4 handy gadgets of tomorrow that you can order now (week 20)

The greatest technological innovations do not come from ‘big tech’ companies, but from smaller start-ups chasing their dreams. Thanks to crowdfunding sites, you will be the first to get your hands on the best new products. We found four cool gadgets for you: from a smart chessboard to a smart poker set.

4 coolest gadgets

Not everyone is already familiar with the principle of crowdfunding, and that is also normal. It’s still a relatively new concept, but one that can help creative people make a difference. You first support a great idea for a product and then you can follow the progress until the package arrives at your door. These are the four coolest gadgets on crowdfunding websites.

1. GoChess – magic with self-moving pieces

For who is it?

For the remote chess fan

What is it?

With GoChess, distance is no longer an obstacle to play your favorite chess game against your favorite opponent. You can play this game with anyone, whether face-to-face, online or with AI. The pieces on the chessboard can move themselves.

• GoChess Lite Modern – Kickstarter – 199 euros incl. shipping – May 2023

2. Rocketbook Reusable Sticky Notes – endlessly reusable

For who is it?

For the post-it fans who don’t want to waste any more paper

What is it?

The Rocketbook Sticky Notes are post-its that you can reuse endlessly. You write something on it, erase it again and you can stick it on anything, thousands of times. And with the free Rocketbook app, you can quickly capture one or more sticky notes and send them as JPEGs or PDFs to your email or Google Drive, Dropbox, Microsoft OneDrive, and more.

• Rocketbook Reusable Sticky Notes – Kickstarter – 39 euros excluding shipping – expected in February 2024

3. The Sound Explorer – creative way to explore music

For who is it?

For anyone who wants to make music in an intuitive way

What is it?

These music controllers have very accurate sensors with which children (but also adults) can make music. By pressing, moving or blowing you can solve musical puzzles, hunt for sounds or train yourself to follow rhythmic patterns. It’s a cool and intuitive way to explore sounds, play music and improve your musical skills through gestures, sampling and audio games.

• The Sound Explorer – Indiegogo – 99 euros excluding shipping – expected in November 2023

4.Standard Poker Co. – smart home poker set

For who is it?

For the remote poker fan

What is it?

Standard Poker Co. 2.0 is a poker set with Bluetooth, RFID and no less than 8 smartboards. There are also 300 RFID-enabled poker chips, 2 card games and an aluminum dealer. Each part works with an app via Bluetooth and it’s easy to play. As a host, you put together your team, invite players to a game in the app and then let everyone synchronize their smartboard with the app. The app knows when players have bet, won and need to shuffle or deal. In addition, you get real-time all game statistics and pro-level betting calculations and more.

• Standard Poker Co. – Indiegogo – 258 euros excluding shipping – expected in June 2023

Think of this with crowdfunding

Keep in mind that crowdfunding is always primarily supporting an idea, with no real guarantee that the actual product will meet your expectations. So choose the projects and start-ups that you really believe in and follow the regular development and shipping updates that the start-ups communicate. Supporting projects through crowdfunding is therefore not the same as shopping.