A weird thing I've noticed on kickstarter is that 3D printer kickstarters are gaining massive amounts of success. I have found 4-5 different printer ideas that have been funded at a minimum of %1000. The highest I've seen so far is $3 million of $100 000.
http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/technology/most-funded?ref=more#p1 (http://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/technology/most-funded?ref=more#p1)
Haha people seem to really want 3D printers.