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by Chris Chinnock
WeKast has a Kickstarter campaign to raise $50K to deliver a dongle-like device that is intended to make collaborative meeting go a lot more smoothly. The problem they are trying to solve is the …
Tags:Collaboration| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15
by Arthur Berman
Several social media web sites, notably including Facebook and YouTube, are in the early stages of offering capabilities for viewing and sharing immersive video formats such as stereoscopic 3D. The current reality is, however, …
Tags:3D Cameras| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 13
by Tom Allen
The Omate Rise smartwatch (Omate Continues to Go Alone) was launched on Indiegogo last week – and passed its funding goal of $30,000 in 15 minutes.
Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 49
by Tom Allen
A British start-up called Oxy has launched an Indiegogo campaign (http://tinyurl.com/q9dgrtd) to raise money for a new smartwatch (also called Oxy). The watch has a 1.39″ 400 x 400 AMOLED display, protected by Gorilla …
Tags:AMOLED| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 48
by Tom Allen
Omate is following its Truesmart+ smartwatch (Omate Breaks Smartphone Link) with a third-generation model called the Omate Rise. Presented as the flagship product for the company’s 2016 range, the Rise features Bluetooth Low Energy …
Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 48
by Tom Allen
The Rufus Cuff, from Rufus Labs, was funded on Indiegogo last year, and is almost ready to start shipping. Set to reach customers early next year, the wearable is designed to be the first …
Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 50| Wearables
by Tom Allen
A Swedish entrepreneur, Jonathon Gustafsson, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring a ‘no compromises’ smartphone to the market. The ‘Symetium’ looks like a traditional smartphone. However, it’s real intent is “[to] remove the …
Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 39
by Isaac Oburu
Sweden based Symetium, has been focused on creating the perfect phone for more than 3 years. What started as a passion project for young Entrepreneur, Jonathan Gustafsson, has quickly turned into a global social …
Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Nordics| Smartphones
by Tom Allen
Two years ago, Omate raised over $1 million on Kickstarter to fund its first Truesmart smartwatch. Now, it has announced that its newest product – the Truesmart+ – will be a standalone model that …
Tags:Android| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 38
by Tom Allen
An omni-directional ‘treadmill’, designed for use with VR headsets and similar, has hit its Kickstarter target of $100,000. The Kat Walk provides a user with 360° of continuous movement while sitting in a hanging …
Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 33| Wearables
by Tom Allen
A device called the Touchjet Wave has appeared on a crowdfunding site, promising to turn a TV into a ‘touchscreen’. The device is clipped to the top of a TV and uses IR touch …
Tags:Back Panel| Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Touch| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 22 - Issue 32
by Tom Allen
The Matchstick streaming dongle (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26) – a Chromecast rival using Mozilla’s Firefox OS – will not be launched. Despite being funded on Kickstarter earlier this year (Matchstick Sparks Kickstarter …
Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 31
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