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Ractiv Touch+: How to turn a funding crowd into a lynch mob

December 12, 2014 Evan Predavec 1 Comment Kickstarter

A while ago I backed an interesting Kickstarter project that promised a device that would turn any surface into a

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Technology 

Solidifier – a Sydney makerspace for hardware startups

June 11, 2014 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Crowd funding, Kickstarter, Makerspace, Solidifier

Solidifier is billing itself as “Australia’s first makerspace for hardware startups”. They go on to say: The World’s most innovative products

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Electronics Gadgets 

The light-bulb moment for the light

November 16, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Kickstarter, Light, Moore's Cloud

“A beautiful, intelligent, connected light.” is how Sydney’s Moore’s Cloud describes their project: And it does appear to match all

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Electronics Gadgets 

First impressions of Ninja Blocks

August 4, 2012August 4, 2012 Evan Predavec 5 Comments Internet of Things, Kickstarter, Ninja Blocks

I have been waiting with excitement for my Ninja Blocks to arrive. Not only was this the first Kickstarter project

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Games Internet Shows 

Kickstarting The Uncanny Valley

May 3, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments 48 Hours, Global Game Jam, Kickstarter, The Uncanny Valley

The Uncanny Valley is a documentary styled show that tells stories about people who love things not because they’re cool;

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Books Internet 

Pro-math, pro-science, pro-history adventure novel for girls

April 13, 2012April 13, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Kickstarter, Wollstonecraft

Kickstarter is a great way of getting smaller prjects off the ground and also a great way of feeling like

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Featured

Judging student IT competitions
Competitions Featured 

Judging student IT competitions

November 30, 2015March 17, 2016 Evan Predavec 0

Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet
Adults Featured Internet Life in general 

It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

June 18, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 2
Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Featured Life in general Opinion 

Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
When maps lie, and why it matters
Featured Internet Science 

When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
Why LEGO costs more in Australia
Featured Opinion Toys 

Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
Featured Kids Life in general 

Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

May 2, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 5

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