Ayy! Angelar! How about you bring some of your hardware to New York and show it off to some amazing people? Still crowdfunding? Not a problem. We take all kinds at Hardware Alley in New York! What is Hardware Alley? It’s a celebration of hardware startups (and other cool gear makers) that features everything from robotic drones to 3D printers. We try to bring in an eclectic mix of amazing… Read More
We understand there are times you need to print a document ASAP but you just can’t find a printer around you because you’re outside. Do you need to run back home to get it printed? Rush back to the office? Maybe borrow a printer from a nearby office? Well those problems could soon be solved, thanks to a Kickstarter project called the Pocket Printer.
As its name implies, this is a printer that will be small enough to fit into your pocket, meaning that you will be able to take it with you wherever you go and get stuff printed on the fly. But wait, aren’t printers usually very bulk and require you to feed it paper? That would be true for most printers, but as you can see in the image above, the Pocket Printer is anything but conventional.
The device will pack a set of omnidirectional wheels that will allow it to roll across surfaces, like paper, and with an inkjet printer head, it will help you print documents without requiring the entire printer setup. Now there are some drawbacks to convenience, which is that the Pocket Printer can only print 1.2 pages a minute which is extremely slow compared to regular printers.
It also has a resolution of 96 x 192 dpi which means it’s not exactly the sharpest printer on the market either.
The fact that the Pocket Printer also requires a rechargeable battery that is good for 1 hour of print time means that there could be inopportune moments in which the printer could die on you when it is out of battery. Its ink cartridge is also only good for 1,000 standard pages. However like we said, this is the price that you would have to pay for convenience.
After all we doubt that the Pocket Printer is meant to replace your regular desktop printer, but if you wanted something to take with you on the go, or perhaps to use at school to print out documents or presentation slides, then the Pocket Printer might be ideal. Now the folks behind the Pocket Printer are asking for a whopping $400,000 in pledges and have so far managed to raise $100,000. If you’d like to learn more or pledge your donation, hit up its Kickstarter page for the details.
Pocket Printer Kickstarter Project Lets You Print On The Go , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gadgets, crowdfunding, kickstarter, 
If you’re into big bicycles with weird, multi-tipped legs, have I got a project for you. Called the Boneshakered Bigwheel (sic), this one-off project by creator Ronald L. Schroer is an unusual trike with legs instead of back wheels. It’s made almost entirely of wood and he’s added an internal “hypno-wheel” to make the experience more pleasant. Read More
Last week, a small crowdfunded project called the Healbe GoBe made news, as backers and journalists questioned the company’s claims that it could measure caloric intake using a wearable device. While the claims do sound wild at best, the company is sticking to its story — and Indiegogo is sticking by the project. Read More
Now here is an Indiegogo project that you might want to look into – the ALYT Smart Home Manager, where it requires $100,000 in funds in order to deliver a cutting edge Android-powered platform to the masses. ALYT stands for Affordably Link Your Things, where it is a unique do-it-yourself (DIY), open source, Smart Home Manager that runs on the Android environment. WIth ALYT, one is able to manage home security systems, energy usage, entertainment systems, and home automation through an Android-powered smartphone or tablet.
This does seem to usher in an era where a smart home no longer seems to be out of reach, and the worlds of science fiction and reality meet. Consumers will find that this wireless device has its fair share of advantages, where among them include exceptional affordability (relatively speaking) when it comes to high tech home security, seamless operations and video verification during power or communications failures, exceptional connectivity via Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, ZigBee, 3.5G Cellular, Infrared and DLNA, and an easy setup procedure that does not take more than mere minutes.
Should the ALYT project raise enough funds, you can look forward to it shipping later this Fall. I suppose when we have smartphones with transparent displays ala Tony Stark’s LG device in the Iron Man movies, it would look cooler when manipulating devices like the ALYT.
ALYT Smart Home Manager Debuts , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gadgets, Home, crowdfunding, 
Not all treadmills are created equal, and with the Virtuix Omni, it is set to ship later this coming Septemer as each unit will go on sale at $499 apiece, at least according to the listing there. Those who pick up the treadmill will need to purchase the Oculus Rift or PC controller required to use it separately, and do bear in mind that the $499 asking price does not include shipping. Just how does the Virtuix Omni work? It supports multi-directional movement with virtual reality support, where this happens thanks to a back harness and a pair of shoes.
Virtuix Omni Virtual Reality Treadmill To Ship In September original content from Ubergizmo. 
In order to activate Siri on the iPhone, we’d have to press and hold the home key. For Android devices, Google Now can be activated by saying “OK Google”. Either way it involves you reaching for your phone in order to get the voice assistant feature up and running, but wouldn’t it be better if you didn’t have to keep reaching for your phone all the time?
That’s where the CommBadge comes in. The device, as you can see pictured above, is a 1.54-inch device that can be clipped onto your shirt. Basically what it does is that it allows you to perform voice commands like you would with Siri or Google Now by touching the device as opposed to have to get your phone, unlock the display, and then activate the feature.
According to its creator, the CommBadge will play nicely with Siri and Google Now so basically your phone could be in another room and you’d still be able to interact with it, as long as it is within Bluetooth range, of course. The great thing about CommBadge is that you don’t have to wear it all the time as it can be used in other settings, like in the car, for instance.
The creators are also adding a security feature by partnering up with SmartTek Systems. What this does is that whenever the user presses and holds the device for more than 5 seconds, it will automatically call out to an emergency number who will then be able to listen in undetected and then dispatch the appropriate emergency services, although this could cost you extra for the service.
As it stands the device is currently $15,000 into its goal of $20,000 and with 18 days to go, there is a good chance it could reach its goal. If you’d like to learn more or pledge a donation of your own, head on over to CommBadge’s Kickstarter page for the details.
CommBadge Bluetooth Wearable Device Lets You Interact With Siri/Google Now Hands-Free , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gadgets, crowdfunding, google now, kickstarter, siri, 
Parents would have gone through the motions in the past when it comes to caring for a sick child, and that would include taking down your little one’s temperature whenever there is a fever. Normally, a thermometer would do the trick, and if that happens to be too old fashioned for you, perhaps using a digital thermometer might be your cup of tea. Why not go further with the iTherm? The iTherm happens to be a bracelet which can measure the human temperature using a smartphone, now how about that? In fact, it works great by letting you set alarms to alert you whenever the temperature has reached a certain limit so that necessary action can be taken.
The idea of the iTherm was born when Marcos Oliva, an entrepreneur and founder of the project, saw his firstborn experience the very first cold and fever, with the paediatrician informing him to “Watch out that the temperature does not get too high by giving him antipyretics every 8 hours for 2 days. If there is no improvement bring him back.”
Instead of organizing shifts to watch over the baby’s fever between both parents, the iTherm would step in. Relying on Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity, a temperature sensor is attached to a bracelet, where placing it in the child’s arm would allow one to monitor the temperature without having to disturb the little one’s sleep. Not only that, this particular system can set alarms to wake parents up should the temperature hit a determined level. Right now, iTherm remains as an Indiegogo project.
iTherm Bracelet Records Your Body Temperature , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Gadgets, crowdfunding, 
Habey USA has just launched a Kickstarter campaign in order to raise funds for the HIO Wallpad. Just what is the HIO Wallpad all about? It happens to be a way where one is able to completely connect and control your whole home or office via a solitary centralized easy-to-install unit. It will run on the latest generation Freescale ARM processor, where this Android powered Wallpad would also be universally compatible with a range of different control and home automation applications.
Sporting an open architecture design, the HIO Wallpad would enable one to code their own software and develop one’s own hardware in order to control just about anything. Both data and power have been consolidated into a single port with Power over Ethernet. This would enable the HIO Wallpad with power and network connectivity to make use of only one standard Ethernet cable. You will find the HIO Wallpad accompanied by a 3.5″ LCD touchscreen display that will function as a control panel interface, while the future will see community developers design, develop, and create various screen sizes for the Wallpad.
Being based on the HIO Project’s HIoTX form factor, the HIO Wallpad can fit within a standard 2-Gang Box in a jiffy, hence making the installation process a no-brainer. You can opt to use the HIO Wallpad as a standalone home automation system, although the future might see more applications provided by the open architecture community.
HIO Wallpad Kickstarter Campaign Launched , original content from Ubergizmo, Filed in Computers, crowdfunding, 
So, you happen to have your fair share of Bitcoins and are wondering just how you are going to spend it all. I suppose you could always wait and keep your fingers crossed that the rate would continue to rise for Bitcoin in tandem to your existing currency, but how about withdrawing it in cold, hard cash? That would mean hunting down a Bitcoin ATM which frankly, seems to be more rare to the layman than locating a rare Pokemon. PayMaq has just announced a new range of low-cost Bitcoin ATMs that will roll out in major European markets.
PayMaq Low Cost Bitcoin ATM Launches In Major European Markets original content from Ubergizmo. 
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