The Coolest Cooler began as a Kickstarter campaign in 2014 that touted the project as "a portable party disguised as a cooler, bringing blended drinks, music and fun to any outdoor occasion." In ...

(Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire) The Coolest Cooler Kickstarter is a long and winding saga with millions of dollars and thousands of backers along for the ride. When the all-in-one cooler ...

Creator Ryan Grepper of Portland, Oregon, first launched his Coolest Cooler in November with a goal of securing $125,000. The high-tech cooler incorporated a full-sized portable blender ...

Coolest Cooler says the blender can run for about four minutes total on a full battery charge (unless you use the USB port to charge your own devices or the Bluetooth speaker). It optimistically ...

Thousands of Coolest Cooler's backers are still waiting for the music-playing, USB-enabled, accessory-holding cooler with an inboard blender as another boating season approaches. (Photo by Jeremy ...

Coolest Cooler is still hanging on ... $185 backers paid didn't cover the cost of the cooler, which comes with a blender, a Bluetooth speaker and a USB charger -- and production came to a ...

Coolest Cooler is now regarded as the crowdfunding ... Why would they not offer backers the less expensive (no blender) cooler?” Gill has supported a few other projects since 2014, but only ...

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and even a rechargeable battery-powered blender. The Coolest Cooler was meant to be your one-stop party central, the ultimate centerpiece for a proper rager. The Coolest Cooler's original ...

The Coolest Cooler packs a blender, charger, speaker, bottle opener and picnic set in a single design. Dubbed the Coolest Cooler, the concept was to become the “portable party disguised as a ...