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How To Build A Garden On Mars (With The Help Of Robots, And Kickstarter)

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech

A team of astrobiologists has launched a Kickstarter to build a concept garden tended by robots ahead of its deployment on a - purely hypothetical - m...

Check Out This Adorable (Tiny) Emergency Phone Battery

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 27.03.2013 | UK Tech

A mobile phone charger smaller than a 50p has hit Kickstarter. The Fuel Micro Charger by Devotec is an adorable little device, shaped like a fuel c...

The Mars Effect

Jide Rotilu | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Jide Rotilu

Veronica Mars. These two words prior to March 13 were synonyms to failure amongst US TV executives. Not only was that assumption stupid, it was just shallow. Not only has Warner Bros been able to gather up preproduction positive publicity, it has put Veronica Mars in a position and an international limelight in a way no other movie has experienced.

Want The 'Veronica Mars' Film To Happen? It'll Cost You!

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Entertainment

'Veronica Mars' fans may see their dream come true, with a film starring their favourite teenage heroine on its way... if they're willing to put their...

This 3D Printing Pen Can 'Draw' Sculptures In Mid-Air

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.04.2013 | UK Tech

UPDATE: The 3Doodler has already doubled its funding target of $30,000 mere hours after its launch on Kickstarter. A 3D Printing Pen has been unvei...

X-Wing Kickstarter Launched After Death Star Fans Raise £200k

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.04.2013 | UK Tech

An attempt to fund a real-life X-Wing squadron has been launched online after a project to build a Death Star raised more than £200,000. The found...

Kickstarter To Build 'Open Source Death Star' Raises £57,000

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Tech

A funding drive to gather £542 quadrillion to build a Death Star has gathered early support on Kickstarter. The project to build the "open ...

The Changing Roles of Film Producers in the Era of Social Media

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 17.03.2013 | UK Entertainment
Preetam Kaushik

That is undeniably the motto of the present age for filmmakers and producers. Gone are the days when a film generated all its publicity in the press and through word of mouth. Producers have to find ways to go online and generate awareness among the public well in advance.

'One Second Everyday' Wants To Make Every Day One To Remember

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.03.2013 | UK Tech

An app which claims to make every day one to remember has been released on Apple's iOS App Store. The 'One Second Everyday' App aims to help docume...

Kickstarter Could Raise A Billion Dollars In 2013

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 09.01.2013 | UK Tech

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has announced a bumper 2012, with 2.2 million people pledging £198.6m ($319m) to finance 18,109 successful projects...

2012's Video Games Industry Trends, And Why 2013 Could Be A Watershed Moment

Patrick Garratt | Posted 09.03.2013 | UK Tech
Patrick Garratt

Last year was an odd one for video games trends, as Microsoft and Sony wound down their Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 operations in anticipation of launching new machines in 2013. While the big players backed off a little, however, the games market itself was evolving rapidly.

Classic Video Game To Be Remade After £1.25M Funding Drive

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Tech

The classic video game Elite will be remade after its creator raised more than £1.25 million on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter. Elite was a...

Bike Horn 'As Loud As A Car Horn' On Kickstarter

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.02.2013 | UK Tech

A bicycle hooter as loud as a car horn has hit Kickstarter in the latest tech innovation designed to increase the safety of cycling. The 'Loud Bicy...

This Amazing Laser Bike Light Might Save Your Life

Huffington Post UK / PA | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK Tech

A young inventor has devised a potentially life-saving bike light which beams a laser image of a bicycle on to the road ahead to alert motorists of th...

Kickstarter Sued: Formlabs 3D Printer Accused Of Patent Breach

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.01.2013 | UK Tech

Kickstarter has reportedly been sued for promoting a 3D printer which it is argued may violate another company's patent. The crowdsource funding we...

Kickstarter Launches In UK

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 30.12.2012 | UK Tech

Crowdsource funding website Kickstarter has launched in the UK. The website allows projects to turn to the internet for their funding, taking small...

Wearable Lifelogging Camera Wins Kickstarter Funding In Five Hours

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.12.2012 | UK Tech

A 'life logging' camera designed to be worn constantly and take photographs automatically has hit its first Kickstarter funding target within five hou...

Spare Some Change for a Millionaire Film-Maker, Mate?

Jon Spira | Posted 13.12.2012 | UK Entertainment
Jon Spira

Crowdfunding is an amazing revolution in filmmaking and there's plenty of scope for filmmakers to work with their audience directly in bringing out films which the mainstream has no interest for.

As Good as Delphi: One Future of Publishing

Dave Morris | Posted 10.12.2012 | Home
Dave Morris

If your own tastes run more to Henry James than E L James, you will find all this talk of tribes to be very far from your own understanding of the value of literature. If so, it's not all bad news.

The Case Against Crowdfunding Platforms

Chris T-T | Posted 08.12.2012 | UK Entertainment
Chris T-T

Something in me finds them disconcerting. I admit I've not once contributed money to an artist's Pledge campaign. Each time I hear about one, even when I adore the artist, my heart sinks.

Three Lessons From Building a Business in the Recession

Sam Feltham | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK
Sam Feltham

All in all I've learnt that it's possible to build a business with not much money as you learn to be creative, gregarious, daring and most importantly, resilient.

Space Elevator Project Seeks Funding On Kickstarter

Huffington Post | Michael Rundle | Posted 28.10.2012 | UK Tech

Crowd-sourced funding website Kickstarter is undoubtedly a great service - but it's usually used to raise money projects on the scale of a new Mac per...

How Kickstarter Supports Creative Risk and Reward

Tom Hunter | Posted 23.10.2012 | Home
Tom Hunter

I've never met Chuck. I live in London, he lives somewhere in America. I'm a bit sketchy on the precise details of exactly where he claims to live, but that's okay and, regardless of this shocking lack of personal information, I recently decided I'd enjoy the opportunity to give Chuck some of my money.

Michael Rundle

Man Seeks Funding To Transform Himself Into A Robot Dance Party

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Rundle | Posted 09.08.2012 | UK Tech

For some, their goal in life is to reach the stars. For others it's to jump the farthest or run the quickest, or find fame, riches and glory. For o...

Ouya Smashes Funding Targets

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 08.10.2012 | UK Tech

A project to build an open-source Android gaming console has raised more than $8.5m. The Ouya campaign on the crowd-source funding website Kickstar...