Awesome Stuff: Cool Components
It's another good week for makers and tinkerers on Kickstarter, with some cool new tools that make traditionally high-end technology available on a budget, plus another kid's toy that might catch the...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: Monitor Everything
This week, we've got three new crowdfunded products that let you monitor things in new ways — two that provide data you've likely never had access to before, and a third that takes webcams to the next...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: Cords & Cables
There's no escaping it: our wireless age still requires plenty of wires. Cables for your devices are a dime a dozen these days, but that doesn't mean there isn't occasionally an interesting innovation...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: The Truth About Encryption
Support our crowdfunding campaign today! Awesome Stuff is normally about highlighting interesting crowdfunding projects from others, but this week it's time for a little shameless self-promotion,...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: Putting Nature In The Public Domain
This week, we've got one standout project that seems worth highlighting here at Techdirt because of its commitment to things we all care about: cutting-edge media technology, the planet we all live...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: Print Different
This week, we're looking at three crowdfunded tools for 3D printing and laser cutting/engraving, all three of which have blown past their Kickstarter goals many times over. OLO When I first heard this...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: The Fidget Capsule
It's been a while since we've done an "Awesome Stuff" post, but we were sent a prototype of a new fidget device called Fidget Capsule and couldn't resist writing it up. You may recall, of course, that...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: Generating Sound
This week, we’ve got some new instruments that marry high-tech design and construction with simplicity of use and classic musical devices. Data DUO The DataDUO is an interesting take on a synthesizer:...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: Speakers As Art
This week, we’ve got three unique crowdfunded speakers that deliver sound with a hefty dose of creative design flare. A Touch Of Bass As our sound equipment gets smaller, sleeker and more convenient,...
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Awesome Stuff: Cycle Better
This week, for the cyclists out there, we’ve got a pair of new crowdfunded devices that aim to enhance your experience on your bike — then after that, we’ve got a shameless plug for the new Techdirt...
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Awesome Stuff: Last Chance To Get A Home Cooking Is Killing Restaurants T-Shirt!
This Weekend Only: Support Techdirt and get a Home Cooking Is Killing Restaurants t-shirt or hoodie! This week, we launched a new Techdirt t-shirt on Teespring. If you were a music listener in the...
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Awesome Stuff: Don't Miss Our New Takedown T-Shirt/Hoodie!
Did you hear? Yesterday, we launched our latest t-shirt on Teespring. It’s a re-vamped version of our classic DMCA tee: the Takedown T-Shirt. In addition to men’s and women’s t-shirts for $20 each,...
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Awesome Stuff: Not Much Time Left To Get A Takedown T-Shirt!
Last week, we launched our latest t-shirt (and hoodie!) on Teespring: the Takedown tee. Now the campaign is nearly at an end, so if you want one you’ve only got until Monday, August 1st at 8:00pm PT....
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Awesome Stuff: Don't Miss Our New Vote2016() T-Shirt
Limited time offer: Support Techdirt and get a Vote2016() t-shirt or hoodie! Yesterday, we launched our latest t-shirt/hoodie on Teespring: a common sentiment about the 2016 election expressed in code:...
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Awesome Stuff: Time Is Running Out For Two Techdirt T-Shirts!
Normally we only have one t-shirt available at a time, but thanks to a big order that rebooted one of our Teespring campaigns, this weekend there are two to choose from! First, there’s our new...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: A Recycling 3D Pen
Three years ago, the 3Doodler pen became a huge hit on Kickstarter, and for a brief period it seemed like these handheld 3D printing tools might be the next big gadget. But after that initial rush,...
View ArticleAwesome Stuff: The Fidget Capsule
It’s been a while since we’ve done an “Awesome Stuff” post, but we were sent a prototype of a new fidget device called Fidget Capsule and couldn’t resist writing it up. You may recall, of course, that...
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