5. Smalt – The Smart Salt Shaker
Why use a regular salt shaker when you can have one that plays music, changes color, and connects to your smartphone? Meet Smalt, the Bluetooth-enabled salt dispenser that sought $25,000 on Indiegogo to bring “tech-enhanced dining” to your table. It came with mood lighting and Alexa compatibility. Yes, for a salt shaker.
While it didn’t fully deliver, Smalt still got funded—because the idea was just weird enough to get attention. Critics laughed, but others genuinely liked the mix of absurdity and sleek design. In a world where everything from fridges to forks is “smart,” why not salt? It made headlines, sparked conversations, and proved there’s a market for tech-ifying even the simplest things.
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