The PADD is one of the most famous science fiction devices of all time and is a device that many people, including me, credit with predicting the existence of the iPad 20 years before it hit the market. Now, you can turn your iPad into the all purpose computing device that all of the Star Trek: The Next Generation crew carried around the Enterprise by snagging the official app! The Star Trek PADD [App Store, $4....
The Next Web has teamed up with ArtFinder to offer our readers the chance to win aniPad 2. Read on to find out how. ArtFinderis a new way of discovering, experiencing and sharing art. The founders have been working with galleries and museums to build a central database of artworks, and it estimates that it now has half a million pieces, covering nearly every collection from many of the major institutions....
Have you ever heard that New York City is the greatest city in the world? With the exception of the month of August on Canal St., it’s true. And despite a worldwide recession, New York City is thriving. NYC Mayor Michael Bloombergbelievesour city’s startup center will be superior to California’s Silicon Valley in a number of ways. We’ve written aboutNew York City’s tech scenein the past andpublishedseverallistsof NYC’s shining startups but never has there been as awesome a way to get involved…...
UK-based startupUnboundis aiming to democratize the publishing process by enabling readers to have a say in what does and doesn’t get published. The process allows readers make an initial funding pledge and if the author gets enough funding for their book idea they can go ahead and start writing. Unbound will pay for the author’s living costs whilst they write the book. What really makes Unbound special is they are also the publisher in the process so they provide a complete funding and publishing solution for the author and split book sales profit 50/50 with the author....
Before you jump to conclusions that I’m using my media credentials to sort out my love life, let me explain; Just like other tech bloggers I get hundreds of emails every week from startups wanting me to check out their startup, set up an interview and get featured on The Next Web’s video channel. There’s nothing wrong with that for text, but video is a rich media format where creating compelling content that tells a story is paramount to keeping your viewers interested and glued to the screen....
