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Can you hear me now? 4D Sound is a blast at CES!

Posted in Events, tagged , , , on 7 January, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Tablets and headphones and giant massage chairs… Oh my! It’s been a fantastic first two days at the Consumer Electronics Show and I thought I’d better press pause to mention some of the initial highlights. I’ve been wandering the halls in a whimsical fashion and crashing events wherever the wind takes me (ie. sneak preview event PepCom, Lenovo party, iHollywood demo party, CES tweetup) and I’ve been lucky to meet tons of great people along the way. Shout out to Paul, John, Craig, Jeff and Dave – you know who you are.

So, what’s the gossip?! My favourite innovation so far is KOR-FX “4D sound” from company Immerz, which may sound a little far-fetched but it is awesome. I experienced Iron Man 2 last night in a whole new way, and let me tell you, I’m sure I was physically there on the set! The tech consists of a headphone-like device worn around your neck, down near your collar bones instead of your ears. You play the audio as normal (via headphones, speakers) and the KOR-FX device vibrates against you so you FEEL the sound in your body in addition to hearing it audibly. You will feel directional input depending if the sound is coming from the right or left, which really brings the whole scene to life like a hologram jumping off a page. (more…)

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Events Menu: 20-26th December

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , , , on 19 December, 2010| Leave a Comment »

First of all, whatever you’re celebrating, happy holidays! I brought the Scottish rain with me to California, so I’m not very popular back home right now, but sending lots of good wishes to Edinburgh and beyond this week. Hope you have a wonderful time filled with good food, good company, and some well-earned rest! Well ok, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad 🙂

Monday 20th December: Listening Lunch #2 & Christmas Drinks, 12pm on Appleton Tower 8th Floor

An invitation from Informatics Ventures to “get everyone’s input on things that Informatics Ventures could do to support you,” to hear what’s working and what could be improved. I know some folks are boycotting this meeting after the last one was – to put it mildly, disastrous – but I *hope* this one is more productive and less defensive. At the very least, enjoy a free buffet from 12 noon and drinks after the meeting. But watch what you say if you don’t want an eviction notice the next day (possibly unrelated, but a terribly unfortunate coincidence). You can see the online forum for discussions: Appleton Venture Community.

Wednesday 22nd December: Glasgow TechMeetup, 7pm at 103 Trongate 5th Floor

Monthly gathering for anyone interested in tech, from developers to startups to innocent curiosities. It’s a thriving grassroots effort, and each month generally features a small variety of presentations to share expertise on what people are up to and what they have learned along the way. Not sure what presentations are this month, but looks like it’s going ahead… Just turn up, and enjoy free beer, pizza and good chat! (more…)

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Guardian blogger joining the startup community – Welcome Lunch!

Posted in Events, Local News, tagged , , , , , on 11 December, 2010| 1 Comment »

Good news for startup land! Guardian blogger Michael MacLeod is set to join the Appleton Tower community starting this coming week. You may have met Michael out and about covering an array of stories in Edinburgh, from the tuition protests to tram updates to plans for The New Victoria.

While his remit is the wider Edinburgh community, I can’t imagine

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Events Menu: 6th-12th December

Posted in Events on 5 December, 2010| 9 Comments »

[CANCELLED – SNOW DAY!] Tuesday 7th December: Free Breakfast & Networking Event, 8am for 8:30am at George Hotel (George Street)

Did I hear free breakfast? Ok I’m listening! Yes, a free breakfast to kick off your Tuesday, brought to you by an organisation called the Forum for Private Business… Join us at our free breakfast networking event… Sorry folks they’ve just had to cancel this with white powder disrupting travel plans – to be rescheduled for January 2011. In the meantime, have a nice snow morning!

Tuesday 7th December: Aberdeen Mighty Meetup (digital community), 6pm at 210 Bistro, Aberdeen

The launch of a cool new digital group in Aberdeen – sending lots of good vibes their way! Join us for the first monthly Mighty Meetup where we’ll be talking “Emerging technologies for the web”. We have some of Aberdeen’s most experienced and charismatic digital folk lined up to discuss everything from Fonts on the web to JavaScript. Whether you’re agency, freelance or a student this is a great chance to network and learn (and have a few beers whilst we’re at it!). Speakers include @scottdgraham, @stevenmilne, @mitchinator, and @ianisted. You might like to keep an eye on them even if it’s from afar 🙂 (more…)

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CANCELLED: Brands & Apps: do it the right way.

Posted in Events on 4 December, 2010| 1 Comment »

The Marketing Industry Network logo

Regretfully, this event has been cancelled. Same old snow story. We will update again if it is rescheduled (and I hope it will be!)

Next week, the Marketing Industry Network is hosting a speaker event on the union between brands and apps. The focus: how to design Smartphone and iPad apps to best promote brands.

A panel of experts will, despite the weather, be in attendance, including: (more…)

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Talking dirty – mistakes to avoid

Posted in Events, Opinions, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 1 December, 2010| 1 Comment »

Andrew Scott from Rummble gave an amusing talk at a recent event aimed at entrepreneurial folk interested in mobile and tablet technologies.  He talked about the DIRTY DOZEN – the name he’s given to mistakes he has made – and offered some advice to those wanting to develop mobile apps.

Depending on your perspective, Rummble is Andrew’s 5th or 6th startup so he’s got plenty of experience to share!

Here is what he had to say:

  1. Don’t choose a cr*p name – Scott once chose Playtex, which seems ok but in the UK it’s known for bras and the USA it is known for sanitary products…!
  2. Build amazingly on one platform – then you can go to a VC and say ‘gimme £3million to do this awesome thing on everything else’ 🙂 (more…)

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Events Menu: 29th November – 5th December

Posted in Events, tagged , , , , , , , on 29 November, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Anyone snowed in today with a cup of tea? Well get your boots and gloves ready – there are some events this week worth braving the crazy weather for! In case you didn’t notice, I must also confess a mild obsession with holiday festivals, and have slipped in a couple of the local lights celebrations too 🙂

Tuesday 30th November: Launch Lab with *Heidi Roizen!* 9am at Renroc (89-91 Montgomery)

GO! >> We have invited the inspiring speaker and current Edinburgh University Entrepreneur-in-Residence to Heidi Roizen to our Launch Lab meetup!! Heidi is a Silicon Valley executive, venture capitalist, and entrepreneur, but most of all, she talks openly about the real and human elements of building a successful business from nothing. The trails and tribulations, the good times and bad, Heidi will be attending our Launch Lab sessions to answer any of your questions about the real life, every day exicting (and terrifying) world of business. And trust us, she’s well worth a visit!

Tuesday 30th November: Live stream of £5 million Metadata Opportunity Workshop, 10:20am-12:30pm (#tsbmeta)

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What are you doing this w/end? Wanna launch a startup?

Posted in Events, tagged , , on 25 November, 2010| Leave a Comment »

I’ll be heading off to the Launch48 Mobile Weekend which kicks off tomorrow evening in London (well actually Richmond, Surrey).  Here’s the programme if you’re interested in attending. There are still a few tickets if you want to turn up. If you’re afraid you don’t know much about mobile technologies fear not!  The event is as much about LEARNING as it is about doing.

LAUNCH48 MOBILE WEEKEND

Friday

6:00 to 6:30 pm  Registration

6:30 to 7:00 pm  Introduction and example (more…)

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Events Menu: 22nd-28th November (help build it!)

Posted in Events on 22 November, 2010| 3 Comments »

Time for some crowdsourcing! What events do you know of? I’m running around London today so a bit pressed for time, but if you guys can add what you know, that’d be super! Thanks! 🙂

Thursday 25th November: E-Club Entrepreneur-In-Residence Sessions, 9am-4:45pm

George Mackintosh is up from London to offer one hour advice sessions to anyone with an idea or existing startup. Want some kick-ass input on sales/marketing especially? Two sessions remain 1-2pm and 4:45pm – simply book online through the link above. Also make sure you take the chance to speak with Entrepreneur-In-Residence Heidi Roizen before she heads back to Silicon Valley! Get in touch with her here, she’s in town until early December.

Thursday 25th November: Light Night on Princes Street!

The Christmas tree gets switched on, the German Market opens up, and there’s some sort of fun celebration ceremony that usually includes some ice skating and piping – get out of the office if you’re ready for some holiday cheer! (more…)

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New Startup Community: Launch of the Student Market a Huge Success!

Posted in Events, Local News, tagged , , , , on 22 November, 2010| 2 Comments »

We were blown away last week by the Student Market, the new place for young entrepreneurs to get seen and promoted. We covered the project earlier this month, and their launch event last Thursday evening was absolutely superb.

The event was a chance for student entrepreneurs to exhibit their businesses, ranging from web apps to fashion to race car driving. With about 20 companies of all types on display, it drew an impressive crowd of around 200 visitors throughout the evening.

The Student Market is an online portal showcasing student businesses, but it’s more than just a website. It’s also events like these where student entrepreneurs can exhibit, meet each other, and speak directly to potential customers in a friendly environment. And beyond that, it’s the creation of a supportive community. (more…)

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