BrightFingers — The Fast & Fun Way To Learn Typing

A project in New York, NY by Istvan Szent-Miklosy
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BrightFingers' lighting keyboard, gloves and software give kids a multi-sensory way to learn to type — and the desire to practice.
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Backers: 146
Average Pledge Per Backer: $97

Funded: $14,190 of $12,000
Dates: Apr 25th -> May 27th (33 days)
Project By: Istvan Szent-Miklosy
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Latest News

So Why Is Learning To Type So Important, Anyway?

May 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Kids today are growing up as “digital natives,” meaning they are born into a world that is technology-enabled – far different from the way most (but not all) of today’s parents and educators were raised. A recent study by Common Sense Media... (Read More)

Success! + A New - Stretch - Goal

May 25th - via: kickstarter.com
A) You Did It – The BrightFingers Campaign Met Its Goal Yesterday! Something magical happened overnight yesterday … we awoke to an influx of pledges that put us substantially further along the path to success. Then, over just the course of just a... (Read More)

Just ONE Week to Go! Help Us Bring BrightFingers to Life!

May 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Friends! It’s crunch time. 95 backers. 60% funded. (that magical milestone number*) 6 days left in our campaign to bring BrightFingers to market. We are so grateful to those friends new and old who have decided that BrightFingers is worth backing.... (Read More)

BrightFingers' benefit caught on video!

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Watch this 8-second clip. It's slowed down from normal speed, so you can see what's going on. Nine-year-old Pearl (the star of our Kickstarter video!) is doing a lesson with BrightFingers. Twice, she approaches the next key to press with the wrong... (Read More)

34% and counting ... plus, a campaign review

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to our backers and new friends!First, we want to say THANK YOU to the 56 backers who have pledged support and helped spread the word about BrightFingers! We have achieved 34% of our goal as a result of your generosity and we are really... (Read More)

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