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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Check out this Wii laptop
January 1, 2011 – 2:46 pm | No Comment
I think we all know that Ben Heck has created some interesting mods like a laptop for an airplane, but he is very famous for gaming mods. I am surprised that he did not create this, a Wii laptop. It was created by Shock Slayer, a member at Mod Retro. You can watch him (presumably) explain it in the video. He made it out of parts found at an electronics store except for the SunDriver, and he has a SATA HDD for all the games. Apparently, all ...
‘Gears of War Ultimate’ coming in February for $30, retail listing says
January 1, 2011 – 10:02 am | No Comment
‘Gears of War Ultimate’ coming in February for $30, retail listing says The Gears of War franchise is no stranger to re-releases, having "Platinum" and "Game of the Year" collections across its two titles so far. However, it appears Microsoft is planning one more re-release, tentatively titled Gears of War Ultimate, according to a GameStop listing spotted by IGN. Pegged with a February 15th date, Ultimate has a $29.99 price tag. Although the listing has since been removed, a Microsoft representative confirmed plans for a "forthcoming bundle SKU," suggesting that Ultimate is, ...
Nintendo 3DS warning label: children under six shouldn’t use 3D mode
December 30, 2010 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
Nintendo 3DS warning label: children under six shouldn’t use 3D mode Ever since the device was first shown at E3, we've been under the impression that the Nintendo 3DS is too good to be true -- three-dimensional, portable versions of beloved N64 games? That's un-possible. The other shoe we've been waiting to drop might have just done so with Nintendo's recently released 3DS warning label; not only does it caution adults to stop using the device if they start to feel ill, it also says that ...
Sony Playstation 3 hacked to play pirated and homebrew games
December 30, 2010 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
Sony Playstation 3 hacked to play pirated and homebrew games Bad news for Sony: the Playstation 3 has been hacked, and hacked to the core. A small group of german hackers named fail0verflow have figured out how to open up the console to play pretty much anything, including copied games.
Babysitting Mama creeps us out
December 30, 2010 – 7:46 pm | No Comment
Babysitting Mama creeps us out I don’t know about you, but those dolls that close their eyes when you put them to a lying down position, only to have them open those eyelids when upright just creep me out. If dolls are your thing, then you might want to check out the new Babysitting Mama accessory that is part of the best selling Cooking Mama franchise which has already sold over 6 million games. This is the first time Mama will branch out ...
PopCap’s (almost) entire PC and Mac catalog is 50% off
December 29, 2010 – 8:27 am | No Comment
PopCap’s (almost) entire PC and Mac catalog is 50% off Dozens of PopCap's titles are on sale through January 2 -- from Alchemy to Zuma's Revenge. The sale covers all PC and Mac downloadables, excluding the recently launched Bejeweled 3 (it also doesn't extend to any game bundles). Still, even sans its new puzzler, there are plenty of gems to be had.
Report: Playstation Phone Is Based On the PSPgo, Will Go On Sale This Spring
December 28, 2010 – 5:24 am | No Comment
Report: Playstation Phone Is Based On the PSPgo, Will Go On Sale This Spring We’ve spent quite a few posts on Sony’s Playstation Phone in the last few months, and today the Asahi Shimbun (one of Japan’s biggest newspapers) is reporting [JP] that the device will be released in spring next year. Not a big surprise , but what’s interesting is that it will hit Europe and the US first, if the report is to be believed. The Asahi says that Japan will probably get the device, too. Technically, the phone will be based on the PSPgo but will have a ...
Robot Chicken’s Force Unleashed 2 ad looks to tap the funny side of the Force
December 28, 2010 – 2:02 am | No Comment
Robot Chicken’s Force Unleashed 2 ad looks to tap the funny side of the Force LucasArts has tapped comedy troupe Robot Chicken for this new Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 ad. We see right through it though! Clearly, it's a Jedi mind trick employing real laughs to cover up that laughable game plot. You can test your own consumer willpower by taking a closer look just the after the break.
3DS pre-orders open at GameStop
December 26, 2010 – 4:09 pm | No Comment
3DS pre-orders open at GameStop If you know for sure you're going to want a Nintendo 3DS whenever the system is released (sometime around March) and at whatever price, you can now pre-order the handheld from GameStop. You'll have to pre-order it in 3D, though -- by which we mean go to an actual store, rather than shopping online. According to Engadget, different stores are asking for either $25 or $50 deposits. At the moment, searching for ...
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] trailer full of feats (also, some feet)
December 25, 2010 – 12:45 pm | No Comment
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] trailer full of feats (also, some feet) Here's the latest trailer out of Japan for the upcoming Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy, featuring lots of Final Fantasy-flavored fighting and fan service. Make sure to turn on captions (not that they'll help), and stay tuned at 4:38 to see some feet that fans claim belong to Yuna.