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GENKI Manta: three chances to hold it before the campaign closes
A controller with a 2.79-inch screen and its own operating system, from a maker on its ninth Kickstarter since 2017. Two of the previous eight carry…
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A single product, looked at closely — what is verifiable about it today.
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OZTECH Lab Core Power Bank S: their last campaign is marked delivered, and they still answer its comments
A 78-gram power bank for trail runners, from the first maker on this site whose previous Kickstarter carries the platform’s own fulfilment complete marker. That campaign…
Everyday Carry
COMANDI Ti-Toucan: the last knife reached retail, and this one does not lock
A keychain-sized titanium folding knife from a Hong Kong maker on its fourth Kickstarter campaign. The reason to look at it is not this campaign: it…
Backpacks
Arky Design ARKY-05: nineteen campaigns in, and this is their biggest
A foldable Tyvek tote from a Hong Kong studio that has been running Kickstarter campaigns since 2015. Nineteen of them, most of them small. This one…
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SmoqeX indoor pellet smoker: nothing to buy yet, and what that means
A pellet smoker built to run indoors: real wood smoke in a kitchen, filtered rather than vented. It also air-fries and grills. It raised US$347,536 in…
Design
imSTONE RockBook: a stone-paper notebook with almost no independent coverage
A notebook whose pages are made from pulverised stone rather than wood pulp — waterproof, tear-resistant, and unusual enough that the idea alone sells it. The…
Everyday Carry
Futurizta Pixy Mini: nine delivered campaigns, and a 1.9 on Trustpilot
A 5,000 mAh power bank smaller than a credit card, from a company that has run nine Kickstarter campaigns and funded every one of them, several by…
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UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus: the campaign headline describes a different model
A four-bay network storage box that raised US$6.68 million on Kickstarter. Somebody outside the company put the machine on a desk, ran a benchmark, and published…
Everyday Carry
Paperwallet Micro Wallet: where the maker’s figures and outside measurements agree
A wallet made of Tyvek, the synthetic paper used for express envelopes and building wrap — printed with artwork and folded down to roughly the footprint…
Everyday Carry
Seinxon Wallet Finder: the headline says GPS, the spec sheet says Bluetooth
A credit-card-shaped tracker that sits in a wallet and reports its position through Apple’s Find My network. Two Kickstarter campaigns, both funded many times over, and…