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  • Spinlister wants to be the Zipcar of smart bike rentals

    by 
    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    03.13.2015

    This smart bike is about to turn urban ridesharing on its ear. Spinlister, a global peer-to-peer bike sharing program, announced plans at SXSW on Friday to sell these specially-built VanMoof smart bikes for use as franchised rentals through its mobile app. It's like Uber or Lyft but, you know, with pedals.

  • We're on the ground at SXSW!

    by 
    John Colucci
    John Colucci
    03.13.2015

    We're gearing up for another great SXSW in Austin, Texas! Last year, we witnessed a dude get "stunned" by Chaotic Moon's "CUPID" Drone, checked out IBM's Watson-powered food truck and punched some virtual sharks. This year we'll again get to see new emerging technologies, creative uses of old ones and generally explore how tech is changing our lives.