Contribute to MAKERphone on Kickstarter and learn how to make your own phone
Preparing for the steampunk apocalypse? You might want to make your own phone. This crowdfunded kit, fully funded, will take you from circuit board to code.
Martian Watches terminates ‘all operations’ before fulfilling its Kickstarter promises
The small but ambitious 2007-founded Martian Watches company has recently shut down its operations after desperately trying to find funds to stay afloat. Unfortunately, very few mVoice G2 units have been shipped.
Mobvoi introduces $129 TicPods Free at $79 on Indiegogo
That was at the Super Early Bird stage, though you can still get great discounts even at the higher tiers. All for wireless earbuds that have more colors than AirPods.
Frank. is a phone. That will head to Indiegogo. On September 5th. For $180.
This company likes to use periods in its branding. It also calls the phone it’s trying to sell the “mediocre chinese food you’ve been craving all week.”
One Kickstarter wants to kill the Bixby Button with a Galaxy S8 case
If you find no use in Samsung’s Bixby assistant service, but keep on tapping that annoying button on the side, you might be interested in funding this case.
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We discuss how portable Windows 10 PCs have underwent a transformation in the past year or two on our show. Also, Android O’s fragmentation magic wand!
The Cerulean Moment has had its moment, but does WhartonBrooks still have time?
The startup was brought up in awkward fashion and suffered from the typical crowdfunding pitfalls. They were exacerbated by Microsoft’s mobile disaffection.
Japan-based Trinity seeks international crowdfunding for Android-powered NuAns NEO Reloaded
With a largely unchanged design and visual concept, but upgraded specs and Android replacing Windows, the NuAns NEO Reloaded needs $370K to materialize.
Windows Phone fans need to raise more than a million for Cerulean Moment on Indiegogo
WhartonBrooks is hitting the ground with an entry-level Windows 10 Mobile device on Indiegogo. But can it really grab the $1.1 million it claims it needs?