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CrowdOptic Raises Another $1M To Build Experiences Based On Where Your Phone Is Pointing
May 17, 12:33AM
CrowdOptic, a startup with technology for identifying where people are pointing their smartphone cameras, has raised another $1 million in funding. When I've spoken to the team in the past, they've emphasized the ways this could be used to create new types of social interactions — if people are attending a live event and pointing their cameras at the same thing, they can start chatting and sharing content. However, the company's website highlights a number of use cases, including "focus-aware" advertising, analytics, news reporting, social TV (live attendees can provide content to people watching at home), and security.NVIDIA's Shield Mobile Gaming System Feels Like The Way Android Games Should Be Played
May 17, 12:27AM
NVIDIA brought its new Shield handheld gaming system to Google I/O this year, and was showing off a near production device. The Shield made its debut at CES this year, surprising most since it's a consumer handheld device from a company that generally makes internal components, but it has some neat tricks up its sleeve, including a Tegra 4 chipset, 2GB of RAM, a 5-inch 720p display and 16GB of internal storage.Tableau Software To Open Trading On The NYSE At $31 Per Share With Market Symbol "DATA"
May 17, 12:18AM
Data visualization software company Tableau Software, going by the symbol "DATA," will start trading tomorrow on the New York Stock Exchange at $31 per share, up from earlier today when the company said it would trade in the $28 to $30 range. Tableau will offer 8.2 million shares of its Class A common stock, up from the 7.2 million it previously said it would offer. That puts the offering at $254 million with a market capitalization of more than $2 billion. Previously the company's market cap was estimated at $1.7 billion.For Real, Ex-Groupon CEO Andrew Mason Is Releasing An Album Of Motivational Music
May 16, 11:50PM
Andrew Mason must be some kind of spirit animal of optimism. We assumed he was kidding when today he wrote that he had recorded "a seven song album of motivational business music". Just three months ago the founder and CEO got booted from Groupon. But we've just confirmed with him that his album "Hardly Workin'" is for real. Hold on to your ear holes, startup people.Why CrunchGov Is Endorsing Eric Garcetti For Mayor Of LA
May 16, 10:52PM
“Los Angeles is an underachieving city,” wrote the Los Angeles Times in its 2013 mayoral endorsement. ”The candidate with the most potential to rise to the occasion and lead Los Angeles out of its current malaise and into a more sustainable and confident future is Eric Garcetti.” An overwhelming number of startup founders seem to agree that Garcetti is the best candidate to bring out the best in Silicon Valley’s sister city to the south. “Eric is by far the best candidate for Los Angeles, and has demonstrated a clear plan to grow jobs & our local economy. The proof is in his record, he spearheaded an innovative partnership with our company to provide LA business owners/operators the simplest way to get business licenses,” Jason Nazar, founder and CEO of Docstoc, told us in an email. “He has the overwhelming endorsement of our tech community, and he's someone I know will work tirelessly to make this the best city for every small business.” Given the strong desire by L.A.’s startup community to see Garcetti in office, and his impressively geeky record as a city councilman, I’m compelled to endorse his candidacy and urge Angelenos to elect him as its next mayor on May 21st. Government’s have an undeniable impact on technology entrepreneurs: burdensome taxes and regulations can strangle innovation in the cradle, while funding for education and research are foundational to emerging stars. Mayors can be powerful allies if they care enough about startups. If San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee hadn’t personally gone out to petition for local proposition E, it might never have passed and saved nascent startups thousands in payroll costs. Most importantly, we likely won’t know the biggest challenges of the industry in the near future. A few years ago, the sharing economy barely existed, let alone faced the aggressive targeting of government regulators. In Garcetti’s (hopefully) eight years as L.A. mayor, the only thing we have to go on in whether he will prioritize startups on unknown issues against established interests is how he has treated startups in the past. Nearly every startup we spoke to not only knew of Garcetti, but knew him personally. We cannot think of a policymaker in L.A. who has dedicated more of his time to our readers. But don’t take it from me, take it from the flood of endorsements we received on his behalf (below). Our mission with TechCrunch’s policyGoogle Says All 2,000 Glass Explorers Have Been Invited To Pick Up Their Device
May 16, 10:45PM
Today, Steve Lee of the Google X and Glass Team, announced that as of last week, all 2,000 developers who signed up for the Glass Explorer program at last year's I/O conference have now been invited to pick up their devices from Google's offices in Mountain View, New York City or Los Angeles.Now With More Than 1.5B Page Views A Month, Secret Sharing App Whisper Launches On Android
May 16, 10:43PM
Secret sharing app Whisper has seen tremendous growth since launching last fall. But until recently, it's only been available on iOS. With a launch on Android's Google Play store this week, Whisper is going to be available to a whole bunch of new users, particularly in its key demographic of young adults aged 18-24.Leap Motion Talks New Beta, We Go Hands On With Motion-Controlled Google Earth
May 16, 10:31PM
Leap Motion was showing off its still unreleased gesture motion controller for computers at Google I/O 2013. The demo unit allowed you to use the controller to navigate Google Earth, and the functionality felt ready for prime time to me, as this was the first time I'd ever used the Leap Motion. The controls seemed intuitive, and within a few minutes I was flying around the globe pretty handily, though I did have some trouble drilling down to San Francisco.How Google Took Street View For A Dive
May 16, 10:15PM
Google's underwater Street View launched last September, but Google's Ocean program actually started six years ago when one of the founders of Keyhole (which, after being acquired by Google, later became Google Earth), was inspired to also look into mapping the ocean. For several years now Google has been mapping the oceans, but bringing Street View underwater is still very challenging.Here Are The Commands You Need To Gain Root Access To Your Google Glass
May 16, 10:02PM
There has been a lot of talk about rooting your Glass device, or if it’s even possible. Well, it is. During a Hacking Google Glass session today, the team shared the steps to go through to gain root access for your Glass device. Only the Fastboot tool for UNIX works, but there have been issues with using the OS X one. An official native dev kit will be available, too, which was announced earlier. If you can’t wait for an SDK to port your apps from Android to Glass, then get your root on. This will void your warranty, so beware: The entire process seems to take about 10-15 minutes, giving you warning messages along the way: After you’ve run through all of that, bam, you get access to the entire data partition. You’re rooted and your device is worth nothing: One developer has run Ubuntu on Glass, something that only a handful of geeks will try, but fun nonetheless: “This isn’t the recommended Glass team way of building apps,” said the team, but hacking is worth it, right? When you root the device, Google’s support team will no longer help you if you get stuck. If you’re worried about voiding your warranty, the Glass team also discussed the device’s debug mode, which is much safer. We’ll embed the full video of the talk once it’s available.Y Combinator Adds Four Part-Time Partners, Including Groupon's Andrew Mason (Who's Also Starting A New Company)
May 16, 9:23PM
Y Combinator's Paul Graham revealed a bunch of personnel news in a just-published blog post. Let's see if I've got everything: The incubator has added one full-time partner (Wufoo's Kevin Hale) and four part-time partners (Socialcam's Michel Seibel, Hipmunk's Steve Huffman, imeem and App.net's Dalton Caldwell and Groupon's Andrew Mason). Current partner Harj Taggar, meanwhile, is leaving "to start a new startup (in the long term) and travel the world (in the short)," but Graham writes that Taggar will stay on as a part-time partner.Jen Lamere, The 18-Year-Old Developer Trying To Save Us From TV Spoilers On Twitter, Scores An Internship There
May 16, 9:17PM
Participating in hackathons is nothing new in certain parts of the world, especially Silicon Valley. Once in a blue moon, a small team of people creates something exciting that generates buzz, potentially selling to a larger company. One developer took on 80 competitors at a hackathon called "TVnext" and won with a solution to save you from reading spoilers on Twitter with an app called Twivo. The developer has nabbed an internship at the company she built the hack on top of -- Twitter.Check Out Facebook's Nerdy Library Of Its Research Papers
May 16, 9:08PM
If subjects like "XORing Elephants: Novel Erasure Codes for Big Data" get you all worked up, you'll dig the "Research Publications At Facebook" site, which collects scientific papers written by Facebook employees and researchers. Ranging from hardcore engineering to the sociology of social networks, the library puts Facebook's open-sourced knowledge all in one place.PSA: The Original Karateka Is Now Available For iOS And Android
May 16, 8:54PM
I remember waking up 6am, going downstairs, and firing up my Atari 800XL. The disk labeled Karateka inserted, the drive would grunt a few dozen times and the screen would flash. Suddenly, with barely any warning, the opening titles would appear and then the music would start - six notes to signal a game that was menacing in its simplicity. The story was simply told. Characters stood in darkened rooms. The Shogun aimed a finger at a door and the princess was forced into bondage. You were the Karateka, the hero, your pixelated motion was as fluid as any humans. I marveled at the realism. The whiffed punches sounded like a fist smacking a ham hock. The fight music, the little fanfare of victory, was all I needed for those few hours before school. Karateka was a marvel in an era of cheap gaming. In a world populated by Pac Men, Karateka foretold the future.Here's A Weekend Project For First-Time Tinkerers: Turn Your Converse Into A DIY Light Show
May 16, 8:52PM
The weekend isn't upon us just yet, but here's a little project to tuck away for when the Sunday doldrums set in -- the New York-based tinkerers/part suppliers at Adafruit Industries have worked up a way to give your old pair of Chuck Taylors a bit of luminescent DIY flair.Hurry! The Austin TC Meetup + Pitch-Off Is Selling Out Quick
May 16, 8:22PM
Austin, I wish I knew how to quit you. It's only been a few months since TC ventured down south to check out SXSW, but it wasn't enough. We're returning on May 30 with the legendary TC Meetup + Pitch-off, and tickets are selling out fast so pay attention and get 'er done.How An Ex-Googler Built Facebook For Glass
May 16, 7:52PM
Google and Facebook working together? They're actually friends, in no small part thanks to Erick Tseng. The former Android leader, now Facebook's head of mobile, today launched the official Facebook For Glass app. Here he tells me about how a tiny team designed the app around simple photo sharing, and Facebook's strengthening relationship with Google.May 16, 7:11PM
Gillmor Gang - Robert Scoble, Paul Davidson, John Borthwick, Douglas Rushkoff, and Steve Gillmor. Recording for today has concluded.eBay Updates iOS Apps With Revamped UI, Drivers License Scanning For Sign-Ups, And A Whole Lot More
May 16, 7:08PM
eBay has just updated its mobile app with a whole host of new features and a revamped look. To start, the refreshed UI makes it clear that eBay wants a more heavy-duty offering for its mobile users. You can now enjoy larger photo views, a better system for auctions that are about to end, and the added feature of being able to checkout multiple items at the same time. But all that's just fluff when you consider the stand-out feature in the update: eBay now lets you scan your drivers license from the app for a quick and easy sign-up process. That way, if you're new to the platform, you don't have to go through the never-ending clicks of typing out your information into multiple fields."In The Studio," VMware's Parth Shah Helps Explain The World Of Enterprise IT
May 16, 7:00PM
This is the final episode of my show on TCTV, "In The Studio." The final guest is a good friend, Parth Shah (no relation), an engineer with VMware, and before that, at Yahoo! Parth combines the precision of CMU CS graduate's take on web development with a hacker mentality, and has the rare skill of being able to explain some of the most complex enterprise IT concepts to those who don't have as much context -- such as me! In this short conversation, Parth shares with us his work at VMware and his generalized thoughts on how the enterprise stack is being disrupted today. This video would be a great primer for anyone who wants to begin to learn about the enterprise world.If at any time you'd like to stop receiving these messages, just send an email to feeds_feedburner_com_techcrunch+unsubscribe-hmdtechnology=gmail.com@mail.feed2email.net.
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