If you haven’t heard of Kickstarter, I strongly recommend heading over to see what new and interesting ideas are out there that you can help fund something that’s outside of the traditional investment model for getting small ideas off the ground and many humanitarian projects that can use direct funding.
The current cool project that I just found is something I’ve been looking for since I got an iPhone 4: the Glif. Basically a very simple, multi-use adaptor/stand for the iPhone 4 that includes a standard tripod mount thread. I’ve been looking for this since the HDR apps have been coming out since freehanding something as small and light as the iPhone for multiple exposures is pretty difficult.
There’s all sorts of projects from independent music production, video and films, books, theatrical productions, community supported food banks, …
Check it out!