Ouya expects the dev kits to get into backers' hands "within a couple days" of the 28th.

ENGADGET: Ouya dev consoles shipping to backers on December 28th, SDK available same day

Of course, funding a video game on Kickstarter and letting backers get a nice glimpse of the project as it emerges is something that most certainly has been done before, but never with quite this much bravado.

FORBES: Connect

And, they are influenced hugely by campaign funds and billionaire backers to get their ideas pushed through.

FORBES: Send report cards to the people on their tax money.

As the words exchanged by America and Iran, Mr Maliki's two key international backers, get angrier, the prime minister and his government face a dilemma.

ECONOMIST: Iraq, Iran and the United States

But rather than filing suit to stop the law, abortion rights backers gathered enough signatures to get the measure on the November ballot, a calculated risk in a very anti-abortion state.

NPR: Party Shift, Ballot Issues Boost Abortion Rights

Sure, Ouya and Oculus and Tim Schafer could have tried to get funding from the more traditional routes of big backers.

FORBES: With Ouya's Kickstarter Funded, What Should Its 'Investors' Expect?

She urged the 18 million people who voted for her to get behind Obama, but not all of her backers have followed suit.

CNN: Bill Clinton to speak at Democratic convention

But it indicates a demand (the majority of backers invested at a level which would get them a lamp, at a cost well over the average Kickstarter donation), and could yet be parlayed into the future development plans of the right kind of product.

FORBES: Kickstarting Over - Good Night Lamp's Kick-Smart Response

Was Musharraf trying to scare his Western backers by showing how much worse things could get if he was to go?

NEWYORKER: Days of Rage

And the private equity backers for BluePay and TransFirst have reason to be optimistic they can get better deals by waiting to sell.

FORBES: BluePay Deal Scrapped, But M&A Interest Strong