Archives for May 2012

For the aquatic videographer that wants to share underwater life without getting wet, the affordable HydroView is just the gadget of need. The remote-controlled underwater vehicle comes equipped with an onboard camera that will stream what it captures back to your iPad wirelessly in high quality. The HydroView comes equipped with LED lights, a HD […]

We’ve been looking very closely at how children’s apps have been developing and keeping tabs on those that are re-inventing how stories are told. While some incredible designs, today we wanted to share just one of them: the Dragon Brush App – A new, beautiful and engaging storybook app based on a traditional Chinese folktale […]

A new wave of startups is bringing ways for you to find like-minded people near you. They are making headlines and are defining a new white-hot space called social discovery. Highlig.ht, an iPhone app was this year’s SXSW darling. Last year, Sonar.me rocked Techcrunch Disrupt and is working furiously, releasing new features. Ntro just launched […]

Controlling everything from a smart phone is not just a trend, but a way of life. Homeowners can now control their climate with The Smart Si Thermostat by Ecobee. The techie-lovers of the world can rejoice with a new thermostat that looks like any normal temperature gauge but is powered for use with today’s favorite […]

Yesterday we stumbled up an interesting video on The Verge, and it gave an incredible glimpse into what our future will be. Judging by the demo video below, the Leap motion sensor is another peak into how we will interact with our devices, but probably very soon. Currently available for pre-order at a remarkably small […]

“Social networking is commoditizing talent faster than ever” says LinkedIn Founder, Reid Hoffman – As a result our expectations on delivery times, response rates and information / research gathering are borderline crazy at times. In the workplace those similar expectations have translated into a need for an understanding of a prospective candidate’s connections and abilities […]

The simplest tools to make tedious tasks easier are usually our favorites. YouTube Time doesn’t promise to make video viewing more magnificent or video sharing viral – it just creates a link to a YouTube video where you set the start time. You could easily manipulate a YouTube URL to get it going at a […]

Recruiting and sourcing potential new employees continuously evolves from traditional HR mechanisms. While many hiring managers have found a friendly home on LinkedIn and the Facebook App BranchOut, there still seems to be a vacancy in the candidate tracking sector of recruiting – in terms of efficiency. Unrabble is a cloud-computing hiring software solution hat […]

In this interview Karim Kanji meets with Gabriel Chan who is the Co Founder and Chief Ninja Officer of NoteWagon. NoteWagon is an online educational community and portal where students can publish their independently-created educational course and revision work to others. Gabriel discusses technology, entrepreneurship and their recent appearance on Dragon’s Den. This video series […]

Just yesterday there was a New-Startups.com team meeting at our local watering hole, but upon arrival each of our team members spent 10+ minutes driving in circles and from parking lot to parking lot to find a place with vacancy. A frustrating ordeal that we’re sure you experience as well from time to time. We […]