CES RECAP: THE BIGGEST STARTUPS OUT OF EUREKA PARK TO DATE

To some, most of the exciting action at CES goes down at the Sands Expo Center. The convention center is known as Eureka Park for the duration of the event, and serves as the location from which a huge number of startups demo their products before an ever-growing audience of journalists, investors, and early adopters ...

MILLENNIALS’ HIERARCHY OF NEEDS

In the early 20th Century, there lived a man named Abraham Maslow. You may know him as Super Mario’s grandfather ...

WEEKLY SNAPSHOT: TECH NEWS TO KNOW

JAN 4 – JAN 8

Believe it or not, we don’t cover every piece of tech news here at SnapMunk. In an effort to keep you apprised of all things relevant (and damn entertaining) in the world of technology and startups, here are some noteworthy news items that didn’t get a full column this week but certainly deserve a glance ...

SYNC’D SMART SEX TOYS: THE FUTURE OF LOVE HAS ARRIVED

Valentine’s day is a month away. That means that it’s the time of the year when the combination romance and technology is on the minds and in the plans of many. For 2016, webcams, online dating sites and run-of-the-mill “toys” are old news. Today, sex tech startups are tapping into the internet of things (pun not intended) in order to disrupt, erupt and revolutionize the ways people explore intimacy. Especially with themselves. We have now entered the era of the “Smart” and “Sync’d” adult accouterments …

ENDING PIRACY IN 2016 WITH CRYPTOCURRENCY? A FEW STARTUPS WILL TRY

It grew in popularity in large part because it enabled scofflaws to fly under the radar while dealing in drugs, dirty deeds, and allegedly even death. Now it might be used to fight the biggest crime of the Internet Era ...

STARTUP CELLCONTROL PUTTING THE BRAKES ON TEXTING AND DRIVING

In recent years there has been a heavy emphasis on the dangers of texting and driving. This is a good and healthy thing, given that texting and driving has been shown to make you 23 times more likely to get into a car accident. And with it now possible to do everything from shopping to playing fantasy sports on your cell phone, it’s becoming ever more important to crack down on using cellphones while driving ...

HOT STARTUPS TO WATCH FOR IN 2016! (THAT MAY AS WELL BE REAL)

Make sure you keep a close eye on these exciting new startups launching in 2016 ...

EVEN, AN APP ALTERNATIVE TO PAYDAY LOANS

“Financial stability in an app” – that’s the tagline of Even, a company which offers interest-free paycheck advances, with no credit check required. Unlike payday loans which let you borrow against your entire paycheck, Even takes a more conservative (and mathematically rigorous) approach to prevent ...

PERISCOPE V MEERKAT: WITHOUT ADOPTION IS THERE A BATTLE?

2015 was the year of the livestream thanks to apps Meerkat and Periscope. It became dead simple for anyone, from Jimmy Fallon to a college newspaper, to livestream what was going on around them at any given moment. When you pit the two apps against each other, you want to quickly identify the “dominant” one, but it’s not such a simple task ...