KickTraq

Disposable plastic utensils aren't just eco-unfriendly, they're also flimsy and easy to lose inside gear-filled bags. The Kopak Utensil Set is designed to be a greener and more practical alternative, with a nesting, magnetic-coupling, machined-aluminum design. (Read More)

Apple may have said goodbye to the MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar last year, but a team of four engineers believes the concept deserves a second chance. They’ve created the Flexbar, which is essentially a standalone version of the MBP’s thin touchscreen display that can be used with multiple devices and platforms through a USB connection. (Read More)

Create a scale model of your house, turn your dog into a brick replica, gift unique creations to family and friends, or scan sights on vacation to make special 'souvenirs' for when you return home. Countless creations are possible – all you need is the Lego and a smartphone. (Read More)

A Kickstarter is raising funds to support the public launch of the Tony Wilson Archive (TWA), currently housed at the John Rylands Library as part of the British Pop Archive. (Read More)

It’s been over 12 years since Star Citizen’s record-setting Kickstarter, and while the game is still being dragged through alpha, its crowdfunding has only increased: This week, the space MMO passed $750M in total crowdfunding in the middle of its free-fly event as people just can’t seem to stop throwing money at this unfinished game that was originally supposed to launch in 2014. Ahem. (Read More)

Recently, we announced the exciting Kickstarter Campaign for The Deadly Trio: Doomsayer #1 (having already exceeded over $50,000 since its opening). Following that announcement, we had a conversation with Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, the founders of Paper Films, who are one of the three successful indie publishers involved in this project. Today, we are thrilled to talk to the other creators who have contributed their talents to this unique initiative: Brian Pulido, founder of Coffin Comics and creator of “Lady Death,” and Billy Tucci, founder of Crusade Comics and creator of “Shi.” Let’s welcome them both to GVN Talking Comics! (Read More)

Since the mid 2010s, Chroma Camera’s Steve Lloyd has been inventing and manufacturing his own range of film cameras in Liverpool in the UK. The former IT manager turned Chroma Camera into a full-time after a successful Kickstarter for the original 4×5 large-format camera in 2018, and since then he’s added several more medium-format and large-format cameras to the range. He even built a 35mm pinhole camera (the recently discontinued Cube FF). (Read More)

Remember the Kickstarter for Thorn, Jeff Smith’s college comic strip which had never been completely collected before in a mass-market book? It was just the first in a series of books Smith plans to crowdfund, reprinting his entire life’s work up to this point. The entire Bone saga is up next, to be released in four volumes, each with bonus material never before seen. (Read More)

Exogenesis Studio has dropped a brand-new trailer for INAYAH - Life After Gods, their jaw-dropping Metroidvania game set for an early 2025 release, to celebrate the launch of the game’s Kickstarter. Developed by some of the team behind Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader and Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, with artistry from Disney and Blizzard alumni, INAYAH will immerse players in a dazzling 2D hand-crafted world as they battle massive bosses in the quest to find Inayah’s lost tribe. (Read More)

Last week, the talented Terry Maranda spilled the beans on how COVID and speculative evolution creature design led to a 5e bestiary. Frankly, the whole Sol’Kesh project has been a pleasing eye-opener to me on what can be done with speculative evolution. There’s a week left to run on the Kickstarter, so before we share our exclusive Ynnil STL files and preview, here’s a reminder. (Read More)