Ransomly | A bluetooth beacon to make any room app-free.

A project in San Diego, CA by Zachary Prager
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Want people to put down their phone more often? Ransomly creates 'quiet' spaces to help us reconnect with the real people in our lives.
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Backers: 185
Average Pledge Per Backer: $68

Funded: $12,627 of $5,000
Dates: Nov 30th -> Jan 29th (60 days)
Project By: Zachary Prager
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January 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, backers! The Kickstarter is coming to a close within 24 hours! Our tribe has grown over the last two months, and we are excited to shift focus to get everyone an awesome product. As the campaign comes to a close, please take a moment to review... (Read More)

The word is spreading....

January 18th - via: kickstarter.com
  Good Day Sacramento PressI'm grateful the word is getting out about our distraction-free, app-free spaces.  We were recently featured in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Herald, The Standard, Good Day Sacramento, The CW, The MIX 105.1, The... (Read More)

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December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thanks to your support our little project is getting noticed:   We made the front page of the Business section in the San Diego Union Tribune We made the CW news Will be featured on an upcoming 'digital detox' piece on national TV.... (Read More)

We made it! Thank you!

December 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Wow!  The Kickstarter community is an amazing place.  We made it to our goal within 24 hours! Huge thanks to the first 54 backers!I thought the demand to carve out a quiet spaces was going to be much smaller and it would take longer to get here.... (Read More)

Startup Ransomly keeps phone addicts in check

December 1st - via: sandiegouniontribune.com
Mission Hills resident Zack Prager, 39, doesn (Read More)

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