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Germstore posted:zdnet is also japan. It seems like american sites are tired of the humiliation of writing articles for items that will never actually be manufactured, so they have to go to foreign websites to fill in that sweet sweet press wall. You'd think Popular Science would be all over cool looking snake oil Kickstarters since historically they've wrote about tons of poo poo that never left the concept phase.
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fishmech posted:It's contaminated with heavy metals and other such crap frequently, plus Ensure/other similar food replacement drinks are cheaper and have actual taste to them. And since they're not made in shady chinese factories or your kitchen, they're actually consistently not-poisonous. Oh man, that's really good to know. I did not expect to learn something important from the dumb gadgets thread. Please enjoy this really earnest plea to start a bee haven from a guy who (apparently) has never kept bees: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1905300019/hannes-bee-resort?ref=category
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I am incredibly proud, not only did this thread make it through almost three years of GBS 2.0 unscathed but it also survived the great forums purge unscathed. Godspeed 
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MrMenshevik posted:Oh man, that's really good to know. I did not expect to learn something important from the dumb gadgets thread. I think he's epic. quote:I will always have an epic-pen with me, for if there will ever be someone who is allergic to bee stings.
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Ever think "I love my Kindle, but it's just TOO small"? This 13.3" e-reader can be yours* for a mere $700 on Indiegogo! Plus it runs rooted Android for that extra low battery life. * it'll never come out
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And at that point you're not just getting a Laptop why?
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Morglon posted:And at that point you're not just getting a Laptop why? e-ink screens are nice to read from and if you're an easily-distracted babby like me it's good to have a device that just does one thing that thing looks like a chunk of poo poo though
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Saint Isaias Boner posted:e-ink screens are nice to read from and if you're an easily-distracted babby like me it's good to have a device that just does one thing Also e-readers have days of battery. I doubt this does.
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gschmidl posted:Ever think "I love my Kindle, but it's just TOO small"? I was looking for something like this at one time, but it was for a pretty specialized academic purpose, and I wouldn't have paid 700 for it.
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gschmidl posted:Ever think "I love my Kindle, but it's just TOO small"? Or someone could save $450 by buying the almost-as-big but forgotten Amazon Kindle DX Sure, it's several generations out of date, but I can't imagine old Kindle software is going to be any worse than whatever kludged software that thing runs.
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I don't think it goes far enough, it should also procedurally generate new novels.
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Saint Isaias Boner posted:that thing looks like a chunk of poo poo though you're going to have to be more specific in this thread
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Whatever happened to the promise/possibility of e-ink technology that could be in a scroll?
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WrenP-Complete posted:Whatever happened to the promise/possibility of e-ink technology that could be in a scroll? Perhaps ninjas and wizards were concerned about potential data breaches?
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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/413021543/the-flip-up-tee-shirt finally, an end to this madness for only 150 000 dollars and on the note of transcendent fashion statements https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2142724760/icb-ice-cold-beer-t-shirts  If you like Ice Cold Beer and T-shirts this campaign is for you! Why not buy one these awesome shirts for you and your closest buds. They will be around for years to come and more memories to be made.
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social vegan posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1333645341/flashlife-most-complete-emergency-survival-product I just need to point out that so far this has 2 backers: 1 person who backed $1,000 (clearly a friend of the creator or just the creator himself). 1 person who tossed it $1 for laughs.
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WampaLord posted:1 person who tossed it $1 for laughs. I've considered doing this a few times just to be able to comment on a hilarious failure/scam.
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glad they cut out the 20 min on the end of the video where he tries to put it all back in
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social vegan posted:glad they cut out the 20 min on the end of the video where he tries to put it all back in You just set it on fire with the magnesium lighter.
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gschmidl posted:Also e-readers have days of battery. I doubt this does. Er, why? I mean the early Nooks all ran full Android but still had decent battery life. Plus when it's that huge you can just chuck a huge battery in the thing.
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Jesus, how did I not read this thread for two weeks?Maluco Marinero posted:Yeah. They might have been short and just wanted to play for time by shipping empty envelopes. Wasteful and dumb as gently caress, but this is Kickstarter were talking about so I repeat myself. It has nothing to do with them being short or playing for time. The empty envelopes were all they ever intended to send. It's an old scam. You buy a laptop, but when it arrives the box is stuffed with 2lbs of old newspapers. You complain and demand a refund, but the seller shows a proof of shipping and a photo of the box with the laptop in it. It isn't their fault that the laptop disappeared, they say; someone at the post office must have read the contents list they put on for the shipping insurance and stolen it. Because they shipped in good faith and have evidence of that, there's nothing you can do except report it to the police. But of course, the seller never actually shipped the laptop at all. When PayPal started up a lot of people pulled the same scam there, with the added twist that it became even easier because PayPal did no due diligence - they wouldn't even check that the shipping paid was for the right weight. If you shipped anything at all and could prove it, PayPal would not hold you accountable for what arrived. There were any number of cases of people ordering computer monitors and instead receiving an envelope with a blank piece of paper inside. And that's what happened here.
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gschmidl posted:Ever think "I love my Kindle, but it's just TOO small"? If that thing 1) didn’t cost $700 and 2) wasn’t a scam, I’d buy one.
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social vegan posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1333645341/flashlife-most-complete-emergency-survival-product The concept of the product made me feel like it'd be a waste of money at any price point higher than $25. The needlessly dramatic music, appeals to using a 2 inch knife for serious self defense, and $100+ price tag made me loath the it.
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gschmidl posted:Ever think "I love my Kindle, but it's just TOO small"? https://www.amazon.com/Sony-DPTS1-Digital-Paper-System/dp/B00O7H0GNI There wasn't even an attempt made. That's literally this. They mention it's a "Sony DPT-S1 on steroids" but literally everything is identical. The button positioning, the buttons themselves and the logos on them, even the pen thing and holder! It's the same screen resolution, same wacom digitizer, same listed internal storage, approximate same weight, the only thing that seems to be different is the processor. 
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RandomPauI posted:The concept of the product made me feel like it'd be a waste of money at any price point higher than $25. The needlessly dramatic music, appeals to using a 2 inch knife for serious self defense, and $100+ price tag made me loath the it. The knife at least theoretically functions as a knife. I don't know what that baby transformers toy they called a "microtool" is supposed to do though other than break.
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quote:After loosing our 20 year old daughter to an avoidable accident, my wife Tina and I set out on a mission to create a survival tool that could have saved her life. THE FLASHLIFE is that product that would have made the difference and has the capability to save thousands of lives each and every year. A simple design with a simple goal....STAY ALIVE!. Did their daughter die while trying to murder the entire police department of a rural Washington town?
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social vegan posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/413021543/the-flip-up-tee-shirt Also I know it's 'artistic' but the last thing I'd want if the cops did have you raise your hands is to flash them with something unexpectedly. Darkhold has a new favorite as of 08:55 on Sep 24, 2016 |
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Darkhold posted:Did I just watch a video of a phone playing a video? I don't think my brain can take that. They didn't even do it someplace quiet. If they already had the file on their phone... Why wouldn't they just upload that?? I agree with you though. Except as an art project, I wouldn't advise anyone to wear this. It seems that you'd already be in a tricky enough situation, facing a trigger happy cop; that's not the right moment for a political stance that might result in a startled, armed, cop. Remember that after the body scanners went live across America, people started wearing underwear that would either block their genitalia or show a message? As far as I recall, those didn't go well either.
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This is an incredible amount of effort put into making GBS threads on one Kickstarter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbgvSi35n6o
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That's pretty much Captain Disillusion's thing. He debunks videos on the internet because he knows a lot about VFX. He also did a pretty fun video with the guy who did the old Beakman's World kids show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT_bTnkwLuE
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If it weren't for the fact that there's a YouTube personality who does all his talking through a muppet instead of actually appearing on camera I would say that "YouTube dude who looks like the villain on a C-tier Power Rangers knockoff on purpose" has to be the most unfortunate gimmick.
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Carecat posted:This is an incredible amount of effort put into making GBS threads on one Kickstarter. When it started I thought it was going to be poo poo. It's actually pretty fun and informative. Thanks for the link!
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Carecat posted:This is an incredible amount of effort put into making GBS threads on one Kickstarter. This is a cool video, thanks. This dude's whole shtick is debunking poo poo, so at least he did it thoroughly.
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Yeah, Captain Disillusion is a pretty neat guy, although some of his stuff is a bit cringe-worthy. And he better be thorough, given that he's getting just over $4k a month from Patreon to make videos,
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social vegan posted:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1333645341/flashlife-most-complete-emergency-survival-product hell fuckin yeah just what I always wanted, a drinking cylinder with a knife on the other end
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C.M. Kruger posted:Did their daughter die while trying to murder the entire police department of a rural Washington town? Only in the book. She must of had the flashlight in the movie.
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muscles like this? posted:That's pretty much Captain Disillusion's thing. He debunks videos on the internet because he knows a lot about VFX. He also did a pretty fun video with the guy who did the old Beakman's World kids show. Now that's a guest star.
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An IGG hovering Delorean tuns out to be a huge piece of poo poo, what a surprise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOoruKxi7s0
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Guy Mann posted:If it weren't for the fact that there's a YouTube personality who does all his talking through a muppet instead of actually appearing on camera I would say that "YouTube dude who looks like the villain on a C-tier Power Rangers knockoff on purpose" has to be the most unfortunate gimmick. Hey, don't be dissing felzbug. He's a star. In the same way the shrimp/small pastry guy is a PYF star I guess. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XGisQU5hd4
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Guy Mann posted:If it weren't for the fact that there's a YouTube personality who does all his talking through a muppet instead of actually appearing on camera I would say that "YouTube dude who looks like the villain on a C-tier Power Rangers knockoff on purpose" has to be the most unfortunate gimmick. How about a japanese cooking show hosted by a poodle? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QInii1xx8Bc
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