Lumu - bringing Light Meter to the 21st Century

A project in Ljubljana, Slovenia by Lumu Labs
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Lumu is the light meter for the iPhone. Made to unleash the creativity in photographers.
Backers: 2622
Average Pledge Per Backer: $93

Funded: $244,085 of $20,000
Dates: Jun 17th -> Jul 12th (26 days)
Project By: Lumu Labs
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Latest News

When dreams come true.

July 8th - via: kickstarter.com
There were two young birds flying across the sky. And they happened to meet an older bird who flies another way. Nods to them and says: “Good day boys. How is the light?” Two young birds fly on for a bit. One looks to another and asks: “What... (Read More)

Is it wrong to be strong?

July 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Kickstarters, we would like to thank all of you for supporting us! It is a real pleasure to have a big Lumutribe who want to go on a journey with us. It is in our nature to work hard. To listen. To think. Have fun. Fail. Stand up. To change... (Read More)

Kickstarter Tech Project of the Week: Lumu

June 28th - via: pcmag.com
Want a way-cool tech product before it officially hits the market? This week's pick for our favorite Kickstarter project is a light meter for your smartphone. (Read More)

Beauty lies in simplicity

June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everybody! We appreciate all your comments and suggestions made in the past few days. In the last year we have been working hard to develop something different. Something innovative. Not by reinventing, but by fixing things. Caring about... (Read More)

Beginning of a beautiful story

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear friends! With your help, we reached our first goal in less than five hours! We will never forget this day and all those coming - as we like to say, it is all about memories. But the dream is far from over - hyped by the success, we are already... (Read More)

Kickstarter Lumu Wants to Turn Your iPhone Into a Light Meter

June 17th - via: thephoblographer.com
Earlier this year at TechCrunch Disrupt, a new light meter was shown off. It’s called the Lumu, and plugs into your iPhone to take light readings. Today, they’re launching a KickStarter to get funding for the project. (Read More)

Lumu Launches Kickstarter To Fund Its Digital Light Meter For iPhone-Owning Photographers

June 17th - via: techcrunch.com
Last we saw Lumu Labs it was in Hardware Alley at Disrupt New York where the Slovenian startup was showing off a prototype of its digital light meter plus iPhone app — aiming to convince photographers to replace “bulky” traditional light meters with a pocketable gizmo that plugs into their iPhones. Now, the startup has just kicked off a Kickstarter campaign, aiming to raise $20,000 over the next 25 days to get its light meter into the wild. (Read More)

Lumu Kickstarter Project Is a Tiny, Elegant Light Meter for the iPhone

June 17th - via: thenextweb.com
Lumu is a tiny, portable light meter that plugs into the iPhone’s headphone jack to help budding photographers get the perfect exposure and figure out the perfect shutter speed, aperture and ISO setting to select on their analog or digital camera. (Read More)

Lumu shows the disruptive power of dedicated hardware paired with smart phones

June 17th - via: hackthings.com
Lumu, luanched just hours ago, shows the disruptive power of combining simple hardware components with the connectivity and compute power of smart phones to replace more expensive, bulky single-purpose hardware devices. In making use of powerful smart phones that most consumers already own, Lumu offers consumers a hardware solution that’s both better and less expensive than traditional dedicated devices. It’s clearly resonating; in just a few hours, they’ve already exceeded their $20,000 funding target on Kickstarter and have another 25 days to go. (Read More)

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