Ex-Apple team creates BlenderCap, a delightfully over-engineered portable blender

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January 7, 2023

Packing battery tech nobody uses in consumer devices and a half-horsepower motor, BlenderCap is one of the most ludicrously over-engineered products we’ve seen in a hot minute. At CES in Las Vegas, we took a closer look at talked with the team behind the product to find out more. Let’s start with, er, why do […]

Ex-Apple team creates BlenderCap, a delightfully over-engineered portable blender 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

After struggling with consumers, Magic Leap hang its hopes on enterprise

January 7, 2023

Something wasn’t working. In late 2020, Magic Leap announced a major change spearheaded by incoming CEO, Peggy Johnson. “[W]hat I found was nothing was really broken,” she told the press at the time, “It just needed to have a bit more focus.” From the outside, certainly, it seemed like typically understated Chief Executive speak. It […]

After struggling with consumers, Magic Leap hang its hopes on enterprise by Brian Heater 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

At CES, this VR headset wears you

January 7, 2023

Hot on the heels from its $15 million fundraise just a few months ago, Brelyon showed off its vision for what immersive visuals could look like. At CES in Las Vegas, we tried out the 8K fully immersive OLED display, which gives a VR headset-like experience without having to strap anything to your face. “Brelyon […]

At CES, this VR headset wears you 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

HTC’s Global Head of Product on VR’s ‘race to the bottom’

January 7, 2023

It was the year of XR. But then, they all seem to be, these days. Strong presences from Meta, Magic Leap, Sony and HTC led the way at this year’s CES, with hundreds of startups picking up the rear. I was dazzled by a few demos, but ultimately left wondering what form a true mainstreaming […]

HTC’s Global Head of Product on VR’s ‘race to the bottom’ by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch

Let’s keep our seed activity expectations in check

January 7, 2023

A new PitchBook report warns of an ongoing economic downturn. If you don’t want to be disappointed, you may not want to put high hopes on seed activity.

Let’s keep our seed activity expectations in check by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch

The Soul of Blackleaf brings analog visualization to your music experience

January 7, 2023

File this one under style over substance, but damn if these speakers don’t pack a whole lot of style into a small container. Under the amazing name Soul of Blackleaf, these stylish speakers use a magnetic fluid to visualize your music as its plays. “This basically a Bluetooth speaker that we combined with the visual […]

The Soul of Blackleaf brings analog visualization to your music experience by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch

3 views: What does the future of social media look like after Twitter?

January 7, 2023

Twitter’s demise might be overstated, but we still can’t unsee what we saw in 2022. The newly Elon Musk-owned social network could continue zombie-shuffling for months or years for all we know if Elon Musk can scrape together enough advertising revenue to pay the bills — namely, the massive interest on the $13 billion in […]

3 views: What does the future of social media look like after Twitter? by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

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