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Dean Ekkaia & Sean Solberg

Berkeley, CA

Dean Ekkaia is a designer and hardware developer. Sean Solberg is an engineer and programmer. Dean and Sean started as rivals at competing high schools before becoming college roommates and best friends. After college, their careers took them t... view more

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    Pebble: E-Paper Watch for iPhone and Android by Pebble Technology

    Pebble is a customizable watch. Download new watchfaces, use sports and fitness apps, get notifications from your phone.

    • 10,266% funded $10,266,845 pledged
    • 68,929 backers
    • Funded May 18, 2012
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    The Boonville Space Program: ECLIPSE 2012 Mission by The Boonville Space Program

    A student project to capture HD images and 3D video of the 2012 Annular Solar Eclipse from 20 miles above the Earth's surface.

    • 137% funded $4,125 pledged
    • 65 backers
    • Funded Apr 16, 2012
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    PhoneSoap: Simultaneously Charge and Sanitize Your Phone by Wesley LaPorte & Dan Barnes

    Smartphones are dirty. 1/6 have fecal matter on them. PhoneSoap enhances your nightly charge by simultaneously sanitizing your phone.

    • 352% funded $63,478 pledged
    • 1,211 backers
    • Funded May 02, 2012
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    TidyTilt for iPhone by Zahra Tashakorinia & Derek Tarnow

    TidyTilt is an earbud cord wrap, kickstand, and mount for iPhone 4/4S, designed for the modern lifestyle.

    • 2,231% funded $223,174 pledged
    • 4,001 backers
    • Funded Jan 29, 2012
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    LunaTik Touch Pen: The Evolution of the Stylus by Scott Wilson + MINIMAL

    The LunaTik Touch Pen seamlessly goes from paper to iPad or tablet with a click of a button. It writes. Both ways!

    • 412% funded $309,183 pledged
    • 4,201 backers
    • Funded Feb 10, 2012
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    TouchFire: The Screen-Top Keyboard for iPad by Steve Isaac & Brad Melmon

    TouchFire is a thin, feather-weight device that puts the "touch" back into typing - it makes your iPad feel like a normal keyboard!

    • 2,014% funded $201,400 pledged
    • 3,146 backers
    • Funded Dec 13, 2011
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    Norwegian Designer 3D Glasses by Ingri:Dahl by Kine Paulsen

    Have your 3D glasses ready for TV, gaming, movies and PC! Our glasses are eco-friendly!

    • 108% funded $10,884 pledged
    • 331 backers
    • Funded Jan 27, 2012
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    Twine : Listen to your world, talk to the Internet by Supermechanical

    A wireless square with sensors and a simple web app to set rules, Twine tells you what your things are doing by email, text or Twitter.

    • 1,590% funded $556,541 pledged
    • 3,966 backers
    • Funded Jan 03, 2012
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    earthCell | the renewable battery by Jason Rugolo

    Zero waste. Better batteries. Less money. With your help in getting started, earthCell will transform the battery industry, for good.

    • 142% funded $24,711 pledged
    • 689 backers
    • Funded Dec 14, 2011
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    Hidden Radio & BlueTooth Speaker by John VDN + Vitor Santa Maria

    The simplest, most powerful radio and wireless speaker for iPhone + iPad ever in a compact form. Lift the cap, the louder it gets!

    • 751% funded $938,771 pledged
    • 5,358 backers
    • Funded Jan 18, 2012
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    Printrbot: Your First 3D Printer by Brook Drumm

    A desktop 3D printer you can build in a couple hours. Print plastic parts you design or download - even parts for another printer.

    • 3,323% funded $830,827 pledged
    • 1,808 backers
    • Funded Dec 17, 2011
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    Brand New Windowfarms- Vertical Food Gardens by The Windowfarms Project

    Grow fresh food in your windows even during the winter without dirt! Hitting $200K goal gets them sustainably produced in the USA!

    • 514% funded $257,307 pledged
    • 1,577 backers
    • Funded Dec 07, 2011
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    Amazing sound quality via Bluetooth +KNOB by Raul Chinda

    +KNOB. The Audio Speaker connects to anything Apple like the iPad, iPhone and iPod, anything Android, Blackberry or Windows Phone7

    • 317% funded $47,574 pledged
    • 264 backers
    • Funded Nov 27, 2011
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    Oakland in Popular Memory book project by Matt Werner

    Oakland in Popular Memory is a book of interviews with 12 cutting-edge artists from Oakland, California and beyond

    • 100% funded $2,506 pledged
    • 21 backers
    • Funded Dec 31, 2011
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    Romo– The Smartphone Robot by Romotive

    Romo is a highly functional robotic toy that uses your smartphone as its brain.

    • 358% funded $114,796 pledged
    • 1,152 backers
    • Funded Nov 21, 2011
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    RepRap Self-Replicating 3D Printer: Fuel The Revolution by Relative Design

    The RepRap project is about making self-replicating machines, and making them easily available for the benefit of everyone.

    • 188% funded $2,361 pledged
    • 7 backers
    • Funded Nov 24, 2011
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    ClockOS: Billet Aluminum or Steampunk versions by ClockOS Team

    A modern LED Clock that is beautiful to own, and beautiful to give. Easily change colors to match your decor.

    • 197% funded $49,365 pledged
    • 242 backers
    • Funded Dec 15, 2011
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    The New Century Modern Lamp by Shannon Guirl

    Help Caravan Pacific manufacture it's first lighting design. Inspired by midcentury modern lamps and handcrafted in the USA.

    • 633% funded $50,649 pledged
    • 222 backers
    • Funded Nov 24, 2011
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    KickSat -- Your personal spacecraft in space! by Zachary Manchester

    Would you like to have your own spacecraft? Kickstart the personal space age by helping launch tiny spacecraft into low Earth orbit.

    • 248% funded $74,586 pledged
    • 315 backers
    • Funded Dec 03, 2011
  20. Open Spectrometer by MakerHaus

    A hackable, high-resolution photospectrometer for analytical and teaching purposes.

    Funding Unsuccessful (11/16/2011)
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    Mini Monkey Light - 8-Bit Bike Light by MonkeyLectric

    Full color 8-bit graphics and a rugged, practical design for $50. The Mini Monkey Light makes riding at night as fun as the day.

    • 245% funded $67,547 pledged
    • 649 backers
    • Funded Oct 29, 2011
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    GUERILLAS: Vol 2 by Brahm Revel

    When an experimental platoon of chimpanzee soldiers go AWOL during the Vietnam Conflict guerilla warfare will never be the same...

    • 154% funded $7,284 pledged
    • 137 backers
    • Funded Jul 19, 2011