Known by the world as Kickstarter's darling, the makers of the tremendously popular Pebble smartwatch are hoping for a repeat performance. A little bit ahead of the launch of Apple's wearable debut, Pebble wanted to raise $500K to produce their new Time Steel product. It appears a few backers have some interest in the new wearable; with 20 more days to raise funds, nearly 66K … [Read more...] about Pebble Raises Ridiculous Capital on Kickstarter for Watch Sequel
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Avoid the Law No More: Trapster Dies with 2014
Trapster began as a resounding success in 2007, so much so that they were acquired by Nokia's mapping division in 2010. Unfortunately for both companies, this was at a time when there were very few apps that offered granular traffic and police activity details (by way of crowd-sourced information)... now tech leaders like Google have acquired technologies and apps like Waze. … [Read more...] about Avoid the Law No More: Trapster Dies with 2014
Jolla Successfully Funds the First Crowdsourced Tablet
A year after their first smartphone was introduced, Finnish technology company Jolla has successfully funded their IndieGogo project aimed to create a tablet. Looking to raise $380K, supporters have already pledged over $865K (and the campaign doesn't end until December 9, 2014). Jolla's tablet should take specific aim at Apple's iPad Mini and the recently announced Nokia N1 … [Read more...] about Jolla Successfully Funds the First Crowdsourced Tablet