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Swap-O-Matic: The Bartering Vending Machine 2

By Techli 6 junio, 2012

If you see something you want behind the Swap-O-Matic's glass display, cash or cards aren't even an option. Instead, you'll need to pick something you don't need anymore, and offer it up for trade (the device relies on the honor system). The concept behind the Swap-O-Matic is as much concept art...

Adventures in Airtime: What Seven Strangers Think of the Service 3

By Techli 6 junio, 2012

Napster co-founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning met in a chatroom when they were teenage hackers....

Meebo Slow Cooked To $100 Million Sale 4

By Techli 6 junio, 2012

Online chat client Meebo grew “organically,” relying on word of mouth and a deliberately-paced...

Sony Introduces Augmented Reality Platform Wonderbook 5

By Techli 6 junio, 2012

While Microsoft’s E3 press conference focused largely on new media and SmartGlass, the new second...

Google Steps Up Microsoft Rivalry With Quickoffice Acquisition 6

By Techli 6 junio, 2012

In a move that could represent a gauntlet in a battle for mobile office suite share between Google...

LockerDome Secures $1 Million In Six Weeks 7

By Techli 6 junio, 2012

Sports social networking platform LockerDome announced today that it has secured more than $1...

Nintendo Finally Caters To More Serious Gamers, But Is It Too Late? 8

By Techli 5 junio, 2012

During today’s E3 press conference Nintendo announced that some recent triple A titles and an...

Google Acquires Meebo, Which Interfaces With Competitor Facebook 9

By Techli 5 junio, 2012

Google has bought Meebo, an online chat client that handles multiple chat accounts. Meebo...

Hack the Midwest: 24 Hours to Build Something Epic 10

By Techli 5 junio, 2012

This is a guest post by Israel Vicars, an Associate Partner at Cultivation Capital and active...