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Occasionally I see some interesting travel related products being crowd funded that I think you guys might be interested in. We’ve talked about the Tropicfeel travel shoe, the Cleansebot bacteria killing robot, and the AirThrone travel lounger, among others. Here’s a few of the travel related crowd funded projects that I’ve seen.
Travel related kickstarters:
- Simurgh Ultima All-Weather Windbreaker ($18,773 funded; fund by Mar 24)
- Evolutionary Backpack | Perfect for Travel, Work, and Beyond ($121,215 funded; fund by Apr 14)
- HOMI All-Climate Tactical Jacket ($53,114 funded; fund by Apr 20)
- Benro Theta: the Intelligent Modular Travel Tripod ($561,201 funded; fund by Apr 21)
- Feiyu Pocket 3: Cordless Detachable 3-Axis Gimbal Camera ($457,241 funded; fund by May 6)
- HEIPI: The Lightest and Most Compact 3-in-1 Travel Tripod (already funded; no end date)
- RetraStrap luggage travel strap (already funded; no end date)
- Uphold - Pocket-Size Reusable Folding Travel Cutlery (already funded; no end date)
Today I wanted to talk a bit about the NAUCRATES: Ride-On and Self-Follow Smart Luggage, which bills itself as the world’s 1st Ride-On Smart Luggage with Self-Following Feature and Obstacle Avoidance. It’s currently on Indiegogo and scheduled to expire next Monday (October 21).
All Kickstarter / Indiegogo links in this post may pay me a commission if you boost the project through my link.
Naucrates smart luggage features
Here are a few pictures of the Naucrates smart luggage
My question was on whether this was able to be used as a carryon due to the kerfluffle over smart luggage and battery fires. The FAQ on the site does say that the battery is TSA approved.
Naucrates smart luggage video
Here’s a video showing off some of the different options and features of the Naucrates smart luggage
Naucrates smart luggage backing levels and cost
The Naucrates smart luggage is on Indiegogo and has currently raised over USD$246,000 and scheduled to expire at next Monday (Oct 21). Here are a few of the levels that you can back the project at
- $399 for one Naucrates smart luggage (suggested retail price of $899 so 55% off by that measure)
- $424 for one Naucrates smart luggage + travel kit
Again, here is the link to back the Naucrates smart luggage – they are currently set to ship in November 2019.
What do you think of this luggage? Planning on backing this? Leave your thoughts in the comments!
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