Pebble E-Paper Watch Raises $1M In 28 Hours 
Okay, I hate to be <i>that</i> guy, but I can't hold it in.  These Kickstarter campaigns for iPhone accessories bother the shit out of me. See the following:<p>> iPhone dock: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hop/elevation-dock-the-best-dock-for-iphone?ref=most-funded" rel="nofollow">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hop/elevation-dock-the-b...</a><p>> iPod watch: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunatik-multi-touch-watch-kits?ref=most-funded" rel="nofollow">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1104350651/tiktok-lunati...</a><p>> iPod speaker: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2107726947/hidden-radio-and-bluetooth-speaker?ref=most-funded" rel="nofollow">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2107726947/hidden-radio-...</a><p>> iPhone tripod: <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jj1/cineskates-camera-sliders?ref=category" rel="nofollow">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jj1/cineskates-camera-sl...</a><p>All of these projects have received hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars.  Notice a trend here?  iProduct + Kickstarter + Aluminum(optional) = $$$. A formula for successful/massive funding. I probably have a naive view of what Kickstarter is supposed to be, but I envision it as a platform for launching innovative ideas. Sure, you can argue that these products are a few steps ahead of the incumbents, but let's be honest - they are virtually useless. They products don't leave the world in a better place.  They aren't pushing any bounds.  They aren't amazing.  And the crazy thing is that I have never seen <i>any</i> of them in the wild, <i>ever</i>, despite being surrounded by tech savvy people, Apple fanboys, and iOS fanatics. What's up with that?<p>I fear that Kickstarter will become a platform to launch new iPhone accessories. But I guess that's what the world craves.