This Year’s Gift Could Turn You Into Next Year’s Tech Star
December 08 2014 - 12:25PM
Business Wire
This year’s festive season gift list will feature more products
invented by startups than ever. The likes of the Pebble watch, the
Kano computer and the 360cam were all created by tiny companies
using widely-available development kits with crowd sourced funding.
This raises the question: “Should this year’s gift be the mass
produced must-have present off the production line or should it be
the chance to invent next year’s sensation?”
In the run-up to the holidays ARM is highlighting 50 of the
inventions based on its technology that have achieved support on
Kickstarter, the world's largest funding platform for creative
projects. The devices were chosen by ARM from a long list of
successful ideas over the last two years to be shown on a specially
curated page. All were created by inventors using the same kind of
ARM based technology that is enabling today’s maker community.
Between them these projects have raised almost $40m and many
have gone on to stellar success. The standout devices are the
virtual reality headset Oculus Rift bought by Facebook in March
2014 for $2bn and the SmartThings home connectivity hub acquired by
Samsung in 2012 for a reported $200m. When the Pebble watch
launched on Kickstarter two years ago it attracted more than $10m
and by March 2014 it had sold 400,000 units.
“Amazing things are possible when innovators connect with an
audience that shares their passion,” said Dominic Pajak, senior
embedded strategist, ARM. “These startup projects are often solving
problems outside traditional mass markets and serving new
communities as well as sometimes crossing over to create high value
companies. The maker movement is exploding, especially in the
festive season as parents in particular seek to give their children
the chance to get creative.”
In total, Kickstarter has helped to attract $220m of support for
more than 2,000 technology products, with a number of these new
ventures going on to receive venture capital funding in excess of
$300m. The 50 projects selected by ARM have been highlighted in
order to inspire makers and we expect it will further accelerate
the momentum behind these development platforms. The basic
technology needed to create such products is now widely available
with developers able to buy boards from the likes of Raspberry Pi
and Arduino, with 3D printers sold by many electronic
distributors.
Selection of ARM based projects on Kickstarter:
360cam: A handheld 360 degree camera that delivers recorded
video, stills photos and easy real time streaming video over
Wi-Fi.
Blossom: A Wi-Fi connected irrigation controller called Blossom
which saves water and is easy to use and install. It has been
designed to help people living in drought worldwide.
FLUX: All-in-one 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser engraving.
Kano: A self-build computer aimed at 8-11 years old children
allowing them (and their parents!) to learn coding through engaging
with games such as Minecraft.
LumoBack: A waist-worn sensor belt that helps correct bad
posture and help in the prevention and treatment of bad backs.
For more, see ARM’s curated page at Kickstarter.com/ARM
Join the conversation with industry experts during Kickstarter
Week, Dec. 8-12, on the ARM Connected Community.
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