Crowdfunded retro game console prototype was cardboard tat

The makers of the Coleco Chameleon retro console wanted $2m to manufacture it-and raised more than $80,000 in an Indiegogo campaign. Their prototypes turned out to be unsettlingly reminiscent of a) a piece of cardboard, b) a video capture card in a not-quite translucent box, and c) SNES parts wrapped in duct tape. The axe is falling: Coleco, which licensed its brand to the team, has demanded to inspect a working prototype. (more")