Product Reviews
The Redux COURG takes its cues from vintage pilot instrumentation/watches. Elbert had successfully integrated all these factors into a titanium case with just the perfect balance of size, legibility, and minimalism – that it quickly became one of the most funded watch campaigns in Kickstarter. Definitely one of my go-to tool watches – I grab this just as often as I grab the Rolex.
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While my Kickstarter fetish is bordering on a disorder (the word “hoarding” comes to mind), there are projects in there that actually get everything right and make the world a better place to live in.
The QooPow QualMeter X is a very capable USB cable/charger tester – and one that’s extremely useful in our modern, gadget-riddled lives.
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A few months ago, my friend Johann tipped me off on a local brand of custom IEMs 1 In-Ear Monitors that offered a 20% discount on an upcoming audio convention. He intended to go, as it was his first time to have custom IEMs made. I, on the other hand, already had a pair of custom UERMs (Ultimate Ears Reference Monitors) since 2011 – so I never really felt the need to keep up with new brands and models.
Still, I was intrigued that a local outfit was doing it. The last time I heard of a foreign brand offering custom IEMs locally was years ago when Unique Melody came to town – but they have since pulled out of the country 2 I have no idea why – so it was exciting to finally have another player that can cater to this “specialized” market.
Furthermore, my UERMs were acting up. I thought I’d see if they could do something about it. They were on local soil after all – which sure as hell beats having to coordinate with Americans and the logistics of shipping.
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If Helen of Troy was the face that launch’d a thousand ships, this pen, for me, was the campaign that launched a hundred more pledges (and still going). Yes, this is very first project I backed from Kickstarter – so it was essentially my first foray into the world of crowdsourcing.
If it wasn’t for this pen, my first impression of Kickstarter could’ve gone on an entirely different direction – like those commenters you see screaming “I’M NEVER BACKING ANYTHING FROM KS AGAIN!” Instead, it turned me short of a KS hoarder 😛
Read MoreThis will be a perpetually updated “table of contents” page for the Kickstarter reviews I intend to put in the site. And since I’ve already backed more than a hundred projects, I imagine I could put in a fair amount of content related to it. Plus, most of the people who follow me are more interested in my thingamabobs than they are of my opinions on life or politics (although I will probably still post those once in a blue moon)
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