May 2010
Is the $97 WalMart iPhone a Good Deal?
Walmart has cut the price of the 16GB iPhone 3GS from $199 to $97, just weeks before Apple is expected to formally announce the features of the new iPhone.
While that may sound like a good deal – the 8GB phone is $99 on Apple’s website, it might only be appealing to those who’ve been on the fence about the iPhone for a while.
Will Comcast’s Tunerfish Be The Foursquare of TV?
One of the many products to launch at TechCrunch Disrupt, Tunerfish, hopes to bring the Foursquare model of check-ins for social status to TV. A small project from within Comcast, Tunerfish could be an interesting way to share the media you are watching.
Zazu Hopes To Be Your “Best Damn Alarm Clock”
Usually alarm clocks on phones are fairly simple, you set a time and the app makes a sound, or plays music when that time comes.
Zazu, on the other hand, plays that sound or music, but also speaks to you.
A SCRAM Ankle Bracelet is Lindsay Lohan’s Latest Accessory
Lindsay Lohan, actress , sometime singer, legging designer and former fashion “creative adviser,” will be accessorizing her looks for the foreseeable future with a court required SCRAM bracelet designed to model the troubled star’s alcohol intake.
Perhaps those leggings with side zippers make a bit more sense now.
UJAM Offers Autotune for the Masses
If you’ve ever heard a singer live who sounded nothing like they did on the radio, you might think “I could make better music than that.”
And if you catch the eye of a prominent producer, with the right connections, perhaps you could. But if you don’t have 1. P. Diddy on speed dial, or 2. access to a small army of people with the talent to turn your off key humming into something worth listening to you might have a challenge on your hands.
UJAM wants to change that.
TechCrunch Disrupt: Evolve or Die
Evolve or Die: The Future of Music, TV, Games and Publishing, one of the first panels at TechCrunch Disrupt, featured Avner Ronen, CEO of Boxee; Sarah Chubb, President of Conde Nast Digital; John Hagel, Co-Chairman of Center for the Edge; and Fred Davis, Founding Partner of CODE Advisors with Michael Wolf, Founder and Managing Director of Activate as moderator. The topic of the panel was just what it sounds like, how media companies have to evolve (or die) in the changing media spheres.
Venus Williams Can-Can Outfit and French Open Fashion
If you’re following the startups of this year’s French Open tennis tournament, you’ll see some very different fashion trends on the Roland Garros red clay. Venus Williams’ French Open outfit was certainly the most provocative, but there are other trends in play during the grand slam as well.
Phthalates and Hypospadias: Life in Plastic May Not Be Fantastic
A recent 60 Minutes report raises concern that phthalates, one type of additive used to soften plastics, may be cause for concern in pregnant women – particularly those carrying male children, who may have an increased risk of birth defects as a result.
Adolf: Pretty in Pink?
Looks like Mount Etna’s not the only one sending up hot flares in Sicily. Sicilian boutique New Form has begun to use quite a controversial advertisement for itself – Hitler dressed in the color of a brand new bottle of Pepto Bismol, and literally has a heart on his sleeve (well, the armband).