Not all wearables are designed to track your activities or bring you the latest notifications. A growing number are also pushing the boundaries of fashion. While some such as a dress made up smartphones may not exactly be practical, others are striving to blend fashion and technology into something that aspires to simply be “awesome jewelry.” Case in point is the […]
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Jolla Tablet adds new stretch goals to crowdfunding campaign
What do you do when your Indiegogo campaign hits its goal within hours of going live? You set stretch goals of course. That’s exactly what Jollahas now done after funding for its Sailfish OS 2.0 Jolla Tablet hit its US$380,000 target within two hours. With 9 days still to go and funding now at over US$1.3 million, Jolla has announced […]
Canada makes Jolla Tablet shipping countries list
The Jolla Tablet blew by its Indiegogo crowdfunding goal within two hours and has shown no sign of slowing since. The campaign has now raised over US$1.2 million and over 4000 tablets have now been sold. The latest batch of Jolla Tablets is now selling for US$209. The original list of shipping countries did not include Canada but that has […]
Sailfish OS 2.0 Jolla Tablet hits crowdfunding target in 2 hours
Finnish smartphone manufacturer Jolla is moving into the tablet space. The company today launched a crowdfunding campaign via Indiegogo to raise US$380,000 to build the Jolla Tablet. It met its goal within two hours. We have reached our goal in a little over 2 hours – the #JollaTablet is happening! Our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you […]
Indiegogo mobile app launches in Canada
Crowdfunding company Indiegogo is going mobile in Canada. The company today announced the launch of the Indiegogo mobile app for iOS devices. The U.S.-based company will make the app available only in Canada initially. “The Canadian users have been great with their feedback and we feel like it’s a great opportunity,” explained Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin. Discover and fund products, projects […]
“Help us save Mobilicity!” crowdfunding campaign looking to raise CA$400 million
Mobilicity, one of Canada’s younger carriers, has been struggling of late and is looking for a buyer to take it over. It announced earlier this month that it was holding talks with “multiple parties in connection with an acquisition plan of arrangement.” Among those parties is U.S.-based Verizon Wireless which also reportedly made a US$700 million offer to WIND Mobile, […]