Collect and share your favorite videos with telly.com
http://telly.com/ is building an easy way for people to collect and share the videos they love. This is a very crowded space, so it's interesting to hear how they will get popular. Turns out this is the rebranding of TwitVid, which has 15 million users. It'll be interesting to watch them.
http://telly.com/ is building an easy way for people to collect and share the videos they love. This is a very crowded space, so it's interesting to hear how they will get popular. Turns out this is the rebranding of TwitVid, which has 15 million users. It'll be interesting to watch them.
Get a ride in San Francisco with Lyft
http://lyft.me/ is sort of like Uber. It lets you get a ride in San Francisco, but with a twist: you are getting peer rides. Lower cost and a good alternative to cabs and Uber rides. Check out how it works in this interview with the founder.
http://lyft.me/ is sort of like Uber. It lets you get a ride in San Francisco, but with a twist: you are getting peer rides. Lower cost and a good alternative to cabs and Uber rides. Check out how it works in this interview with the founder.
Are you going to a Startup Weekend this weekend? Here I visit the headquarters
You might have heard of "Startup Weekend." There are hundreds of them all around the world. For instance, here's one coming next year in Malta: http://malta.startupweekend.org/
Anyway, visit the team that runs the organization behind Startup Weekend and learn more at http://startupweekend.org/
You might have heard of "Startup Weekend." There are hundreds of them all around the world. For instance, here's one coming next year in Malta: http://malta.startupweekend.org/ Anyway, visit the team that runs the organization behind Startup Weekend and learn more at http://startupweekend.org/
Kinect startup helps surgeons work without touching a computer (remains sterile)
If you are a surgeon you can't touch anything while operating on a patient. Why not? Because if you touch something like a keyboard or an iPad's screen you need to rescrub in. This wastes tons of money and time. Learn more at http://gestsure.com/
This was one of the companies in the Techstars Kinect program in Seattle sponsored by Microsoft.
Sorry for the bad audio, they had a really loud air conditioner in the room and I couldn't escape the noise with my microphones.
If you are a surgeon you can't touch anything while operating on a patient. Why not? Because if you touch something like a keyboard or an iPad's screen you need to rescrub in. This wastes tons of money and time. Learn more at http://gestsure.com/ This was one of the companies in the Techstars Kinect program in Seattle sponsored by Microsoft. Sorry for the bad audio, they had a really loud air conditioner in the room and I couldn't escape the noise with my microphones.
New 3D themes come to presentation service Prezi
http://prezi.com/ is how I do my presentations. No longer do I use PowerPoint. Why? Prezi lets you design presentations in a non-linear way and make presentations that are much more compelling. Here I get a look at its latest version and see the new 3D themes, just added.
http://prezi.com/ is how I do my presentations. No longer do I use PowerPoint. Why? Prezi lets you design presentations in a non-linear way and make presentations that are much more compelling. Here I get a look at its latest version and see the new 3D themes, just added.
Developers: Filepicker.io helps you offer your customers great cloud-handling features
https://www.filepicker.io/ helps developers connect with all the data sources they might have. This is an SDK that lets developers easily add a bunch of cloud file handling features without coding. Here I get a look at this interesting company that helps developers be much more productive.
https://www.filepicker.io/ helps developers connect with all the data sources they might have. This is an SDK that lets developers easily add a bunch of cloud file handling features without coding. Here I get a look at this interesting company that helps developers be much more productive.
The enterprise app store for mobile and tablets
http://www.appcentral.com/ is the enterprise app store for mobile and tablets. In other words, this is the place corporations can come to offer their employees apps that are approved for use at work. Here I get a look at it.
http://www.appcentral.com/ is the enterprise app store for mobile and tablets. In other words, this is the place corporations can come to offer their employees apps that are approved for use at work. Here I get a look at it.
Latest look at Cisco Webex
In an age of Skype and Google+ video hangouts, I wondered how Cisco was going to compete in the video conferencing world. Here's the answer, get it at http://www.webex.com/ The new MeetingSpaces lets you join up your content and video from your meetings into one place.
In an age of Skype and Google+ video hangouts, I wondered how Cisco was going to compete in the video conferencing world. Here's the answer, get it at http://www.webex.com/ The new MeetingSpaces lets you join up your content and video from your meetings into one place.
The Israeli's education startup that is making math and science learning more fun
Shimon Schocken, associate professor of computer science at IDC Herzliya, in Israel, shows me a new kind of education tool to teach math and science. I get an in-depth look at it here. Shimon spoke recently at TED Global. That video is here: http://blog.ted.com/2012/06/26/forget-grades-lets-have-fun-with-math-shimon-schocken-at-tedglobal-2012/
Shimon Schocken, associate professor of computer science at IDC Herzliya, in Israel, shows me a new kind of education tool to teach math and science. I get an in-depth look at it here. Shimon spoke recently at TED Global. That video is here: http://blog.ted.com/2012/06/26/forget-grades-lets-have-fun-with-math-shimon-schocken-at-tedglobal-2012/