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Ubooly: iPhone Sock Puppet Plays Games With Kids

A Boulder-based startup will soon ship a cuddly stuffed animal built to hold an iPhone or iPod, with the display serving as the creature’s face and a custom app that interacts and plays games with young children.

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Planana Makes Sure Your Event Has Guests

Planana is a social events promotion tool that leverages guests’ social networks and rewards them for sharing to their social networks.

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Flowtab Brings Express Checkout To Bars

Flowtab is a mobile app that allows bar patrons to order and pay for drinks directly from their phone. But will bartenders be able to keep up?

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Chicago’s Analyte Health Raises $22M To Expand Online Health Services

The online healthcare network is aiming to specialize in new forms of healthcare consultation, and has already established websites specifically for sexual health, including SexualHealth.com and STDTestExpress.com.

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Google Springs Into ISP Realm With The (Sorta Free) Fiber

Google Fiber might sound like a healthy snack, but it’s actually the search giant’s first foray into the ISP industry.

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Botiful: The Affordable Telepresence Robot Built For Your Smartphone

Botiful, a telepresence robot created by engineer Claire Delaunay, allows any remote Skype caller to move freely in their projected environment using a mobile robotic smartphone stand.

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HealPay: Making Debt Collection A Little Less Miserable

The system, the co-founder said, is “designed to make it easier for consumers to pay their bills.” If all goes well, more people choose to (and are able to) pay up.

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6 Reasons The Brandery, Cincinnati’s Top Tech Accelerator, Works

How do you put your tech startup’s best foot forward. Seasoned business veterans and Brandery co-founders share what they think sets the Rockstars apart from the rest.

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GiveForward Raises $2M To Become Premier Charitable Donation Site

GiveForward, Chicago’s charitable startup, announced that it has raised $2 million in a Series A round of funding this week led by Founder Collective and First Round Capital.

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St. Louis Game Jam: This 48 Hour Hackathon Isn’t Just For Developers

The free two-day long game development rush returns to St. Louis this August, and the event’s creators want everyone to participate, even if they know nothing about making games.

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