3D Faxing, Thwarted Bike Thieves, Life-Affirming Coffee: Kickstarter Cheat Sheet 09/13/13

By Joe McGauley

Published on 9/13/2013 at 2:16 PM

If you've been waiting with bated breath for news on this week's hottest Kickstarter campaigns, sit back and relax. Here they are.

EDCpen
Price: $40
Status: $7,286 of $3,000 goal — FUNDED
Estimated delivery: January 2014
This small scrbbler's ready for anything — the office, a night on the town, combat — as it was designed by a former paratrooper, and's fashioned from a solid piece of either aluminum, brass, or stainless steel. [more...]

Cold Bruer
Price: $50
Status: $14,582 of $30,000 goal
Estimated delivery: January 2014
Like your coffee particularly buzz-packed and delicious? Start cold brewing it in this handsome glass tower, a modern and efficient fresh take on the traditional Chemex. You just add the grounds into the center capsule, add water, and let it drip slowly through down to the filter until you've filled the chemistry class-worthy pot.

Nova
Price: $54
Status: $45,750 of $25,000 goal — FUNDED
Estimated delivery:February 2014
It's tough to take quality pics using the iPhone's flash. Faces get washed out, weird shadows loom, imperfections are even more noticeable. But if you turn it off and hold up this flat, palm-sized wireless Bluetooth-equipped light when shooting, you'll begin snapping Leibowitz-level compositions in no time. By adjusting color temperature (aka brightness) via its app, it enables you to capture more natural skin tones, softer shadows, and visible depth in low light.

Zeus
Price: $2000
Status: $154,542 of $100,000 goal — FUNDED
Estimated delivery: July 2014
While its claim as the world's first all-in-one 3D printer and copy machine is a bit dubious, this thing is certainly the most precise and slickest-looking one we've seen. At the press of a touchscreen button you can scan an object, print a copy, print an original item, and even fax, should you need to send something to anyone in 1989.

Fortified Afterburner & Aviator Bike Lights
Price: $45 & $65, or $90 for the pair
Status: $30,454 of $24,000 — FUNDED
Estimated delivery: April 2014
Install these guys on your bike and never again worry some jerk will lift them, because they were designed to be theft-proof. Engineered by MIT bike geeks, both the aluminum LED headlight (Aviator) and rear flasher (Afterburner) require a proprietary set screw that only you have the allen key to. Even better? They're equipped with a pop-out lithium battery you can conveniently recharge via USB whenever it needs one, which for the average daily rider should only be a few times a year.