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Festival insider The Festive Owl took three Totem Compasses to Bonnaroo 2026 and wrote an honest, unscripted review: “mostly good, very little bad, and zero ugly,” plus the setup and battery trade-offs he’d want you to know.

For Goldrush: Midnight Riders 2026 (Sept 11–12, Rawhide Western Town), Totem and Relentless Beats released a limited-edition co-branded 2-Pack with Goldrush Skins. The bundle offer has ended, but the Goldrush Skin is still available. Here’s the story of the collab.

The Totem Compass return rate was under 2% when we published this in May 2026, well below published retail and electronics benchmarks. Here's what a return rate can and can't tell you, with sourced comparisons and real reviews, critical ones included.

In March 2026, KingsCrowd gave Totem's WeFunder round a 5/5 rating and a 5/5 risk-adjusted rating. Here's what KingsCrowd measures and how rare it said that score was. The round has since closed, raising $1.36M in total.

Our February 2026 update on Totem's WeFunder Community Round: 72 new investors, what our investors said, and the roadmap we shared at our first investor webinar. The round has since closed, raising $1.36M in total.

Released in January 2026, Version 4.1 added Bluetooth software updates through the Totem Compass App, a performance boost, Compass Lock, and in-app tutorials and notifications.

2025 was loud, messy, beautiful... and Totem grew like crazy. This final Totem Tuesday of the year is a full recap: milestones, lessons learned, and a sneak peek at the wearable tech we’re cooking up for 2026 😎

Shipping rates are now greatly reduced for our 25 most popular countries, including Flat Rate and Expedited, with many more to come!

Since its first viral video in February 2024, the Totem Compass has earned more than 700 million organic views and 725,000+ followers without paid ads or paid influencer campaigns. Here are the dated numbers, what “organic” means, and why we no longer call it the most viral product in history.

Our field report from EDC Orlando 2025: what Totem users told us across 30+ on-site interviews, standout stories from the weekend, and the tips that got groups the best results. Updated with what’s changed since in Version 5.0.

For 100 weeks, Totem Tuesday has documented the journey of building community-powered wearable tech for festivals and real-world connection. This is the story of how it all began!

Released in November 2025, Version 4.0 introduced Smart Groups, app-based Cloud Communications, a more efficient Unity Mesh Network, and Bluetooth auto-reconnect.