Items tagged with Quirky
Quirky, the ambitious invention platform startup that aims to help turn people's ideas into real products, and its affiliates have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced in a blog post today. It's now looking to sell off substantially all of its assets, including its Wink smart home platform. The company may have already found a buyer for Wink. Flextronics International, which is a Wink partner and an unsecured creditor, has made an all-cash offer of $15 million. Quirky hasn't ruled out a sale at that price, though it's holding out for "higher or otherwise better offers," the company said. If bids are received, it will hold an auction for Wink. In the meantime, Quirky...
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The lowly home thermostat is fast becoming an important seller for smart home companies. Nest put a spotlight on it with the Wi-Fi connected Nest Learning Thermostat and Honeywell, a longtime thermostat maker, has been pumping out flashy touch-screen competitors. Now Quirky is getting into the mix with Norm. Quirky, famous for crowd-sourcing unusual tech products, built Norm to connect to its Wink wireless smart home system. In fact, you’ll need to buy a Wink product in order to make Norm work. Even so, the prices for Quirky’s smart home products are starting off well below those of competitors like Nest. Norm starts off at $80, while the necessary Wink Hub comes in at $50. The Nest...
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The Space Bar may look like an Apple accessory (we guess it's the brushed aluminum design), but in reality it's suitable for any desktop/notebook user that relies on a keyboard and has lots of accessories that can't seem to find a home. Developed and sold by Quirky community, the Space Bar shelf is a multi-use device. It can hold thumb drives, keys and any other accessory you have laying around up top, while it covers up a keyboard that's 18" long and 1.5" high when you're not using it. There's also six USB ports on the front and a single USB socket on the rear, essentially providing you with a half dozen new ports to connect your peripherals without digging around the back of your tower.It's...
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