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The Power of Connected Play

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just before the end of 2011 so their first real year in the market was in 2012. For a kid like me who grew up with video games on an Apple ][, this was pretty awesome. Orbotix is creating a new game platform that combines common physical objects, smart phones, and a software marketplace. They shipped Sphero 1.0

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Defrag 2011 Scholarships

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This video of the launch of Juno on the APOD site gave me chills. Finally, if you are a video watcher, take a look at ThisWeekIn TechStars. For information on applying, take a look at the Defrag scholarship post. On a completely different note, I love rockets. I’m a boy – I can’t help myself.

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How To Predict The Future

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Predicting Streaming Video and the Birth of the Spreadsheet. A big technical challenge we studied was piping streaming video over networks. It was difficult because we had limited bandwidth to send the bits through, and limited processing power to compress and decompress the video. Streaming video had finally made it.

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I’m A VC

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In 2011, we did our first Foundry Group music video “I’m a VC.” I recall being equally amazed when I heard that our IT guy ( Ryan ) had cleaned up our random Google accounts, deleted video@foundrygroup.com, and as a result deleted the video. When it was restored, the view counter was at 0.

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Suction Cup iPad Buttons

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Joystickers is one of the Excelerate Summer 2011 companies (Excelerate is a TechStars Network member) – I met with them a few weeks ago and loved what they are doing. Check out a video of these buttons in action and get ready to level up. You can buy three buttons for $9 (normally $20), or five buttons for $13 (normally $34).

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Create the Best Product

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I’m mid 2011 I wrote a post titled Competition. I remember Steve Ballmer in a video mocking the iPhone. Things in my universe had heated up and many of the companies I was an investor in were facing lots of competition. I remember clearly, with amazement, the first time I got my hands on an iPhone. It was fine, but not awesome.

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Book: Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives

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I first discovered David Eagleman in a 2011 New Yorker article titled The Possibilian that Amy had torn off and put in my “to read” pile. Colbert Report Episode Guide , More Colbert Report Videos , Comedy Central Full Episodes. ” Nothing like a Pink Floyd reference by a neuroscientist. The Colbert Report.

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