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Etsy Raises $40 Million To Bring DIY Movement Global

Etsy announced that it has raised $40 million to fund international expansion. The company recently became a B Corporation.

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Workout Spots: Open Table For Gyms

New York startup Workout Spots is a fitness-related service that allows you to easily find local places to exercise, and even schedule workout classes directly through their website.

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“Descriptive Camera” Prints Description, Not Photo

An NYU student created an unusual camera that outputs text, not photos, to describe the scene you snapped.

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Nimble TV: Hasn’t This Been Tried Before?

Startup NimbleTV will launch a beta “TV everywhere” service next week that will be the latest attempt to crack open the closed media loop of cable television. But it’s not.

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Tribeca Film Festival Going High Tech

The Tribeca Film Festival is going high tech with a series of films, awards, and talks that center around the intersection of technology and films.

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LibraryMixer: Files-Sharing That Treats Users Like Adults

A former corporate attorney has launched a social service for sharing music, films, and other media — directly between friends. The semi-public beta is comprised of two parts. The web.

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NYC Phone Booth Smart Screens Were Announced Over A Year Ago (Sort Of)

New York City will pilot a network of 32-inch, internet-enabled touch screen computers in old phone booths, according to recent reports. Though a report by the New York Post has.

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New Technology Detects Lies By Reading Eye Movement

The University of Buffalo Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors has developed a lie detector that reads deviations in eye movements to detect when a human being untruthful.

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2012 Is The Year Of Foodie-Commerce

The food and beverage e-commerce category is expected to grow 17% in 2012 thanks to three macro trends and increased demand.

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Sqoot Apology Round 2: “We Can Do Better”

Yesterday we reported that sponsors of the “Boston API Jam” were pulling out after the host, daily deal API service Sqoot, listed women as an event ‘perk’ ( See more here).  After being berated with criticism by both.

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