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Does The Laser Razor Yanked From Kickstarter Actually Work? Well, Sort Of

Does The Laser Razor Yanked From Kickstarter Actually Work? Well, Sort Of

The prospect of shaving oneself with a laser is, in theory, unfathomably cool. That’s what made the Skarp razor an incredibly successful project on Kickstarter before the platform canceled the campaign due to the apparent lack of a working prototype. Was that really true? How well would the razor work for an unbiased observer? CNET sent a reporter and his arm hair to find out. [More]

Laser Razor Raises $4 Million, Gets Kicked Off Kickstarter For Maybe Not Existing

Laser Razor Raises $4 Million, Gets Kicked Off Kickstarter For Maybe Not Existing

Hey, remember how a few years ago, Kickstarter changed their rules to require that all hardware projects funded through the platform actually exist in a working form? Late last night, Kickstarter enforced that policy on a campaign that had already raised $4 million. Kickstarter administrators apparently didn’t believe that the product, which promises a “shaving revolution,” exists yet as promised. [More]