recent posts Former EA, Yahoo Marketing Vet...
Former EA, Yahoo Marketing Vet Mitali Pattnaik Appointed GM Of PlayFirst
We haven’t heard much from PlayFirst since we covered the San Francisco-based casual gaming startup’s last funding round back in December 2007, but that doesn’t mean things aren’t moving for the venture-backed company. Earlier...
New Tweetdeck Puts Twitter On ...
New Tweetdeck Puts Twitter On Crack – Adds YouTube and Flickr
There remains an ongoing desktop Twitter application war. Traditionally Tweetdeck and Seesmic have been at loggerheads for the lion share, although Tweetdeck has remained in the lead so far. Increasingly it appears that Seesmic is heading towards...
The Filter Reboots As Recommen...
Almost two years ago The Filter , a startup backed by Peter Gabriel, launched to bring better music and movie recommendations to consumers. The site got lost in the abundance of more popular music and movie sites out there, so about a year ago CEO...
Openmoko Releases The Spring 2...
Openmoko Releases The Spring 2010 Update For The WikiReader – Improving The Touchscreen Keypad, Scrolling And Other Features
By Andrew Liszewski Today Openmoko announced the availability of the Spring 2010 software update for their WikiReader device. In addition to now including math equations which are rendered as crisp bitmap images, and updates to its database of 3+...
MotKey USB Flash Drive...
MotKey USB Flash Drive
By Andrew Liszewski The first thing you probably said to yourself after seeing the MotKey was, “Wait a minute, didn’t LaCie already release a key-shaped USB flash drive?” And the answer to that of course would be yes . But LaCie’s...
Microsoft Discontinues Xbox Li...
By Chris Scott Barr If you’re still rocking an original Xbox, you might want to take note. Starting April 15th, Microsoft will be discontinuing support for all original Xbox games. Yes, that also means that your old copies of Halo 2 won’t...
Disposable Sunglasses Also Rid...
Disposable Sunglasses Also Rid You Of Those Pesky Eyebrows
By Andrew Liszewski In reality, the Cool Shades Tape from Azumi and David is meant to be nothing more than just a stylish alternative to boring, clear packing tape. But there’s nothing stopping you from tearing off a few inches and wearing...
Disposable Sunglasses Also Rid...
Disposable Sunglasses Also Rid You Of Those Pesky Eyebrows
By Andrew Liszewski In reality, the Cool Shades Tape from Azumi and David is meant to be nothing more than just a stylish alternative to boring, clear packing tape. But there’s nothing stopping you from tearing off a few inches and wearing...
Disposable Sunglasses Also Rid...
Disposable Sunglasses Also Rid You Of Those Pesky Eyebrows
By Andrew Liszewski In reality, the Cool Shades Tape from Azumi and David is meant to be nothing more than just a stylish alternative to boring, clear packing tape. But there’s nothing stopping you from tearing off a few inches and wearing...
New Lithium Ion Batteries Incr...
New Lithium Ion Batteries Increase Lifespan To 20 Years
By Evan Ackerman Lithium ion batteries are way, way better than nickle metal hydride batteries or (shudder) nickle cadmium batteries. But still, batteries are batteries, and they have a way of going from cool to sucks in a matter of only a few hundred...
Chatman Is The Only Friend You...
Chatman Is The Only Friend You’ll Ever Need
By Evan Ackerman The internet can be a lonely place. You have no idea who you’re really talking to, whether they claim to be a 48 year old guy in his mom’s basement or a hot lonely teenage girl (like me), which is why instead of real...
Augmented Reality Cosmetic Mir...
By Gaurav Kheterpal The Beauty and Cosmetics Industry is going through a serious transformation and Shiseido is amongst the leading companies driving this change to make you look better. Shiseido has just launched a Digital Cosmetic Mirror which...
recent from Gadgets The Filter Reboots As Recommendation Engine For Hire, Ex-Googler Doug Merrill Joins Board
Almost two years ago The Filter , a startup backed by Peter Gabriel, launched to bring better music and movie recommendations to consumers. The site got lost in the abundance of more popular music and movie sites out there, so about a year ago CEO David Maher Roberts decided to shift gears and start...
recent from Cellphones A Googler Has his Tiananmen Square Moment A Googler Has his Tiananmen Square Moment
Earlier today I was driving to Google for a product briefing, minding my own business, talking on my Google phone with Google PR and trying to figure out what Google building I was supposed to be driving to. I stopped at a crosswalk for a bunch of Googlers to pass. And this guy, who’s wearing...
recent from Tech News The Future of Web Content – HTML5, Flash & Mobile Apps The Future of Web Content – HTML5, Flash & Mobile Apps
Editor’s note : This is a guest post written by Jeremy Allaire , founder and CEO of Brightcove . Prior to Brightcove, Jeremy founded Allaire Corporation which was subsequently acquired by Macromedia due to the success of their web development tool ColdFusion. At Macromedia, Jeremy helped create the...
recent from Web Former EA, Yahoo Marketing Vet Mitali Pattnaik Appointed GM Of PlayFirst Former EA, Yahoo Marketing Vet Mitali Pattnaik Appointed GM Of PlayFirst
We haven’t heard much from PlayFirst since we covered the San Francisco-based casual gaming startup’s last funding round back in December 2007, but that doesn’t mean things aren’t moving for the venture-backed company. Earlier this year, the startup inked a major deal with Big...