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Astonishment, Expectations And Reality In User Experience

Feb 16, 2:00AM

people binoculars After my recent article about empty states, I was lucky enough to get an interview request from Holly Jade, a user experience (UX) designer with serious credentials including TEDx, Apple and Google. During the interview, I went into terrified-rambling-mode. Read More



The Savioke Robot Is Headed To A Hotel Near You

Feb 16, 1:18AM

Relay+render When I’m in a hotel room I like absolute privacy. After all, calling upon Baphomet and/or playing Firewatch takes absolute concentration and I don’t want humans intruding on my reverie. That’s why the folks at Savioke are building the Relay. The creators of the Relay all took part in the robotics incubator Willow Garage and their robot – an R2-D2-looking guy with a hole… Read More



Combatant Gentlemen, A Runaway Startup Hit For Men's Clothing, Launches App

Feb 16, 12:07AM

DSC_0138-1 Combatant Gentlemen, one of the breakout stars of a new generation of startup consumer clothing brands, has launched an app for iOS. The men’s clothing e-tailer and content creator has been a favorite of millennial men who’re looking to upgrade their wardrobe beyond hoodies, jeans and shorts, and now those fellas have yet another way to buy the company’s traditionally… Read More



Palantir Acquires Kimono Labs For Its Web-Scraping Service

Feb 15, 11:29PM

14255665097_317b96e033_o Kimono Labs, a Y Combinator-backed web-scraping tool that helps developers grab information from sites without having to write their own scrapers, has been acquired by Palantir. The company made the announcement on its website today, and Kimono co-founder Pratap Ranade confirmed the acquisition to TechCrunch. Neither Palantir nor Kimono disclosed any financial details of the transaction,… Read More



Multicast, Big Phones And The Appification Of The Web And TV

Feb 15, 10:00PM

mobile internet Last year was another groundbreaking period of the mobile revolution. Overall app usage grew by 58 percent, driven largely by personalization, media and productivity apps. What’s interesting is the majority of this growth came from existing users, providing that mobile addicts –users that launch apps more than 60 times a day– are here to stay. Read More



For $499, You Can Buy Your Kids A Little Tesla Model S From Radio Flyer

Feb 15, 9:36PM

2016-02-15_1321 Tesla and Radio Flyer — yep, the company best known for the little red wagon that parents all over the U.S. use to drag their kids around their neighborhoods — are about to launch a little electric Model S for kids. The $499 Model S for Kids is now available for pre-order and is scheduled to ship in May. Like any good Tesla, the Model S for Kids is obviously powered by batteries. Read More



These Are Almost Certainly Samsung's Next Galaxy Phones: Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge Leak All Over

Feb 15, 9:31PM

s We’re about a week out from Mobile World Congress, the big trade show where just about everyone-but-Apple traditionally shows off their new flagship phones for the next year. More often than not, the biggest MWC announcements leak out a bit earlier than intended… and sure enough, it looks like Samsung’s stuff has leaked pretty exhaustively. Read More



Eight Lessons From The Hoverboard Craze

Feb 15, 9:30PM

HOVERBOARDS.001 Are those the hoverboards we are looking for? Read More



Arielle Zuckerberg On Her First Six Months In VC At KPCB

Feb 15, 8:01PM

ArielleZuckerberg Following TC’s article last November reporting on Arielle Zuckerberg’s entrance into the world of venture with Kleiner Perkins, we thought it would be fascinating to check in with her to see how her first 6 months in venture has been. Read More



The Serious Business Of Play

Feb 15, 7:00PM

sand box, play, toy train “The next big thing will start out looking like a toy.” At least according to A16Z partner Chris Dixon. He used the phrase to explain why incumbents often confuse new, disruptive threats to their businesses with trivial gimmicks. But what if the next big thing doesn’t just look like a toy, but actually is one? Read More



Thousands Bought Kanye West's New Album, But Never Received Their Download

Feb 15, 6:08PM

Screen Shot 2016-02-14 at 8.34.24 PM Digital music service TIDAL climbed to the top of the App Store, thanks to scoring the exclusive rights to Kanye West’s new album, “The Life of Pablo” – but that release hasn’t exactly been going as planned. Twitter today is filled with complaints from consumers who claimed they paid for the album, but never received the download. TechCrunch staff has experienced… Read More



Infinite Sunset Is A Beautiful Instagram Hack For Sunsetholics

Feb 15, 6:01PM

Screen Shot 2016-02-15 at 6.29.59 PM It’s true, I’m addicted to sunsets. At this point, my entire Instagram account is just a collection of sunsets. But it looks like I’m not the only one. Infinite Sunset is a neat little Instagram hack that pulls sunset pictures from Instagram to put together an ever-changing, infinite sunset. Read More



Extra Early-Bird Prices For Disrupt NY 2016 Are Ending Soon

Feb 15, 5:00PM

TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2013 - Day 1 Are you planning on attending Disrupt NY 2016, and want to get your hands on tickets at the cheapest possible price? Extra early-bird tickets to the show are available now through Friday, February 19, so if you want to save a few hundred bucks on tickets you’re already going to buy anyway, now is the time to act. Tickets cost $1,795 per person, a full $1,200 off the final ticket price… Read More



Slaask Creates A Customer Contact Widget That Connects To Slaack

Feb 15, 4:22PM

Screen Shot 2016-02-15 at 11.20.00 AM You like customers. You like Slack. You like talking on Slack. You like to talk to customers on Slack. You like sandwiches. How do you connect all of these things (except the sandwiches.) Slaask. Slaask, we can only assume, means Slack-as-a-service. It was created by Alexis Lewalle and “ex-professional horse rider” Remi Delhaye. They are gently funded by some East Coast angels… Read More



Dutch Startup Leakserv Takes Aim At Revenge Porn

Feb 15, 4:20PM

revenge porn Dutch startup Leakserv is playing in the online identity management space, with a special focus on helping victims of revenge porn who want specific content taken offline. Read More



Mattel Unveils ThingMaker, A $300 3D Printer That Lets Kids Make Their Own Toys

Feb 15, 3:41PM

thingmaker At New York’s Toy Fair trade show over the weekend, Mattel unveiled its new, $300 3D Printer, the “ThingMaker,” which will allow children to print their own toys at home. The device works in conjunction with a 3D printing app developed in collaboration with Autodesk that offers a simple interface for designing items that can then come to life via Mattel’s… Read More



TechCrunch Meetup @ Mobile World Congress — Last Call For Sponsors

Feb 15, 2:30PM

sagrada familia, aerial barcelona TechCrunch is holding a Mini-Meetup During Mobile World Congress, Feb. 24. Please add your email here to get news about the TechCrunch Meetup or to apply to pitch. There’ll be a chance to pitch TechCrunch writers as part of our pitch-off, featuring assembled investors. Winners will get free tickets to Disrupt New York. But we could use more sponsors to cover costs. Read More



Hulu Comes To Windows 10

Feb 15, 2:00PM

Hulu Live Tiles 1 Hulu’s streaming service was already available on nearly all major platforms, including desktop, mobile, tablet, gaming consoles and other TV-connected devices. However, it was lacking support for one major computing platform: Windows 10. That changes today, as Microsoft and Hulu announce a new version of Hulu application, which includes Windows 10 specific features like Live Tiles… Read More



Microsoft's New Lumia 650 Is A $199 Windows 10 Phone

Feb 15, 1:24PM

lumia 650 Microsoft unveiled its first Lumia phones running Windows 10 back in October, and today it offered up a third and much cheaper variant. Read More



Apple Recalls Some MacBook USB-C Cables Because Of Intermittent Charging Flaw

Feb 15, 12:51PM

charging-usb-macbook Apple is recalling certain MacBook USB-C charge cables because of a design flaw. The new USB-C port was only introduced by Apple to its MacBook line last year. Affected cables were sold worldwide. Read More




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