Baidu, the Chinese web titan behind the country’s search engine that works similarly to Google, will enter the television with its own smart TV as the company forays into the expanding online…
2013 Top 100 Asia: Winners
The Red Herring team would like to congratulate its 2013 Top 100 Asia winners. Accolades were bestowed on the evening of September 5 based on qualitative and quantitative criteria involving financial performance,…
Skyera’s Latest Gen Boosts Data Capacity by 10X for ½ the Price
Last year, Skyera released skyHawk, a product that blew the lid of flash storage which, at a price tag of $3 per a gigabyte, essentially made flash pricing comparable to traditional storage…
Locket Rolls Out Campaign for Customization and Looks to Give Back
Mobile advertising startup Locket has successfully set customers a-clicking. The company has approximately 100,000 users, a quarter of whom downloaded Locket within two days of launch. The company announced a new program,…
Fly Under the Radar with OFF Pocket
Even when your phone’s off, you might not be off grid. The OFF Pocket, a metalized-fabric case currently on Kickstarter, blocks signals to mobile phones and ensures users digitally disappear. The product’s…
The Seasteading Institute Fundraising for First Floating City Plans at Indiegogo
To flesh out plans for their floating city, The Seasteading Institute takes fundraising to Indiegogo. With capital from the masses matched by the Thiel Foundation, twenty-first century pioneers may settle the oceanic…
Tasneem Salim Talks All-Female Gaming Convention in Saudi Arabia
Gamer and developer Tasneem Salim wanted in on her country’s gamer conventions. The only problem? No girls allowed. So Salim and her two co-founders, Felwa Al Suwalim and Najla Al Arifi, created…
Local Beer Buffs Kickstart Funding for Homebrew Tech
San Diego-based Inebriated Innovations, LLC wants to help homebrewers make great beer with a tool that’ll smooth the road to fermentation. With their Kickstarter campaign up almost $40,000, they’re nearly halfway to…
Locket Monetizes Mobile Ads, Pays You
It’s rare that consumers celebrate ads on their devices. But they may be singing a different tune after downloading Locket, which pays them for their time. Adding to the pros: Locket CEO…
Tesla CEO Announces Hyperloop Plans Due in August
Come August, our planes, trains and automobiles may receive a public shaming. Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk announced yesterday he’ll debut his plans for a “Hyperloop” transportation system August 12; and…