May 20th, 2013

Headcast, A Mobile Broadcast Platform For Celebrities’ & Brands’ Avatars To Talk To Fans, Launches On iOS, Backed By Stephen Fry

Headcast Fry app

There’s no shortage of channels for brands and celebrities to stay in touch with their customers, followers and fans in these socially connected times. Today’s addition to the mix is the launch of broadcasting and animation platform Headcast, which lets brands and celebrities record and push out short voice messages to their audience — accompanied by an animated, virtual avatar. → Read More

January 13th, 2011

Stephen Fry to pimp Pushnote to his 2m+ followers – will it work?

In what we’re sure will amount to a social media orgy, noted author, comedian and British cultural icon Stephen Fry is announcing the formal launch of Pushnote on Twitter at 2pm today. Fry, who became an investor in the UK startup in June of last year, has over 2 million followers on the microblogging service.

(Update: Still no tweet as promised by the PR company for Pushnote. Make of that what… → Read More

January 13th, 2011

Stephen Fry To Pimp Pushnote To His 2M+ Followers – Will It Work?

In what we’re sure will amount to a social media orgy, noted author, comedian and British cultural icon Stephen Fry is announcing the formal launch of Pushnote on Twitter at 2pm today (he’s running late). Fry, who became an investor in the UK startup in June of last year, has over 2 million followers on the microblogging service.

Pushnote, which was soft-launched the same month (see TCEU→ Read More

April 25th, 2007

Voco Alarm Clock: Wake Up to the Sounds of a Charming Englishman

Alarm clocks — save for Clocky — are generally annoying, boring things. Granted, this Voco clock isn’t exactly as thrilling as front row seats to The Police, but it does have an urbane English comedian telling you to wake up. Every 12 hours, you’ll hear Stephen Fry (of V For Vendetta fame) telling you to wake up with clever little Britishisms: “I’m so sorry to… → Read More