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Eufy’s EverCam is a Wire-Free FHD Security Camera With Year-Long Battery Life

Tim April 17, 2018 14

The Eufy EverCam is up on Kickstarter, already bringing in nearly three quarters of a million dollars, well over its set goal of $50,000. If you don't know about Eufy, it's a subset of Anker, a brand all Android owners should know because they make fantastic...

Ticwatch S & E Hit Kickstarter, Run Android Wear for Around $119

Kellen July 11, 2017 11

Kind of a polar opposite type of day for Android Wear, wouldn't you say? This morning, we talked about Louis Vuitton's new ultra-expensive Tambour Horizon smartwatches and are now about to dive into a watch that is best described as ultra-affordable. Mobcoi,...

This Kickstarter Campaign Wants to Fix the ZenWatch 3’s Biggest Problem

Tim May 11, 2017 22

The ZenWatch 3 is a fantastic looking timepiece, but when it comes to customizing the bands, it just isn't possible. Thanks to ASUS' use of a proprietary system, owners cannot easily swap bands like they can on other Android Wear devices. Enter the latest...

ZTE Hawkeye Kickstarter Campaign Shut Down

Tim February 17, 2017 15

After gathering a little over $36K of the $500K needed, ZTE's Hawkeye campaign on Kickstarter has been shut down. This move follows a frantic request by the company's Project CSX team to discover what would make this phone more attractive to potential buyers....

ZTE Admits That Crowdsourcing Hawkeye Was a Bad Idea, Asks Customers to Solve Its Problem

Tim January 23, 2017 8

A week ago, ZTE's Project CSX unveiled the complete spec sheet for the crowdsourced Hawkeye smartphone. For a $199 introductory-priced smartphone with eye-tracking software and a sticky backside, the specs seemed fine, considering the low cost. Highlights from...

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...

Pebble Back on Kickstarter This Morning With Pebble 2 and Time 2, Already Surpasses $1 Million in Funding

Tim May 24, 2016 43

Yesterday, we wrote that Pebble was teasing something new on its website with a countdown, but no one knew exactly what the countdown was counting towards. First thought to possibly be the launch of a new wearable, we now know that Pebble is back on...

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...