Ouya turns to Kickstarter to raise funding, doubles goal within first day

Remember that $99 hackable, open game console called Ouya? Well, to supplement their own investment, the founders of the startup opted to turn to crowd-funding site Kickstarter to gather their first round of funding. The initial goal was $950,000, with a pledge of $99 or more netting you a preorder of the console. The appeal was set for 30 days, which ended up being 29 days more than necessary, as the goal was reached within 8 hours, and at the end of the first day over $2 million were pledged in the hopes of making the console a reality.