{"id":610,"date":"2010-10-14T13:08:45","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T13:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/610-overwhelming-success-with-kickstarter.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T16:59:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:59:20","slug":"overwhelming-success-with-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/overwhelming-success-with-kickstarter","title":{"rendered":"Overwhelming Success with Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This project has been bouncing around the internet a little but it is well worth mentioning here on the Shapeways blog.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:1961 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/glif2.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;\"><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>A couple of guys designed an iPhone 4 accessory with two primary functions: mounting your iPhone to a standard tripod, and acting as a kickstand to prop your iPhone up at an angle. 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