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Last year, Lift Labs Design unveiled Liftware Stabilizer, a spoon with an electronic self-stabilizing handle. Liftware makes it easy for people suffering from tremors – such as those with Parkinson’s Disease – to eat on their own. This month Lift Labs is back on Indiegogo, this time not just for itself but to help others as well.

For those who are not familiar with Liftware, its handle has accelerometers that detect motion and actuators to compensate for said motion.

Liftware is used only as a spoon for now, but because all of its electronics are in the handle Lift Labs will release additional attachments in the future, including a fork and a key holder.

Pledge at least $300 (USD) on Indiegogo to get a Liftware as a reward. You can also get the device directly from Lift Labs Design, but as stated in the video above, the company will match all Indiegogo pledges up to $50,000 dollar for dollar. That means for every $295 it collects, the company will donate two Liftware units to the International Essential Tremor Foundation.

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The beauty of iTunes and other music services that allows single downloads is that songs in general are quite affordable. After all paying a dollar for a song does not seem to be too much to ask, right? Throw in the fact that the money spent will be going towards a good cause probably helps as well, and that’s exactly what U2’s free “Invisible” single did. The single was launched as part of a promotion with Bank of America, who agreed to donate $1 to (Product) RED for every download of U2’s Invisible single, and as it turns out it was quite a success.

According to the reports, the song has been downloaded over 3 million times since its ad was run during the Super Bowl. Based on this, the Bank of America is expected to donate over $3 million to the Global Fund to fight AIDs, tuberculosis, and malaria. Apple themselves have donated over $65 million since 2006. As it stands the song is still available for download but it is no longer free and will cost users $1.29 as the promotion has since ended. However the good news is that proceeds of the song, all of it, will continue to be given to the same charity, so for those who missed out on the deal but still want to do their bit for charity will be able to do so by heading on over to iTunes for the download.

U2′s Invisible Single Raises $3 Million For Charity original content from Ubergizmo.

Back in 2013, the term “selfie” was decided to be one of the words of the year. For those unfamiliar, selfie is a term used to refer to photos that one takes of themselves using their phones, cameras, or tablets. Taking selfies is not new but 2013 definitely took it to new heights where people were actually taking selfies while driving and even at funerals, leading to many raised eyebrows. Well it looks like finally there will be someone to police that kind of behavior in the form of the Selfie Police. While they do call themselves the Selfie Police, their legal authority is pretty much along the same lines as the English Police, the Fashion Police, and so on.

Basically they are a website launched by Brigham Young University students who encourage users to pay a “fine” for selfies that they take. In fact the website even encourages friends and families to “rat” on other friends and family members that have been known to take selfies. Of course the $1 fine is entirely voluntary where there the proceeds actually go to an organization called Vittana which helps provide loans to students in developing countries to help further their education. According to the Selfie Police’s co-creator, Chas Barton, “When we first came up with the idea we were trying to think of how to engage our generation in giving […] It’s tricky because we’re such a selfish generation, so the question we asked was not how do we make our generation charitable, but how do we turn selfishness into charity. That’s where Selfie Police was born.”

Selfie Police: Your Next Selfie Could Cost You $1 original content from Ubergizmo.

Amazon launched two new features today. Day One is a weekly literary journal featuring one short fiction author and one poet, delivered to Kindle readers or apps for $20 a year. And AmazonSmile donates part of what you spend on Amazon to a charity of your choice. [smile.amazon.com via AllThingsD]

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SimCity fans know nothing feels better than saving their other family from pollution and sickness — except, you know, helping out some fellow human beings. A new collaboration with the Red Cross combines players’ digital altruism with humanitarian aid for real-world disaster victims. Starting today, you’ll be able to purchase a $9.99 “charity pack” created specifically for the game, with a relief center, tents and two emergency response vehicles. In the event of a meteor strike, earthquake or tornado, the Red Cross tents will automatically appear to provide aid for injured Sims, and a fleet of ambulances and fire trucks will be on call as well.

SimCity creator EA Games has pledged to contribute at least 80 percent of profits (a minimum of $100,000) from the charity pack to the Red Cross National Societies. The set will be available for a year, and you’ll be able to keep it through the life of your current game. Currently, the pack is only available for players in 10 countries, including Denmark, France, the US and the UK.

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