Augmented reality is one of those technologies that still seem futuristic – think of Google Glass. Right now, most examples of augmented reality can be found in a much older medium: print advertising. The Point app launches in the US today and is in discussions with US corporations to bring augmented reality to their advertising. Created…
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Last week, Apple announced that it would be moving some Mac manufacturing to the United States. And according to some recent reports, the cheap Chinese labor force is constricting. New York startup Maker’s Row, which launched in late October, is counting on the popularity of American manufacturing. They have a directory of around 1,400 US…
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Imagine eleven-year-old boys designing their own video game. Or a seven-year-old girl using CAD software to design a snowman ornament, and then printing it out in 3D for her family’s tree. Mike Fischthal, a former game designer at Nickelodeon, doesn’t have to imagine. He’s created Pixel Academy, a school that teaches private lessons and workshops…
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Have you ever secured a new job in another city and not known which neighborhood to move into? Have you ever had a friend come to you asking for recommendations for where to live in your city? Have you ever found an online property listing and wanted to learn more about the neighborhood? Then look…
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Determined to help struggling independent filmmakers, Seed&Spark launched last Saturday with its crowdfunding site for indie films. The traditional process of indie filmmaking is something akin to building a startup: many ventures are bootstrapped, fueled by free help and favors from friends. And once the product is actually ready, there’s little budget to market it….
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The NYTechResponds hackathon and disaster relief conference will take place on December 1-2 to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief and help prepare for future disasters. The event is organized by a collection of New York City technology leaders and organizations. They also launched a fundraising campaign to raise money for charities like the Red Cross, the…
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Queue the doorbell. For decades, Papa John’s and your favorite Chinese takeout place held a permanent spot on your speed dial as your go-to carry-out places. Times have changed since Plated entered the scene last month as the new dinner delivery and subscription service. Yes, many of us would rather cook. But the thought of…
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If you’re a sports fan who visits a dozen websites everyday looking for fresh sports news, here’s a time saving solution. RECAPP is the sports news app that organizes high quality news by your favorite teams and sports. For fans, both casual and hardcore, this app offers an easy way to stay up to date…
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The lines between social discovery and online dating were already blurry. Finding someone nearby who shares your enthusiasm for the new Muse album, who knows your college roommate, and who also enjoys pumpkin spice lattes, is grounds for a conversation. With a host of mobile apps going after the social discovery space, including Highlight, Banjo, and Glancee (just to…
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Update, November 19: This event has been rescheduled for December 1-2 and will include a hackathon and a disaster relief conference. For more information, check out the hackathon and the Indiegogo fundraising campaign. Update, November 1 at 12 pm: Details for this event, including date and location, are still in the works. It may be combined with…
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Launched in January, new venture capital firm Brooklyn Bridge Ventures raised $3.5 million in September. Partner Charlie O’Donnell hopes to raise a total of $10 million so he can make $150-350,000 investments in early-stage startups. Below, he gives the lowdown on his new firm for startups who might be looking for funding. Tech Cocktail: What…
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Before he started Casual Corp, Thor Ernstsson was a lead architect at Zynga and the CTO at a health startup called Audax Health. Though farm-building games and medical records may have little in common, both companies faced the same problem: getting people to care. With that in mind, Ernstsson launched Casual Corp to boil down…
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The iPhone 5 has been announced, so your iPhone 4 or 4S isn’t looking as spiffy as it used to. How about some Tech Cocktail love to spice it up? Along with iFixDirect, we’re giving away four free Tech Cocktail iPhone backs: two glass, one wood, and one bamboo. Here they are (excluding the middle…
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FashionWeek kicks off today, with top designers showing off their collections on New York City runways. I’ve gotten pitches about how technological FashionWeek is becoming – with embeddable video streams, barcoded guest lists, and GPS mapping – but the real story is the guests who weren’t invited: all the entrepreneurs who are trying to overturn,…
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Consumer-to-consumer marketing, word of mouth, earned media – whatever you call it, it is a powerful influencer related to purchasing. A Neilsen study earlier this year found that “ninety-two percent of consumers around the world say they trust earned media, such as word-of-mouth and recommendations from friends and family, above all other forms of advertising…
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Self-published authors have rallied around the term “indie publishing,” some calling the traditional publishing industry elitist, outdated, and irrelevant. Meanwhile, the “elites” have packed a few punches; novelist Sue Grafton said recently, “I compare self-publishing to a student managing to conquer Five Easy Pieces on the piano and then wondering if s/he’s ready to be…
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