Steve Wozniak Talks About Amazon Echo Like It's the Next iPhone
On Wednesday night, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (pictured) again made the case for Amazon's Echo as the world's most interesting Internet of Things platform. More than Siri or Apple Watch, Woz...
View ArticleBoston App 10% Happier Wants to Make Meditation as Normal as Exercise
Change Collective, a Boston startup that’s offered mobile courses for personal improvement, is itself changing things up by focusing its app on mindfulness meditation and bringing on a prominent...
View ArticleHarvard Researchers Are Using an App to Track Ex-NFL Players' Overall Health
In the midst of recent buzz surrounding the NFL and its admission of a link between football and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), more researchers in the Boston area are directing their focus...
View ArticleEx-Zipcar CEO’s New Startup Has a New Name
Scott Griffith previously helped change the way we drive as Zipcar’s longtime CEO, and his latest company is trying to transform driving again by making it safer. The company, Censio, also has a...
View ArticleBaeBot Will Text You Back When No One Else Loves You
You know that awkward moment when you can tell a first date isn't going well? Or your coworkers haven't shown up for a work event and you're alone in a room full of business casual strangers? Or...
View ArticleA Former EMC Director of Engineering Is Starting a 'Hotel Tonight for...
This is a First Look: It's the first time any news outlet or blog has covered this startup. You can read more First Looks here. (We do this a lot.) In this on-demand economy, how do restaurants come...
View ArticleHow George Foreman III Is Personally Training Boxing Instructors Across the U.S.
Take one of the many classes offered at The Club – George Foreman III's Seaport boxing gym and fitness center – and you'll grasp immediately the power of throwing on a pair of boxing gloves and...
View ArticleStop Saying 'Umm', 'Like'&'Literally' With This New App
At one point or another, odds are we’ve all been guilty of poor communication habits - the excessive use of filler words included. Some of us are keen on cramming “like”s and “I mean”s into sentences,...
View Article'Trumpojis' Are Now Available — Including Some Too Controversial for the App...
Since the start of the 2016 presidential race, the American public hasn’t agreed on much. But one thing has become increasingly apparent: People sure like talking about Donald Trump. Which is why...
View ArticleRocket Farm Studios – 2016 MITX “Most Innovative Use of IoT” Finalist
Our Yankee Candle Scent Systems app is a revolutionary technology that takes advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT) movement, bringing scent technology into the 21st century. We think it’s pretty...
View ArticleRocket Farm Studios Recognized as Leading App Developer
Rocket Farm Studios was recently recognized by Clutch, an independent ratings and reviews firm, as a leading app developer in the Greater Boston Area. Our success in the category is based on our...
View ArticleNever Wait in Line at Dunkin' Donuts Again
From this day forward, if you're one of those sad saps waiting in line for your morning Dunkin' fix, well, you're doing it wrong. The Canton-based company announced Monday the nationwide rollout of...
View ArticleThis App Auto-Generates Personalized Travel Itineraries for You
It’s summer and, if you haven’t noticed from the throngs of tourists taking over our city’s sidewalks, that means it’s prime travel time. While people love to escape the pressures of the real world...
View ArticleThis New App is the 'Waze for Restaurant Wait Times'
This is a First Look: It's the first time any news outlet or blog has covered this startup. You can read more First Looks here. (We do this a lot.) Finding a place to eat in Greater Boston,...
View ArticleMeet the HubSpotter Behind the Viral Pokemon Go Map of Boston
For being a big city, Boston still has a very small-world feel. Last week, I met Henry Wu, who joined HubSpot as a product designer earlier this year, while we were both waiting in line for the grand...
View ArticleGotta Catch ’Em All: Pokémon GO Brings Augmented Reality to the Masses
These things happen fast. One moment, you’re relaxing at home at night with your family. The next, you are about to run down the street in your pajamas to catch a dragon-like creature…If you’ve been...
View ArticleA New App Lets You Make Money When Your Friends Are Late
In almost every friend group, there’s that one person (if not multiple people) you can always count on to be late when you’re meeting up. It’s annoying, frustrating and, now, could make you money. A...
View ArticleYou Can Now Find a Date Based on Actual Workout Results
Dating online can feel like a maddening, never-ending game of "Two Truths and a Lie"– if you're lucky. Know that guy you've been texting with for a while now? Once you finally decide to meet for a...
View ArticleDraftKings' New App Gives You All the NFL Data Needed for Fantasy
The NFL season is officially open on us, and DraftKings is getting us in the football spirit with the start of a new product, called DK Live. The app will serve as a one stop shop for NFL and fantasy...
View ArticleThis Angie's List Rival Is the 1st Startup to Launch from Liberty Mutual's...
Back in July, BostInno first reported that Liberty Mutual executives appeared to to have raised $14.4 million for a new Boston startup called All Set, and there were few details at the time, with a...
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