Hope you didn't empty the piggy bank for a nifty color Pebble Time last week, because Pebble's just gone the same "crowdfunding" route for its more sophisticated and more expensive Pebble Time Steel. (We put "crowdfunding" in quotes this time because the company's really using Kickstarter as a distribution channel, not the actual "put-it-out-there-and-see-what-happens" … [Read more...]
Everykey Password Wristband Provides Very Very Very Light Security
Imagine a Bionym Nymi that doesn't provide much in the way of robust security. If that appeals to you, check out the Everykey Kickstarter. The Nymi, as you probably know, stores and transmits passwords and is locked by your heart rhythms. Take off the wristband, and no one else can use it because no one else's EKG is the same as yours. The Everykey claims to do a lot of … [Read more...]
Wearable Tech Crowdfunding Infographic: Shipping is Hard
The folks at Crowdfunding Productions have put together an infographic that illustrates the amount of money that wearable tech companies have raised on Indiegogo and Kickstarter -- and the success rate of funding attempts. It turns out that Kickstarter campaigns are more successful: they raise more money, have more completed campaigns, and deliver more product. It's possible … [Read more...]
Omate Shows Off the Million-Dollar TrueSmart Wristwear
We caught up Sunday with Laurent LePen, the CEO of Omate, at Mobile World Congress. He was showing off the first production models of the million-dollar Kickstarter project TrueSmart watch. Omate raised a million dollars for the TrueSmart on KickStarter, and the plan is to ship within a couple of months. The watch looks pretty chunky, about the size of one of those old … [Read more...]
MEMI and Cubit Kickstarters
Maybe you don't need a screen after all... MEMI is a Kickstarter-financed women's bracelet that pairs with your iPhone and vibrates whenever you get an important phone call, text, or calendar alert. That's all. The idea is that women frequently carry their phones in their purses, and can't hear them when they get a call. A watch with a display is overkill and ugly, but … [Read more...]