Hacker-Proof Cash Stash: Kickstarter Cheat Sheet 01/31/14

By Joe McGauley

Published on 1/31/2014 at 1:00 PM

Made it to Friday! Phew.

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Price: $29
Status: $4,769 of $29,000 goal
Estimated delivery: October 2014
Quit knocking your phone to the floor every morning as you lurch to hit the snooze button with this teetering counterweighted bedside stand, which pairs with a companion alarm clock app and is designed to put up with your groggy abuse. Just dock your phone before you pass out and simply tap/hit/slap the stand when you want to snooze the blaring.

SOSU Barrel-Aged Sriracha
Price: $25
Status: $23,151 of $20,000 goal — FUNDED
Estimated delivery: April 2014
Your favorite spicy condiment aged in whiskey barrels? Shut up and take our money. [More...]

Aurisonics Rocket Earbuds
Price: $149
Status: $145,855 of $20,000 goal — FUNDED
Estimated delivery: March 2014
Helmed by a master audio engineer, Aurisonics provides in-ear monitors to a whole slew of hotshot country music stars, and have just developed a pair of ultra-durable, titanium-shelled in-ear headphones for the rest of us. They're designed to be worn deeper in the canal like a set of earplugs — blocking more outside sound than their counterparts so you can listen at safer levels — and feature a flared outer edge that keeps them from falling out.

Pylon
Price: $85
Status: $2,755 of $60,000 goal
Estimated delivery: June 2014
Install this system in your crib and you'll never again have to dig out your 18-character WiFi password for guests, because it allows them to simply swipe their device in front of it to connect to your network.

SLAB Wallet
Price: $25
Status: $2,197 of $16,000 goal
Estimated delivery: April 2014
Saving your back pockets from the ravages of a fat wallet, the SLAB is a hyper-slim aluminum card alternative with secure stashes for two cards, cash, and dedicated micro SD and SIM card slots. Plus, to keep you safe from this hacker-packed world, it's also equipped with RFID protection.