Submissions for Expand’s Insert Coin: New Challengers competition now open!

Submissions for Expand's Insert Coin New Challengers competition are now open!

Because you haven’t been living under a rock, by now you know about our big Expand event coming up in San Francisco this March (plus, you’re following us on Twitter and Facebook to be the first to get all the news, right?!). Did you also know about our Insert Coin: New Challengers competition to shine the spotlight on the best new crowdfunded hardware projects out there? You do now!

The best part is, submissions are now open — and that means you can submit your project for a chance to win free tickets to Expand, $1,000 to cover your travel costs, and a total of $25,000 in prize money! No, we’re not kidding: all this could be yours.

Read on to find out more!

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Don’t miss CloudBeat 2012 next week! (discount included)

It’s unlikely that any single player will dominate the cloud computing market in the foreseeable future. So more and more enterprise IT leaders are taking a pragmatic, creative approach and adopting a wide range of cloud solutions.

Unlike nearly all other cloud events, CloudBeat 2012 is putting those customers (the adopters) front and center to share their experiences and insights on what really works, who’s buying what, and where the industry is going.

The speaker roster tops that of any other cloud event this year, and the program features a series of never-before-seen case studies lined up with customers including Harvard University, PepsiCo, Dignity Health, Kaplan, and Church of Latter Day Saints, to name a few.

Register here with code “Gizmo” and save 20%!

Participants include:

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Mobile-Loco: The Future of the Mobile Location Revolution

Mobile-Loco conference will be held at Mission Bay Conference in San Francisco on December 11th, 2012. Special Ubergizmo discount: Register NOW with this link and you will receive a 25% discount off current registration rates.

Mobile-Loco will dive into the mobile location convergence, and what that means for the tech ecosystem, brands, agencies and consumers. Executives from Foursquare, Google, Airbnb, Groupon, leading brands and investors will address these topics in a highly interactive setting.

Mobile-Loco is a tour-de-force across Social, Local and Mobile market forces, technologies and solutions. Learn from real-world successes and failures how to deconstruct the buzz words, hype and jargon, to get at the real drivers of customer behavior in today’s mobile, super-connected world.

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DevCon5 arrives in S. San Francisco, Nov. 27-29, 2012


DevCon5 is an HTML5 Developer and Mobile Applications Conference for web developers, designers, architects, technology leaders and business strategists. Learn how to harness the power of HTML5 to create dynamic user experiences, optimize graphics and video, and build new mobile business models. The conference is a three track program comprised of a Gaming, App Delivery, and a Development TrackDevCon5 will highlight HTML5’s endless possibilities, for today and in the future.  DevCon5 topics include; CSS3, HTML5, JTouch, PhoneGap, Node.js, Unity, Canvas, WebGL, building API’s for HTML5, j query, Raphael JS, and more. This event also includes a WebRTC pre-conference workshop presented by Google.

Special Ubergizmo Discount:
Register NOW with this link and you will receive a 20% discount off current registration rates. Discount code is UBZ

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WebRTC Conference and Expo Makes Inaugural Debut in S. San Francisco, Nov. 27-29


WebRTC Conference and Expo will focus on the revolutionary WebRTC communications standard that will allow developers to build real time communication into web pages.  You will hear from thought leaders in WebRTC and discover how this new technology will transform communications by allowing full integration of phone, TV and computer communications on any web browser device.

The conference will include demonstrations, panel discussions, networking events and a Pre-Conference Workshop delivered by Google.

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SF AppShow – Nov 8th, Live Streaming, 7PM PT

Live broadcast by Ustream
After showcasing over 130 mobile apps in 14 shows,in 4 cities, the SF AppShow is celebrating its 3d anniversary on November 8th in San Francisco.

Watch the live streaming video (above) as our host Gina Smith checks out hot apps, interviews their developers and takes your questions from the stage.   See newsworthy new apps, get insight from app developers, find unrecognized app gems.

The SF AppShow  starts at 7:00 PM. at YetiZen, on the second floor above Temple at 540 Howard St. San Francisco, CA.

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Under the Radar Conference – $300 Discount on Tix!


Why are Target, P&G,  Conde Nast, and Visa working with Startups? Because startups are essential to their business! They are all sending their top guns to Silicon Valley to find and meet with the next generation of technology startups trying to solve the biggest challenges facing publishers and retailers today. From in-store location services, the mobile wallet and mobile ad targeting and offers, everyone is looking to the Valley to find the next big thing.

Below are some of the lucky startups that will present to these executives at the upcoming Under the Radar Conference in San Francisco. The event will be held on November 15-16th 2012, at Mission Bay Conference Center.

If you want a chance to meet any of them, they are holding open office hours during the event.

 Get your ticket through Ubergizmo for $300 off. http://undertheradarcommerce2012.eventbrite.com/?access=uber

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Save big on VentureBeat’s flagship cloud event – Nov. 28-29

It’s unlikely that any single player will dominate the cloud computing market in the foreseeable future, so more and more enterprise IT leaders are taking a pragmatic, creative approach and adopting a wide range of cloud solutions.

Unlike nearly all other cloud events, CloudBeat 2012 is putting those customers (the adopters) front and center to share their experiences and insights on what really works, who’s buying what, and where the industry is going.

UberGizmo readers register here with code “Gizmo” and save 20%!

Core to the two-day event (Nov 28-29 in Redwood City, CA) will be a series of customer-centric case studies, big-name fireside chats, and deep-dive breakout sessions, all aimed at helping a broader audience navigate through the rich, complex, and rapidly evolving cloud ecosystem.

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SF AppShow, Nov. 8th, San Francisco

SF App Show logoAfter showcasing over 130 mobile apps in 14 shows,in 4 cities, the SF AppShow will celebrate its 3d anniversary on November 8th in San Francisco. With the holiday shopping season right around the corner we’ll be focusing on apps for saving time and money with all your holiday shopping, apps for planning holiday travel, apps for creating unique gifts, and apps for entertaining you and your family while you’re all home for the holidays.

Watch as our host Gina Smith checks out hot apps, interviews their developers and takes your questions from the stage.   See newsworthy new apps, get insight from app developers, find unrecognized app gems.  Space is limited; seats are available on a first-come basis.

Ubergizmo readers get a 25% discount on the registration fee, register here with the discount.

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Windows Phone 8 San Francisco Launch Event

Steve Balmer launching Windows Phone 8This morning, Microsoft has launched Windows Phone 8 worldwide. We’re attending the San Francisco, and Paris, France events which happen at the same time. This is a critical launch for Microsoft because Windows Phone 8 uses the unified Windows 8 code – this is a first on a mobile platform.  Microsoft has unveiled new features and apps, like a new Skype and Pandora for Windows 8, which will come with one year of free music, without ads.

Talking about Skype, Microsoft did say in the past that it would be very well integrated to the OS and be somewhat transparent when sending/receiving calls. The thing that we didn’t know was that Skype is always-on and is super-efficient because its code does not run in the background to handle notifications. This is really smart and priceless for heavy Skype users. (more…)

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