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It’s a time-honored tradition at SXSW for companies to give away breakfast tacos in order to capture your attention and it worked on me with Loku Pocketbook. After scarfing down a tasty taco, I was pretty impressed with what the team is trying to do with its location-based, content discovery service. Loku Pocketbook is an…
One of the great things about SXSW is that you get a chance to take a first look at games like Angry Birds Space but you also get only-in-Austin moments like a dance off in the middle of the streets to celebrate the game. In the video below, you’ll see how some of the “birds”…
We’ve been hearing about Isis for a while now but at SXSW 2012, the NFC-based payment system had its first real coming out party and we had to check it out. With the backing of nearly every major U.S. carrier and pledged support from most of the largest credit card companies, Isis has the potential…
Folks behind the mobile creation platform ShoutEm are teaming-up with GarysGuide for SXSW 2012, launching the “Austin Party Guide” app to offer the event attendees a “definitive guide to SXSW 2012 parties.” Available as a free download for iOS and Android devices, the application features a categorized events schedule that further relies on location information…
I’m on the ground here in rainy Austin for the SXSW festival and I made a beeline for the Samsung blogger lounge because Rovio was showing off Angry Birds Space for the first time. You know we had to see how these angry birds would fare in zero gravity. Rovio has pumped out a lot…
Clik, the app that wants to easily connect your TV and smartphone, is using SXSW 2012 to demonstrate the power of its platform. They’ve launched three new apps exclusive to attendees of the conference — CrowdTube, Tracks and Ethershock — to demonstrate the possibilities of social video, music streaming and gaming. Here’s what you should…
While the huge news of the week will be the introduction of the iPad 3/iPad HD, many in the tech industry will be heading to Austin for the big party known as South by Southwest Interactive. Every year we see some technology or app break out – the big craze last year was group messaging…