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Jelly is a 2.45″ Smartphone that Runs Android Nougat

Jelly is a 2.45″ Smartphone that Runs Android Nougat

May 2, 2017
One of the world's smallest, yet still usable smartphone has just been announced on Kickstarter. Jelly is a smartphone with a 2.45" display size running Android 7.0. Compare that to flagship devices with 6" or larger screens that only a small group of people can hold one-handed. A modern smartphone in the body of a Nokia...
It’s Official, Pebble Assets have been Acquired by Fitbit

It’s Official, Pebble Assets have been Acquired by Fitbit

December 7, 2016
It's no secret that Pebble has been struggling when it comes to making enough money to stay afloat. Reports of this started to swirl around the tech community even before they launched the Kickstarter campaign for the Pebble 2, Time 2, and Pebble Core. The crowdfunding campaign was incredibly successful as they were able to...
Mobvoi’s Journey from China to a Global Ticwatch 2

Mobvoi’s Journey from China to a Global Ticwatch 2

July 14, 2016
Article Updated: 7/14 11:30am CT It's no mystery that Google has faced its own challenges in China; but an alternative to their apps was bound to happen. Mobvoi was founded by a former Google employee in 2012 to bring some of the solutions available outside of China into the country. First it worked on a voice search engine...
KickMaterial Released Under Apache License On Github

KickMaterial Released Under Apache License On Github

February 14, 2016
In an unexpected move, KickMaterial the Material Design Kickstarter app shutdown before launch has been uploaded to Github under an Apache license after the developers were told they were still unable to upload to the Play Store. Readers who have been following its progress will recall that Kickstarter's legal department originally ordered the developers to remove...
Android-x86 Accuses Console OS of Scamming — What Happened

Android-x86 Accuses Console OS of Scamming — What Happened

January 2, 2016
A storm has been brewing in the Android-x86 developer community. The CEO of crowdfunded project ‘Console OS’ has been accused of scamming his Kickstarter backers by failing to deliver on his promises. Thanks to popular threads on social media sites such as reddit, the storm grew into a full-blown drama hurricane. But who are the parties...
5 Kickstarter Projects in Mobile You Should Check Out Now – XDA TV

5 Kickstarter Projects in Mobile You Should Check Out Now – XDA TV

August 26, 2015
Thank you for tuning in to XDA TV. Today we are going to be talking about five interesting Kickstarter projects.There have been noteworthy Kickstarter projects that have changed the mobile scene and created new market segments. And there have been other highly funded projects that promised much and delivered little. The five projects we are discussing...
Kickstarter Gives KickMaterial The Boot

Kickstarter Gives KickMaterial The Boot

July 23, 2015
Remember KickMaterial, the android app that promised to bring Material Design to Kickstarter made by Grzegorz Oksiuta in collaboration with Outline? After contacting the developer on behalf of one of our members for a progress update it was revealed that KickStarter had put an end to all hopes of a release.There was an issue back in May causing...
KickMaterial: Material Design For Kickstarter

KickMaterial: Material Design For Kickstarter

May 27, 2015
Frustrated by the lack of a Kickstarter Android App, Grzegorz Oksiuta and Outline have collaborated to design an MD themed Kickstarter app. While Kickstarter has put an end to hopes of a release, the concept looks spectacular and if not for an overly cautious legal department "could be released tomorrow".  "Last year, to keep up with...
What’s Next For Pebble?

What’s Next For Pebble?

March 30, 2015
It is all well and good stating figures, but what does $20 million of crowd funding mean for a company? The Pebble Time just recently ended their Kickstarter with over 4000% of their initial request which was just $500,000.  This level of funding is unprecedented for Kickstarter and it passed $1 million in less than an...
Game of Quests Start-Up Moves Your Body

Game of Quests Start-Up Moves Your Body

February 6, 2015
A group of Polish developers have just started a Indiegogo campaign with a project named Game of Quests. GOQ is a game and activity tracking app that helps players have fun and develop at the same time. The concept is relatively similar to Ingress, but takes place in a totally different universe.A world is at...
Ampere: A Smart Wireless Charging Phone Sleeve

Ampere: A Smart Wireless Charging Phone Sleeve

January 16, 2015
Ampere is a product by Novelsys, a California-based company whose founders hail from Singapore. Their small team has built up a notable amount of excitement over their Ampere device; a Qi enabled, external battery, with an eco-friendly repurposed leather case fit for the highest end smartphones, all built into one. It comes with an iOS and...