also @ TechSpot: Xbox One: Entertainment Hub First, Gaming Console Second -- But Could It Disrupt TV?

TechSpot News

startups articles


InterAxon promises $199 brain-sensing headband in 2013

InterAxon promises $199 brain-sensing headband in 2013
  • Posted December 4, 2012, 12:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Hardware, Industry News With Video
  • At LeWeb 2012 today, crowdfunded startup InterAxon announced plans to begin selling Muse -- its brainwave-sensing headband -- to consumers in spring 2013. For anyone interested procuring a Muse of their own, they'll have until December 7 to make a…

Backblaze endured drive shortage by creating ad-hoc supply chain

Backblaze endured drive shortage by creating ad-hoc supply chain
  • Posted October 9, 2012, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • There are numerous variables which play an important role in whether or not a technology startup becomes a runaway success or an abysmal failure. One of those important factors seems to be adaptability -- the ability for a company to…

Company converts Macbooks into tablets, sells them as "Modbooks"

Company converts Macbooks into tablets, sells them as "Modbooks"
  • Posted June 29, 2012, 2:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Mobile Computing, Apple
  • Mac OS X on a tablet. Sound interesting? Los Angeles-based startup Modbook Inc. hopes you'll think so. The company intends to release its own tablet running Mac OS X, but there's one detail which makes these tablets especially fascinating: the…

Over $175 million pledged with Kickstarter in just three years

Over $175 million pledged with Kickstarter in just three years
  • Posted May 1, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web With Video
  • Kickstarter, a crowd funding website where individuals pitch their ideas to the masses and ask for funding, just celebrated its three year anniversary. The site opened on April 28, 2009 and since then, nearly 50,000 projects have sought financing with…

Aereo offers TV-over-Internet with antennas engineered to comply with law

Aereo offers TV-over-Internet with antennas engineered to comply with law
  • Posted February 16, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • At a conference in New York on Tuesday, Aereo unveiled (PDF) plans to give Internet-capable devices the ability to watch ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC and PBS in real-time without the aid of a TV tuner.

Zuckerberg on Silicon Valley, startups, taking risks

Zuckerberg on Silicon Valley, startups, taking risks
  • Posted October 31, 2011, 11:04 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg believes that being in Silicon Valley to create a startup isn’t necessary, or even recommended in some instances. The CEO spoke openly during a live interview at Y Combinator’s Startup School over the weekend. …

1the archive »

TechSpot on:

Subscribe to TechSpot

Get free exclusive content, learn about new features and breaking tech news.