META: The Idea Generator

A project in Seattle, WA by Tim Ellis
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META is a unique, handcrafted, hackable, retro, open source, Arduino-powered Motivational Electronic Text Advisor.
Backers: 40
Average Pledge Per Backer: $31

Funded: $1,221 of $5,000
Dates: Apr 1st -> May 1st (31 days)
Project By: Tim Ellis
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Latest News

a META roundup of meta news

April 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a roundup of recent meta-related news I've coincidentally come across in the last week. Enjoy! Re/code: You Knew This Day Would Come: Crowdfunding Site Raising Crowdfunding for Itself Crowdfunding site SeedInvest today will ask its own... (Read More)

a poem for META backers

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

META Celebrity Endorsement!

April 15th - via: kickstarter.com
META has its first celebrity endorsement: Dogbert! Thanks Dogbert (and Scott)!  (Read More)

META at PAX East!

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm excited to announce that META is showcasing its amazing talents live and in-person at PAX East in Boston all weekend! If you're at the show, here's where you can find META. Friday, META will be at the Tabletop booth in the Indie MEGABOOTH,... (Read More)

Sweet new code & prototype upgrades! Lasers!

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I've been hard at work since launching the META Kickstarter making continual improvements to the design on both the software and hardware front. Today I'd like to share them with you! The highlights: New "M" in the custom "META" splash screen! New... (Read More)

META vs. Amazon Fire TV Head-to-Head

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, Backers and Interested Soon-To-Be Backers! As some of you may have heard, Amazon made a big media splash today with the announcement of their new video-streaming, game-playing set-top box. Because Roku, Xbox, Apple TV, Google and... (Read More)

META Day 1 Recap! (Or, "WTH were you thinking launching on April 1st?!?")

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
As launch day wraps up, I'd like to take a moment to thank my early backers. Thank you! We're off to a bit of a slow start, but I'm certainly not discouraged, and you shouldn't be either! The lack of glowing, effusive, breathless stories about META... (Read More)

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