Kevin JonesDec 14, 2022

If you've not followed me on Twitter before, you might not know that I like looking at Kickstarter for things that amuse me, for one reason or another. It could be a pretty blatant scam, "no way", or just a good idea.

The first one I saw today was a 5K monitor. Seems pretty much "let's clone the Apple Studio Display" which, if you're going to rip off a display, it's at least a good place to start. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1172467766/geekon-retro-the-affordable-5k-27-ips-retina-monitor?ref=discovery_category_newest

But it needs.. $3000 to meet its funding goal? Seems sus. The actual display itself is $899 which is.. low for the feature set. 5K? Thunderbolt?

If you Google the product you can see it has been "launched" many times over the past year. You can even buy it from a Chinese website, supposedly.

Anyway, seems like a high risk thing to back.

Geekon X27 Studio, Immerse Yourself In A 5K Dream

5120 * 2880 | 27” Retina Screen | 500nits Brightness | JBL Speaker｜Thunderbolt™ 3 | 90W PD | Perfect Combination for MacOS

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Show threadKevin JonesDec 14, 2022

Ohh Here's a good one. "Incognito Storage - Military Grade Security for your Data". https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/techsploit/incognito-communication-app?ref=discovery_category_newest

Military grade!

"Incognito is a decentralized storage solution that uses military grade encryption to secure your data on our servers."

Hm. "Decentralized" and "on our servers" interesting choices are being made but let's keep reading.

"It's like parking your car into your garage and hiding the wheels in the bathroom and the steering wheel in the kitchen."

Ehhh okay. Not really selling it. I usually keep my wheels on my car.

There's absolutely no information about said "military grade encryption", no description of key management, etc. i guess that could be forgiven given that it's a consumer focused thing, but there are plenty of things about this Kickstarter that make it an absolute no.

Incognito Storage - Military Grade Security for your Data

Incognito Storage allows you to upload and store your data on a decentralized platform, even in the event of a leak your data is safe!

Kickstarter
Show threadRaineer  🦆Dec 14, 2022
@vcsjones @hacks4pancakes military grade storage is just a carbon fiber usb key rubber banded to a pair of ray-ban sunglasses
Show threadLesley Carhart Dec 14, 2022
@vcsjones @raineer with a gap between the hair and the ear and a bad mustache.
Show threadmxk
@hacks4pancakes @vcsjones @raineer according to it's box and manual, this usb3 external SSD is using "military grade" encryption.
So far the only thing noticable is the terrible usability.
Dec 14, 2022 at 12:12pmWeb