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iMo Controller Turns the iPhone Into a Portable Console

Himanshu Baweja Cofounder, iMo Controller DelHi, India Himanshu Baweja, 25, created the iMo Controller with cofounder Pankaj Meena. The app, which won best demo at the TechCrunch50 conference this fall, lets users play ...READ»

SeatGeek: A Prediction Market for Concert and Sports Tickets

SeatGeek, launched Tuesday at TechCrunch50, is a Farecast-like Web site for sports and concert tickets in the secondary market. It's so simple, I'm surprised no one ever thought of it before. The site predicts future ticket prices ...READ»

Affective Interfaces Wants to Keep Track of Your Emotions

Emotion-detecting software isn't new--Sony, for example, recently filed a patent for a "laughter detection" system--but a San Francisco-based startup called Affective Interfaces, launched at TechCrunch50, claims that it has ...READ»

TechCrunch 50: Sold Out, but Somber and Lacking in Creativity

The TechCrunch50 conference is playing to a sell-out crowd, as usual. But something is different this year. READ»

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Yammer Won Last Year's TechCrunch50. What Now?

Yammer, a Twitter-like system for corporate communications, won the top prize at TechCrunch50 last year amidst a flurry of both praise and derision. But unlike many TC50 startups that peak during the conference, Yammer has done well ...READ»

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Can FluidHTML Make Flash Popular Again?

HTML, XML, and...FHTML? If the developers of FluidHTML, launched at TechCrunch50 yesterday, have their way, FHTML will be the next big markup language. In a nutshell, the server-side language allows programmers to create Flash-like ...READ»

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ToyBots Unveils a Goofy Vision of Internet-Connected Children's Toys

Toybots not only connect with the Internet, they feature 3G, GPS, and accelerometer capabilities too. They're a little creepy, but totally cool at the same time.READ»

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Muutu: The eBay of Classified Ads?

The Demo Pit at the annual TechCrunch50 conference in San Francisco is filled with eager startups gunning for their shot at stardom. Most of the companies are forgettable, but every so often one catches our attention. Muutu, a company ...READ»

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Swyping into the Next Stage of Text-Messaging

Say good-bye to tap-tap-tapping extensive messages into your not-so-convenient Smartphone. Swype wants to introduce you—and the 2.5 billion other cell phone users—to a whole new way to type. Unveiled at TechCrunch50 this month, ...READ»