This week’s picks for notable crowdfunding campaigns include an interesting design for a lunch box, a folding garment bag, and more. Click through to read this week’s list of notable crowdfunding campaigns.

FLIPPIT! is The All-in-one Fidget Solution!

What is it?
FLIPPIT is a 2-in-1 fidget toy.

Why do I like it?
I like FLIPPIT because it’s two fidget toys in one. You get one module that has multiple tactile fidget options from a switch, to dials, a joystick and more. But then you also get one of the newest crazes in fidget toys, a spinner. But this spinner is even better than the thousands of other spinners on the market because it has a magnet that will let you connect it to the main FLIPPIT fidget toy or to another FLIPPIT spinner for double the fidget fun.

Where can I find more info?
With 21 days left in the campaign, The FLIPPIT! campaign is still working towards reacheing their funding goal of $21,000. You can pre-order a FLIPPIT! starting at $23. After the FLIPPIT! campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in December 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Deskview: The World’s First Window-Mounted Standing Desk

What is it?
Deskview is a window-mounted, portable standing desk or shelf.

Why do I like it?
I like Deskview because it allows you to attach a 25 ” x 15 ” standing desk to an existing window or other flat slick vertical surface. The vacuum suction disks are strong enough to hold up to 120 lbs.

Where can I find more info?
With 18 days left in the campaign, The Deskview campaign has already reached their funding goal of $25,000. You can pre-order a Deskview starting at $125. After the Deskview campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in November 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

The Sharkk Twins Portable Speakers

blurb by – Bill Henderson

What is it?
The Sharkk Twins are two portable speakers that can be used individually or paired together for stereo sound.

Why do I like it?
I like the Sharkk Twins because up until now, portable Bluetooth stereo speakers were either expensive or—although more affordable when sold individually—were then too expensive when bought as a pair at double the price. Sharkk is offering a matched pair of stereo Bluetooth speakers for the Kickstarter price of $35 US (40% off retail). They come with a denim fabric grill cover, 30 ft. Bluetooth range, 3.5 hour battery life, a power rating of 10 (total) watts and weigh only 3.9 oz. each.

Where can I find more info?
With just 14 days left in the campaign, The Sharkk Twins campaign has far surpassed their funding goal of $5,000 with plenty of spots left. You can donate to the campaign starting with $35 for one pair of speakers. The levels of involvement go up to $300 or more which guarantees you 10 pairs of speakers. After the campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in June 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Fittbo – The Ultimate Lunchbox

What is it?
Fittbo is thermo-insulated and leakproof lunchbox that you can carry vertically in your bag.

Why do I like it?
I like the Fittbo because it’s been designed to be carried vertically in a bag. I bring my lunch almost every day and would definitely use something like this to carry my food.

Where can I find more info?
With 29 days left in the campaign, The Fittbo campaign has already reached their funding goal of $15,000. You can pre-order a Fittbo starting at $39. After the Fittbo campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in December 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

The PLIQO bag

What is it?
The PLIQO bag is a folding travel garment bag.

Why do I like it?
I don’t travel all that often and I don’t wear a suit, but I know that many of you do. The PLIQO bag looks like a great way to travel with a suit when you don’t want to wear it in transit. The bag is small and perfect for people that like to travel with the minimum amount of bags for a short business trip.

Where can I find more info?
With 28 days left in the campaign, the PLIQO campaign has almost reached their funding goal of $45,287 after just one day. You can pre-order a PLIQO starting at $130. After the PLIQO campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in October 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

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FLIPPIT Fidget toy, Deskview standing desk, Sharkk speakers, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns originally appeared on on May 11, 2017 at 7:56 am.

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My picks for this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns include a 3 stringed guitar, two wallets, and more. Click through to read this week’s list of notable crowdfunding campaigns.

The Spyslide: World’s Most Elegant Webcam Cover

What is it?
The Spyslide is a very small stainless steel sliding privacy cover for your laptop’s webcam.

Why do I like it?
I like the Spyslide because it easily protects your privacy in the event that someone hacks your computer to view through your computer’s built-in webcam. The Spyslide is much smaller and thinner than the SPIshutter webcam cover that I reviewed a few years ago. Another advantage of the Spyslide over other products like this one is that it can be used with laptops, desktops and even tablets.

Where can I find more info?
With 26 days left in the campaign, The Spyslide campaign has already reached their funding goal of $5457. You can pre-order a Spyslide starting at $10. After the Spyslide campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in July 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

dfy360 RFID Blocking Wallet | Crazy Affordable Price

What is it?
The dfy360 RFID Blocking Wallet is a premium slim leather wallet.

Why do I like it?
I like the dfy360 wallet because it features multiple layers of RFID shielding to wrap your credit cards with 360-degree protection to prevent card scanners from using your info without your knowledge.

Where can I find more info?
With 33 days left in the campaign, The dfy360 campaign is very close to reaching their funding goal of $5000. You can pre-order a dfy360 starting at $29. After the dfy360 campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in July 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

MUTDUT MultiCinch – Tie, build, and fix. It’s a ‘Cinch.

What is it?
MultiCinches are ties that are made of a stretchy thermoplastic. The ties can be used to wrap cables, hang things, and you can even play with them like a fidget toy.

Why do I like it?
I like MultiCinch ties because they are reusable, and their use is only limited by your imagination.

Where can I find more info?
With 39 days left in the campaign, The MultiCinch campaign is just starting to work towards their funding goal of $25,000. You can pre-order a MultiCinch starting at $7. After the MultiCinch campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in August 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Loog Pro & Loog Mini: The ultimate beginners’ guitars

What is it?
The Loog Pro & Loog Mini are small 3 string guitars that have been designed to make it easy for kids and adults to learn to play guitar.

Why do I like it?
I purchased the original Loog guitar which came as a built-it-yourself kit. Building my own guitar was very fun, but there were some issues with playability due to string height. The new Loog guitars come pre-assembled. Which is a bummer in a way since you don’t get the fun of building it yourself. But, I assume that they are setup a lot better than the originals. I’d love to get my hands on one of the new ones because they look cool and fun to play. I play the ukulele which has 4 strings. The Loog instruments have just 3 strings, which means they should be even easier to play than a uke!

Where can I find more info?
With 23 days left in the campaign, The Loog Pro & Loog Mini campaign has already surpassed their funding goal of $30,000. You can pre-order a Loog instrument starting at $59 for the Loog Mini. After the Loog campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in June 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Arceo Wallet | The Premiere Magnetic Carry System

What is it?
The Arceo Wallet is a precision CNC milled Carbon Fiber wallet from Ronin Energetics, who has other EDC products that we’ve reviewed in the past.

Why do I like it?
I like the Arceo Wallet because it’s been designed to not only carry credit cards, but it also has a built-in compartment that can hold cash, coins, a key, or small tools. The compartment is secured using embedded neodymium magnets. There is also an optional key holder module that you can attach to the wallet to hold your two most used keys. Last but not least, this minimalist wallet looks really cool and unique. I’m a sucker for interesting wallets and this one definitely meets that criteria.

Where can I find more info?
With 43 days left in the campaign, The Arceo Wallet campaign has already reached their funding goal of $3,642. You can pre-order an Arceo Wallet starting at $64. After the Arceo Wallet campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in October 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

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Spyslide webcam privacy cover, dfy360 wallet, MultiCinch ties, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns originally appeared on on May 3, 2017 at 11:37 am.

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It’s time for another selection of crowdfunding campaigns that have caught my interest in the last week. This time around we have five projects that range from a trash smasher to a CNC mill that is small enough to put on a table. Click through to read my picks for this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns.

GENIE – A Multi-Language Voice Assistant Bluetooth Speaker

What is it?
GENIE is a portable Bluetooth speaker that you can use with your favorite voice assistant service like Amazon Alexa, Google Now, Siri and Cortana in 50+ different languages and dialects supported by Google and Apple including Arabic, Chinese, Taiwanese, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish.

Why do I like it?
I like GENIE because it has a multi-function button on the side that will launch the voice assistant software on the paired device. The multi-function button is also a rotary dial that controls volume. The speaker can run for up to 24 hours on a single charge and has a play time of up to 10 hours.

You can use GENIE to take and make hands-free calls, listen to and control your favorite music and playlists with 360-degree omni-directional sound, and you can take it outdoors because it’s water and dust resistant.

Where can I find more info?
With 59 days left in the campaign, The GENIE campaign is just getting started working towards their funding goal of $50,000. You can pre-order a GENIE starting at $40. After the GENIE campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in July 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Tapdo | World’s Smallest Remote for Everything

What is it?
Tapdo is a wearable button that triggers commands based on the prints from different parts of your hand from your fingers to even the print on the palm of your hand.

Why do I like it?
I like Tapdo because it’s one button that can have up to 20 different commands associated with it. It’s like a Flic smart button steroids. It is powered by a standard coin cell battery that has a lifetime of approximately 6 months.

Commands can include wireless light control, camera shutter button, send a tweet, time tracking, make fake call, and a bunch of other commands.

Where can I find more info?
With 10 days left in the campaign, The Tapdo campaign is very close to reaching their funding goal of $48,867. You can pre-order a Tapdo starting at $108. After the Tapdo campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in September 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

The MicroMill – A desktop CNC milling machine

What is it?
The MicroMill is a small table top sized computer controlled 3-axis milling machine for makers and designers.

Why do I like it?
I like the MicroMill because it’s a small machine that anyone from makers to hobbyists can use in their home or garage to create things. It can mill materials that are softer than steel, like brass, acetal/Delrin, aluminum, wood, wax, foam, and more.

Where can I find more info?
With 31 days left in the campaign, The MicroMill campaign still has work to do to reach their funding goal of $39.614. You can pre-order a MicroMill starting at $804. After the MicroMill campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in July 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Trash Press: Simplify the Way You Deal with Garbage

What is it?
The Trash Press is a handheld plastic press that you use to compress the trash in your trash bin to make room for more trash.

Why do I like it?
There are only two people living in my house, but I’m always surprised by the amount of trash that we produce even though we do our best to recycle paper, cardboard, glass, cans, and plastics, and we throw food scraps in our woods. Every week we have at least two to three bags of trash that we have to drop at the trash center. A product like the Trash Press might cut that down by half, saving us a trip to the trash center, trash bags and reducing the amount of junk that we send to the land fill.

Where can I find more info?
With 16 days left in the campaign, The Trash Press campaign still has work to do to reach their funding goal of $5,000. You can pre-order a Trash Press starting at $10. After the Trash Press campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in August 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

AirVolt charging smartphones from radio waves

What is it?
The AirVolt is two piece charger that converts radio waves into electricity that recharge a device battery.

Why do I like it?
I like the AirVolt system because it’s a new and unique way to charge devices wirelessly. It does need a special adapter plugged into the device, but it is exciting that such technology exists and it makes me daydream about devices that have this technology baked in so that you never have to plug in a device to charge it again. Imagine having the base chargers all over the place so that your device is always charging. Endless battery life and no more worrying if your phone will last till you get home.

Where can I find more info?
With 30 days left in the campaign, The AirVolt campaign is just getting started working towards their funding goal of $9,000. You can pre-order an AirVolt starting at $35. After the AirVolt campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in December 2017. Visit their Indiegogo page for all the details.

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GENIE voice assistant speaker, Trash Press, a desktop sized CNC mill, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns originally appeared on on April 25, 2017 at 11:28 am.

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Today I am sharing four crowdfunding campaigns that I thought you might like to read about. Click through to see my list of this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns.

The Mirabook turns your smartphone into a laptop

What is it?
The Mirabook is a laptop that is powered by your Android or Windows Phone (and even Raspberry Pi) smartphone and provides it with a larger display, keyboard, touchpad and a higher capacity battery.

Why do I like it?
I like the Mirabook because I still have a dream of using my smartphone as my everything device. The only thing that sort of worries me about the Mirabook is that it physically tethers to the phone with a Type-C cable. That just seems a little awkward to me. I’d still love to try it though.

Where can I find more info?
With 30 days left in their campaign, The Mirabook campaign is still working towards their funding goal of $50,000. You can pre-order a Mirabook starting at $180. After the Mirabook campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in December 2017. Visit their Indiegogo page for all the details.

Code Angel: Learn to code amazing games on a Raspberry Pi

What is it?
Code Angel is a Raspberry Pi game programming kit that includes the Raspberry Pi computer and lessons to teach you coding in Python.

Why do I like it?
I like Code Angel because it is designed to teach computer programming in an easy and fun way by coding games. Programming helps develop problem-solving skills and analytical thinking skills that are important for all types of jobs and hobbies that are not just computer related. I’ve always wanted to tinker with a Raspberry Pi AND learn Python, so I’m really tempted to pledge for this campaign.

Where can I find more info?
With 24 days left in their campaign, The Code Angel campaign is still working towards their funding goal of $4397. You can pre-order a Code Angel starting at $124 for a reward that includes a Raspberry Pi. After the Code Angel campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in August 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

B-2 Nano Blade | World’s Smallest Tactical Pocket Knife

What is it?
The B-2 Nano Blade is a tiny folding and locking pocket knife that has a blade with serrated and non-serrated sections.

Why do I like it?
I like the B-2 Nano Blade because it’s so small, but has a serrated part of the blade that can be used to saw through things. I also like the locking blade.

There are a couple things to consider before you pledge. We’ve reviewed Bomber & Company products before and the review wasn’t too favorable. Also, this item won’t ship until February 2018 which is a crazy long time to wait for a reward and makes me wonder if the people who have pledged for it really paid attention to the estimated ship date.

Where can I find more info?
With 47 days left in their campaign, The B-2 Nano Blade campaign has already wildly surpassed their funding goal of $5000. You can pre-order a B-2 Nano Blade starting at $25. After the B-2 Nano Blade campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in February 2018. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

miniRIG – Capture more with your smartphone and GoPro

What is it?
miniRIG is a video stabilizer for GoPros and smartphones.

Why do I like it?
I like miniRIG because it comes with extra accessories like a LED light, microphone, and legs that attach to turn the miniRIG into a small table top tripod. It is being made by the same people who brought you the Smoovie which I reviewed last fall. I wasn’t impressed with the Smoovie and didn’t recommend it, but it appears that they’ve vastly improved the design to create this new product that has a lot more features.

Where can I find more info?
With 23 days left in their campaign, The miniRIG campaign has already surpassed their funding goal of $12,563. You can pre-order a miniRIG starting at $52. After the miniRIG campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in August 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

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Turn your smartphone into a laptop, Learn Python, tiny pocket knife, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns originally appeared on on April 18, 2017 at 8:00 am.

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Today I have a four Kickstarter crowdfunding projects that are all for products that I would buy for myself, so I thought you might like to read about them too. Click through to see my list of this week’s notable crowdfunding campaigns.

Ti Pocket Pro : The Auto Adjusting EDC Pen

What is it?
The Ti Pocket Pro is a new EDC pen from Big Idea Design that grows or shrinks in size so it can work with 80+ refills.

Why do I like it?
I like the Ti Pocket Pro because it addresses the one thing my current favorite pen does not have… a cap. I use Big Idea Design Ti Arto pen and love everything about it except having to unscrew the cap when I want to use it. With this new pen, I won’t have to do that.

Big Idea Design has a proven track record with crowdfunding projects and I can’t wait to get my hands on this new pen. I have a feeling it will be my next favorite.

Where can I find more info?
With 29 days left in their campaign, The Ti Pocket Pro campaign has already surpassed their funding goal of $5,000. You can pre-order a Ti Pocket Pro starting at $65. After the Ti Pocket Pro campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in August 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

AdapDesk: The World’s First Portable Work Station

What is it?
The AdapDesk is a convertible / modular desk that can be used in bed, on the couch and even as a standing desk.

Why do I like it?
I like the AdapDesk because it adapts (sorry) and can be used in several different ways instead of just one way. It’s also foldable so if you decide you don’t want to use it, it’s easily stowed away for the next time that you want to use it or want to take it with you.

Where can I find more info?
With 34 days left in their campaign, The AdapDesk campaign has already surpassed their funding goal of $15,000. You can pre-order an AdapDesk starting at $125. After the AdapDesk campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in November 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Had enough of messy cables during trips? THE POWER PACKER

What is it?
The POWER PACKER is a slim zippered pouch that has been designed to hold and organize all our cables and small tech gear.

Why do I like it?
I like the POWER PACKER because I have several small pouches that I use to hold various cables, chargers, flash drives, adapters, etc. None of the pouches that I’m currently using are large enough to hold all the gear, so I have to split the gear between multiple pouches. That means I’m always trying to remember which pouch has the specific item that I need. The POWER PACKER looks like it can hold everything I would need and then some. It also allows you to easily see and find all your small items.

Where can I find more info?
With 23 days left in their campaign, The POWER PACKER campaign has already surpassed their funding goal of $6,435. You can pre-order a POWER PACKER starting at $29. After the POWER PACKER campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in June 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

Welle: Turn Any Surface Into A Smart Interface

What is it?
The Welle is a device that turns any surface into a gesture-based remote control by using ultrasound technology.

Why do I like it?
I like the Welle because you can place it in a central location and use it to control all of your smart devices using different gestures that you draw with your finger or your hand. For example, you can use your finger to draw the letter D to turn down the heat on your Nest thermostat or draw a U to turn up the volume on your Sonos speakers. You can also create custom gestures and assign them to commands that control your devices.

Where can I find more info?
With 33 days left in their campaign, The Welle campaign has already surpassed their funding goal of $20,000. You can pre-order a Welle starting at $69. After the Welle campaign ends, rewards are estimated to start shipping in October 2017. Visit their Kickstarter page for all the details.

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New Big Idea Design Ti pen, a transforming laptop desk, and more – Notable crowdfunding campaigns originally appeared on on April 9, 2017 at 11:03 am.

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