Tag: Kickstarter

  • Hitch Hotel

    Hitch Hotel

    The Hitch Hotel (currently lives on Kickstarter) is a portable hotel for your car or truck, assuming you have a class 2 or higher hitch. It serves double duty as a storage box when closed (60 cubic feet of storage), and can hold three full sized bikes inside. When you are ready to convert the…

  • Spry Drone Flies and Swims

    Spry Drone Flies and Swims

    As much as I love the DJI drones  , they still aren’t waterproof, they don’t float, and they certainly can’t submerge and survive. I have lost two DJI quads to the water and believe me, the feeling sucks. Well this KickStarter team hopes to solve a few of these problems with their orange drone, Spry. Spry…

  • Fulcrum Eclipse Knife Transforms From Coin To Knife

    Fulcrum Eclipse Knife Transforms From Coin To Knife

    The team at Fulcrum Knives in San Francisco have launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new nano blade knife. The Fulcrum Eclipse Knife is unique in that it starts off as a coin shape when closed and then transforms to a little knife. From watching the video it looks a bit precarious to open and…

  • Shift Drone

    Shift Drone

    Another day, another drone (quadcopter technically). This latest attempt to join the remote control quadcopter game is from a new group and is currently living on Kickstarter.Shift Drone ($790 pre-order at Kickstarter) The  takes a new approach to the game with an interesting control system. Flying is done with a stick shaped box and a…

  • Pakayak Is A Kayak That Shrinks To Backpack Size

    Ever wanted to hike to a remote spot and they bust out your kayak for a quick paddle? Imagine being able to get to private beaches, lakes, and rivers where most folks can’t take their kayaks. Well that is one of the uses for the Pakayak which currently lives on Kickstarter. The Pakayak is not just…

  • Single Wheel Hoverboard

    Single Wheel Hoverboard

    The single wheel electric skateboard isn’t a new concept (remember the OneWheel?) but the Hoverboard refines the idea and adds to the existing technology. It has a longer range, faster top speed, a quicker charge time, and I imagine is lighter at 25-lbs. The only wheel is a 10-inch wheel directly in the center of the…

  • uKeg Pressurized Growler

    The guys at GrowlerWerks have launched an awesome product dubbed the uKeg.  The typical glass growler is nice enough but it doesn’t do a good job at keeping your craft beer fresh, cold, or protected from small drops. The GrowlerWerks uKeg fixes these issues. uKeg lets you dial in the right pressure with an 8g…

  • Halfbike II = Half Bike / Half Scooter

    Halfbike II = Half Bike / Half Scooter

    Another Kickstarter product that has blown through the pledge amount (at $67,821 as of 4.8.15). The Halfbike is a clever marriage of a bike and scooter. It has 3 wheels, the front of which is powered by traditional bike pedals. The Halfbike II is not just about getting from point a-to-b it is about getting…

  • Pedal As Fast As Car Traffic With The Raht Racer

    The electric pedal assisted bike is gaining in popularity thanks to manufacturers like BESV. And while local commuters can get around on an EPAB, they certainly won’t be driving on the highway. Rich Kronfield, a Minneapolis inventor, wants to change that with his Raht Racer. The Raht Racer is an electric assisted velomobile that essentially…

  • The Main Drain Is A Urinal That Attaches To Your Toilet

    The Main Drain Is A Urinal That Attaches To Your Toilet

    I thought this one was a gag gift like the Prank Pack boxes you can buy online. Apparently the Main Drain is real however. At least real enough to be on KickStarter.  For $45 (assuming they hit their $50,000 goal) you can have one of the best white elephant gifts ever. Who would actually strap this urinal attachment…