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Drop partners with Bosch to let users monitor their oven remotely
This could actually go a ways toward easing my obsessive dial checking on the way out the door in the morning. Drop, they of connected kitchen scale fame, is partnering with Bosch to bring an added layer of connectivity to the German appliance maker’s kitchen devices. The deal, announced at IFA in Berlin, starts simply, with the company’s Series 8 oven, bringing remote monitoring… Read More
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Apple Patents An iPhone Drop Protection Mechanism That Changes Device Angle In Freefall
Apple has a new patent granted by the USPTO today (via AppleInsider), which describes a system that can actually re-orient an iPhone during freefall, changing the angle of its eventual impact with the ground after first determining how best to shift it to make sure the fall does as little damage as possible. The patent also includes descriptions of other more advanced and fantastic… Read More
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Drop Gets Its First $2 Million In Seed To Prep For More Products To Come
Drop, the startup that hopes to turn anyone into the perfect chef using an iPad-connected digital baking scale, has raised $2 million in cash. The round, led by Frontline Ventures and Innovation Works with participation from PCH and WI Harper Group will be used to help build out the team and market the product. Read More
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For Two New Apps Called “Push” And “Drop,” The Push Notification Is The App
Two new applications, Drop and Push, want to save you from having to download multiple news apps or browse dozens of websites just to keep up with the topics that interest you. But what makes these two apps different, when compared with news aggregators or other mobile news readers (aka RSS readers), is that they primarily function via push notifications. Read More
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Drop, The Location-Based Messenger, Closes $1.25M From Atlas Ventures, Spark Capital
Drop Messages, the winner of the TechCrunch Boston Pitch-Off, has today announced the close of a $1.25 million seed round led by Atlas Ventures and Spark Capital. The location-based messaging platform has also introduced a new version of the app alongside the announcement. Drop Messages, for those of you who haven’t heard yet, is an app that lets you leave or send messages to people who… Read More
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If Baking Is A Science, The $99 Drop Scale Is Your Lab Assistant
They say cooking is an art and baking is a science, and “they” are right. I once tried to make a half-portion of cheesecake that ended in catastrophe. Luckily, a new startup out of Ireland has plans to simplify the science of baking. Using a special Bluetooth-connected scale, and an accompanying app, Drop promises that you don’t need measuring cups anymore. And because… Read More
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Boston Pitch-Off Winner Drop Lets You Leave Surprise Messages All Over Town
Location-based messaging has been tried before, and in a world where messages go in streams, go global, and go poof, one of these geo-fenced messaging companies will eventually float to the top. The latest of these location-focused messengers is Drop, an app out of Boston that lets you “drop” a message in a certain location, which friends will find as they enter that geo-fenced area. Read More
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Japanese toilet paper "Drop" is the scariest toilet paper you've ever seen
In case you have seen the Japanese horror movie “The Ring” or its acceptable American remake, you already have a taste of what kind of person Koji Suzuki is. The guy didn’t have to do anything with the movies but authored the book of the same name. Now, Suzuki is about to release a new horror story. The name: Drop. Nature of binding: None. It’s released as a toilet… Read More
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