Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

Pittsburgh’s Kerf Cases enrobes your phone in fine wood

 One iPhone case is much like the other unless it’s made of figured walnut wood from a retired woodworker in California and feels like the surface of a finely-sanded and well-made piece of antique cabinetry. That’s why Kerf Cases, a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer, is so cool.
The founder, Ben Saks, has been working in wood for most of his life. While working at Carnegie Mellon… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Amazon chucking Diapers.com this week – CNET

Diapers.com and five other sites run by Amazon-owned Quidsi will shutter and redirect to Amazon.com, marking the demise of a $545 million acquisition.
Source: CNET

Let’s meet in Longmont on Wednesday

 As part of the NewTech Meetup we will be holding a very cool pitch-off at the Oskar Blues The Oak Room at 1800 Pike Road in Longmont, CO. It’s on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 starting at 6:00pm. The pitch-off will happen at about 7:30pm. You can RSVP here.
To apply to pitch please submit your info here. I will pick and contact eight companies to pitch for 2 minutes with 2 minutes of questions. Read More

Source: TechCrunch

3 ways to take faster screenshots in Windows 10 video – CNET

Taking images of your screen in Windows 10 doesn’t have to be clunky. Use these built-in features to take faster and more precise screenshots.
Source: CNET

Tesla’s most affordable Model S is now even more affordable

 Tesla dropped the price on their entry-level Model S, with a $7,500 discount to the 75kWh version, which now starts at $69,500. The price drop comes as Tesla stops selling the 60kWh model, which it discontinued recently and sold only until remaining stop ran out. The price drop also comes with upgraded standard equipment, meaning you’ll get a better value overall. These include the… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

VW to invest $300M in hundreds of EV chargers across US – Roadshow

It’s part of the company’s massive settlement with diesel owners and federal regulators.
Source: CNET

Audi teases new E-tron Sportback concept for Shanghai – Roadshow

And just like the last E-tron concept, it looks the absolute business.
Source: CNET

Facebook’s F8 developers conference will be more diverse than last year

 Ahead of Facebook’s annual developers conference, F8, Facebook shared the demographic makeup of this year’s expected attendees exclusively with TechCrunch. Of the people who chose to disclose, 28.7% self-identified as women (a 4.9% increase from last year) and 19.3% self-identified as underrepresented ethnicities in tech (black, Latinx, Native American, Alaska Native, Native… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

New 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' episodes make the grade – CNET

The not-too-distant-future is here. Here’s one devoted fan’s report card for the new Netflix season of the cult-movie mock fest.
Source: CNET

Instagram now lets you organize bookmarks into private collections

 Instagram will make its bookmarking feature more useful, the company announced this morning, with the introduction of “collections.” The new feature will allow users to organize the posts they save into private groupings for easier access. The addition may further challenge Pinterest, which also favors image bookmarking and the ability to save items to particular boards. When… Read More

Source: TechCrunch