Wink — the smart home hub and platform originally incubated inside the failed connected object maker Quirky, and then acquired by Flextronics (now known as Flex) as part-payment for Quirky̵
Something happened to social media recently. I don't know exactly when things changed, but almost overnight, randomly scrolling through feeds became a lot less enjoyable. Flame-wars, bad news, fake ne
The smart home has come a long way in the two-plus years since the original Wink Hub was launched as a spinoff of New York-based hardware crowdsourcer, Quirky. Among other things, a number of major pl
Quirky, the long-suffering startup that was once held up as a model for bridging the maker movement and corporate world, has filed for bankruptcy.
While connecting devices in the home to the internet creates all kinds of interesting possibilities, the concept still has a ways to go before it really enters the mainstream — and there are a
At their headquarters in Chelsea, crowdsourced invention engine Quirky and its manufacturing juggernaut of a partner General Electric threw back the curtains on their play for the connected home.
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New York-based “invention machine” Quirky, a company which turns crowdsourced ideas into real-world products you can buy like this popular flexible power strip, these connected milk jugs
Though Nest has made a dent in home automation with its smart thermostat, the company hasn't really addressed those of us who live in old apartment buildings with window AC units as our only summer sa
More food is consumed during the holiday season than any other time. But that's the thing with food; you can't stay full forever. And so these gadgets, services and tools should serve your food-friend
In an effort to scale its product development capacity, Quirky, the creation funnel for crowd sourced invention ideas, has hired as president Doreen Lorenzo, formerly the president of design consultan
There we were, circled around a bachelor party campfire and drunk on keg beer, discussing the viability of using Kickstarter to fund a sex toy startup. My buddy Dan (he goes by Dangerous D at karaoke)
Much like it is for entrepreneurs, being an inventor isn't easy. From the moment that magic light bulb appears, product developers have to navigate a bumpy road of financing, engineering, legalities,
Back in early May, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/10/ge-and-quirky-team-up-to-develop-the-milk-jug-of-the-future/">Quirky and GE</a> announced a contest that had users pitching ideas for ever
For just about a week now, GE and product development network Quirky have been running an interesting contest -- they've challenged people to come up with ways to improve everyday objects by making th
<a href="http://www.quirky.com/">Quirky</a>, a social network for product development, has raised $16 million in Series B funding
led by <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/no
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In this week's episode of <em>Fly or Die</em>, we cover two big launches—<a href="https://www.amazon.com/clouddri
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/glory_shot450.jpg">We've been dreaming of the Quirky Switch for months now, ever since it was first announced <a HREF="http://www.crunchg
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/www.engadget.jpeg">The Quirky Contort is basically a four port USB hub with a trick: it also acts as a cable organizer so after you plug
<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/trek_support.jpg" />So you're traveling through the airport, and you've got your backpack loaded up with all your gadgets. You get throug
One of the greatest problems facing the world today is knowing when your pot of water is boiling. You can’t watch the pot for obvious reasons, and if you don’t listen carefully you might m
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