I can't decide why this is proof why one should never back any complex manufactured good, least of all electronics, on Kickstarter -- or ...

... proof that I'm a cynical jerk who's missing out. Maybe the things I backed 8-10 years ago that taught me this lesson will actually be headed my way any day now!

Overall my policy is I would back works of art on Kickstarter, but never any item where I'm not absolutely positive "Figure out how to actually make X" is NOT one of the steps on their plan.