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We all know Kickstarter or Indiegogo, the popular  crowd-funding websites that allow anyone with a good project to seek funding. We published our share of Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns on here, simply because the creativity of the ideas is amazing and the video demos are always fun to watch.

Last Thursday, the launch of JumpstartFund opened the door to a new breed of crowd powered product design that aims to help startups execute their best concepts. The best ideas and patents are evaluated by the JumpstartFund team for marketability and when selected, they are moved into  the “work in progress” status on the site, where community members can collaborate, using their own specific skills, to eventually turn them into viable and successful companies.

JumpStartFund is built with a social network where members can participate and vote, and in return, they are rewarded with Advisory Points that equal a commission on the company’s revenue for the first year. They must stay actively involved in at least 50% of the crowdsourced activities related to that company (over its lifetime) to maintain that commission.

On the paper, JumpStart looks like a great platform to test and fund new product concepts, seek new innovations for existing patents, and find the best teams to execute the best ideas.

JumpStartFund CrowdPowered Portal For Startups original content from Ubergizmo.

The Heinz ketchup bottle has become a mainstay of family dinners and greasy diners alike, and it’s for this precise reason that its iconic shape so often goes overlooked. The ketchup bottle’s familiar glass frame comes with a rich, fascinating history that, fortunately for us, Co.Design has been kind enough to dig up.

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Summer is nearly behind us here in the northern hemisphere on this planet we call earth, which means we’ll soon be using our air conditioners for one last time prior to switching to heaters in order to survive the blistering cold we’ll soon be experiencing. After seeing Mitsubishi’s upcoming air conditioner, we can’t wait for summer to make its triumphant return. (more…)

Mitsubishi’s $3500 Air Conditioner Uses Infrared To Cool You Down original content from Ubergizmo.

Whether you’re documenting something bizarre you saw on the subway, or secretly capturing images of your crush, this rotating spy lens from Photojojo makes it incredibly easy to covertly capture images on your iPhone. Think of it as a tiny periscope for your smartphone, but instead of torpedoing frigates, you can use it to sink reputations, or just collect some useful blackmail material.

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We’ve been hearing a lot in regards to Nokia’s upcoming tablet, which we’ve even seen leaked photos of the device as well as specs just a few weeks ago. Today, it seems like we’re learning a bit more about the upcoming tablet made by Nokia due to a recently published report. (more…)

Additional Nokia Sirius Windows RT Tablet Details Leaked original content from Ubergizmo.