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<title><![CDATA[New York, Silicon Valley teams win Startup Bus competition]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 07:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Team WalkIn, one of two winners of the second-annual Startup Bus competition, celebrates its victory Monday night at SXSW.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)AUSTIN, Texas--After three days jammed into buses headed here from cities across the country and four days perfecting their pitches, the winners of the second-annual Startup Bus competition claimed victory tonight.If you haven't been following the happenings of the Startup Bus, 38 teams of so-called &quot;buspreneurs&quot; departed on six buses from San Francisco, Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, and New York last Tuesday, headed for the South by Southwest conference (SXSW) here. Each team, formed mainly from strangers aboard their bus, faced this challenge: conceive of an idea, and take the time from departure to arrival in Austin to build a prototype, create a Web site for it, and get ready to pitch it to an august team of judges.And tonight, the seven finalists--one from each bus, plus a seventh chosen by public voting from one of the two buses that started in San Francisco, faced off for the title.In the end, Startup Bus founder Elias Bizannes announced that the judges deadlocked and decided on two winners. &quot;No surprise,&quot; Bizannes told a packed salon at the Downtown Hilton here, across the street from the SXSW home, the Austin Convention Center, &quot;the two winning teams come from the technology hubs of New York and Silicon Valley.&quot;Specifically, the winnings teams were the entry from the New York bus, known as TripMedi, and one of two Silicon Valley teams that departed from San Francisco, WalkIn. Both teams won a private dinner with members of the seed and early-stage investment firm Polaris Ventures.Unlike many of the Startup Bus teams that built some sort of social application, TripMedi (see video below) focused on a larger problem--the inefficiencies built into what they said is the $20 billion medical tourism market. If you're not familiar with medical tourism, it's when someone wanting to save a lot of money on an otherwise expensive procedure travels to a developing nation to get it done. According to TripMedi's data, 3 million people around the world traveled for some sort of medical help last year, and the market is growing at a rate of at least 15 percent a year.But there's no easy way to navigate the system for helping those who take part in medical tourism, TripMedi argued. Rather, what systems do exist are confusing, scary, or outright weird. By comparison, its approach is much simpler and easier, the team said, and potentially quite profitable.Trip Medi plans to highlight where patients can get the help they need, benchmark the price of any procedures against what it would cost in the United States, showcase the physicians who can perform the work, and potentially create a hub for recommendations so that patients can see whether others have been satisfied with a particular doctor's efforts.The team argued that it can make money with its idea in several ways. First, through referral fees of 10 percent to 20 percent' second, through commissions on flight or hotel bookings' and finally on service fees of up to 5 percent.So far, the idea seems to be gaining traction. In just the four days since arriving in Austin, TripMedi's Web site has gotten 1,300 unique visitors from 44 countries and 44 sign-ups. &quot;It's not sexy,&quot; said Roland Dillon, who presented for TripMedi, &quot;but it's a multi-billion dollar business.&quot; The team's other members are Cemre Gungor, Igor Dolgalev, Igor Lebovic, Mike Caprio, Ravi Kotecha, and Steve Schlafman.After hearing the presentations, the team of six judges--Dave McClure of 500 Hats, Naval Ravikant of Angel List, Tom Ball of Austin Ventures, Philip Fierlinger of Startup Bus sponsor Xero, Greg Veen of TypeKit, and Stephen Anderson of Baseline Ventures--had a lot of praise for the team, even if Fierlinger cautioned them that they had to change the name of the service. But Fierlinger said he thought the project was &quot;ambitious and really cool&quot; and was clearly going after a &quot;gaping hole&quot; in the medical tourism market. Veen lauded the team for &quot;doing something that could actually save people's lives,&quot; and Anderson said he had been quickly &quot;hooked&quot; by the team's pitch.As well, McClure praised TripMedi's presentation, in particular its use of clear, succinct charts showing the problem it was trying to solve. Other teams had not done quite as well in that regard. &quot;It was just awesome,&quot; McClure said. &quot;You guys f-----g rocked it.&quot;WalkIn The other winner was WalkIn (see video below), which attacked a problem perhaps more prevalent, if not quite as socially significant. The team, which was on the Silicon Valley bus, went after the pain point of showing up at a restaurant and having to stand around until your name is called from the waiting list.Instead, WalkIn designed a system that would allow someone to check in at a restaurant--by scanning a QR code at the host's desk--and then take off for a stroll. When their name is about to be called, they'd receive an alert to return to the restaurant. The team designed the service to run on HTML5, meaning no app beyond a QR code reader is necessary. &quot;Scan, relax, and return&quot; is the WalkIn tagline.WalkIn--which is comprised of brothers Keith and Ken Hanson, Jared Hanson (no relation), Alexander King, Bhavin Shah, James Williams, Jesse Ditson, Josh Best, and Keith Axline--thinks it can make money with its idea by offering restaurants, and other customers, different sets of upgrades and features, as well as through a system of coupons and lead generation. On the restaurant side, hosts would have aniPad application that would show everyone on the waiting list, and their place on that list. The idea would be to make the system as easy as possible to use for restaurants. And while waiting, diners could be sent enticements for drinks or high-margin menu items which could add to the restaurants' profits.Again, as evidenced by their choice of WalkIn, the judges were full of enthusiasm for the project. Ravicant praised the team for how much it achieved during the bus ride and said the name was &quot;inspirational.&quot; Ball said he liked the idea but urged the team to make sure there are ways built in to the service that allowed the restaurants to make money.The runners-upThe other five finalists included:&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' FlyByMiles, which developed a streamlined system that allows users to search for flights they can book with existing air miles.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Bouncr, which created a &quot;bit.ly for email,&quot; and which says it can &quot;shorten, share, and protect&quot; your e-mail address.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' Mom &amp; Pop Cooperatives, which built a system designed to help local businesses aggregate their purchasing in order to take advantage of bulk discount pricing.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' ShotPut, an elective SMS newsletter service.&amp;149'&amp;nbsp' MyNewman, a social network centered on pranks, aimed at 18- to 34-year-old males.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Earthquake video shows how engineering may have saved lives]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:11:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>neovacaciones</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Those who survive will think to themselves that it could have been worse.Awful though some images of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami truly are, other images taken during the quake appear to show that things could have been even worse.Even though the quake--U.S. Geological Survey Seismologist Lucy Jones told CBS News--was 30 times stronger that the devastating 1906 quake in San Francisco and 3.000 times more powerful that the Northridge quake, many buildings seem to have remained intact.Another report in the Atlantic suggests that Japanese building codes and engineering practices have become ever more rigorous, given the reality of living in an area so prone to tremors.The New York Times reports that, in its view, the difference in the death toll would be in the thousands, had something of this magnitude occurred in a densely-populated city in another country.The Times says that it isn't just skyscrapers, but seawalls that are designed according to some of the most stringent building codes in the world. Some, however, reportedly say the seawalls offer a false sense of security, partly because they obscure the ocean. Communities along the Japanese coast are reportedly more prepared than most. Even such details as pathways to higher ground are often clearly delineated so that people can escape quickly.Indeed, the footage I have embedded (from Shinjuku, Japan) shows that buildings swayed, just as they are designed to do, without appearing to suffer any structural failure.The fact that someone felt brave enough to shoot this footage shows a confidence that might not have been felt by those in other parts of the world.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Qualcomm confirms $3.1B purchase of Atheros to move into Wi-Fi chips]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>neovacaciones</dc:creator>
<category>Technology</category>
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<description><![CDATA[As if it weren&amp;'t already a dominant player in communications chips, Qualcomm confirmed today that it will buy Atheros for $3.1 billion in a move to solidify its foothold.The move positions Qualcomm as a powerhouse in Wi-Fi wireless networking chips, helping it secure its position as a leader in communications chips. San Diego, Calif.-based Qualcomm already has a huge position in chips for cell phones, and this deal gives it an edge in computer networking and consumer electronics as well. The deal is slightly less than the $3.5 billion figur ethat the New York Times reported yesterday.With the acquisition, rivals such as Intel, Broadcom and Marvell will find it harder to challenge Qualcomm in communications. Presumably, Qualcomm will be able to combine computer networking and cellular communications chips into single devices. The deal is subject to closing conditions such as shareholder approval.&amp;''It is Qualcomm&amp;'s strategy to continually integrate additional technologies into mobile devices to make them the primary way that people communicate, compute and access content,&amp;'' said Paul Jacobs, chief executive of Qualcomm, in a statement. &amp;''This acquisition is a natural extension of that strategy into other types of devices.&amp;''Atheros chief executive Craig H. Barratt is expected to join Qualcomm as president of Qualcomm Networking &amp;amp' Connectivity.[photo credit: Reuters]Next Story: LG aims to make TVs, phones, appliances smarter in 2011 Previous Story: Depressing thoughts on Groupona4a4s modelPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: communications chips, Wi-FiCompanies: Atheros, QualcommPeople: Craig Barratt, Paul Jacobs          Tags: communications chips, Wi-FiCompanies: Atheros, QualcommPeople: Craig Barratt, Paul JacobsDean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.VentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Android steals tablet market share from Applea4a4s iPad]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>neovacaciones</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Update: Now it appears that Samsung&amp;'s Galaxy Tab sales are lower than the company previously let on, which means that Android tablets likely didn&amp;'t take as much market share away from the iPad as we reported below.&amp;8212'Android isna4a4t just gaining on its competition when it comes to phones. The mobile operating system is also beginning to make waves in the tablet market, Bloomberg reports.In  the fourth quarter of 2010, Android tablets snagged 22 percent of  global tablet shipments (up from 2.3 percent in the last quarter), while  the iPad dropped 20 points to 75 percent of the market, according to  data by the market research firm Strategy Analytics.Applea4a4s  stranglehold on tablets was bound to loosen eventually, but ita4a4s  surprising how little it took for the iPad to go from 95 percent of the  market to 75 percent. There arena4a4t many Android tablets widely available  at the moment, and the only truly successful one I can think of is  Samsunga4a4s Galaxy Tab, which sold 2 million units in 2010.Apple announced in its most recent quarterly earnings report that it sold 7.3 million iPads in the last quarter, which brought total iPad sales to upwards of 14.8 million since it was released last April.The  iPada4a4s success in 2010 was far beyond most analyst expectations, but  ita4a4s going to have much more competition this year, including high-end  Android tablets like Motorolaa4a4s Xoom, as well as RIMa4a4s BlackBerry PlayBook.Next Story: Mixtent launches social network that tracks your reputation Previous Story: A billion-dollar mistake: Intel recalls a supporting chip for popular Sandy Bridge platformPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, BlackBerry PlayBook, Galaxy Tab, iPad, tablets, XoomCompanies: Apple, Google, Samsung          Tags: Android, BlackBerry PlayBook, Galaxy Tab, iPad, tablets, XoomCompanies: Apple, Google, SamsungDevindra Hardawar is VentureBeat's lead mobile writer and East Coast correspondent. He studied philosophy at Amherst College, worked in IT support for several years, and has been writing about technology since 2004. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can reach him at devindra@venturebeat.com (all story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com), and on Twitter at @Devindra. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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