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Here we are, finally. It’s a trailer for Broken Age, the game that until yesterday was known as “Double Fine Adventure”. It practically began the Kickstarter.com gaming-related funding craze and an independent game by Monkey Island co- creator, Tim Schafer. Sit back and enjoy. The description alone points to endless creativity. Broken Age ...

Acrylic lens, aluminium ring, image layer, magnets, landing pads and adhesive. Sounds like the makings of the new iThing or a camera-something. It’s not. It’s the materials used to build the Kickstarter-funded, Iconic Disk that launched last week. By having designed a disk that effortlessly slides over your Mac’s backlight Apple ...

Crowd funding site Kickstarter has produced some great products, all funded by the people for the people, and there just so happens to be one sector in which the platform shines – technology. While there might not be a cut and dry formula to having a successful Kickstarter campaign, these ...

Indie gaming title, Project Eternity from developer Obsidian has reached its US$4-million goal thanks to Kickstarter. The development of the "isometric party-based RPG", requires a sizable amount of capital to get an experienced team to create what Obsidian call "a whole new world". Support from backers has been overwhelming, considering the ...

This: Yes, this is the next controller for your, well any device really. Its the iControlPad 2 and it wants to massage your gaming gland. It's about the same size as the iPhone 4S, has two analogue nipples, a QWERTY keyboard, a D-pad, four face buttons, two shoulder buttons and ...

And it does. The Impossible Instant Lab project on Kickstarter is an analogue process, made digital. Slide an iPhone 4S into the photo lab, and a Polaroid picture pops out. It's the marriage between high-tech and retrofitted Polaroid parts and shock, horror, it looks amazing. Created by The Impossible Project, Impossible Instant ...

It's only a little keyring, but what it does is a bit more than look pretty on your house keys. The Sensordrone senses things that your smartphone cannot, like temperature, humidity or even gas leaks, just to name a few. It's basically an extension of your smartphone. It has sensors that ...

Plastic is out, and wood is in. These new speakers, named 1Q, are looking to enter the audiophile world with their powerful 'natural' sound. It is just such a nice material to have around, wood. The texture is great, and for the most part, there is no better material for ...

The useless brick phone is back! And doesn't even work on its own. The people building the 80's Retro Brick Bluetooth Handset say they are working very hard. Yes, lots of work necessary to raise something from its well-deserved grave. I thought we've moved on from this. Using Kickstarter as the ...

Kickstarter creates a platform for anyone with an idea to seek funding. The idea is simple, you make a video and tell the world about your project. People then bid whatever they want to your cause. Here are my top 10 over-pledged -- meaning they got way more than they initially ...