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Demo + TechCrunch = Launch Week

Demo + TechCrunch = Launch Week

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With two competing Web 2.0 product launch conferences happening at the same time, it can be easy to lose track of the real story here: There are well over 100 new products and companies launching this week. Use this page to keep track of the best of them.

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Best of Shows: Top 10 from DemoFall, TechCrunch50

CNET editors and reporters pick their top products from a week of more than 120 launches.
(Posted in Webware by Rafe Needleman)
September 11, 2008 5:00 AM PDT

Final thoughts on a packed DemoFall

Despite a strong challenge from TechCrunch 50, the technology products showcase was packed, and several identifiable trends dominated.
(Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)
September 10, 2008 3:34 p.m. PDT

Getting Hollywood's Web business model up to speed

How do we get Hollywood to react to things like BitTorrent and online-only distribution? Five of Hollywood's big guys come together to talk about it.
(Posted in Webware by Josh Lowensohn)
September 10, 2008 7:43 p.m. PDT
• VideoSurf demo nearly lives up to pre-show hype

A fragmented audience for start-ups?

With both DemoFall and the TechCrunch50 kicking into action Monday, venture capitalists and other start-up watchers find themselves in a pinch.
(Posted in Gaming and Culture by Daniel Terdiman)
• TechCrunch50: 10 to watch
• DemoFall preview: 10 to watch
• A user guide to following DemoFall and TechCrunch50
September 5, 2008 12:01 PM PDT

Latest coverage

TC50/Demo revisited: What's alive, what's dead?

It's been more than half a year since the TechCrunch50 and DemoFall conferences. We take a look at which products are alive and well, and which have closed up shop. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn April 16, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

911ICE: A social network for the sick and wounded

You will be able to use your mobile phone as an electronic life buoy, if paramedic Bob Brotchie get his way. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 12, 2008 4:10 PM PDT

Rudder steers personal finance to your in-box

Want to get your personal finance activity delivered via e-mail? Rudder (formerly Spendview) has got you covered. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 12, 2008 12:39 PM PDT

Post-launch frenzy: What can you actually use?

Over 120 new products and services launched this week. We break it down and let you know what we covered while we were there. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 11, 2008 5:14 PM PDT

Best of shows: Top 10 from DemoFall, TechCrunch50

CNET editors and reporters pick their top products from a week of more than 120 launches. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 11, 2008 5:00 AM PDT

Getting Hollywood's Web business model up to speed

How do we get Hollywood to react to things like Bittorrent and online-only distribution? Five of Hollywood's big guys come together to talk about it. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 10, 2008 7:43 PM PDT

Goodrec launches mobile recommendation engine

Rather than rambling reviews, GoodRec has a simple thumbs up, thumbs down or mixed rating (no stars) and short text messages for recommending restaurants, bars, movies and books. Read more
Posted by Dan Farber September 10, 2008 5:17 PM PDT

GoPlanit lets you shuffle travel plans like a music playlist

GoPlanit helps you plan trips by automatically engineering itineraries. If you're in a city you've never been to it will fill in things for you to do. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 10, 2008 5:04 PM PDT

GoodGuide will save your skin

We all liked this database of products' health and green aspects. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 10, 2008 4:27 PM PDT

Final thoughts on a packed DemoFall

Despite a strong challenge from TechCrunch 50, the technology products showcase was packed, and several identifiable trends dominated. Read more
Posted by Daniel Terdiman September 10, 2008 3:34 PM PDT

Closet Couture gives you a virtual closet with real clothes

Closet Couture lets you put photos of your wardrobe onto a mannequin to figure out what to wear. You can also turn to a virtual stylist to tell you what clothes to buy. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 10, 2008 3:22 PM PDT

Footnote: "Facebook for the deceased"

New site lets people set up memorials of the lost friends and family. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 10, 2008 3:14 PM PDT

In the TechCrunch50 Demo Pit

Where the runners-up pitch to the passers-by. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 10, 2008 2:46 PM PDT

Gaming: Welcome to the real world

Do good works with Akoha; destroy Cleveland with Playce Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 10, 2008 12:16 PM PDT

Atmosphir blends Lego, 'Super Mario' for DIY platforming

Ever wanted to build your own 3D games? A service called Atmosphir has a new tool that lets you do that without having to know any coding. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 10, 2008 12:03 PM PDT

Bojam: Market for music mixing

New system for jamming online makes for a great demo. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 10, 2008 10:51 AM PDT

Gazopa raises the question: Is image search a feature or a product?

Hitachi research project unveiled. It's impressive, but is it too late? Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 10, 2008 10:23 AM PDT

Fotonauts crafts Wikipedia for photos

At the TechCrunch50, fotonauts rolled out is new Web application for navigating, organizing, sharing and collaborating on images. Read more
Posted by Dan Farber September 10, 2008 10:17 AM PDT

VideoSurf demo nearly lives up to pre-show hype

Video search engine uses automated process that scans videos faster than real-time, and does not require people to do the heavy lifting. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 10, 2008 10:09 AM PDT

Al Gore-backed VideoSurf generating buzz

In video search, competition is wide open. A new company--set to launch at TechCrunch50--wants to seize the opportunity. Problem is nobody knows if it works yet. Read more
Posted by Caroline McCarthy September 10, 2008 8:51 AM PDT

TechCrunch50: The day 3 schedule

With DemoFall over and done with, the TechCrunch50 has the spotlight to itself for its final day of start-up presentations. Read more
Posted by Jonathan Skillings September 10, 2008 7:08 AM PDT

A rant on risk: Swype vs. Fitbit

Maybe I'm asking for too much, but I thought that "venture" in the title "venture capitalist" meant something. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 9, 2008 11:07 PM PDT

Postbox brings more Webmail flavor to your software in-box

If you like some of the handiest features in Gmail you'll probably enjoy Postbox, a new software e-mail client that's packing some Webby punch. Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 9, 2008 5:43 PM PDT

Fitbit will get you off the couch

Advanced pedometer + personal Web site = fitness? Read more
Posted by Bob Walsh September 9, 2008 5:08 PM PDT

Security software that's perfect for San Francisco government

Demo: Listen up Mayor Newsom. There's new software on the block you might want to check out that keeps a close eye on IT workers. Read more
Posted by Elinor Mills September 9, 2008 4:45 PM PDT

Move over T9, here comes Swype

T9 inventor takes another stab at text entry. It's quite simple to use, though beneath the user interface there's a lot going on. Read more
Posted by Rafe Needleman September 9, 2008 4:26 PM PDT

Firms launch search for people, word meaning

Demo: New products offer ways to search for people, unstructured data not found in Web search engines, items based on word meaning and corporate data launched at show. Read more
Posted by Elinor Mills September 9, 2008 4:00 PM PDT

Sci-fi demo of real-time visual geotag service could be just that

The Tonchidot Corporation might have one of the coolest technologies around. But is it is science fiction or science reality? Read more
Posted by Josh Lowensohn September 9, 2008 3:53 PM PDT

SpinSpotter lets readers edit out bias in online news

New software presented at Demo lets people point out perceived bias and inaccuracies in online news and suggest rewrites. Read more
Posted by Elinor Mills September 9, 2008 2:51 PM PDT

iPhone apps a major trend at DemoFall

Each year at the new-products showcase, one trend emerges. This year, it may well be the use by a large number of companies of Apple's smartphone for rich applications. Read more
Posted by Daniel Terdiman September 9, 2008 1:08 PM PDT

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