FlameStower: Charge Your Gear With Fire!

A project in East Palo Alto, CA by Team FlameStower
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FlameStower converts fire into electricity - off-grid, portable phone charging in a compact design for camping and power outages.
Backers: 812
Average Pledge Per Backer: $74

Funded: $60,143 of $15,000
Dates: Sep 24th -> Oct 24th (30 days)
Project By: Team FlameStower
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Latest News

Three Days Left - Lets Get Fired Up

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello FlameStower Country!  What an awesome campaign - thank you to everyone for your incredible support as we launch our Fire Charger. We're already "cutting steel" and ramping up our manufacturing engines, and are on track to have your Fire... (Read More)

One More Week!

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Kickstarters! Hope everyone had a great weekend! FlameStower got out for some glamour shots in beautiful Moab, Utah. If you haven't had the chance, please check out our Facebook page and help us get to 1000 likes (we post cool stuff there :) ) We... (Read More)

FlameStower Fire Charger Beats Goal on Kickstarter, Forms Partnership in Kenya

October 11th - via: crowdfundinsider.com
FlameStower, a device that can charge your cell phone by using fire, has beaten their goal on Kickstarter by raising over $38,000 on a $15,000 goal. The campaign continues to raise funds and is scheduled to close on October 24th. With the successful funding round on Kickstarter organizers have decided to initiate a new partnership in Kenya. (Read More)

This Smartphone Charger Doesn't Need an Outlet — Just Fire

October 10th - via: mashable.com
Using a thermoelectric process, FlameStower can charge devices with the use of a flame and water. (Read More)

FlameStower - Just Getting Warm!

October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello FlameStower Country! We're half way through our Kickstarter campaign - big thanks to everyone who has contributed and bought a FlameStower and helped us smash through our initial target! We have a couple big announcements coming up soon, and... (Read More)

Great Press!

October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We surpassed our goal in only 3 days! We had our daydreams but never really imagined the response would be so incredible.   We have also received some more great press from Fast Company Labs.... (Read More)

Great Day 2!

September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Folks! Yesterday was a great day, we flew past 50% funding, and as of writing this we are 75% of the way to the goal! We had a great TechCrunch article (big thanks!) about the product/campaign: http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/26/flamestower/ To... (Read More)

Launched!

September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone! We wanted to take a minute to thank everyone who has backed the project so far, and sent encouragement our way.  Seeing people get excited about what we're working on is what gets us energized!  As you know, KickStarter is about... (Read More)

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