I was reading through my tweets this morning, and I came across something that caught my attention and I think it will yours too!
It is an iPod watch. Now, this gadget does not yet exist...but it is in the works. And it is all thanks to Scott Wilson, founder of the Chicago design studio MINIMAL. This studio has designed the new Xbox Kinect, as well as an assortment of Dell Smart Phones among other neat products.
This gadget has Wilson, and Steve Jobs, jittering with excitement with the possible places that this could go. For years, watch makers have been trying to develop touch screen watches, and leave it to Steve Jobs to have an influence on a new phenomenon. However, it has been harder than it would seem to get accessory makers on the bandwagon for funding. So, Wilson turned to another resource that until today, I was not familiar with. For those of you that find yourself in the same shoes that I was in this morning, let me enlighten you. Wilson has advertised his product on the website Kickstarter, which is a website that allows developers to post their products on a platform, and if readers like it enough, they can then pledge money towards the development of these products. The possibilities for this website are endless; If you create it, you can post it. Wilson posted his product on Kickstarter with the goal of the watch eventually making it into apple stores. And it looks like that just might happen. cool huh?
If you are interested in learning more about this product visit the "TikTok+LunaTik Multi-Touch Watch" platform on the KickStarter website:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunatik-multi-touch-watch-kits
As I am writing this blog, this creation has almost 9,000 backers and almost $700,000 to go towards the project and product development. 10 days are left to pledge, so get out your wallets if you want to contribute to the makings a new sensation.
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