The NFC Ring is real and blowing up on Kickstarter!

By Corey Herscu

This is one of those ideas where I scold myself for not being first with it. Simple and brilliant, the NFC (Near Field Communication) Ring is plastic, NFC-lined ring you wear on your finger which can be coded to carry data needed for NFC transactions. Designed to make your life easier. Not only can it be used for such mundane tasks as unlocking your phone or passing along your information, it can also be used for unlocking NFC-enabled doors (when they're available). 

NFC has been a staple feature of many smartphones and tablets, even notebooks, speakers and cameras. Touted as the go-to solution for mobile banking and cashless payments, NFC hasn't really taken off as an e-payment standard. Projects like the NFC Ring can push the technology to the mainstream.

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Kickstarter crosses over to Canada

Have a million dollar idea that won’t take off? Now, you can ask others to help you raise funds for your dream as Kickstarter makes its way to Canada, making it the second non-U.S. country to host Kickstarter projects after the United Kingdom. You can start creating your campaigns but the first Canadian projects won’t be up on the site until September 9. A major difference for the Canadian Kickstarter would be the payment processing fees, which you can read more about here.

Kickstarter is holding several workshops across Canada to give entrepreneurs tips and tricks on how to run successful campaigns. The first set to be held in Toronto and Montreal on Aug. 8, 9, 12, and 13 are already sold out but you can still sign up on their site to be put on the wait list.

First Impressions: OUYA Open Source gaming console

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I was interested in trying out the $99.00 OUYA console mainly because it pushes a daring paradigm for gaming as a whole. The tiny Android-based device leverages open source systems, cloud computing and an independent game publishing model that sounded refreshing and felt like a new direction worth pursuing.

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Review: Peak Design Capture Leash camera strap

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The truth about camera straps is that they can get in the way of taking great pictures. Not only do stock camera straps that ship with cameras  call attention to themselves and scream Paparazzi, they are a pain to install and remove, specially on the field or in time critical conditions.  Peak Design has laboured over creating the best camera strap in the market to solve all these problems and it is called the Capture Leash camera clip system.

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