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DOMK Receives Confirmation That 1st “SolaPad” Units Are Being Prepared for Shipment
25 May 2012 12:30 PM | No Commentsvar AdBrite_Title_Color = '0000FF'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = '000000'; var AdBrite_Background_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var AdBrite_Border_Color = 'CCCCCC'; var AdBrite_URL_Color = '008000'; try{var AdBrite_Iframe=window.top!=window.self?2:1;var AdBrite_Referrer=document.referrer==''?document.location:document.referrer;AdBrite_Referrer=encodeURIComponent(AdBrite_Referrer);}catch(e){var AdBrite_Iframe='';var AdBrite_Referrer='';} document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,83,67,82,73,80,84));document.write(' src="http://ads.adbrite.com/mb/text_group.php?sid=2053203&zs=3436385f3630&ifr='+AdBrite_Iframe+'&ref='+AdBrite_Referrer+'" type="text/javascript">');document.write(String.fromCharCode(60,47,83,67,82,73,80,84,62)); LONGWOOD, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DoMark International Inc. (OTCBB: DOMK) announced today that management of its wholly-owned subsidiary, SolaWerks, has...
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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad
24 May 2012 12:59 PM | No CommentsSAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) launched Autodesk SketchBook Ink for iPad paint and drawing app, the latest release from the company’s popular SketchBook...
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Vegas Tech Start Up Questionable LLC Launches Questionable Friends iPhone App
23 May 2012 4:53 PM | No CommentsLAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®. Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be ...
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Sidecar Revolutionizes Phone Calls by Bringing “Smart Calling” to Smartphones
22 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Launching today, Sidecar (www.sidecar.me) is a new mobile app that brings Smart Calling to smartphones. Smart Calling allows people to share live See What I See video, brilliant ...
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TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System
21 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting – TransCore brings the ease of mobile computing to its TransSuite® advanced traffic management system (ATMS), launching its iPad® ...
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John Biggs Archive
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Exclusive Internet offer for iEasel
Posted on October 5, 2009 | No Comments
From: Jimin Brelsford
Subject: Re: Awesome iPhone / iPod Touch Stand
Date: October 5, 2009 2:27:43 AM EDT
To: John Biggs
I did this three ways:Are you tired of having to hold your iPhone while you watch funny videos? Wish there was a way to lean your iPod Touch against something while you look at it? Hi, Billy Mays here for the incredible iEasel. The amazing new iPhone stand that fits right in your wallet.
What do you when you don't want to hold your multimedia device up to your face? Up until now, you either had to lay it flat on a table, or lean it against something on your desk. Not anymore. The iEasel can support your iPod from 45 to 75 degrees and anywhere in between. It has the strength, and the muscle, to hold your device in portrait, even landscape mode for those widescreen movies.
The secret is in the hinge + support tab that shoulders your iPhone. It's sturdy plastic construction and nonslip design mean you can use it anywhere, anytime. But it still fits right in your wallet.
If you order now, you will get the original Imperikal iEasel for the insane price of $3.99. That's the ultraportable, wallet-sized iEasel that pays for itself with only one use, for the low, low price of $3.99. And if you order now, I'll throw in free shipping. Here's how to order.
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Video Review: Delta Pilar ToucH2O
Posted on August 31, 2009 | No CommentsCrunchGear - Delta Pilar ToucH2O review from John Biggs on Vimeo. I present to you the Delta Pilar ToucH2O, an touch sensitive tap. I’ve seen it online for about $400 so you have to really want to be able touch your tap to turn in on and off. Obviously this helps halt the spread of germs [...] -
Informal CG/TC Meet-up in Israel
Posted on August 31, 2009 | No Comments
Hey, all: I, John Biggs, will be in Israel from the Sept 5 through the 10th. I'd love to meet up with some great start-ups in the Jerusalem/Tel Aviv area. I'm most interested in the great gadgets coming out of there but I'm happy to sit down with local folks to talk web services.
Here's what I'm thinking: I'd like to have an informal event on Tuesday, September 8. I don't know where it will be - suggestions are welcome - and if you'd like to sponsor an hour of drinks, please let me know. Either way, RSVP to john@crunchgear.com with the subject line "RSVP ISRAEL." I'll keep a mailing list and let you know where/when we'll hold the even on Monday morning.
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The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention Part 6
Posted on July 28, 2009 | No Comments
Hello, my name is Christopher Hawker. I am a professional inventor, specializing in innovative consumer products. My company is called Trident Design, LLC. I have developed many products in numerous industries and have over 20 products on the market. My most famous invention is the PowerSquid, a cephalopod-inspired power strip with outlets situated at the end of short cords, thereby eliminating the problem of losing outlets to bulky transformer plugs. John Biggs, editor-in-chief of this blog, has asked me to write the story of the birth of the PowerSquid and its development and journey to market. This is the Song of the PowerSquid.
This is part 6 of a 6 part series. Read them all here.
Part 6: Philips Enters the Picture
In the summer of 2006, I got a call from the president of Power Sentry to tell me that they were being bought by Philips, the Netherlands-based consumer electronics giant. My initial instinct was that this would be a mixed bag. They were just too large. He reassured that it would be great for the PowerSquid, with the awesome brand and marketing power of this giant, worldwide corporation suddenly behind our product. What really ended up happening was that the huge corporation barley noticed that it sold PowerSquid, since it had thousands and thousands of other products. The lack of focus quickly became evident as the relationship began to unfold. Most notably in their responsiveness to our needs as Flexity, which usually amounted to, “bad news delivered late.” Nevertheless, we continued to push Flexity. Philips agreed to let us distribute their other power products to our customers, so we became a distributor of the original non-surge PowerSquid, as well as their lower-end (UL Listed) surge protectors.
We successfully sold the Calamari into Dell’s and Apple’s online stores, which were two of our major targets all along. Unfortunately, they both sequestered them to the last page of their surge protector sections. We had no “pay-to-play” money to get higher placement. With no special attention drawn to them and backwoods positioning, neither venue proved as successful as our own site.
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The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention Part 5
Posted on July 27, 2009 | No CommentsHello, my name is Christopher Hawker. I am a professional inventor, specializing in innovative consumer products. My company is called Trident Design, LLC. I have developed many products in numerous industries and have over 20 products on the market. My most famous invention is the PowerSquid, a cephalopod-inspired power strip with outlets situated at [...] -
The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention Part 4
Posted on July 26, 2009 | No CommentsHello, my name is Christopher Hawker. I am a professional inventor, specializing in innovative consumer products. My company is called Trident Design, LLC. I have developed many products in numerous industries and have over 20 products on the market. My most famous invention is the PowerSquid, a cephalopod-inspired power strip with outlets situated at [...] -
The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention, Part 3
Posted on July 25, 2009 | No CommentsHello, my name is Christopher Hawker. I am a professional inventor, specializing in innovative consumer products. My company is called Trident Design, LLC. I have developed many products in numerous industries and have over 20 products on the market. My most famous invention is the PowerSquid, a cephalopod-inspired power strip with outlets situated at [...] -
The Song of the PowerSquid: The Inside Story of the Life of an Invention, Part 2
Posted on July 24, 2009 | No CommentsHello, my name is Christopher Hawker. I am a professional inventor, specializing in innovative consumer products. My company is called Trident Design, LLC. I have developed many products in numerous industries and have over 20 products on the market. My most famous invention is the PowerSquid, a cephalopod-inspired power strip with outlets situated at [...] -
John Biggs, major Internet media figure, gets his iPhone 3G S
Posted on June 19, 2009 | No CommentsExcuse PHa’s anger. -
The blue collar Father’s Day gift guide
Posted on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
John Biggs ran his Father's Day gift guide yesterday, but each one of his items cost well over a hundred dollars. I don't have that kind of cash and to be honest, my Dad wouldn't use any of those gadgets anyway. So here's a Father's Day gift guide for the working dad with items everyone can afford. Let's get to it.
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Is the Internet destroying families? (Probably not, no.)
Posted on June 16, 2009 | No CommentsHonk if you like spending time with your family! Not too many honks, eh? Maybe that's because you spend all of your time online, on Twitter, on 4Chan, on PerezHilton, on YouTube! There's a new report coming out of USC that says that Internet use has increased, and the amount of time spent with one's family has decreased. Is there a direct correlation? Maybe not, but it's worth exploring for a minute.
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WWDC 2009 Keynote recap
Posted on June 8, 2009 | No CommentsHere is our WWDC recap in living HTML. 9:51 AM: John Biggs 9:51 AM: John Biggs 9:57 AM: John Biggs Out in the line. The Apple guy who just walked by was counting folks and passed us at 476 or so. 10:06 AM: John Biggs So we’ve got live video of the line. If you have anything [...] -
Review: DirectFix’s iPhone LCD Repair Kit
Posted on June 7, 2009 | No CommentsBy Brian Bray John Biggs graciously gave his sister, my wife, an unlocked 3G iPhone for Christmas. My son, just over a year at the time, quickly realized this new piece of tech was competition for his Mom’s attention, so he sent it sailing off of our kitchen countertops onto a hard tile floor. [...] -
Hybrid storage controversy: Did Microsoft just ban the sale of the MSI Wind U115?
Posted on June 7, 2009 | No CommentsOh man, not two minutes after a positive Microsoft story (which was, in fairness, preceded by a negative one) there's this. Word on the street is that Microsoft is seeking to prevent the sale of the MSI Wind U115. Why's that? Apparently Microsoft has no time for a netbook—“a race to the bottom,” claims CrunchGear's John Biggs—running Windows XP Home that has a so-called hybrid storage system. That is, one with both a traditional hard disk drive (HDD) as well as a solid state drive (SDD).