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Transferring videos to your iPad or iPhone to watch them on the go can be a bit tedious. While using the an app likeVLC for iPadcan make it much easier, without the need to convert the file, there are ways you can get to the video files on your computer without having to be in the room, let alone the same house.ZumoCast, released a while ago, aimed to take the effort out of getting your media onto your iOS device, by letting you access your home library wirelessly....

The Next Web is privy to quite a lot of cool startups, covering everything from fashion blogs and football apps, to social networks and tools that help you find the bestsandwiches in London. Every now and again, however, a startup comes along that makes us take a step back and ask ourselves: Is this the nextbigthing? Unfortunately we don’t have a magic crystal ball, but we do see enough startups to be able to make a good guess as to which ones are likely to flop, fly or positively soar....

London-based taggable-video companywireWAXhas announced that its software is now arriving in a ‘touchable’ format on the Apple iPad. Over the past few years, the people at wireWAX have been building clickable or ‘taggable’ software which allows users to add motion-tracking hotspots or ‘tags’ to people and objects within video, as well as interactive content and information. wireWAX is an online tool (no software needed) that lets users tag content, much in the same way as you would add tags to Facebook photos....

Being at a conferece such asGROW 2011allows for some face-to-face connections to be made with many of the companies that I have only engaged with in the virtual realm. This face-to-face connection happened with the folks from Vancouver-basedWishpond, one of the fifteen finalists that demonstrated it’s wares at Launch@GROW last night. Today the company announced the ability for any retailer with a store on eBay, Google Merchant Center, orShopifyto instantly create a Facebook Store with itsRetailConnectshopping platform....

Fall is in the air. It’s arguably the most wonderful time of the year to be a New Yorker and perhaps, the most wonderful time in history to be a part ofNew York City’s thriving tech scene. This November, one woman,Rebecca Zhou, and her small army are banding together to hostRaise Cache, a one-night celebration of New York City’s tech scene, which aims to raise $100,000 forhackNY, a non-profit that nurtures the next generation of New York’s hackers....