Tip of the Hat: Facebook's Oculus buy a smart move
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced a lot of criticism last week when his company agreed to pay $2 billion for a startup still building its first product, the Rift virtual reality headset.
View Article3D printer Kickstarter project aims for $US50,000, nets more than $US1m
The Micro is being touted by its inventors as the first true mainstream 3D printer; apparently, people donating to the Kickstarter project agree.
View ArticleFirst-of-a-kind Kickstarter lawsuit highlights risks of crowd funding
The attorney general for the state of Washington has filed a lawsuit against a company that raised more than US$25,000 on Kickstarter but allegedly didn't deliver the playing-card deck it promised its...
View ArticleIn Pictures: 15 hot Kickstarter tech campaigns
Here is a collection of some of the most intriguing and potentially valuable Kickstarter tech projects people are trying to launch.
View ArticleKickstarter now offering a fast track for select projects
Kickstarter is trying to make it easier to get a project started on its crowdfunding site, offering an instant launch option that does away with the need for human approval.
View ArticleConsumer 3D printer market growing, helped by crowdfunding
A total of 26,800 3D printers were shipped globally in the first quarter of calendar 2014, and while enterprises still represent the majority of customers, the consumer sector is gaining traction,...
View ArticleThis robot from Zuta Labs may change the way you print
The future of portable printing is rolling slowly across a piece of A4 paper on a hot Thursday afternoon in Jerusalem's early summer. After what seems like an eternity compared to an inkjet device, the...
View ArticleRuby on Rails gets patches for SQL injection vulnerabilities
Two SQL injection vulnerabilities were patched in Ruby on Rails, a popular open-source Web development framework used by some high-profile websites.
View ArticleHardcotton's Elemental promises easy 3D printing for under $1000
Canberra 3D printing start-up, Hardcotton, has developed what it claims is the world’s first pressure-controlled 3D printer, a device which requires minimal human interaction.
View ArticleYou say 'potato,' I say 'crowdfunding' - man turns to Kickstarter to fund his...
For most entrepreneurs, getting more than 900 times the amount of money you were seeking for your Kickstarter project would mean a ticket to easy street, your face on the cover of magazines, and the...
View ArticleKreyos smartwatch is just the latest crowdfunded, wearable horror story
Ever since Pebble struck it big on Kickstarter, there's been no shortage of startups looking to cash in with their own smartwatches, fitness bands and gesture-control rings. But as backers of the...
View ArticleNet neutrality advocates plan slow-lane protest
Several high-profile websites -- including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla and Meetup -- will display spinning-wheel icons next Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors the Internet slow lanes they...
View ArticleFCC questions how to enforce net neutrality rules
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission needs to create explicit rules that tell broadband providers what traffic management techniques they can and cannot use if the agency has any hope of...
View ArticleThe Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 30
Pebble Time breaks Kickstarter record...Tim Cook speaks out on discrimination...Intel is said to be considering Altera buy... and more tech news.
View ArticleFTC charges game developer with misusing money raised on Kickstarter
A project developer who raised more than US$122,800 on Kickstarter to create a new board game has been charged by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission with using the money for personal equipment, moving...
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