Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging technology that has been popping up on a number of mobile device platforms lately. If augmented reality is new to you, it is a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment where elements are merged with or augmented by a virtual or computer imagery. Wikitude is…
Read MoreThank you everyone who came out to TECH cocktail DC 8 last night. It was another great event and the creative energy in the room was just amazing. Special thank you to Pillsbury Law for sponsoring the event and showcasing its emerging start-up incubator program. Also thank you to ClingPhoto for sharing its “clinging” photo…
Read MoreWe are looking forward to TECH cocktail DC 8 tonight. It’s the first TECH cocktail of the 2010 year and we are excited to be bringing together the tech and social media community to showcase another handful of local start-ups. We could not do it without the help of our platinum sponsor Pillsbury Law. They…
Read MoreWithin the last year there has been growing popularity of location based services (LBS) and advertising like Foursquare, Gowalla and Yelp. There has also been a push toward hyper-local advertising and some believe that it’s the future of advertising. My Local Text, a service from Washington D.C. based Infield Communications, has a different approach to…
Read MoreWith TECH cocktail DC 8 tonight in Washington, D.C., we wanted to take a moment to thank our platinum sponsor for the event, Pillsbury. In case Pillsbury is new to you, they are a full-service law firm with strengths in the energy, financial services, real estate and technology sectors. They have offices around the world…
Read MoreSee Joe Rock is a community for musicians to connect with other musicians & industry pros who can help their music career. The site was created by Virginia-based designer Mary Adkins after working for years with local musicians and music festivals designing their branding and marketing materials. She noticed that connecting musicians with music industry…
Read MoreIf you’re like me, then you forget a lot of things, especially birthdays! Twellwishes is a Twitter app that reminds you of your followers birthdays and allows you to send virtual gifts for special occasions. Simply log in using your Twitter account and upon your first visit, you’ll receive 100 free credits for the gift…
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you run across a lot of content day-to-day on the Web that you want to share with your friends. Maybe you want to comment on it as well. There are a bunch of services that let you share things you find on the Web. Amplify looks to take things a step…
Read MoreSometimes we get so much email it’s almost impossible to unplug for a moment to focus on other tasks at hand. There’s always the risk that a message requiring your immediate attention will pop into your inbox while you are busy doing other things. AwayFind aims to help solve this problem. AwayFind, created by Maryland-based…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
Two months after the iPad 2 debuted in March, around 40% of users surveyed said their iPad was their primary computer, up from around 30%... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More
Coming off of one of our biggest Tech Cocktail mixer events in Chicago this past week, which showcased 14 early-stage start-ups, we thought it would... Read More