The Surface tablet is versatile and powerful, but its speakers leave much to be desired, especially in large and loud environments. But a new Kickstarter campaign hopes to improve Surface audio volume by reflecting the sound from the tablet’s side-firing speakers directly at the user, resulting in louder volume of up to 10db.
The original creators of Outcast have launched a $600,000 Kickstarter campaign to fund an HD remake of the groundbreaking 1999 PC game, featuring all new graphics, sound, and environments.
Facebook’s surprise acquisition of Oculus earlier this week left many upset by the deal, including independent game developers. While Facebook and Oculus promise that nothing will change for the worse, users and developers are reacting negatively to the deal, including a humorous $2 billion stretch goal to the Frog Fractions 2 Kickstarter to “buy Oculus back from Facebook.”
Popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter alerted customers on Saturday to a security breach of the site’s servers. While there is no indication that the hackers obtained credit card information, the site revealed that some user data was indeed stolen, including usernames, email addresses, physical mailing addresses, phone numbers, and encrypted passwords.
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When Apple introduced the MacBook Pro with Retina Display last year, the company unveiled MagSafe 2, a thinner and longer connector for Apple’s innovative magnetic power cord. The company said that the reduced height of the new MacBook design simply didn’t allow enough space for the standard MagSafe connector that powered the MacBook lines since 2006. Users were happy to have a thinner Mac, but frustrated by the fact that their existing power cords, and the power cord that comes…
Kickstarter projects often have a hefty dose of hype, but here’s an interesting one that’s gone relatively unnoticed thus far: the Life-Spot Multi-Device Charger. The triangular charging station features eight retractable cords that can power a variety of devices via two Lightning connectors, two 30-pin dock connectors, and four micro USB connectors. Each cord also has a corresponding insert that can safely hold a mobile phone or other small device while it charges. The Life-Spot is being positioned as useful…