There are so many cool projects on Kickstarter each week that it’s impossible to keep track of them all. But here are 11 particularly interested tech-related projects looking for funding right now. Take a look and see if any of them are worthy of your support.
- ?Halitron
Horizontal levitation gadget from a retired physicist at Oxford. Magnets! -
The Bionic Runner – Run harder, land safer
More quirky biking innovation. This one lets you ‘run’ while you bike. -
Phone case or surgical tool?
- Keewifi Router: Tap to Connect, 30 Second Setup
An effort to take the pain out of configuring wireless devices. - SPIN remote – The Simplest, most Personal remote ever
One little round remote to rule them all. - COBI. World‘s Smartest Connected Biking System.
Turns your smartphone into a bike dashboard. - Plan V – The failsafe charger you can’t leave home without
Use a 9-volt battery to charge a phone in an emergency. - CHIPS – Universal Bluetooth Wireless All-In-One Headphones
These are essentially little speakers that pop into headbands, hats, helmets, etc. - The Book of OpenStreetMap
The open-source mapping project’s founder is putting together an oral history. - Zubot Tranformers: World No.1 Metal Hardware Robot
And when he says hardware, he means stuff from the hardware store.
Not familiar with Kickstarter? Read our crowdfunding primer.
Ken Denmead
Ken is a husband and father from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he works as civil engineer. He became the Publisher of GeekDad in 2007, and the owner in 2010. He also wrote the NYT bestselling GeekDad series of project books for parents and kids to share.
That Halitron is a cool idea but, as to owning one, I seem to have a lot of things lying around that won’t respond too well to strong magnets. Like everything I own, Lol.