At the inaugural TechCrunch Hardware Battlefield in Las Vegas earlier this month, LiveMap, a Russian start-up, presented a navigation helmet for motorcyclists, called Motohelmet. According LiveMap CEO Andrei Artishchev, the helmet allows the user to see the information on the navigation display without taking one’s eye off the road. The designers of Motohelmet were inspired by …
The Startup of the Year 2013 awards ceremony was held in Moscow’s Central House of Entrepreneurs on December 16. The ceremony brought together 300 guests, 50 journalists and government representatives, as well as industry experts, startup teams, and young entrepreneurs. The organizers believe that “Startup of the year” is some kind of “Oscar” for young …
The YotaPhone, a innovative Android smartphone designed by Russian engineers, went on sale in Russia earlier this month and will hit stores abroad as soon as January 2014. With its unusual design and functionality, the phone has already piqued the interest of technophiles around the world. Apart from the conventional LCD screen on the front, the YotaPhone has …
In the rapidly developing Russian e-commerce market, Crossss.ru, a young company headed by Daniil Khanin, is offering stores a technology designed to significantly increase conversion rates in this field – “by 10 percent and more” – via personalized merchandising. “We have a mathematical algorithm that studies the visitor, and then makes an assumption whether the user …
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TapTap bracelets are a new Russian product that people are raising money for on KickStarter. The team of developers from Izhevsk has already raised more than $63,000 [as of Nov. 1] and has another $66,000 to go. TapTap bracelets transfer information from one bracelet to another, designed for couples who want to be reminded of the object …
Russian developers create smart bracelets for couples Read More
A consignment of everyday electrical goods from China that double as spying devices has been discovered in St. Petersburg. Special chips were built in to the irons and kettles, which are able to connect to networks automatically and distribute viruses and spam. The equipment is able to independently connect via Wi-Fi to any unprotected computer …
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The second half of the 20th century has seen the Russian rock and popular music industry in a poor technical state, compared to Europe and the United States. During the years of the “iron curtain,” the local music scene was largely isolated, which meant Russian musicians could not get their hands on quality guitars, amplifiers …
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Russian startup Oriense has created a “navigator” for the visually impaired and the blind, helping them feel confident both inside and outside with the help of an audio guide. This tool will be able to replace ultrasonic canes and other localizers. “We secure a special device on one’s chest that can see the surroundings and use a …
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Do you think that in the eyes of Western creative workers, Russia is the birthplace of bears, Skolkovo start-ups and falling rocket projects that change the world? You will be disappointed – the campaign, which in its first week exceeded the request for Kickstarter more than 12-fold, is a graphic novel about how in 1943, …
Zombies, Russia, Stalingrad: a new project on Kickstarter Read More
A certificate on the incorporation of a United Pirate Party of Europe was signed on September 4 in Luxemburg. Representatives of 14 piracy movements from Germany, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France and Russia joined the party. According to its manifesto, prepared back in July, the main focus of the newly created party will be fighting for transparency …
Mail.ru Group’s first ever commercial offerings for international consumption – Jungle Heat and Poker Arena, where chips are bought with real money – are now available at Google Play and App Store. The announcement has been met with a mixed response. The app does not allow users to convert chips already paid for back into …
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The majority of Russian venture funds are less than five years old, so there are no investment campaign user manuals like those found in the US or Europe yet. As a result, investors that try to apply American or European concepts in Russia make the same kind of typical mistakes. On the basis of our …
