EtherPad Gets A Makeover And Becomes Even More Of A Threat To Google Docs (Invites)
AppJet’s EtherPad, the real-time Google Docs-like wiki tool we wrote about last fall, has been upgraded to be prettier, more user-friendly and far more collaborative than before. EtherPad was the brainchild of former Googlers (who founded online programming tool and Y Combinator funded AppJet) who wanted a real-time, yet group oriented way to collaborate on [...]
Swish And Flick: Magic Wars Turns Your iPhone Into A Virtual Wand
With the latest Harry Potter film already setting box office records, there’s no doubt we’re about to see a big surge in the public’s interest in witchcraft and wizardry. Unfortunately, Harry Potter fans will find a limited selection of wizard-centric apps the App Store: there’s currently only one official app available, and it’s mostly [...]
Space startup incubator funds fake moon rock, space junk-fighting
In a bid to bring what Y Combinator has done in mentoring young tech startups to the aerospace industry, a Boulder, Colorado-based space incubator called eSpace has announced its first three companies.
eSpace is backing Zybek Advanced Plasma, which makes “lunar simulant,” or synthetic moon rock, so NASA can test landers and rovers bound for the moon. It’s also funding [...]
RentHop: Easier Apartment Hunting, Without The Broker Fee
Anyone who has tried to use the immensely popular ‘housing’ section of Craigslist to do some apartment hunting is well aware of its limitations: aside from breaking listings into basic neighborhoods, for the most part they lack any structure, which can make them a pain to browse through, especially when you’re trying to compare more [...]
It’s Official (Kind Of): People Prefer the Kindle
The Catalyst Group, who ran a fairly unscientific study of Google v. Bing preferences, have run another fairly unscientific study of Kindle v. Sony Reader user preferences. The results? The Kindle won on all fronts, beating Sony’s aged ereader handily.
The Group asked 12 interviewees, six men and six women, what they thought of both devices. [...]
Y Combinator Endorses Bump Technologies In The Quest To Destroy The Business Card
Last summer, I wrote a lengthy rant against business cards, calling them “virtually useless as one of the last bits of information that we pass non-digitally”. Ten months later, I couldn’t agree with myself more. Just like the handshake, the business card is an annoying relic of the past. Each card I [...]
