i-Brix - Wireless Lighting System for Lego® Building Bricks
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The only wirelessly powered intelligent brick system for Lego®! No batteries or wires in the bricks, giving you brick building freedom!
Backers: 394
Average Pledge Per Backer: $111
Funded: $43,757 of $130,000
Dates: Jun 17th -> Jul 17th (30 days)
Project By: Dustin Culton
Backers: 394
Average Pledge Per Backer: $111
Funded: $43,757 of $130,000
Dates: Jun 17th -> Jul 17th (30 days)
Project By: Dustin Culton
$43,757
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 17 @ 10:30 -0400 GMT
33%
of goal
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Latest News
60 Minutes to Go... 
July 17th - via: kickstarter.com
So if we find 90,000 fans in the next hour that will each contribute $1, we will hit goal! :) All joking aside, this has been a very exciting and educating experience for me to put together this Kickstarter campaign. And, in reality, even though it's... (Read More)
18 hours to go...
July 16th - via: kickstarter.com
So, if I take a $50 pledge/backer level, we ONLY need another 1800+/- backers! So, if you know a person that knows a person that's as excited about lighting up LEGO® builds wirelessly, send them to our Kickstarter in the next 18 hours. :) Possible?... (Read More)
48 hours... Let's do this!
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
OK, maybe that sounds too dramatic - but I know LEGO® fans can unite together and support this i-Brix campaign! I want to say "thank you" again to all of the press and exposure we've received on sites such as Eurobricks, the Brick Set, BrickFan,... (Read More)
3 Days.... Can we do it?
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone that's been following our campaign as well as those that have made the choice to back us! i-Brix will be an exciting enhancement to LEGO® builds and most certainly add a lot of character to your projects! There are only 3 days... (Read More)
Less than 1 week to go!
July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
I've tried to refrain from publishing so many updates... I realize it can get to be a bit much! I did want to reach out to all of the supporters and maybe those still thinking about backing he campaign, as we're into the final week of fundraising... (Read More)
Even little Daisy likes Legos with i-Brix!
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, KMTV, for stopping by yesterday to do a story on our i-Brix system. We definitely appreciate the opportunity to share with everyone our idea and unique application/technology. Keep up the backing support, everyone! (Read More)
300 Backers and going!
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We've reached 300 supporters, which is an awesome accomplishment! Our Facebook page followers has increased and our video views on our KS campaign are into the 10,000+! We appreciate all of the "word of mouth" referrals from our backers, as we know... (Read More)
A great story about i-Brix in the news!
July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Checkout a story covered by KMTV in Omaha. Thank you so much for taking the time to help tell more people about our great project: http://www.scrippsmedia.com/kmtv/news/Omaha-man-invents-lights-for-Legos--311800251.html?lc=Smart (Read More)
Stack of i-Brix
July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Five Lit Brix 1x1 units attached end to end... Without sharing any electrical connections, wires or batteries! (Read More)
Have a fun, safe 4th of July!
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all of our backers of the i-Brix campaign! We've had a lot of activity in the past 24-48 hours which is awesome! Several days remain to hit our goal and we look forward to it! (Read More)
2 Weeks to go...
July 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
2 weeks remaining in our campaign, so I wanted to give an update to some of the latest news/information. First and foremost, thank you to all of those who have backed our project! Please continue to tell your friends/family/coworkers and any other... (Read More)
Big NEWS - additional products to be offered...Motor Brix & Flicker Brix
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
I wanted to give all of our backers a heads-up (and potential "noobs" to the campaign) that we are presently working on some really cool Add-Ons! This includes a future Motor Brix and a Flicker Brix product! The great thing about these new products... (Read More)
Things in the works...
July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Just an example of highlighting an Ecto 1 LEGO® set! Ecto-1 (Read More)
Did you know....?
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm sure you did, but just in case - i-Brix is a wirelessly powered lighting system! No batteries or wires connected to the Lit Brix units at all! It's almost "magical"! (Read More)
Check out some additional sets and how you could use i-Brix!!!
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I wanted to post a couple of pics (they may be repeats from elsewhere in the campaign so I apologize in advance) of being able to get some distance out of the Lit Brix receivers. These examples are WITHOUT Booster Plates being used, which means... (Read More)
i-Brix Lighting Up Kickstarter!
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We still have over half our campaign left to go and that means a lot of opportunity for picking up additional backers - remember, when we exceed our initial funding goal I will be tossing in a freebie on all of the i-Brix sets that are reserved! Any... (Read More)
"Like" us on Facebook!
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I should have posted this much sooner, but better late than never, right? Feel free to visit us on FB https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-Brix/297003737090141?fref=nf I believe once we reach a certain milestone we can shorten our URL to make it easier... (Read More)
i-Brix will make your builds better!
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
I've been reviewing some of the comments out there on some of the Lego fan sites about i-Brix... And it's amazing to see all of the positive feedback people are giving about this product! About 2.5 weeks to go in our campaign and we are greatly... (Read More)
10 days down... More to come!
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
So we have just passed the 10 day mark of our campaign and it's been a whirlwind - some days have been off the charts as far as backers go! Thank you so much for the support! I've added all white LED packages due to requests from a number of... (Read More)
"Everything is Awesome".... Just a photo
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Just put together the small Cuckoo Palace LEGO® kit with some i-Brix components. Sometimes just seeing examples of how they can be used or where they can be placed helps! i-Brix with Emmet & Wyldstyle (Read More)
Another ALL WHITE System - 50 Lit Brix Included!
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I also just added a limited number of 50pc white Lit Brix sets... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1426110532/i-brix-wireless-lighting-system-for-lego-building/pledge/new?backing%5Bbacker_reward_id%5D=4176317&clicked_reward=true White LED... (Read More)
Due to Popular Demand... a NEW 20pc ALL WHITE system is available
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
We've added an all-white LED system that includes the Power Plate as well as (20) 1x1 Lit Brix. The award should be posted on the campaign now... (Read More)
Featured on "Brick Fanatics" and Looking at Adding More Options/Accessories!
June 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you again to all of those that have chosen to back our i-Brix project... and to all of those thinking about backing us, please let us know if you have any questions regarding the project - we'd love to see you hop on for the i-Brix campaign! As... (Read More)
"Frontpaged" on Eurobricks! Whoa!!!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all that have chosen to support our campaign - I can't believe how much additional activity we've seen over the course of the last two days! Hopefully since we still have a few weeks remaining we can close in on our goal. Also, check... (Read More)
Even in Europe, People LOVE the i-Brix Concept!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
I apologize for the overwhelming amount of updates today, but I think it helps everyone that hasn't backed at this point when others are giving their "two cents". I'll be honest, too - I read through all of the posts on Eurobricks' site and the vast... (Read More)
Thank you, Brickset!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Another awesome LEGO® enthusiast site, Brickset, has recently covered our campaign on their website! Thank you for the additional exposure and press, as it definitely all helps in spreading the word about our exciting wirelessly-powered, LEGO®... (Read More)
The Brick Fan Likes Us!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
A wonderful go-to place for LEGO® news, The Brick Fan, has posted a story on our Kickstarter. Thank you so much! Thank you "The Brick Fan"! http://www.thebrickfan.com/i-brix-wireless-lego-lighting-system-kickstarter-project/ (Read More)
Backer Support is Off the Charts!
June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Well, that may be a bit extreme in describing it, but to me it was awesome to see our supporter count as well as dollar amount more than double in 2 days! I am a true believer in the product and how well it works, and I feel it's the simple word of... (Read More)
New "Basic Brix" i-Brix System Available!
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We've had a lot of requests from interested potential backers asking for another option to get into a Basic Brix system - so, we've put one together! Notice the Basic Brix system does have a smaller Power Plate base and (4) 1x1 Lit Brix receivers,... (Read More)
23 days to go...
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to all of the backers so far! Keep 'em coming so we can turn i-Brix into a real finished product! (Read More)
Another Great Example...
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Just thought I'd show you a sample of what you could do with one of the LEGO® Minecraft sets. We think it looks pretty cool.... Help back i-Brix today - if we can exceed our initial funding goal, we plan on offering some nice extras! (Read More)
Check out another demo of i-Brix!
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I've had several questions come up asking to see another demonstration of the Lit Brix actually turning "on" when being used with the transmitter base - so here's a short video where I used my prototype base and simply slid a LEGO® gray base plate... (Read More)
Awesome News Update About our Power Plate / Base Plate!!!
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all - two updates in the same day?! Whaaaaat??? OK, so the first one really wasn't a lot of "news", but this one is. After some additional discussions with our manufacturing partners we have decided we will be able to integrate our Power Plate... (Read More)
Thank you so much for everyone's interest in i-Brix!
June 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 2 days into our campaign and we've been receiving a lot of press/media inquiries - that's awesome! Please feel free to share our Kickstarter project with friends and family - inductive power transfer is a relatively new concept and many are... (Read More)
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