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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Reporting from 2010, 1950’s style
January 10, 2010 – 4:49 pm | No Comment
Reporting from 2010, 1950’s style "Dear Pete, First, I want to say I'm sorry. When you said I'd need a "laptop with wireless" I should have known a 1956 Smith Corona Clipper was a stretch, even though it was technically correct. I stand by my decision to use a Polaroid camera though. Tests prove it's faster than digital. Regards, Curtis Walker" @Hak5Darren's video @NBCUNI video & photo (and for the record, I think I managed to beat the guy with the iPhone.)
Rumor: Will Apple add a camera flash to the iPhone?
January 10, 2010 – 2:18 pm | No Comment
Rumor: Will Apple add a camera flash to the iPhone? Isn't competition wonderful? Apple Insider is citing a well-placed source saying Apple is grabbing significant quantities of LED flash devices for use in the iPhone -- possibly for the iPod touch as well, if Apple decides to add a camera to that product. "People familiar with Apple's initiative claim the electronics maker is seeking allotments of LED camera flash components in the tens of millions for delivery during the 2010 calendar year, meaning future iPhones -- and possibly ...
App review roundup: VoiceBand, Soulver, Doc²
January 9, 2010 – 1:02 pm | No Comment
App review roundup: VoiceBand, Soulver, Doc² VoiceBand: Personal music artistry gone wild I don't usually gush during App reviews. I think today I will change things up a bit. Because If you like playing with sound and music, and you like GarageBand, empty out your change purse, check... Soulver ...
CES Friday: Android-powered microwaves and other ridiculous gadgetry
January 9, 2010 – 1:01 pm | No Comment
CES Friday: Android-powered microwaves and other ridiculous gadgetry Walking around the convention floor, you frequently run into gadgets that make you think, "Yep, I'm at CES." Need an example? Take a gander at that microwave up there running Android. Sure, we knew it was coming. That doesn't mean that it isn't kind of funny to see a microwave running Android, though. The company behind the unholy union, Touch Revolution, also tossed the mobile OS on a washing machine. In theory, that'd also mean apps that would make ...
Analysis: iPhone’s touchscreen slightly better than Droid, Nexus One and Droid Eris
January 9, 2010 – 9:54 am | No Comment
Analysis: iPhone’s touchscreen slightly better than Droid, Nexus One and Droid Eris To be honest, I don't really care which is the better smartphone (or super-duper phone ): the iPhone 3GS , the Motorola Droid , HTC's Droid Eris , Google's Nexus One , Nokia's N900 or the Palm Pre . It's just great to witness this seemingly never-ending advancements in mobile technology, both on a hardware and software level, and to see increased competition drive innovation at such rapid pace. Just compare the market today to five years ago, and you can't help but be amazed by how ...
TUAW Tip: Get your animated slideshows to MobileMe
January 9, 2010 – 1:12 am | No Comment
TUAW Tip: Get your animated slideshows to MobileMe For all the things Apple does right, there are some strange decisions in the integration of iPhoto and MobileMe. iPhoto has a wonderful way to create animated slideshows with music and professional looking transitions and you can look at them all day on your Mac, or send them to your iPhone or AppleTV. But things get ugly when you want to post them on the web for family and friends using MobileMe. It's baffling, but there is ...
VIZIO’s new LCDs (and upcoming iPhone remote app) eyes-on
January 9, 2010 – 1:11 am | No Comment
VIZIO’s new LCDs (and upcoming iPhone remote app) eyes-on Since we can't drool over sets without release dates forever, our attention at VIZIO's CES event turned to flat-panels we actually expect to hit shelves in 2010. Still, we couldn't have expected a sneak peek of the company's planned iPhone remote control app (video after the break,) and the shock of seeing a 22-inch VIA & WiFi packing 22-inch LCD nearly overshadowed the massive 72-inch 3D set picture above. Also represented were a new soundbar surround package with ...
Intel opens up an app store for netbooks
January 8, 2010 – 5:02 pm | No Comment
Intel opens up an app store for netbooks The next big app push isn't for the next big handset — it's for netbooks. Intel is spearheading an effort to bring a plethora of smaller applications to the cheap laptop market with its AppUp Center, which is already filled with business apps and ones for entertainment, education, social networking and more. As you'd expect, some are free and some aren't, and as the site grows it'll be backed by support from netbook makers including Acer, ASUS, Dell ...
New Apple touch display patent
January 8, 2010 – 5:08 am | No Comment
New Apple touch display patent Patently Apple has the news that Apple has filed for another touchscreen display patent, but here's the catch: this one's probably not for a tablet! Or at least, not for the tablet we're expecting. The patent, which covers the idea of a thinner and brighter touchscreen display by combining the touch and pixel display elements (basically including the capacitive and pixel elements in the same hardware), could actually be used in any of Apple's devices, from the iPhone and iPod touch, ...