Ngokukhishwa okuzayo kwe- I-Star Wars: I-Force Awakens ngo-December 18, kuphephile ukusho ukuthi silungiselela ukugcwala kokumaketha kwe-Star Wars - futhi uma uke waba nezinhlelo zokwethula iphrojekthi ye-Kickstarter ehlobene ne-Star Wars, manje kungaba isikhathi esihle kakhulu sokukwenza.
Phakathi kwezinye izinto ezihlobene ne-Star Wars ezifinyelele esixukwini kuze kube manje yilokho okungangabazeki ukuthi i-lightsaber engcono kakhulu yokulwa ngenkemba esake sayibona. Okungenani, iwakhipha amasokisi anephethini ye-R2D2 kumashubhu ephepha asonga amakhadibhodi alahliwe.
Kwakhiwe Calimacil, ithimba elineminyaka engu-10 ubudala labaklami benkemba yegwebu abazinikele, ama-“LEDsaber” obuchwepheshe besimanje obuchwepheshile ahlanganisa izingxenye zokukhanyisa nomsindo abe ifomula eyingqayizivele yegwebu osekuyiminyaka eyishumi yenziwa. Umphumela uba isibani segwebu esicwiliswe ngokuphelele esingalawulwa ngokugcwele (umbala ohlanganisiwe) ngokuqondile ku-smartphone nge-Bluetooth. Ukwengeza, ukutholwa kokunyakaza okusemkhunjini kusetshenziselwa ukulungisa imiphumela yomsindo ngokusekelwe kuma-algorithms enziwe ngokwezifiso angathola futhi ahlukanise phakathi kokushaya, ukushwibeka kanye nendawo ekhiyiwe ukuze ilethe umphumela womsindo olungile.
“Besisebenza kanzima kule minyaka eyishumi edlule ukuze siphelelise inqubo yokubunjwa kwesikhunta esingokoqobo sisebenzisa izinto ezinhle nopende wochwepheshe,” kusho ithimba leCalimacil. “Siqinisekisa ukuthi umphumela uyamangalisa ngokuphelele. Kodwa nangaphezulu, ubuchwepheshe bokukhanyisa esibusebenzisayo budala umthelela ekucwilisa ngawo. Uzoba nomuzwa wokubamba ukukhanya!”
“Uma utshala imali emkhankasweni wethu we-Kickstarter, utshala imali enkampanini enesipiliyoni seminyaka engu-10. Kodwa ngaphezu kwalokho, ngalo mkhankaso, usiza ekudaleni uguquko ekulweni okufanisiwe kanye nokulwa kwenkemba okulingisayo.”
Njengoba sekusele amaviki angaphezu kwamathathu kumkhankaso wabo we-Kickstarter, iqembu selivele lenyuse ngaphezu kuka-$60K ngomgomo wokuxhasa ngemali wokuqala ongu-$38K. Kulabo abahlale befuna ukwanelisa inganekwane yabo ye-lightsaber dual 'yangempela', ungathola eyakho kusukela ku-$99 Backer Reward level ngaphezulu kwe-Calimacil's. ikhasi lomkhankaso.
