Kikdaydzhest: the best things that you can buy on Kickstarter and elsewhere

The weekly section Layfhaker talks about the best projects on Kickstarter and other kraudfandingovyh sites. Only the most interesting gadgets and items that you can invest now.

Smart collar for animals

Manufacturers of fitness trackers not only extend the functionality, but also coming up with new ways to use their gadgets. On Kickstarter now collect money for smart collars Scollar Mini, equipped with GPS-beacon to help you find a pet in case of loss. Collar is synchronized with the mobile application, which displays the location of the pet, nutrition information, vaccinations and other useful information. With additional modules can be added Scollar Mini function "Antila" prohibition of output from a given perimeter, opening doors to the animal.

Order from $ 99 →

Stick for drawing with light

Technique painting of light when the camera fixed to a tripod and after setting long exposure bright subject in the frame "drawn" patterns, gives impressive images. With Pixelvar can get a similar effect in real time. On a small gadget resembling mixture Jedi sword and Harry Potter wand, a row of RGB-LEDs. They include the right time when driving rods and create not only designs, but also the whole picture. Their preliminary need to download the mobile app or draw in the editor there.

Order from $ 29 →

voice assistant

If you wear glasses, you can use the voice assistant Kai will be able to turn them into smart gadget. Small module in the form of clips attached to the temples and communicating with your smartphone, you can search a variety of information, add events to your calendar, manage your smart home, and even call a taxi, make calls, check the weather and a lot of other of things. Kai can not be inserted into the ear, but only applied to the head and transmits sound via bone conduction, so the privacy we need not worry.

Order from $ 130 →

smart recorder

Conventional DVRs soon remain in the past, and they will be replaced by a more intelligent counterparts like Dride. The device is notable in that is built on the Raspberry Pi, and has integration with various services and applications, as well as the fact that in real time to the traffic situation and can warn you of danger. Dride fastened to the glass of the rear view mirror and is controlled by voice. In the gadget has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and developers discovered the SDK to create custom applications enthusiasts. Dride can be bought as a finished product or as a kit for assembly.

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Watch for gamers

For gamers, not thinking a minute without your favorite games on Kickstarter to raise funds Gameband. This is a clock with a powerful stuffing, which you can run the game. Basically, then, of course, all sorts of arcade and indie titles, although there are certain things like Terraria. Apart from gaming features, Gameband bribe the image component: the creators have provided a lot of styles of straps and dials on okoloigrovuyu theme. The rest are able to watch all the same as that of their competitors.

Order from $ 149 →