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Urine luck: these CES startups want to take a closer look at your waste

January 8, 2023

You wait for years for a urine analysis company, then all of them hit their flow all at once. One of the notable trends at CES in Las Vegas this year was that the quantified-self movement is going deeper. No longer content with just measuring your heart rate, number of steps, and EKG on your […]

Urine luck: these CES startups want to take a closer look at your waste by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

A big CES 2023 trend: all battery power, everywhere, all the time.

January 8, 2023

As we were roaming the halls of CES in Las Vegas, one product category stood out across the board; there’s a lot of focus on portable (and less portable) power storage. These are more than your average charge-your-phone-once-or-twice battery packs, ranging from simple small power packs, to sophisticated power stations that can connect to portable […]

A big CES 2023 trend: all battery power, everywhere, all the time. by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Sony and Honda unveil Afeela, Bird Buddy launches a new smart feeder, and Amazon secures an $8B loan

January 7, 2023

Hey, folks, it’s Kyle, filling in for Greg, who’s out for the next few weeks on parental leave. While he enjoys time with his beautiful, healthy newborn (what better gift for the holidays, eh?), I’m learning the ropes of Week in Review to make sure y’all stay up to date with the latest in tech. […]

Sony and Honda unveil Afeela, Bird Buddy launches a new smart feeder, and Amazon secures an $8B loan by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Unistellar’s telescope turns your smartphone into a stargazer

January 7, 2023

Humans are eternally curious about the night sky, but figuring out how to use a telescope is non-trivial. At CES in Las Vegas, Unistellar believes it has the perfect solution with its Equinox 2 Smart Telescope. “When I was a young teenager, I had a telescope that I used during the long summer nights. Fast forward […]

Unistellar’s telescope turns your smartphone into a stargazer by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

Labor trends in 2023: Over-employment, fatigue and hope

January 7, 2023

W elcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. If there’s one thing I can rely on every new year, it is that people will debate whether resolutions are an irrelevant, capitalistic waste […]

Labor trends in 2023: Over-employment, fatigue and hope by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

When it’s time for a steamy nooner, Steambox has you covered

January 7, 2023

If you have a particular hatred for the microwave or prefer your food to be heated gently when you’re ready for lunch, Steambox is ready for your steamy lunch encounters. The company sold more than 500 of its device via Kickstarter at the end of 2019, and is finally ready to start shipping its device. […]

When it’s time for a steamy nooner, Steambox has you covered by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

The pen gets smarter as Nuwa shows off its smart ballpoint and app combo

January 7, 2023

We’ve seen a lot of companies trying to turn the humble pen into something a little more digital, but few have been as elegantly successful as Nuwa. The company showed off its smart pen at CES in Las Vegas this week. The smart pen uses three integrated cameras, along with motion and pressure-sensing electronics to take […]

The pen gets smarter as Nuwa shows off its smart ballpoint and app combo by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch