It seemed pretty solid, with Taylor having a promo video and posting quite regular updates and keeping in touch over comments. At the time I didn't know programming in Objective-C yet and I wanted to learn it as it would benefit me at the Company I work at. The way the device works was explained by Healbe CEO Anton Shipitsyn to Pando Daily's James Robertson: "when you eat sugar, the insulin causes your cells to open up and release water, which Healbe measures through the GoBe's impedance monitor". It does this by passively measuring blood glucose.
"But the way that this campaign is attempting to appeal to the general public with visions of a grand, national system of high-tech roads is, to put it bluntly, disingenuous at best and fraudulent at worst."Īnother campaign that attracted criticism for being making implausible claims was the Healbe GoBe, which earned over $1,000,000 on IndieGoGo, and retails for $299.00 online. The Healbe GoBe is a wristband that can supposedly count the number of calories consumed in a meal, without requiring any user input. Which is why it's utterly dishonest for the Solar Roadways campaign to even imply it'd be possible to cover the US highway system with solar cells. That's why it's important for campaigns to be utterly and brutally honest about what they're trying to achieve. By its very nature, it's inherently speculative. There's always a degree of risk when it comes to crowdfunding. The tab for removing the existing roads, installing solar panels, covering them in fancy glass, digging out large maintenance tunnels, and putting in the necessary electrical infrastructure is probably going to be in the trillions of dollar. "The Federal Government, for instance, currently spends over $50 billion a year taking care of our highway system. This was explained by Joel Anderson writing for : In the process, he exemplified the scant protections offered to those who support crowdfunding campaigns, and exposed a system in desperate need of reform.Įven if it was technically possible, it would be financially unfeasible to cover the United States's highway system. Beck wiped his blog, deactivated his Twitter, closed his Facebook, and disappeared into the ether, taking $54,000 of contributors's money with him.
#KICKSTARTER SCAM UPDATE#
There was no update then, or at any point after. Make sure to check for the update then!". " Hello Everyone, This is the final update before the release of all of the content in just 2 days! … The next time you will hear from me will be on the 30th, which is in 2 days from now.
The campaign closed on April 2nd 2014, and Beck was due to deliver the goods five months later on August 31st, 2014. Fronting the campaign was Taylor Beck, an airbrushed, if not slightly awkward programmer in his early twenties who, in a promotional video. preached about the career benefits of learning iOS development over a backing track of anthemic stock music. Simply called " Learn iPhone App Development", the campaign blew past its initial modest goal of $2,000, earning an eye-watering $54,626 from 656 backers, 437 of whom paid $99 for the most expensive rewards package.
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