Posts Tagged ‘ gifts ’

Daily Crunch: Boxes

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Daily Crunch: Boxes

Here are some recent stories on TechCrunch Gadgets: Printrbot: A Cheap 3D Printer For You And Yours Researchers See Retina Display, Raise Them A Cornea Display The SlingPlayer App Makes Its Way To The Boxee Box 2011 Holiday Gift Guide: 6 Audio/Video Gifts That Will Light Up The Holidays SmartPal VII: A Humanoid...

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Angels Club Together To Invest In Friendfund

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Angels Club Together To Invest In Friendfund

Friendfund , the group payments startup that lets friends club together to make a purchase, has announced an undisclosed round of funding from a group on Angel investors described as, well, friends . The investment was led by Bjoern von Siemens in partnership with Linden VC. However, cheesy PR aside, Friendfund is operating...

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Quick Start Guides: Getting the Most From This Year’s Hottest Gadgets

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Quick Start Guides: Getting the Most From This Year’s Hottest Gadgets

This post is part of the Mashable 10 , Mashable’s gift guide of the 10 hottest gadgets that our editors think should be on everyone’s wish lists this holiday season. If you were lucky enough to receive one of those gifts, our handy quick start guides should get you up and running. Our...

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eBay Debuts New Local Shopping Site

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eBay Debuts New Local Shopping Site

Today eBay has launched its new local shopping site called GiftsNearby , while Google continues to hunt for a local e-commerce service after its $6 billion buyout offer was rejected by coupon site Groupon earlier this month. The new eBay site integrates technology from eBay's acquisition of Milo.com , a local shopping startup bought...

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Gaming Is the Top Segment for Electronic Holiday Gifts [REPORT]

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Gaming Is the Top Segment for Electronic Holiday Gifts [REPORT]

Consumers this holiday season are seeking video game consoles, smartphones and cameras — but on the cheap, if possible, according to the Giftmeister 2010 Holiday Gifting Trend Report. The findings, based on the purchases of 20,000 Giftmeister customers from the past 30 days, show video games/video game consoles are the number-one category shoppers...

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