Archives for November 2012

Could you use a second screen on your fancy new iPhone 5? popSLATE is a new iPhone 5 case with a built-in 4” e-link display on the back. The screen could be used for pretty much anything: a unique design, a shared photograph, additional notes or a map can be saved. The Indiegogo project is […]

There have been numerous services that tried and failed at successfully being adopted as an add-on to maintain an archived life of our web search activities. Archify is the newest member that hopes to win where Slife, Hooeey, and Infoaxe failed. The biggest difference is that the personal archive monitor is all encompassing by drawing […]

Swedish startup Instabridge deals with the annoying problem of bugging friends for their WiFi password when hanging out together. Only to find out, “ummm I lost the paper it was written on.” Described as the easiest way to use and share WiFi, you simply log into your Facebook account and Instabridge automatically sets up up […]

Designing and creating wireframes for web, mobile and tablet always should begin on paper. The creativity that gets explored while taking time to sketch ideas with a pen and paper remains the best tool instead of fumbling with software and apps. POP, also known as Prototyping on Paper, stays true to that fundamental, but then […]

We try our best to keep you updated with startups that are noteworthy, but after you read about them do you share it with all your friends? A new iOS app called JustBecause now does that all for you with a gift for your friends via a startup. Startup gifts such as lip gloss from […]

On the days before the US shuttle program was decommissioned, five Canadian space enthusiasts made the trip to Florida to watch the last ever shuttle launch last year. These space geeks and sci-fi junkies wanted to share the public love affair with the Space Shuttle Program, the heart and drive behind the men and women […]

Last week we were lucky enough to catch a pre-screening of The Startup Kids courtesy of Ryerson StartMeUp and were left impressed by the stories, thoughts and ideals by an all-star class of interviewees from the startup culture. In a culture where many people are working tirelessly to succeed the documentary shares inspiring stories of […]

This year we’ve seen quite a few email newsletter services pop-up making the process easier, cheaper and sometimes better than the juggernauts like MailChimp, Constant Contact and Campaign Monitor. Sendy is a self hosted email newsletter application that lets you send trackable newsletters 100x cheaper via Amazon Simple Email Service (SES). Complete with reports, subscriber […]

One of the music industry’s most popular guitar makers has taken to the mobile age by coming up with a new guitar that connects directly to iOS devices via USB. The Squier by Fender USB Stratocaster Guitar lets musicians take studio sessions on the road and removes the ubiquitous spider webs of cords that accompany […]

Walking through a local Foot Locker makes us wonder: how do some of these shoe designs ever make it past the design stage? Are there people that actually demand these designs? Take a look through Bleacher Reports 50 ugliest basketball shoe designs and it’s easy to see that sometimes bad decisions make its way into […]