Check out Digital Trends‘ weekly roundup of the best new crowdfunding projects and product announcements hitting the web. On our list for this week are a weighted blanket that cools you while you sleep, a keychain flashlight so small you can take it anywhere, an ultracompact bicycle, and more.
At any given moment, there are approximately a zillion different crowdfunding campaigns happening on the web. Take a stroll through Kickstarter or Indiegogo and you’ll find no shortage of weird, useless, and downright stupid projects out there — alongside some real gems. We’ve cut through the fidget spinners and janky iPhone cases to round up the most unusual, ambitious, and exciting new crowdfunding projects out there this week. Keep in mind that any crowdfunding project — even those with the best intentions — can fail, so do your homework before cutting a check for the gadget of your dreams.
Inflatable tents aren’t necessarily a new idea at this point. There are a variety of them available online, but generally speaking they’re either well-built and ridiculously expensive, or cheap but poorly made. TentTube appears to be a happy medium. It has the same geodesic dome geometry as most high-end inflatable tents, but can be had on Kickstarter right now for just 250 bucks.
