Lilbits: Pixel 9a leak, Indieogo’s new shipping guarantee (for some campaigns), and a flexible Arduino
Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, and Crowd Supply started off as platforms for creators to raise money to turn an idea into a real product that's ready to ship. And that means there's always some risk involved: even if a project is fully funded, it's often important to keep in mind that things can go wrong with the manufacturing process, costs can rise, and the product that eventually ships may not live up to the promises made by its creators… if they ship at all. But in recent years some companies have turned to crowdfunding not as a way to raise money to finish making a product, but as a way to generate buzz around or take pre-orders for a product that's pretty much ready to go. Sometimes it can be hard to tell which category a campaign falls under, but Indiegogo has launched a new program that could make it easier: if you see a "Shipping Guarantee" badge, it means that the project meets certain criteria indicating that there's a high