DemoFall 09: From early stage to center stage
The DemoFall 09 conference kicks off in San Diego with a slew of start-ups hoping to become household names, much like past participants such as TiVo and Palm.
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DemoFall 2009: What to watch
Rafe Needleman picks the most promising pitches to pay attention to at the Demo start-up conference.
10 Demo grads: Where are they now?
After this week's DemoFall, longtime organizer Chris Shipley is handing over the reins. Here's a look at some of the best and worst companies that have presented there over the past 13 years.
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The most promising launches at DemoFall 2009
Now that the start-up conference is over, we can review the best products, companies, and concepts presented--regardless of what the Demo gods liked.
TC50 vs. DemoFall 2009: What can you use?
This is the third year in a row in which the two tech conferences have gone nearly head-to-head, helping to launch more than 100 new companies each September. We tell you which of the latest bumper crop you're able to get your hands on.
DemoFall ends with awards and emotional good-byes
After 13 years, managing director Chris Shipley has officially handed the baton to VentureBeat founder Matt Marshall. Together, they gave out the Demo God awards, and did a little dancing.
Piecing together smart cameras at DemoFall 09
Today's "smart" surveillance systems are really rather dumb, according to experts in recognition technology.
Dot Go could be 'the Internet for text messaging'
New service from Scientific Media aims to make it very easy for companies to run text message marketing campaigns.
Time for Demo to change--a lot
Rafe Needleman loves the Demo conference but says it needs to adapt to the times. He offers some suggestions on how to do that.
Faculte makes producing video slideshows quick and easy
At DemoFall, a presentation on how to put together professional-looking video slideshows makes it seem like something that should have been around all along.
Big bucks for patent-invalidating research
Community "advisers" can earn as much as $50,000 by doing research to invalidate patents on behalf of a DemoFall presenter called Article One Partners.
Weels moves toward keyboard-less browsing
A new service presented at DemoFall gives people a way to do most content manipulation inside their browsers with only their mouse.
Infochimps looks to build business based on marketplace for datasets
The early-stage startup has already signed up a couple of interesting clients, and now hopes to find a critical mass of available data to sell.
Local Dirt aims to help focus on local food
Amid movement to buy local, DemoFall start-up Hevva unveils service geared toward putting buyers and sellers together and cutting spoilage.
Scenes from DemoFall 2009
Entrepreneurs, press, and VCs cram into the Sheraton in San Diego to do business at the semiannual start-up event.
Point of Wealth: The reverse ATM
Paid in cash? Point of Wealth lets you put it where you should, when you earn it.
Digsby unveils new Twitter features
Multiprotocol instant-messaging client Digsby announces new features at DemoFall focusing on a completely revamped Twitter interface.
MyVocal and RadioWeave: Content solutions for commuters
Moving beyond radio and CDs, new tools shown off at DemoFall offer custom streaming content via cellular or Internet.
Digsby claims it has Twitter client for 'the mainstream'
New Digsby aims to flip some of the standard way of presenting Twitter feeds on its head, making it easier to read threads and respond to tweet pop-ups.
Rseven records life according to your mobile phone
"Lifecache" service archives everything you do on your mobile so you can review and analyze your activities later.
TravelTrac allows real-time media sharing on the go
Service makes it easy to share photos, video, and more while traveling, or store them on a device until there's connectivity.
Fuze Box offers elegant mobile videoconferencing
Fuze Meeting, which works on the iPhone and BlackBerry, allows users to share rich media without being behind a firewall, unlike HP's Skyroom.
Micello maps the indoor world
If Google only takes you to the mall, Micello--a mapping platform for the indoor world--can take you inside.
