Startup Weekend Maker Edition: teams are hard at work building prototypes

Startup Weekend is holding a very special “makers edition ” this weekend in Seattle. The teams are hard at work building prototypes and working on their pitches. We’re looking forward to tonight’s presentations and will be back with a full report!

In…

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Buccaneer concludes kickstarter campaign – 1438% funded

We first wrote about Buccaneer on the very day that their Kickstarter launched, noting that they just might be creating the most consumer-friendly 3D printer yet. About one hour ago their campaign ended having raised a total of $1,438,765, putting them in…

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Meet RAPIRO, the hackable robot kit for Raspberry Pi

Shota Ishiwatari reached out to us to announce his new Kickstarter project, RAPIRO, and it’s something you definitely want to keep an eye on (or back the project) if you’re into hackable robotics. RAPIRO is a Robot kit project that comes with…

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WigWag is like IFTTT for Home Automation

WigWag, launched 2 hours ago on Kickstarter (31% funded with $15,915 raised out of $50,000), looks like a promising new approach to sensors in the home, offering up an “IFTTT”-like interface for wiring things together (i.e. a simple to use web interface…

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Hack Things Meetup Recap (China Trip, Molecule Synth and PCH)

Thanks for everyone who made it out to our 4th Hack Things Meetup and to Madrona and SURF Incubator for sponsoring.

Ethan and Joe from Hack Things gave a quick recap of their recent China trip and talked about their experience finding…

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Hack Things Meetup: June 13th with PCH International and Molecule Synth

The next Hack Things meetup will be on June 13th from 12pm ~ 2pm at SURF Incubator.

Please go here to learn more and RSVP.

We have a great line up:

1) Aymerik Renard – with over 5000 employees and nearly $1B…

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Who Will Win the Smart Lock Race, August or Lockitron?

If you missed it, the race is now on to be the “smart lock” of choice. Originally pioneered by Lockitron and their amazing story of crowd funding over $2 million dollars, Yves Behar is raising the bar with the introduction of August.…

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At $400, the Buccaneer May Be the Most Consumer-Friendly 3D Printer Yet

As we’ve noted, 3D printing is rapidly reaching consumer price-points. The latest entrant, the Buccaneer, just launched on Kickstarter. The printer focuses on ease of use and aesthetic appeal, with a price that’s among the lowest out there.

A little reminiscent of…

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Sweet Bike Hack: Monkey Light Pro (Kickstarter)

Another day, another awesome bike hack. Monkey Light Pro launched on Kickstarter earlier today and if Helios Bars is an urban hipster’s smart bike utility for increasing safety, Monkey Light Pro is the ultimate bike hack for the Burning Man crowd —…

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Comparing Hardware Hacker Prototyping Boards

UDOO, a sort-of dual Arduino + Raspberry PI hardware hacker prototyping board and extremely successful Kickstarter campaign that we interviewed recently, just released a handy comparison chart of similar products. Unless you backed their project as we did, you might not see…

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