Tagged: android

September 17, 2014 @ 2:26 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

San Jose-based company, MIPOW USA, launched a Kickstarter campaign about two weeks ago for its project, the PLAYBULB candle. This new device not only offers an app, it wants to “liberate” the user’s imagination over colors. MIPOW USA stated, “We invented PLAYBULB candle simply because… Read More

September 16, 2014 @ 8:26 am By Oscar Jofre  |  

Now you can.. Yes one of the worlds first equity crowdfunding portal for the mobile app sector has emerged. Earlier this spring WSJ.com shouted that the Apps market was rocketing towards $25 billion in sales.  A pretty incredible amount when you consider the app market… Read More

August 30, 2014 @ 11:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Helping to stop drunk drivers in their tracks, Washington D.C.-based company Edge Tech Labs has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $40,000 for its DrinkMate. The device is a breathalyzer that fits in everyone’s up-and-going lifestyles. Pitching the product to future backers, the… Read More

August 26, 2014 @ 7:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Giving backers another chance to contribute more funds, the creators of TouchPico’s Indiegogo campaign have extended its time crowdfunding on the platform. Originally set to close this Tuesday (August 26th), the project reached its initial $55,000 goal within the first 24 hours. As previously reported,… Read More

August 9, 2014 @ 12:41 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

From chargers to stands, iPhone users everywhere are constantly looking for the next “big thing” for their smartphone. Here at Crowdfund Insider, we’re always checking out the latest technology, especially for our on-the-go devices. Below are 5 very cool crowdfunding campaigns which can be used… Read More

July 29, 2014 @ 1:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Creators of the all-in-one gadget TouchPico launched its crowdfunding campaing on Indiegogo on Sunday (July 27th) to raise $50,000 for the innovative handheld projector that turns any surface into a giant 80” interactive touchscreen. Within one day, the project reached its goal and today (July… Read More

July 10, 2014 @ 10:56 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Setting out for yet another Kickstarter success, Denmark-based Vaavud launched a campaign on the crowdfunding giant Thursday (July 10) for its product, Vaavud Wind Meter V 2.0. It is currently seeking £20,000. In March 2013, the company raised £27,598 from 915 backers for the first version of… Read More

May 28, 2014 @ 9:24 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

GOkey, the multi-purpose electronic keychain accessary has reached the midpoint of its campaign on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo and has currently raised over 1,100% of its $40,000 funding goal. Now, in order to incentivize backers for their ongoing support, they have instituted a series of campaign… Read More

May 15, 2014 @ 2:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

A little less than two weeks since the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the GOkey has surpassed its $40,000 goal and has even reached $238,454 with 3,413 backers. The device is small and charges smartphones on the go. It is capable of charging… Read More

April 4, 2014 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Last October Pressy  “the Almighty Android Button” – crushed their crowdfunding goal on Kickstarter raising just under $700,000 on a $40,000 goal.  The Pressy team had designed an elegant android button to facilitate manual actions on Android phones.  With a simple approach and an integrated… Read More

March 3, 2014 @ 10:33 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Moov is crowdfunding now in a self-hosted effort, and it has seen some pretty impressive early success. The wearable fitness tracker surpassed a $40,000 crowdfunding goal in just 90 minutes. The device promises to be more than just a tracker, though. This actually plays… Read More

January 14, 2014 @ 2:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

I take a profound numbers of photos. Like many of you, I have long since given up on the “point & shoot” cameras and I just cannot lug around a DSLR camera.  I take take really great images too (honest!).  My iPhone 5 does a… Read More

January 6, 2014 @ 8:51 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The thingCHARGER is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo and it is on an absolute roll. The device has crossed the half-million dollar threshold with a week left in the campaign. So why is the device doing so well? As with so many hardware items in the… Read More

December 26, 2013 @ 11:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A group of makers from Israel have invented a device that they say solves the ten finger touch UI problem. The Grippity is a tablet with a transparent screen allowing the user to type through the back of the device, and it is currently crowdfunding… Read More

December 22, 2013 @ 7:42 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

With 40 days left in their Indiegogo campaign, wearable device technology startup Atheer has raised over $70,000 of a stated $100,000 goal for their innovative spin on 3D glasses. The consumer-level variant is called the Atheer One, and the feature set promised by the team… Read More

December 2, 2013 @ 12:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Misfit Wearables launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo in November of last year for the Misfit Shine, a wearable activity tracker that aimed to compete with other stalwarts in the space like offerings from Nike and Fitbit. The campaign raised over $800,000, which makes it… Read More

October 28, 2013 @ 10:39 am By Charles Luzar  |  

New York tech manufacturer Omate raised over $1 million from fervent Kickstarter backers for their forthcoming water-resistant smartwatch for active lifestyles. Over 4,300 backers pledged funds to the campaign. Part of the allure for at least some in the crowd was that the watch was… Read More

October 22, 2013 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois  |  

The Tile item finder, which put a new spin on finding lost items, raised over $2.6 Million doing a Self-Starter crowdfunding campaign becoming the most successful Self-Starter campaign ever.  The company was founded by Nick Evans and Mike Farley in 2012.  Evans had previously worked… Read More

September 20, 2013 @ 10:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

The Ouya FreeTheGames fund has been a debacle of sorts. First Gridiron Thunder came under fire for a set of large donations early in the campaign. Then Elementary, My Dear Holmes was suspended by Kickstarter for another collection of seemingly dubious contributors. Finally, a campaign for Dungeons the… Read More

September 14, 2013 @ 11:34 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Juices+ is crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The campaign has already more than doubled a $40,000 goal for their premium USB phone charging cables. The campaign is just a few thousand dollars short of a big stretch goal that would unlock a gold anodized version of their… Read More