Crowdfunding Archives

Crowdfund Spotlight: $129 Luna Smart Lamp Offers Fast Wireless Charging, Alexa, and Built-In Bluetooth Speaker

Tim June 12, 2019

When it comes to crowdfunding a smartphone, I refuse. If we're talking about basic consumer items, such as a smart lamp, that's something I can get behind, simply because the hurdles for such a product are not nearly as mountainous as they are for a phone....

Skully Founders Balled so Hard at the Strip Club and on Sports Cars With Your Money, They Forgot to Make Motorcycle Helmets

Kellen August 10, 2016 77

Two years ago, almost to the day, we shared an Indiegogo project for a futuristic, Android-powered motorcycle helmet that was generating all sorts of buzz from major car-related publications, the tech sector, and even celebrity chefs (random, but true). The...

PayPal is Done Protecting the Crowdfunded Garbage You Keep Backing

Kellen May 9, 2016 22

Backing items on crowdfunded sites is almost always a pretty bad idea. That's not to say that there haven't been some good ideas and products come through your favorite host - like Kickstarter or Indiegogo - over the years, but the true success stories are few...

Backing a Crowdfunded Smartphone is a Terrible Idea. [Opinion]

Kellen January 22, 2016 51

If there is one, almost guaranteed to be terrible, financial decision you could make in tech today, it would be by backing a crowdfunded smartphone. That includes those from random companies you have never heard of that open up "pre-orders" for break-through...

Indiegogo Launches Official Android App, Browse Campaigns and Follow Your Favorites

Tim December 11, 2014 3

Crowdfunding does not appear to be going away anytime soon, even though it seems many projects end up being nightmares for consumers. From what I have seen, there are either ridiculously long delays, or even worse, the product is nowhere near as advertised. It...