We just came across a really interesting Kickstarter campaign: TimberHarmony Dock Lamp. The TimberHarmony Dock Lamp (above) is a multi-purpose, customizable docking station. This is a stunning take on the standard docking station. The TimberHarmony is "made and polished by hand from solid black walnut wood."TimberHarmony Kickstarter Campaign While the dock station is purpose built, the [...]
The mobile device, really the iPad and iPhone, have brought out a host of amazing tools for musicians. Anything from new effects, to amplifier simulators, to recording programs, editing programs and did I mention the 1000s of effects available for mobile devices? Rack and pedal gear that would cost tens of thousands of dollars has [...]
One of the most popular projects that we came across at One Spark was the Troll on the Bowl. The Troll on the Bowl helps parents of boys solve a major problem, the dreaded pee on the seat problem. Kyle interviewed one of the founders, Kevin O'Malley, during One Spark, and wrote a great description of [...]
Offices worldwide are switching to tablets over laptops. The picture to the left, of one of Hearst's television stations' sales teams receiving iPad Airs for work is becoming common place across multiple businesses. Tablet computing makes life for the mobile sales person, realtor, administrator or any other profession, much easier. But like the smartphone of [...]
Check out the lightweight portable Plinth tablet stand, the incredibly functional Lupo key-finder, and the badass customizable Open-Source Skirmos Laser Tag System
The Lupo is a multi-function Bluetooth 4.0 key tracker device, with the major addition of a programmable button to allow control of other Bluetooth applications (e.g. smartphone cameras and presentations), supported by an SDK to allow software developers to build their own apps on the platform, including gesture-controlled apps.
According to the dictionary a Plinth was the base for a pillar or statue, the lower slab at the base of the column. Today, the Plinth is the most amazing portable tablet stand ever made. British designer John Bull, uses uses tablets for reference viewing, to take notes, make sketches and to even have some [...]
The XY performs, essentially, the same task as the Nokia Treasure Tag, at a much lower price point. Currently, the XY is the subject of a Kickstarter campaign. At the time of writing, the XY has smoked its $45,000 goal, raising a total of $80,227 so far
As we are rapidly approaching this years DIG SOUTH Festival, we just got word that Yancey Strickler will be giving the closing keynote. Strickler is CEO and one of the Co-Founders of Kisckstarter. This is huge news as Strickler rounds out what is already a pretty robust lineup of presenters and speakers.
That is a pretty cool concept: visual feedback based on the wearer's heart rate. The app that controls the jacket - currently only iOS but an Android application is in the works - is full of features:
