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Alcohol Scientists Exist And They Have An App

Nov 06, 1:29AM

1911728_604754562950659_1796446283_n I wasn’t much of a wine drinker before moving to California wine country a few years back. Since then I’ve discovered I mostly like the red stuff and I like it to not burn while going down, but otherwise I’m still not sure what to choose among the myriad of options on the menu. Next Glass is a new beer and wine recommendation app that uses science to determine if you will like… Read More



Tesla Delays Its SUV Yet Again

Nov 06, 1:00AM

delayed Once upon a time — way back in 2012 — Tesla announced that they were building an electric SUV. It would be called the Model X. Then it got delayed, again, and again. Read More



Lyft Accuses Former COO Of Stealing Confidential Documents Before Joining Uber

Nov 05, 11:25PM

Uber Lyft fighting in a ring On-demand rides startup Lyft is taking its former COO Travis VanderZanden to court for breach of his confidentiality agreement and fiduciary duty weeks after the executive joined arch-rival Uber. Read More



This Portable Raspberry Pi Console Will Bring Back The Arcade Games Of Your Misspent Youth

Nov 05, 11:23PM

95dd362e079a85e5f82f04fec22b541d_large The eNcade hopes to capitalize on your misplaced nostalgia. Essentially a Raspberry Pi inside a cute case, the portable console promises to add online multi-player to classic games, thereby allowing you to Joust with players around the world or Mario Brothers your friends across town. The console is 3D printed and contains a fully assembled Pi with arcade inputs. Anyone can build one of… Read More



Concert Discovery Superstar Songkick Starts Selling Tickets

Nov 05, 11:13PM

Songkick Feature “The average American goes to one concert per year. If you double that, it has a profound impact on the lives of artists,” Songkick founder Ian Hogarth tells me. The problem is “It’s easier to buy a taxi to the concert than a ticket.” That’s why seven years and 10 million active users later, concert-discovery app Songkick has begun to sell concert tickets… Read More



Nintendo Announces Zelda: Majora's Mask Remake For 3DS, Coming Spring 2015

Nov 05, 10:14PM

majora3ds Were you one of those kids who never got to play Zelda: Majora’s Mask for the Nintendo 64 because it required that damned expansion pack? Good news! Because everything old is new again, Majora’s Mask is coming back to the shelves 14 years later, but this time, it’s being remade for the Nintendo 3DS. Read More



TC Cribs: Indiegogo's Colorful And Crowd-Pleasing Abode

Nov 05, 10:00PM

indigogothumb Today’s episode of Cribs brings us to the Mid-Market neighborhood of San Francisco, which is where the popular crowdfunding platform Indiegogo calls home. The company has just recently unveiled a new rebrand that was meant to focus on all the many varied projects that use Indiegogo to raise money, and its office definitely reflects that eclectic vibe — and is filled with lots… Read More



Cloud Encoding Startup Encoding.com Gets Strategic Investment From Harmonic

Nov 05, 9:05PM

encoding.com Cloud encoding startup Encoding.com has gotten a bit of validation from one of the big players in the more traditional video processing world. That’s because Harmonic has made a strategic investment in Encoding.com, which could lead to closer integration between the companies as more video processing moves to the cloud. Read More



To Create A Habit, Focus On The Reward

Nov 05, 9:00PM

shutterstock_178752773 On May 1, 1981, American Airlines launched its frequent flyer program AAdvantage. Since then, a flood of loyalty programs have attempted to bring customers back through rewards. Today, you can become a card-carrying member of just about anything: hotels, supermarkets, drugstores and pizza chains. If you’re in a store, chances are someone will ask, “Would you like to join our… Read More



The Department Of Energy Needs Your Help To Cut The Soft Costs Of Solar

Nov 05, 8:19PM

Department of Energy SunShot Catalyst This year, SunShot’s Catalyst incubator crowdsourced 130 problem statements involving these soft costs in solar energy by letting the public vote for the issues they deem most important, which drew attention to issues like the difficulty consumers have finding information about buying into solar or the price of inspecting large commercial installations. Read More



VCs Look To The Future As IoT Investments Soar

Nov 05, 7:41PM

robotman Internet of Things startups are amassing millions in venture dollars to make their way out of the conceptual future and into our homes, cars and offices. Crowdfunding platforms have made hits out of intelligent coolers and customizable smart watches, but the top venture-backed companies have been centered around the home automation and security space. Read More



Announcing The 8th Annual Crunchies Awards

Nov 05, 7:11PM

12448774405_9ca033609c_k It’s that time of year again. One of Thanksgiving and … nominations for the 8th Annual Crunchies Awards. Once again TechCrunch, GigaOm and VentureBeat writers will step away from their keyboards to celebrate the best of technology. Read More



A New Bullet Can Make 3D-Printed Guns A Reality

Nov 05, 7:04PM

3d-gun-02-660x495 3D printed guns aren’t very compelling right now. Because of the vagaries of plastic and the methods used to manufacture weapons like the Liberator, your gun can turn itself into a hand grenade if you’re not careful. But engineer Michael Crumling might have a solution. Read More



Google Guarantees Inbox Invite By 5 PM PT If You Ask During Today's 'Happy Hour'

Nov 05, 6:49PM

inbox-feature Google is expanding its Inbox invite program, having issued another collection of invites to existing members already today, with a new ‘Happy Hour’ taking place between 3 p.m. PT and 4 p.m. PT today. If users email them at inbox@google.com asking for an invite during that window, they’ll get access guaranteed by 5 p.m. PT today. Want an invite TODAY? #InboxHappyHour 3-4pm PT. Read More



Google Drive Now Works Better With Desktop Applications

Nov 05, 6:00PM

Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 12.53.36 PM Google today announced a new feature for its online storage service Google Drive that will allow users to more easily launch the files they have saved in the cloud using their preferred desktop applications. The feature is not rolling out to the core product, however, but is instead available as an optional Chrome extension. Once installed, users will be able to right-click on applications… Read More



Facebook Open Sources Its Proxygen HTTP Framework And Server

Nov 05, 6:00PM

Facebook Facebook today announced that it is open sourcing Proxygen, the C++ HTTP libraries — including an HTTP server — that it uses internally. The company has open sourced quite a bit of its code in recent months, much of it focused on mobile developers. In many ways, today’s launch is more interesting, though, as it’s likely to reach a far wider number of developers. Read More



Meetup Gets Into Crowdfunding With Launch Of "Contributions"

Nov 05, 5:31PM

piggy-bank Longtime social site for groups Meetup has been steadily rolling out new features to its service over the course of the year following the close of a secondary round earlier in 2014. This summer, the company made messaging the big focus of its mobile application, and now Meetup is rolling out its own crowdfunding platform called “Contributions.” The new feature allows Meetup… Read More



Google's Maps App For iOS And Android Gets Material Design And Uber Estimates

Nov 05, 5:30PM

Restaurant Reservations Lifestyle 2 Google has updated Maps to keep with the visual theme introduced with Android 5.0 Lollipop, which it calls material design. The new mobile apps now feature bold headers of solid flat colors and animations that evoke pieces of paper sliding over one another. The apps also offer new features, including reservations you can make at restaurants through the app via OpenTable, and both time and… Read More



Momofuku Chef David Chang Backs Upcoming NYC Food Delivery Service Maple

Nov 05, 5:25PM

Momofuku ramen David Chang is the “Chief Culinary Officer” of Maple, an upcoming food delivery service. The service, which is targeting an early 2015 launch, will seek to deliver affordable, restaurant-quality food to Manhattanites who don’t want to cook and are too lazy to go out. Read More



See Google's Smarter Take On Smart TV In Our Android TV Video Walkthrough

Nov 05, 5:09PM

android-tv Google’s TV ambitions get their “take two” moment with the launch of the Nexus Player this week. Android TV powers the set-top streamer, though the software is more important than the hardware, as Google will look to get its media platform built in to the TVs and set-top boxes of other manufacturers, aping its ability to conquer the mobile market. It tried this already… Read More




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