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One of the vendors who sponsored yesterday’s Mobile DevCamp NYC hackathon just happened to be Orbotix. They make a robotized plastic ball, known as Sphero, that President Obama recently took a few minutes to “drive” during a brief visit to … Continue reading →

Yapp was a mobile app I came across during one of my circumnavigations of the NY Tech Day show floor last week. This blog has a fondness for simple, effective software that can be mastered by small-biz types. Yapp fits … Continue reading →

I was at NYU’s Stern School last night to hear David Lee, founder of the super-angel investment company SV Angel. Together with Ron Conway, this duo has had their hands in funding more than a few startup successes in the … Continue reading →

Last week, I was lucky enough to stop by FoundIt’s table at NY Tech Day. FoundIt solves the problem of returning misplaced stuff–hats, scarves, mp3 players, and in my case the occasional digital camera–to their owners. The service provides anonymity … Continue reading →

I was told by the organizers that NY Tech Day was initially expecting about 3000 visitors. But this “science fair” for (mostly) New York City-based startups ended up attracting over 4000 registrants. When I arrived at the Lexington Avenue Armory … Continue reading →

FYI: New York University’s ITP has moved back its plans to set up shop in Shanghai by a year. Midori Yasuda, ITP’s admission coordinator, said that the logistics of setting this up proved to be a challenge. ITP is now … Continue reading →

We’re pleased to offer a special deal to students interested in Mobile DevCamp NYC. They can get a 20% discount off the ticket price. This hackathon weekend starts with a reception party at an “awesome Hell’s Kitchen Loft” on Friday … Continue reading →

As a non-contributing member of the Hacker League, a community devoting to preserving those late night hacks for posterity, I get the benefit of receiving their newsletter, the EventTransmitter(). It nicely summarizes hackathons in this area and across the US. … Continue reading →

Our friends over at CodeFab run the annual Mobile DevCamp NYC hackathon. This year DevCamp Developers will gather during the weekend of April 28th to hack out mobile apps for IOS and Android. The theme this time around will be … Continue reading →

Could be. Our local technology press has lit up with a few announcements made at a conference held yesterday at Stevens Institute of Technology. Stevens President Nariman Farvardin is “committed” to setting up a technology incubator associated with the university … Continue reading →