Strategic Sharing: Zipcar Leads $13.7M Investment In Campus Car-Sharing Startup Wheelz
February 22, 2012 – 8:25 am | No Comment

Well, you have to hand it to the strategy team over at Zipcar . Arguably the largest on-demand car-sharing network, Zipcar went public last year and not long after saw its market cap cross $1 billion . It’s since fallen back, and with collaborative consumption and the market for car-sharing heating up, the big players have to make moves. Zipcar has since forged a partnership with Ford, making it the largest provider of cars for Zipcar’s University program , and, in December, the company took a controlling stake in Spain’s largest car-sharing network, Avancar . Today finds Zipcar making another strategic move to get its mitts in fellow car-sharing companies, again with a focus on universities, whose students are among the most eager adopters of car-sharing models. What do I mean? The company today announced that it is a lead investor in the $13.7 million series A financing of Wheelz , a junior, university-focused version of itself. The Detroit-based Fontinalis…

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Makibishi Comic Game for iPhones
November 29, 2009 – 12:54 am | No Comment
Makibishi Comic Game for iPhones Gamers who have been hooked on to manga/action games are bound to love this interactive ninja game over at the iTunes app store. The Makibishi Comic Game for the iPhone and the iPod Touch boasts of excellent graphics and a cool soundtrack which should rev up the gameplay for iPhone owners. The objective is quite simple. Hunt down the 5 powerful ninjas ...
Take your apps to the table with these iPhone icon coasters
November 29, 2009 – 12:54 am | No Comment
Take your apps to the table with these iPhone icon coasters With over 100,000 applications available, there's no shortage of ways people are using the iPhone's features. But how about on the coffee table or in the dining room? A new website is offering sets of coasters featuring the iPhone's default application icons. According to the website, the coasters are genuine app icon enlargements from the iPhone 1.1.4 firmware. They also have a non-slip cork backing and are heat resistant. If you or someone you ...
Print Your Own iPhone Dock
November 27, 2009 – 10:40 pm | No Comment
Print Your Own iPhone Dock Would you like to print your own iPhone docking station? Well, that’s what Will Langford did with his desktop MakerBot CNC, he created his own iPhone charging dock. After creating a 3D model on his computer, he printed out thin layers of plastic stacked on top of each other, which then snaps onto a block of sturdy plywood for stability. Of course, you’ll need to have your own iPod/iPhone charging cable handy. It would be ...
Magellan has worthy contender in the GPS sweepstakes
November 25, 2009 – 7:41 pm | No Comment
Magellan has worthy contender in the GPS sweepstakes Just in time for the holidays! I was excited when Magellan announced a new iPhone GPS software product, and was eager to get it downloaded to test. I spent two days driving around (well, not the whole 2 days) and generally had a positive experience. Magellan has been around the GPS business for a long time, delivering the first GPS handheld unit back in 1989. They also pioneered the Neverlost system in Hertz rental cars. ...
Nokia debuts two entry-level sliders, the 6700 and 7230.
November 24, 2009 – 8:20 pm | No Comment
Nokia debuts two entry-level sliders, the 6700 and 7230. It’s not all N900s and lollipops in the Nokia kingdom, folks. Nokia has made a big chunk of their piggy bank with the entry level stuff, and they’ve got two new ones for that market today. The grander of the two is the Nokia 6700, which comes in a very iPod-Nano-esque array of colors. For around $240 bucks unlocked, you’ll get ...
Gobble up this deal on 1Password Pro touch
November 24, 2009 – 8:20 pm | No Comment
Gobble up this deal on 1Password Pro touch To celebrate Thanksgiving, Agile Web Solutions is giving thanks to its customers this week in the form of a free iPhone app. Previously $7.99, 1Password Pro touch [iTunes link] is completely free until December 1st. Whether or not you use the excellent Mac edition of this app, which was recently updated to version 3.0, 1Password touch is a great addition to your iPod touch or iPhone. Essentially a password manager, this app stores ...
Software Update: iPhoto 8.1.1 released
November 24, 2009 – 8:19 pm | No Comment
Software Update: iPhoto 8.1.1 released If you're running iLife '09, fire up Software Update, because Apple has a bug fix update out for you. iPhoto 8.1.1 "addresses issues affecting face recognition performance and accuracy. It also fixes minor issues in the areas of book ordering, and iPod touch support." There's an extra step for getting Faces recognition working properly if you imported pictures in iPhoto 8.1, which Apple details on the support page for the update: Important: If you imported photos ...
Sneak Peek: Stair Dismount offers… broken bones, mostly
November 22, 2009 – 9:03 pm | No Comment
Remember Zen Bound? It's a gorgeous and fun-to-play little puzzle game. So when I heard that SecretExit, the makers of Zen Bound, were about to release a new app, I was excited to get a sneak preview. Stair Dismount is a very different game to Zen Bound. Although, as you can see in the above video, the audio and graphics quality are consistently high, it's not really fair to compare the two. According to SecretExit, Stair Dismount is more focused ...
Dynamic Controls unveils integrated iPhone app for wheelchair controls
November 20, 2009 – 10:38 pm | No Comment
Dynamic Controls unveils integrated iPhone app for wheelchair controls Dynamic Controls has just taken the wraps off of its new iPhone application which should be of great interest to those who use a wheelchair on a daily basis. The application -- which connects with the wheelchair via Bluetooth and has a bulit-in charger for the iPhone or iPod touch -- enables diagnostics to check for any problems with the chair. It also allows users to get real-time information, speed information, and ...