Kikdigest. The best things to buy on Kickstarter and elsewhere

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Kikdigest is a weekly section where we talk about the best projects on Kickstarter and other sites in which you can invest right now. The previous issue can be viewed here.

Charging cable for iPhone with indicator (overview)

Quickdraw brings the best of both MacBook and iPhone charging cables together. From the MacBook, he took magnetic dusting, which allows you to attach the cable to a special disc included in the kit, so that it does not get lost, and a charging indicator. From the iPhone, of course, two-way Lightning, as well as two-way USB.

Like the iPhone, Quickdraw is available in three color options: Dark, Silver, and Gold. Rose Gold is not. Cable length - 1 meter. In addition to the standard USB to Lightning, you can choose Type C, micro-USB or any version based on the available connectors. The cost of the cable is $ 15.

Drone for underwater research

The ability to buy a drone that floats underwater sounds like fantasy, but OpenROV was able to bring the idea to life. The OpenROV Trident is a drone that can fly up to 100 meters, is maneuverable enough and transmits images to a laptop, tablet or Oculus Rift.

Since radio waves are poorly transmitted underwater, the Trident is connected to a laptop or tablet with a data cable that transmits up to 100 megabits per second. The creators call the way to move the drone not by swimming, but by flight, since it can maneuver and move along any axis, even soaring low above the water. The Trident costs $ 599 and comes with the drone itself and a 25m cable. You can separately buy the Adventurer’s Pack - a set of a case and a 100 meter cable for $ 350.

Pretentious French computer

Wood Kubb can be called the little brother of the Mac Pro. It is weaker and smaller, but it looks like an expensive accessory on the table. The filling of the computer is hidden in a wooden cube with a 12-centimeter edge. There is a panel with connectors on one of the edges. There are several versions of the cubes that differ in color. Each cube is cut by hand.

Depending on the price, the equipment of the device also changes. For 459 euros you can buy a version with an i3 processor, 8 GB of RAM and 128 SSD. For 740 euros - with i5 and Windows 10 as OS. Of course, for that price, you can get a more powerful computer, but in the case of Wood Kubb, you are buying not so much a computer as a designer accessory.

Optical stabilizer for any camera

The examples shot using a good camera and SteadXP video stabilizer are really impressive. The device attaches to any camera (there is a separate version for GoPro) and measures all its movements and movements in real time. Then the video is processed using special software and stabilized. In some cases, the results of SteadXP performance are not inferior to professional stabilization equipment.

Be sure to check out the sample videos on the SteadXP Kickstarter page. If you often shoot videos of moving objects and do not want to spend hundreds of dollars on professional equipment, the device can be an intermediate step. The cost of the device is 170 euros.