Peloton’s Android exercise bike with a 21.5-inch screen raising money at Kickstarter

We’ve seen a number of different Android devices, including phones, tablets, cameras, TVs and set-top boxes. Like that’s not enough, now we have an exercise bike relying on Google’s mobile platform raising cash and awareness at Kickstarter.

The Peloton Bike has top notch specs, including:

• Frame: Carbon steel and aluminum monocoque construction
• Resistance: Neodymium rare earth magnet resistance system
• Drive: Poly V power transmission belt drive
• Pedals: LOOK Delta compatible thermoplastic pedals
• Seat: Sport series saddle with depressed ergonomic center channel
• Crank arms: 170mm carbon steel
• Bottom bracket: Precision steel 13/68mm

As for the brains part, there’s a 21.5-inch full HD touchscreen running Android 4.1. Inside that big-ass display, you have TI’s OMAP 4470 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, 1GB of RAM, wired (Ethernet) and wireless (Wi-Fi + Bluetooth) connectivity, stereo speakers, 1.3-megapixel camera, and all the software an exercise fan could need (with the ability to install even more apps).

Planetary Resources hits $1 million Kickstarter goal to build space telescope 'for everyone'

Planetary Resources, the billionaire-backed asteroid mining company, has raised more than $1 million on Kickstarter to build a proposed space telescope that will be accessible by members of the public. The campaign has more than 12,000 backers and 10 days to raise even more money for the Arkyd, an exploratory telescope that is part of the fleet that will help Planetary Resources hunt for near-Earth asteroids. Extra funds will mean more capabilities that backers can take advantage of, including the ability to scan for exoplanets. Not that the deep-pocketed Planetary Resources needs any of this Kickstarter cash: the crowdfunded Arkyd is purely for publicity and "getting people excited about space." The Arkyd isn't launching until sometime after 2015. But once it does, expect to see a barrage of "space selfies" — photos taken by Arkyd's camera showing your picture on its screen with the Earth in the background — all over Instagram.

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