Kickstarter News

Comedian uses Kickstarter for skywriting prank over Los Angeles

Los Angeles - People were amazed to see the words "How Do I Land?" in the sky over downtown LA recently. The idea was the brainchild of comedian Kurt Braunohler and he raised the money using the popular crowd-funding website, Kickstarter.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Smart-watches to become the next big thing?

From the Apple iPod and iPhone to the tablet, and maybe the laplet (Merge between laptop and tablet), technology in the form of mobile computing has changed quite a bit. Now, is it possible for smart watches to become the next big thing?

In the Media by Milton Este

Op-Ed: Crowd funding for Veronica Mars movie hits $2 million in 10 hours

Sydney - Crowd funding, particularly Kickstarter, has been getting some flak recently for letdowns. That it can also make big money, fast, is also becoming very clear. $2 million in 10 hours, with 35,246 supporters, is a hard fact.

In the Media by Paul Wallis - 2 comments

Samuel Orr to make a time-lapse film 'New York Year' (video)

New York - Time-lapse filmmaker, Samuel Orr, is starting a brand new project. He wants to produce a time-lapse film of a year in New York City and he needs a little help.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Kickstarter funding sought for new Ultima video game

The developer of the video game series Ultima is seeking one million dollars via Kickstarter, for a sequel to the multiplayer game.

In the Media by Tim Sandle - 1 comment

Op-Ed: Hawaii's Makana 'Kickstarting' a new album with your help (video)

Honolulu - Makana, the well-known singer, song-writer and Hawaiian slack key guitar player has a chance to have an album produced by a Multi-Platinum producer and Grammy-award winning keyboardist, but he needs a little help.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

Teen creates candy bar to help pay for college

Santa Rosa - A 13-year-old entrepreneur in California has invented a candy bar business to help himself and others with paying for college. He ran a Kickstarter campaign to help get his new venture off the ground.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 5 comments

Lomography attempts to bring 35mm film scanning to smartphones

Sometimes known as the analog Instagram, lomography (movement) is being attempted to integrate with mobile devices such as smartphones by Lomography (company).

In the Media by Milton Este