Topic: kickstarter campaign
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BrickBoy Lego Game Boy Uses Floating Magnets, Not Switches
The BrickBoy Lego Game Boy uses a magnetic button system instead of traditional switches, which was not clearly communicated during the Kickstarter campaign, surprising backers and journalists. The prototype's magnetic controls have inconsistent responsiveness, making gameplay unreliable, and the...
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Backers Ghosted as $2.6 Million Cozy Game Vanishes Online
The Kickstarter campaign for "PuffPals: Island Skies" raised over $2.6 million but failed to deliver the game, leaving backers ghosted and facing ignored refund requests amid lawsuits and the company's collapse. A misleading funding total, with much of the money tied to plush toy add-ons rather t...
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Bizarre CES Headphones Launch on Kickstarter Next Month
The Neo headphones from TDM feature a unique roll-up design that transforms them from private headphones into a portable Bluetooth speaker by switching between inward and outward-facing drivers. Originally planned for a Kickstarter launch, the campaign is now set for February 10, 2026, with backe...
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Naya Connect: The Modular Keyboard for Indecisive Typists
The Naya Connect is a modular, customizable keyboard and control system that uses magnetic components to let users build a personalized setup, which was rapidly funded due to high demand. Its core components include a 75% keyboard, a multipad, a programmable key strip, and a dock that supports sw...
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Meet Mirumi: Your New Furry Robot Friend on Kickstarter
Yukai Engineering's Mirumi is a charming, non-utilitarian robot companion designed for simple emotional connection, now available for preorder via Kickstarter after debuting at CES 2025. The Kickstarter price starts at approximately $118, with a planned retail price of $150, and shipments are not...
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Sound Blaster's Modular Hub: A Reconfigurable Audio Stream Deck
Creative is launching the Re:Imagine, a modular audio control hub with customizable magnetic modules like buttons, dials, and screens, designed for managing sound equipment and digital workflows. The device is available through a Kickstarter campaign, with an estimated retail price of $500 and ea...
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Build Your Own Game Boy Emulator with Lego's BrickBoy Kit
The BrickBoy kit transforms Lego's Game Boy model into a functional emulator by fitting a custom module into the cartridge slot, enabling play of classic games from ROM files without original cartridges. Assembly is quick and involves adding an LCD screen and magnetic sensors, but the design incl...
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Titan 2: A Modern BlackBerry With 5G, Android & Dual Screens
The Titan 2 smartphone combines a BlackBerry-style physical keyboard with modern features like 5G, dual screens, and a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chipset, targeting productivity-focused users. Priced at $399 (with early backer discounts), the device offers 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, a 5,050mAh battery...
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AYANEO Pocket Play Unveiled: Screen Specs & Kickstarter Launch
The AYANEO Pocket Play is a new gaming smartphone, set for a full release in 2026, that aims to combine a handheld gaming soul with a phone's form factor. Its key feature is a high-end 6.80-inch 165Hz OLED display designed for immersion, and it differentiates itself with integrated slide-out phys...
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Roll-Up Wireless Headphones Double as a Bluetooth Speaker
The Neo headphones feature a flexible headband that can be rolled up to transform them from personal headphones into a portable Bluetooth speaker, offering dual functionality without needing a separate device. They incorporate two separate sets of drivers: inward-facing ones for private listening...
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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror – Reforged Coming to Consoles and PC
Revolution Software will release *Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror – Reforged* in early 2026 on major gaming platforms, with a Kickstarter campaign launching soon to support the project. The remaster modernizes the classic adventure game with updated 4K visuals, enhanced audio, and quality-of-lif...
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Switch 2 & ROG Ally Get a Secret New Dock
The Genki Covert Dock 3 is a compact power adapter and TV dock compatible with devices like the Switch 2 and Steam Deck, featuring foldable prongs for enhanced portability. It includes an HDMI 2.1 port supporting 4K at 120Hz with HDR and VRR, plus a USB-C port delivering 65W charging and a USB-A ...
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Ayaneo Pocket Play Revives Sony Xperia Play Concept
Ayaneo's Pocket Play revives the classic slide-out controller design, a nostalgic departure from current gaming phones that use add-ons or touchscreen controls. The device features a full set of physical controls, including a D-pad, face buttons, touch-sensitive analog pads, and dedicated shoulde...
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Head(amame) Launches 3D-Printed Pro Headphones on Kickstarter
The Head(amame) Pro headphones are a professionally assembled, 3D-printed product offering high-fidelity audio at an accessible price, evolving from the brand's DIY kits. Key innovations include a glass diaphragm driver for precise sound tuning and a lightweight, open-backed design reinforced wit...
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$399 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU Dock: 500W GaN, M.2 Slot, 5G Ethernet & Wireless Charger
The Humbird 3 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock is an 11-in-1 solution featuring a sophisticated design with recycled aluminum and wood accents, along with a smart cooling system that operates quietly and adjusts dynamically under load. It includes an Intel HL9480 Thunderbolt 5 controller for up to 120 Gbp...
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Anker Nebula X1: The Ultimate Party Speaker with a Built-In Projector
The Anker Nebula X1 Pro is an all-in-one portable entertainment hub that combines a high-performance 4K projector with a powerful audio system, unveiled at IFA 2025. It features a 160W subwoofer, detachable 80W soundbar speakers, and wireless satellite speakers, supporting Dolby Atmos and 7.1.4 s...
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Ludocene App Launches to Revolutionize Game Discovery
Ludocene is a free game discovery platform that uses a swiping system like a dating app to help players find personalized game recommendations. The app features **Expert cards** curated by industry insiders, blending their preferences with users' tastes for richer suggestions, and offers a premiu...
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Sharge Power Bank Charges Two Laptops with a Light Show
The Shargeek 300 is a compact, high-capacity (24,000 mAh) power bank offering a total 300W output, capable of fast-charging multiple devices like laptops simultaneously through its versatile ports. It features a unique design with transparent windows revealing internal components, a functional sc...
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iPhone Gains Vivo and Oppo's Telephoto Extender Tech
PGYTech's RetroVa kit brings a 2.35x telephoto extender, previously exclusive to select Android phones, to iPhone Pro models via a custom case, grip, and proprietary app. The system offers significant optical enhancement with minimal quality loss, but its functionality is locked to PGYTech's app ...
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Ayaneo's Android Phone Revives Xperia Play Design
The Ayaneo Pocket Play is an upcoming Android phone with a sliding screen that reveals physical gaming controls, directly inspired by the classic Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Its design is sleek and intended to function as a primary smartphone, but it lacks a headphone jack and key technical specif...
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Exclusive: System Shock Remake Launches on Switch This Month
The System Shock remake launches on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on December 18, 2025, bringing the classic cyberpunk horror game to portable consoles. This faithful 2023 remake modernizes the 1994 original with updated visuals and quality-of-life improvements while preserving its core atmosphere...
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Game Boy-Style Magnetic Controller for Your Smartphone
The Abxylute M4 is a Game Boy-inspired magnetic controller that attaches beneath a smartphone screen, featuring a full set of gaming controls including a D-pad, action buttons, joysticks, and triggers. It offers up to thirteen hours of battery life, can be detached for wireless use with other dev...
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Ship of Heroes' $45 Price Tag and $15 Monthly Fee Sparks Backlash
Ship of Heroes, a spiritual successor to City of Heroes, has launched with a controversial pricing model requiring a $45 purchase and a $15 monthly subscription, leading to significant community backlash. The game's high cost has resulted in an alarmingly low player base, peaking at around 100 co...
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Engineer Builds First Custom PlayStation Motherboard From the '90s
An independent engineer, Lorentzo Brodesco, created the first fully functional custom PlayStation 1 motherboard (nsOne), preserving the console's hardware authenticity for future generations. The nsOne motherboard allows retro gaming enthusiasts to transplant original PlayStation chips onto a new...
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Is Abxylute's Mobile Controller Worth Your Trust?
The Abxylute M4 is a compact wireless controller with a magnetic mount designed to turn a smartphone into a handheld console, but its execution has critical flaws. Its most significant issue is an unreliable magnetic connection that can separate during use, posing a drop risk for expensive phones...
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Starfinder: Afterlight RPG Brings Space Opera to Life
**Starfinder: Afterlight** is an upcoming digital RPG based on the Starfinder tabletop universe, featuring deep storytelling and tactical combat, where players lead a crew after their captain disappears. The game includes **six recruitable companions** with unique backstories and moral conflicts,...
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Unlock Auracast on iPhone with This Bluetooth Transceiver
Apple's lack of native support for Auracast, despite its large market share, is a major barrier to the Bluetooth audio technology's widespread adoption. Atitan's splitR transceiver and connectR app offer a workaround, transforming phones into Auracast hubs and enabling broadcasts to any certified...
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Humbird 3: Thunderbolt 5 eGPU Dock with Wood Accents
The Humbird 3 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock combines a compact, premium aluminum design with high-speed connectivity, streamlining workstation setups by integrating multiple functions into one slim unit. It features Intel's JHL9480 controller, doubling Thunderbolt bandwidth to 80Gbps and supporting up ...
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EverNitro Unveils Effortless Nitro Coffee at CES 2026
The EverNitro is a new countertop appliance that generates its own nitrogen from the air, offering a sustainable and potentially more affordable way to make nitro coffee at home without disposable cartridges. It replicates the café-quality experience by infusing beverages with nitrogen, creating ...
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Vectrex Mini Revives the 80s with OLED Screen for Under $100
The Vectrex Mini is a modern, compact revival of the 1980s console, featuring an OLED screen and wireless connectivity at an affordable price point for retro enthusiasts. It replicates the original's unique vector graphics and self-contained design with a 5-inch AMOLED display, USB-C power, HDMI ...
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