(Founder Stories) Birchbox: Helping People ?Find What They Didn?t Know They Wanted?

BB Sequence 4 Key Ch#5C7192.movIn part II of Chris Dixon's interivew with Birchbox founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp, Dixon asks if Birchbox fits into what could be considered the trend of subscription commerce. Beauchamp believes they do. Barna meanwhile points out "there are a lot of different flavors" of subscription. In comparison to Diapers.com, Barna says Diapers solves "convenience" and "replenishment" while Birchbox offers a way for people "to find what they didn't know they wanted."

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Hands-on with Myriad's Alien Dalvik 2.0 on an iPad (video)

Last week, Myriad outed its plans to unveil Alien Dalvik 2.0 -- which works on iOS -- at CTIA, which starts today. But, knowing our readers would be champing at the bit to see it in action a little early, we got an exclusive sneak preview of the software for you right now. As a quick refresher, Alien Dalvik's a custom bit of code that lets you run unaltered Android apps on a non-Android OS, like Maemo or MeeGo. This new version brings that same black magic to iDevices (and just about anything else), so head on past the break for more about Myriad bringing Apple and Android together in app harmony.

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Hands-on with Myriad's Alien Dalvik 2.0 on an iPad (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A Woody Trailer with a Full Bar Is Travelling the Country for Charity? Where Is It?! [Design]

Commissioned by the fine chaps at Moore & Giles Leather, this "Great American Woody" is a traveling bar on wheels. It was built by the master craftsman Brad Ford, and proceeds from its journey of publicity go toward DIFFA. More »


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Let it Slide is an engaging, difficult puzzle game

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I have a thing for physics games, and I've been known to post the occasional platformer or action game here and there. But Let it Slide is one of the brainiest games I've posted to date.

The idea is very simple, and far from original: You get a board with pieces arranged in a particular pattern; you have to slide those around until you get the special piece into its target location.

It's not even about finding out where the target location is - you can just hover over "dim tiles" and instantly see where you're supposed to bring the special piece. But getting it there is a whole different story.

There are five tutorial levels, which I strongly recommend you do. Then there are twenty "beginner" levels, but that's really a misnomer. If those are the beginner levels, I don't want to know what the intermediate and advanced levels look like!

Every time you finish a level you get a score based on how many clicks it took you - each level has a "par" (the minimum number of clicks it could be completed in), and your performance is compared to that gold standard. Because it's such a brainy game, getting it right is quite satisfying. I was downright proud of myself when I managed to finish a few levels. All in all, quite recommended, especially if you've got a few minutes of quiet. It might actually help you focus better later on.

Let it Slide is an engaging, difficult puzzle game originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Raw AP Video: New York City Flooding Has Already Begun [Video]

Old sea walls, water-filled dams and other man-made obstacles to Hurricane Irene's wrath have failed along the East River, and parts of the city are now flooded. Do not do as the reporters do in this footage. Stay inside! [AP] More »


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Evernote Web gets a new interface, Facebook sharing, and more

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Evernote, the popular multi-platform 'digital memory' app, has done some serious re-tooling of its Web interface. In addition to a more polished UI that more closely mirrors the look of Evernote on the desktop, the update brings features like notebook stacks and snippet view to the Web.

Auto-saving is now enabled as well, and you can select multiple items by holding down the Cmd or Ctrl key on your Mac or Windows keyboard. If you've got items stored in your notebooks that you want to share with friends or co-workers, Evernote has improved that process, too. You can quickly post an item to Facebook, share it via email, or generate a Web sharing link to paste into an IM conversation or status update.

Head over to the Evernote Web login page to try out the new interface.

Evernote Web gets a new interface, Facebook sharing, and more originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 10:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Being Right

lincolnOne of Steve Jobs' most devastating talents is in knowing when he is right. By he I mean he and his team of talented designers, engineers, supply chain wranglers, and technologists. Standing pat when the alternative is worse is a difficult move to make, but one Apple under Jobs has made a trademark. Take the iPhone 4 and its famous dropped calls crisis. Jobs responded by delivering a software patch, comparing the problem to other competitor's offerings, providing a free case to those who'd already bought the phone, and making a deal with Verizon to fix the real problem: AT&T. You could see the resolve in the strategy. This is what we've discovered, this is what we will do, we bet you'll stick with us. He was right.

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Zazzle Speakers ? Customized with your Graphics

You can buy customized Tshirts, Mugs, Mousepads, Photo books etc with your own artwork, but how about an audio speaker? That’s new right? Zazzle gives you the ability. You can choose from a large selection of existing styles, or upload your own image to create a one of a kind speaker. Hey, that speaker above [...]

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PSX games now available in the Android Market, if you own an Xperia Play

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If you're lucky enough to own an Xperia Play -- Sony Ericsson's new Gingerbread-powered smartphone-cum-gamepad -- you can now buy PlayStation (PSX) titles from the Android Market.

There are five titles currently available, all priced at £3.99: Syphon Filter, MediEvil, Cool Boarders 2, Destruction Derby, and Jumping Flash. They don't have an American price yet, but that will surely change once the Xperia Play launches in the States.

Two important questions remain unanswered: How big are these games? The Market descriptions say the games are only 5MB, but that sounds incredibly unlikely -- and more importantly, will it be possible to 'spoof' the Xperia Play and download PSX games onto other Gingerbread-powered phones, like the Nexus S?

In other news, the PlayStation emulator PSX4droid was recently removed from the Android Market. This obviously has nothing to do with today's release of first-party PlayStation games.

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