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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: We put a chip in it!

So I've done a spot-check, and to no one's surprise:

- smart knob - kickstarter

- bluetooth workout shirt - indiegogo

- blacksocks - indiegogo

- toothbrush - kickstarter

- countertop - indiegogo

- smartiepans - indiegogo

- haptic shoes - kickstarter

- smart pacifier - oddly enough, this appears to be a privately-funded venture.

What this demonstrates to me is that "crowd-funded" is nerdspeak for "as seen on TV."





user-inactivated  ·  3515 days ago  ·  link  ·  

People see crowdfunding campaigns can pull in a lot of money, try to think of something to make so they can pull in lots of money too, rather than going to the crowdfunding sites because they have a good product that they want to get funded. It's the same thing that happened with ecommerce, and social whatevers, and apps. When the gold rush starts it's time to stop paying attention.