This Week’s Top Kickstarter Campaigns
The Everything Towel
This Towel Does Everything (And We Mean That)
If you've ever stuffed a soaking wet towel into a bag and deeply regretted it when you pulled it out later, this campaign is for you.
The Everything Towel is handmade from 100% cotton using a fouta weave that's been around for centuries, built to handle heat, sand, salt, and whatever else you throw at it. No synthetics, no microplastics, just a seriously well-thought-out piece of cotton that does its job really well.
The absorbency-to-weight ratio here is not like other towels. It pulls up to 4x its weight in moisture off your skin, then dries itself completely in under an hour, so you're never dealing with that damp, funky towel situation again.
It's handmade at a family-run mill in the Mediterranean where this craft has been passed down for generations, and it's built to last a lifetime, not a season.
TROOPER
The Ball Your Dog’s Been Waiting For
This Ball Might Outlast Your Dog's Enthusiasm
Two years. That's how long the team behind Trooper spent testing, refining, and rethinking what a dog ball should be.
Trooper is the real deal because it was designed for dogs and how dogs treat their toys, not around what looks good on a shelf.
The precision squeak system only activates when a dog chews it just right, the GripLock Grooves can hold peanut butter for an extra enrichment boost, and the whole thing is dishwasher safe for when play gets messy.
If your dog has a graveyard of destroyed toys in your living room or back yard, Trooper will be the one toy that won’t be added to the pile.
BULLET3: A 3cm Micro Flashlight with Pro-Grade LED
This Tiny Flashlight Has No Business Being This Good
Most keychain flashlights are nearly worthless. The BULLET3 from YSMART is going in a completely different direction. It's 3cm long, starts at 5 grams, and is way more functional than something that small should be.
You get a choice of three LED configurations: a 6500K cool white using a CREE XP-GR for a clean, focused beam, a 4000K warm white via Luminus SST-20 for everyday use, and a 660nm red light option for preserving your night vision.
The all-metal body is IPX8 rated, meaning it can handle submersion up to a meter deep for 30 minutes. Operation is a simple twist, no buttons to fumble with in the dark.
It runs on replaceable batteries instead of a built-in USB port, which keeps the body sealed tight and eliminates the "dead battery, can't charge right now" problem entirely.
It comes in black aluminum, brass, polished titanium, and stonewashed titanium for those who treat themselves to the very best in EDC gear.
The System Series by NOMATIC
Your Bag Has a Bag Problem. NOMATIC Has a Fix.
NOMATIC's System Series is a four-piece modular travel setup built around a central backpack that expands to 41 liters for packing and compresses back down when you're on the move. Every piece in the lineup was dimensioned to fit together without any wasted space.
The hybrid sling nests right inside or clips on the outside, the laptop sleeve doubles as its own destination bag, and the packing cubes slot in perfectly.
NOMATIC engineered the System Series to work cohesively as a system from the start. The backpack opens clamshell-style so you can pack it like a suitcase, and the organization throughout is intuitive and convenient. It's carry-on compliant for major airlines too!
NOMATIC has been doing this for over a decade and has a track record of delivering on what they promise. It's the kind of setup that makes you want to book a trip just to use it.
CYPLORE: The World’s Lightest
E-Assist for Your Bike
A Cheat Code For Your Bike
CYPLORE is an e-assist conversion system that adds electric support to the road or gravel bike you already own, without swapping frames or dealing with a full e-bike overhaul.
The whole system weighs just 1.7 kg. It comes in two thru-axle versions, FLEX and ONE, so there's a setup path whether you want a plug-and-play swap or something built around your existing wheels.
The torque sensor is the part worth paying attention to here. It reads your actual pedal effort in real time and scales the assist to match, so you're not getting a jarring motor kick every time you push down. When you turn assist off, a built-in clutch fully disengages the motor internally, meaning you get zero added drag and the bike just rides like a normal bike.
On the practical side, the battery is styled to look like a water bottle and mounts at the cage position, which is a clever way to keep things discreet. It's rated for up to 50 km per charge on an 111Wh pack, and USB-C gets it back to full in about an hour.
The whole system connects to ANT+ cycling computers and syncs to Strava through their app, so it fits into a setup most road riders already have going.
Vastnaut One:
World's First AI-Powered 4x4 Exoskeleton
Your Legs Called. They Want a Robot Upgrade.
The Vastnaut One is a four-joint, four-motor AI-powered exoskeleton built for off-road use, and it cuts uphill effort by 30% while reducing knee impact by 35%.
The whole rig is 86% carbon fiber, so it's ultralight even though it's doing serious mechanical work with every step. The VastSynergy AI engine adapts to your movement in real time, and it can make a pack weighing up to 18 kilograms feel significantly lighter on your body.
Four and a half hours of battery life and a 12-mile range means the exoskeleton will be doing all the work over long distances.
The Vastnaut One is great for hikers, trekkers, and anyone who regularly takes on rough terrain with heavy gear. The tech here will help you cover the roughest terrain, and the fact that it runs on AI means it should get smarter the more you use it. It’s perfect for anyone who goes hard outdoors.
Here’s what we found interesting this week…
The original names of 25 famous companies
There are many famous companies that changed their names essentially from the get-go, while others operated under different names for decades until something (or someone) compelled a name change. Here is a visual guide exploring the original names of famous companies and the when and why behind the changes.
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