Kickstarter is a website where individuals introduce their projects to others and seek financial support from audiences worldwide to produce or complete their ideas. The publication of books, completing the decoration of a café, potato salad, smart watches, and thousands of other topics have made this site one of the most successful platforms for attracting public investment to realize an idea. Various useful tools have emerged from the campaigns on Kickstarter, such as Dash: a wireless headphone, Micro: a 3D printer for general use, and Sense: which studies heartbeats, breaths, and other vital body information during sleep. All these campaigns have attracted much more investment than the initial requests of the idea owners. The latest successful Kickstarter campaign is for C.H.I.P. C.H.I.P. is a computer the size of a credit card that can connect to any monitor (not necessarily a computer monitor) and can perform almost all tasks of an operating system. The processor speed of this computer is 1 GHz, with 512 MB of RAM and 4 MB of storage capacity, allowing you to connect to Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. With it, you can not only browse the internet but also perform more serious tasks like coding. C.H.I.P. has the capability to store and play music and comes with many free games and applications. All software for this computer is open-source and works with the Linux operating system. Initial settings include programs for teaching coding. This computer can connect to a monitor, keyboard, mouse (and of course, a microphone and speaker). Essentially, it performs all the tasks that a mid-range computer does, but in the form of a tool the size of a bank card and at a price that seems more like a joke than reality: only $9! This is about a quarter of the Raspberry Pi, which was also released in this size and with similar capabilities but at a price of $35 in 2012. The C.H.I.P. campaign started on May 7 and managed to raise double the initial requested amount (i.e., $50,000) within just 12 hours. In five days, this figure surpassed one million, and given the media attention it has received recently, it will likely increase even more. This campaign promised the first five thousand donors that they would receive this computer by the end of the calendar year.
Connecting Thinkers with Investors
The article discusses the success of Kickstarter in funding innovative projects, highlighting the C.H.I.P. computer campaign that raised over a million dollars in just five days. This reflects the growing trend of crowdfunding in technology and entrepreneurship, showcasing how small investments can lead to significant innovations.
👥 Key Players
📰 What Happened
The Kickstarter campaign for the C.H.I.P. computer raised over a million dollars in just five days, showcasing the platform's ability to fund innovative technology projects rapidly.
- C.H.I.P. is a credit card-sized computer priced at $9.
- The campaign exceeded its initial funding goal of $50,000 within 12 hours.
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
Crowdfunding has become a popular method for financing creative projects, allowing individuals to raise funds directly from the public.
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