Summer 2014’s top 5 Kickstarter projects
Kickstarter is just great. If one wants to check the state-of-the-art in innovation and modern technologies a place to start looking at is there. From hydroponics to haptic devices, from social networks to rocket engines.
We have just made a quick review and selected those we found most promising, regardless of their financial success. Here is what we found:
#1: 3DPonics: yet another application for 3D printers: grow your own food at home!
Kickstarter is sown with hydro- and aqua-ponics projects, but 3Dponics is the only one we have found to be 3D-printable. They claim it to be eco-friendly and energy-efficient, giving you fresh, local and organic ingredients. It could be extendable , of course, with one of the many IOT (Internet Of Things) applications offered in Kickstarter, but give it time…
Kickstarter Goal: 2.500$
Find them in:
- Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/3dprintler/3dponics-community-for-crowdsourced-3d-printed-hyd?ref=discovery
- Web: http://www.3dponics.com/
- Thingiverse: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:376158
#2: MakeBus: A mobile FabLab!
Mobile libraries have proven to effectively bring literacy to places where the investment for a library facility was too big. The MakeBus stretches the idea and brings digital literacy to those places where it is needed and demanded.
Kickstarter Goal: 10.000$
Find them in:
- Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alphaonelabs/makebus?ref=discovery
- Web:http://www.alphaonelabs.com/
#3: Arcus motion analyzer:yet another wearable ring
Although there are plenty of smart wearables in Kickstarter, we have seen a lot of potential in Arcus’ ambition and presentation. As much useless is a wearable without the right software, they seem to have thought and developed already a series of applications and worked them out fairly well.
Kickstarter Goal: 320.000$
Find them in:
- Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcus/arcus-motion-analyzer-smartring-with-wireless-char?ref=discovery
- Web:http://arcusmotion.com/
#4: Cmoar Virtual Reality adapter from Smartphone
Currently Oculus Rift (https://www.oculusvr.com/), successfully funded through Kickstarter in September 2012, is one of the leaders in Virtual and Augmented Reality in the market. Cmoar points out to be a tough competitor as by making an adapter for smartphones, the cost of the display can be removed from the final price, hence offering a cheaper version.
Can you imagine a combination of the Arcus and the Cmoar?..we can..it’s very exciting!
Kickstarter goal: 200.000 GBP
Find them in:
- Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/706938033/cmoar-personal-smartphone-viewer?play=video_pitch&ref=users
#5: Hermes space craft
Why not…a spacecraft? Sorry about NASA and ESA….People are taking the power…
Kickstarter goal: 20.000$
Find them in:
- Kickstarter:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hermesspace/hermes-spacecraft?ref=category
- Web: http://www.hermesspace.com/