Drones are the future of photo journalism, but the problem is you usually need a dedicated pilot. Unless you have a Fotokite. It’s a quadcopter on a retractible dog leash. Strap a GoPro to it, and it automatically records whatever you’re doing at the end of its tether while automatically hovering between 1 ft and 26 ft away. Today, the first consumer Fotokite model called Phi… Read More
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A conspiracy has been hatched by the world’s top Triple-A and indie developers to change the way computer games are financed. It’s called Fig. It’s a highly curated reward and equity crowdfunding funding platform just for games. Each month, Fig will debut one major studio title and one independent release, and already has campaigns lined up from lauded studios… Read More
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There’s a new service called Whim for people who are tired of all the chatting in the current batch of dating apps.
To be sure, there are other online dating services that purport to focus on making real-world connections (rather than hosting awkward, back-and-forth messaging sessions that may or may not lead to actual dates or hookups) — that’s basically the… Read More
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Marvel, the U.K. startup that lets you turn sketches into mobile app “prototypes”, has picked up a new $2 million ‘seed extension’ round of funding. The company is also rolling out two new features: a user testing feature, and an online community where Marvel-created prototypes can be uploaded and shared. Read More
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One of the most frustrating things about living in an urban high-rise building is the close quarters you are forced to share with neighbors. However, one startup is trying to turn this annoyance into a benefit by letting you utilize your network of neighbors to acquire services and goods. Founded in NYC, Tenant King believes that by connecting a user with neighbors in high-rise buildings,… Read More
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As we approach the New Age, a thousand portents churn on the horizon. Dogs and cats begin living together. A man has found something he mislaid months before in a place he has already looked. And, as was written in days of old, the Laptop Butler would rise to hold our drinks to our laptops. But what is the Laptop Butler? It is a drink holder that attaches to your laptop. Why? So you can put… Read More
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If you convince all your friends to go to a concert, shouldn’t the promoter give you a discount? Now they can with The Ticket Fairy, a full-stack events marketing and analytics suite coming out of stealth from Y Combinator today.
The Ticket Fairy’s goal is to make sure all its clients’ events sell out. Promoters let The Ticket Fairy Read More
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This past Saturday in Oakland, CA, about 120 underrepresented people in tech — ranging from aspiring entrepreneurs to BlackGirlsCODE students to tech leaders — gathered inside ImpactHub Oakland for Tech808, an intimate startup conference inspired by hip-hop.
“From the very beginning of hip-hop’s evolution as a culture and a music, it’s been entrepreneurial… Read More
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Google is ramping up its Android One affordable smartphone program with a push into Africa. The first Android One smartphone for the region is being made by OEM Infinix, and is launching in Nigeria, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya and Morocco today. 
There are Google (Alphabet) moonshots such as its project to hack death/extend human life. And then there is the stuff shooting quite a lot lower than the moon — aka projects which also seem spectacularly unlikely to ultimately deliver a successful product…