LivingSocial Gets Into Full-Priced Food Delivery
LivingSocial is expanding beyond its discount-of-the-day offerings with a new service that delivers full-priced food from participating restaurants. Called LivingSocial Room Service, the feature will offer “white glove delivery” from local restaurants, according to statement from the company. For now, the program is limited to LivingSocial’s hometown, Washington, D.C. The service aims to let LivingSocial members avoid [...]
Read MoreAisleFinder Launches Supermarket API
Finding information on groceries at your favorite market like Whole Foods or Trader Joes can be a task. NewMe Accelerator startup, AisleFinder is making that task easier. They have launched a Supermarket API, an open source API for the grocery industry. Since founder and CEO of AisleFinder, Curtiss Pope’s work during the NewMe Accelerator this summer his company [...]
Read MoreAisleFinder Takes Unique Route in Raising Angel Round
NewMe Accelerator startup, AisleFinder received funding the non-traditional way and announced they have raised an angel round. Instead of Venture Capital investors, AisleFinder Founder and CEO, Curtiss Pope, decided to pursue opportunities for funding through private individuals that had capital to invest in startups. He sought out groups and individuals such as Stanford doctors, neuro [...]
Read MoreiEat: Food Ordering Apps for the iPhone
Life can get so busy that even ordering food can be too time consuming. You have to look up the number for the restaurant, deal with the common “Can you please hold?” question, explain your order multiple times, and then hope that you have enough cash to pay for your order. If you have an [...]
Read MoreCountdown to T-Day: Top Five Thanksgiving Gadgets
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and if you’re like me there are visions of Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and football dancing through your head. If you’re like my Nana and great-aunts, those same visions are going through your head as well, but they’re more about the work that goes into preparing the meal than actually eating it. Also, you’re most likely thinking of cleanup than football when that last piece of sweet potato pie or cheesecake is served. For all the Thanksgiving Day cooks out there, here are some gadget that will make food prep a little easier.
Read MoreThe Way to a Gamer’s Heart is Through the Stomach
Sony wants you nice and fat. That way you won’t have the strength to get off the couch and do something besides playing video games. No, I’m not a conspiracy theorist (well, maybe a little). Sony just made the announcement that a genius, yet diabolical partnership with popular pizza franchise Papa John’s has been forged. Instead of pausing the game and have pesky verbal contact with another person, gamers can simply, order the itis-inducing food staple via their PlayStation 3. There’s even a special button that takes you to special pizza website on the PS3′s web browser.
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