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Stae helps cities take advantage of their data

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Stae wants to help local governments collect, manage and process data about their infrastructure. The company just raised $1.5 million from Story Ventures, Fontinalis Partners and Samsung Ventures. I first covered Stae back in April 2016. The vision [...]

Have a robotics or machine learning startup? Pitch at TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Have a robotic startup or project? We want you on stage at TechCrunch Session: Robotics this July 17 at MIT. We’re looking for students to demo and early stage startups to pitch. If selected, both will get free [...]

Watch two very different new Spider-Man: Homecoming trailers

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Spider-Man: Homecoming is not that far away now, set for U.S. release on July 7. The movie got two new trailers early Wednesday, including a U.S. version (above), and the International trailer (below). I was worried this was [...]

With a new CEO, Metabiota looks to new markets for its epidemic monitoring toolkit

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Bill Rossi, the new chief executive officer at Metabiota, believes that (unlikely as it seems) the insurance industry might be the key to stopping epidemic outbreaks worldwide — and that Metabiota would supply the monitoring tools to make [...]

Facebook’s personal fundraisers exit beta, now support raising money for sports teams & communities

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Facebook announced today it’s expanding its online fundraising tools – basically, Facebook’s own take on a GoFundMe-type service – to include support for community fundraisers as well as those for sports teams. The company had first launched its [...]

Samsung’s new Gear 360 cam gets $229 retail price, goes on sale tomorrow

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Samsung announced today that it will begin selling its new 360-degree camera in-stores and online starting tomorrow for $229. Across the pond, the phone had been available for pre-order for £219, or just over $283, so this is [...]

This coffee butter-chugging startup just pulled in $19 million more in funding

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Dave Asprey, the man famous for encouraging Silicon Valley execs to put butter in his special blend of coffee, has raised another $19 million to keep on doing just that. His company and lifestyle brand Bulletproof 360 claims [...]

8Bitdo’s retro Bluetooth controllers now work with Nintendo Switch

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

Need more controllers for your Nintendo Switch? If you already have some of 8Bitdo’s excellent Bluetooth, classic system-inspired game pads lying around, you’re all set thanks to a new firmware update. Even if you don’t yet have any [...]

Watch DJI reveal its new drone right here

May 24th, 2017|Categories: Gizmo News|

DJI is promising “something huge” at this morning’s “Seize the Moment” event in New York City. More than likely, that big thing will come in a small package. The often secretive drone company has apparently been leaking like [...]