Another great Kickstarter project that uses 3D Printing to help bring ideas into reality is the POP Portable Charging station by James Siminoff. James used his Makerbot to do the first prototypes then 3D Printed the final version seen in the video using Shapeways.
It is a great idea and another fantastic example of using desktop 3D Printing to iterate and resolve a design, Shapeways 3D Printing to get a high quality production ready prototype (or product), and Kickstarter to promote, gain support and fund the manufacture of the project...
You can back the project now on Kickstarter with confidence, as it is powered by 3D Printing and approved by the Mayor of Maui....