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Leave your keys in your pocket

via swissmiss over readwiteweb

Leave your keys in your pocket," is the advice given by computer programmers at University of California San Diego who recently created 'Sneakey' software; an application that uses a digital image of a key to produce an exact copy in physical form within minutes.

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"The Future of Startup Companies" by Jason Calacanis at Tokyo 2.0

 

1. Great brands are built when the market is down; that’s when you can take market share. The down market is the time when people build things they need. People who build companies to get rich generally don’t succeed. People who don’t have any money build better companies, because they build them on passion.

2. The market is going down, internet usage is going up, start-up costs are going down, and people’s amount of free time is going up. In short: the downmarket is a great time for start ups.

3. Trust and “curation” are the future. Lots of things in 1.0 and 2.0 are built on a very bad foundation of anonymity, marketers, and shady people. The way to go is taking existing ideas and adding trust and curation to them. Digg is a great system, but the anonymity provides opportunity for improvement. There is no wisdom in crowds. There may be trends or patterns in crowds, but not wisdom… “Wisdom in crowds” was made-up by someone in Silicon Valley to get suckers to work for free. Wisdom of the crowds does not exist.

4. Surviving is innovative. Great companies are those who are there for a couple of years. If you’re scared because of the recession: close your company, go home to your mom, and let the real entrepreneurs take over your market share.

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The Revenge Of The Readers: Readability

An Arc90 Lab Experiment : Readability

Last night, we released Readability, a small but powerful little bookmarklet that cleans up Web pages worth reading:

Readability was created because prose on the Web is becoming increasingly painful to read. It cleans up a page and presents only the content worth reading in a customizable “reading view.”

More often than not on the Web, we find ourselves standing in the middle of a junkyard when we’re trying to read. As content providers attempt to monetize their Web presence, they’re undoubtedly reaching a point of diminishing returns. All they need to do is check their server logs for the number of “print view” clicks they’re getting. Users aren’t printing. They just want some semblance of normalcy when they’re trying to read.

via basement.org

Drop.io

Drop.io is an account-free service that offers:

• 100 MB of free non-searchable storage with ability to upgrade to an infinite amount of storage for a fee
• Password protection and expiration settings
• Formatting and design customizations
• The ability to store and share images, documents, video, audio, and other digital content
• Free faxing
• Free e-mailing into and out of drops
• Free custom phone number and extension to add more information via e-mail, mms or phone
• Free voicemail sent into drops
• Custom expiration dates for each drop 

coolest USB drive ever: iamaKey

 

LaCie recently sent one of their new USB devices over, and it’s been happily residing on my keychain ever since. Given that people have taken to calling miniature flash drives “keys”, why not make a product that looks/is shaped like an actual key? That way, you always have a flash drive with you wherever you go. It’s an obvious product, but a really cool one nonetheless. The iamaKey comes in 4GB and 8GB capacities and starts at $17.99. Too cool.

via swissmiss & Chris Glass

USBCELL- Rechargable Batteries Reinvented

Every year a behemoth of alkaline batteries are rubbished, equivalent to a column of batteries to the moon and back! Rechargeable batteries have been available in the market but the dependence on power sockets is quite a hassle. They are not very portable and are inefficient; this has lead to a drastic fall on their reuse. With more and more dependence on batteries this alternative is not really feasible.

Moixa energies have come up with a better idea; USBCELL. Now recharging your batteries is as simple as plugging them into your USB ports without the hassle of cables and power sockets. USB ports are readily available almost everywhere, in homes and offices, on computers, laptops and even gaming devices such as XBOX, PS3 and WII. Just attach the battery to the USB port and it is ready to power your devices for nearly 5 hours non stop. Currently available in AA, USBCELL will also be available in 9V and mobile phones.

Although the eco friendly USBCELL have been available since last year in most of the high street stores, this sustainable product has been so well received that is a finalist for the 2007 National Energy efficiency awards, an eminent award to celebrate the achievements of technologies, individuals and organizations that can help reduce energy use and combat climate change.

via ecofriend.org / click to read more