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The NeatConnect Scanner Is a Cloud-Connected Guilty Pleasure
A hassle-free scanner that’s easy to set up and does most of what it promises to do. But there’s a catch: It costs $500.By the Book
I hate that not everything ever written is on iBooks. Man, I hate paper.
— Penn Jillette, in a New York Times interview
Celebrating the App Store’s Fifth Anniversary With Paper Co-Creator Georg Petschnigg
Georg Petschnigg, CEO of FiftyThree and one of the guys behind the popular iPad sketching app Paper, shares his thoughts on Apple’s App Store — its past and its future.News Byte
Paper App Draws $15 Million in Funding From Andreessen Horowitz, Jack Dorsey
FiftyThree, the New York-based company behind the popular iPad sketching app Paper, has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by Chris Dixon of Andreessen Horowitz. Other investors include Shana Fisher of High Line Venture Partners, Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital, Ron Conway and Jack Dorsey. FiftyThree is comprised of ex-Microsoft designers and engineers who created Paper to enhance productivity on the iPad. The app is free to download, and includes in-app purchases for utility tool kits. The company plans to hire talent and expand the collaborative features of the app with the fresh funding.Interview: Bill Gates Talks About Tech Innovations for Vaccines Ahead of Global Confab
Solve this: One child every 20 seconds dies from a disease that could have been prevented by an existing vaccine.Lettrs Tackles Letter-Sending in the Digital Age
Lettrs is like Evite for letters: It’s nicer than sending a simple email, but there are some things you just wouldn’t use it for.News Byte