E-ink bag charm TICKEY raises ~$380K on Kickstarter in two weeks
创业邦 · wechat · 2026-09-04
Four-person Chinese team Enilinx launched TICKEY, an e-ink accessory for bags, badges, and desks, at $49.90 on Kickstarter—pulling in nearly $380K from 3,300+ backers in about two weeks.
Key details:
- 3.7-inch color e-ink display (48+ colors), 3.8mm thick, 45g; sharp in sunlight, 2+ months battery between refreshes.
- Unlimited image swapping via Bluetooth/app, swappable faceplates, planned timed rotation plus weather, calendar, and pomodoro features; NFC tap opens a personal page for business-card use; Developer Edition adds 128MB storage and open firmware.
- Enilinx's previous product Flexbar, a portable reimagining of Apple's Touch Bar, raised $330K.
- The takeaway: putting new tech inside familiar objects with emotional value beats teaching users entirely new hardware categories—a trend echoed by recent hits like Pixel Mug.
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