Pitch Archive

  • Print Your Own 3D Styluses

    Print Your Own 3D Styluses

    Posted on July 21, 2009 | No Comments
    As an on-demand 3D printing service, Shapeways is undoubtedly awesome. But the pitch I got today is about as dull as you can get: personalized styluses for touch-screen devices. Talk about a conflict! All the offered styluses are pretty dorky, with end-decorations ranging from shields to barrels, they’re straight out of a Zelda game. And the [...]

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  • From Tokyo: Demo of “almost finalized” augmented reality tagging app Sekai Camera (videos)

    From Tokyo: Demo of “almost finalized” augmented reality tagging app Sekai Camera (videos)

    Posted on July 10, 2009 | No Comments
    I attended the inaugural event of the AR Commons in Tokyo today, a new initiative that's supposed to help set "standards of augmented reality as a public environment". In other words, the symposium is an attempt to understand what augmented reality, the mixing of the real world with computer data, really is and what consequences the concept will have on the society. And one part of the symposium was dedicated to one of TechCrunch's favorite companies out there: Japan-based Tonchidot. CEO Takahito Iguchi, who delivered an unbelievable performance during his pitch at TechCrunch 50 (where his company was launched), presented an almost final version of Sekai Camera.

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  • Belkin intros a trio of “comfort” mice

    Belkin intros a trio of “comfort” mice

    Posted on June 24, 2009 | No Comments
    It’s hard to believe that anything other than the Logitech MX Revolution could be comfortable in the hand. While I doubt that Belkin is going after that particular mouse they are touting a trio of mice that were designed to “place your hand in the optimum position for working in comfort.”

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  • Roland TU-88: Everything you need not to piss of the neighbors with your rendition of Sweet Home Alabama

    Roland TU-88: Everything you need not to piss of the neighbors with your rendition of Sweet Home Alabama

    Posted on June 13, 2009 | No Comments
    This small device is a Roland tuner - chromatic, guitar, and bass - with a needle pointed and pitch verification as well as a monitor. This means you can tune your electric instrument and then run it through this box to listen to how things sound on your headphones. It also supports effects pedals chained from the guitar the the monitor and includes a built-in metronome.

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  • Turbo Heather: Real Southern Belle with Turbo Radio Control

    Turbo Heather: Real Southern Belle with Turbo Radio Control

    Posted on June 5, 2009 | No Comments
    What kind of friend causes your pulse to race every heart-pounding second you’re together? A best friend, that’s who. Now you can have the thrill of driving real Southern Belles with turbo radio control. Hidden beneath Heather’s beautiful dress is a tornado of power. These are the amazing features of the Turbo Heather, a remote controlled Southern Belle, and [...]

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