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Powered by A.I., this smart camera will identify the birds and other wildlife that appears in your garden. It is available to pre-order on Kickstarter.

Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter laid off 25 employees and with 30 more employees accepting voluntary buyouts, the company has reduced its staff by nearly 40%.

Every week, Digital Trends combs through crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo to round up all the best gadgets, gizmos, and gear currently in preproduction. If you're looking for innovative ideas, keep an eye on this column. This week's offerings include a Backyard biodigester.

Crowdfunded projects are being hit hard by coronavirus-fueled factory closures, but entrepreneurs are still finding creative ways to bring their ideas to life.

Shoot a classic with a waist-level viewfinder, but with film you can buy anywhere, using the Escura Hasselblad Portrait back for Hasselblad V-system cameras.

The Lankzet King Harald is a new hybrid smartwatch with a special feature usually found only on expensive luxury mechanical watches. A tourbillon.

Part folding bellows camera, part modern Instax camera, the Jollylook Auto looks and feels like a classic camera. While there's a rechargeable lithium-ion battery and it uses instant film sold almost anywhere, the camera shoots and focuses like a vintage device.

The Fragment 8 captures videos as GIFs, but looks nothing like a modern camera. Designed to look like a Super 8 camera, the Fragment 8 also uses a rotating lens plate for creative effects. Launching on Kickstarter, the earliest backers might be able to get their hands on one for $78.

The tripod head has changed little in the last few years -- but the Platyball wants to change that. With a built-in electronic level and screen, the Platypod allows photographers to level in the dark and make adjustments with one hand. The head, from the makers of Platypod, is launching on Kickstarter.

Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has launched a new tool called Project Budget that aims to provide valuable assistance to creators in the important early stages of their work. It’s hoped that a clearer plan as to how funds will be spent will also encourage more people to back projects on the site.

The Pollix Watch, now available through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, is looking to take on the Apple Watch by offering a wealth of features, including heart-rate monitoring, GPS, and meditation features, at a budget price.

Looking for the next great game? RoboSoccer is a nifty modern-day upgrade of foosball that combines the addictive concept of the original game with some impressively agile miniature robots, controlled via mobile app, on a folding pitch. Here's how you can get your hands on it.

Getting water from a faucet to your mouth can be tricky if you don't have a glass to hand, so check out this superbly simple design from a Virginia-based inventor. The Da Vinci Fountain Faucet features a small hole in the top of the main stem that offers a steady arc of water at the flip of a lever.

If this crowdfunded project becomes a reality, Etsy sellers and professional photographers will have a powerful new tool for product photography. The Photon Light Module System reimagines the classic light box as a set of modern, smart LED panels with individually controllable light sections.

Following its successful 2013 Kickstarter, Palette Gear is back with a new name and a redesigned photo- and video-editing console. The Monogram Creative Console uses a new control and a slimmer, more responsive design while maintaining the unique ability to create custom control arrangements.

New on Kickstarter, Ferrofluid Clock is an analog desk clock in which the hour and minute hands are made of an oily dark magnetic liquid, called ferrofluid. These are held in place by hidden magnets behind the face. Check it out in all its creepy alien symbiote goodness now.

The Asokee is a GoPro case that gives the camera a filter mount, mic mount, strap, and grip, while leaving the camera's controls and screens easily accessible. The case, now on Kickstarter, is inspired by YouTube creators. With the recycled materials and promise for planting trees, the Asokee is green too.

The Blocks modular smartwatch project has ended in failure, after starting life on Kickstarter more than four years ago, and raising more than $1.6 million from just over 5,000 backers during its campaign. The company has unfortunately gone into liquidation, meaning the long-delayed smartwatch will not ship.

Many people would like to be able to speak another language. But being self-conscious about making mistakes and getting judged for it can put plenty of people off. That’s where an A.I.-powered voice recognition language app called Rype GO enters the picture. Here's how it works.

The Drone Racing League has unleashed its latest aerial speedster, the next-generation DRL Racer4. Capable of accelerating from 0 to 90 mph in less than a second, this may be the zippiest drone yet. Here's how can get your hands on a consumer version to put through its paces.

Some receipts can't be recycled, but they can be used as paper for an instant camera. The Alulu is an instant camera that uses thermal receipt paper instead of instant film. The camera's creators say the camera creates affordable instant prints that are also environmentally friendly.