The CUPID stun gun drone will hunt you down, zap you into submission
Chaotic Moon Studios has combined two terrifying things – stun guns and drones – to make the ultimate in high-flying DIY weaponry.
Neil Young’s high-fidelity music player to sell for $400, hits Kickstarter Saturday
Neil Young's high-fidelity 'Pono' music player is set to land on Kickstarter this weekend. The device, when it's finally launched, will come with a $400 price tag, though audiophiles pre-ordering through the crowdfunding site will be offered a discount.
iTunes Festival channel lands on Apple TV ahead of SXSW music shows
Just ahead of Apple's first US-based iTunes Festival – set to kick of at SXSW on Tuesday – the tech giant has launched a dedicated channel on Apple TV offering band bios, concert times and, of course, live streams of all the shows.
Marvel adds sound to its digital comics
The Marvel Unlimited app has just been given a major upgrade in time for SXSW — as well as smoother animations and video extras, audio soundtracks can now be included alongside comics.
Android heading to wearable devices
Google has plenty to share at SXSW — Android is coming to wearable devices, Chromecast is coming to more countries, and a YouTube music service might still be coming to everyone... eventually.
Popular app Secret sets up anonymous Web feed for SXSW
Will Secret be the big break-out app of South By Southwest 2014? Decide for yourself by installing the app or checking out the live feed of 'secrets' being posted live from Austin, Texas.
EA and Oculus talk virtual reality at SXSW
What does our VR-powered video gaming future look like? Executives from Electronic Arts and Oculus VR have been answering questions on the latest capabilities of the technology at the SXSW festival.
Drink up and log in: Livr is the (fake) social network you need booze to use
Livr wants to be your go-to social network for drinkers. You can't gain access to it, though, unless you fail a breathalyzer test.
Apple brings iTunes Festival to US for first time, launches at SXSW
Apple is bringing its iTunes Festival to the US for the first time, with Austin's SXSW film, tech and music bash hosting the event next month. Artists include Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, Pitbull, Keith Urban, and ZEDD.
The people at Glad would like you to sleep in their garbage bags (for eco-consciousness!)
In a campaign to promote waste reduction, Glad has reimagined its trash bags into camp tents that can be reused to clean up after music festivals finish.
Google posts video of recent Project Glass presentation, demo included
If you're keen to learn more about Google Glass, now's your chance. The Mountain View company has just posted a video of the 'Building New Experiences with Glass' session, which took place at the recent SXSW event in Austin.
#Upside: Why Twitter and SXSW going corporate isn’t a bad thing
Austin has become the stomping grounds for big business, and Twitter hashtags have made our voice its voice.
SXSW 2013’s trends by Twitter numbers
Here is this year's boiled down look at SXSW 2013 seen through Salorix's Twitter data, and a look at how you can prep for next year's festival.
We got around at SXSW … transportation-wise, of course
There were plenty of ways to get around Austin during SXSW, and we did our best to try nearly all of them. Here's our ranking.
Are you a visual learner? Here’s how to make sense of all the SXSW news
It's hard to listen to a keynote speaker and also jot down what's being said. Patrick Ashamalla has an ingenious idea...why write it if you can sketch it?
Is audio the final social frontier? Eevzdrop thinks so
Eevzdrop managed to steal a bit of spotlight at SXSW this year, and is banking on audio sharing being the next social feed we want to see. Er, hear.
What we’ve Shazam-ed at SXSW 2013
Here are some of the tracks we've Shazam-ed during SXSW 2013 so you can formulate a playlist hip enough for Austin.
BitTorrent makes nice with artists and fans: ‘We’re not The Pirate Bay’
With two new products recently launched, BitTorrent aiming to change its rep by collaborating with artists directly to provide legally distributed content.
It’s not you, SXSW. It’s me. Me, me, me …
SXSW Interactive Week has come to a close, and the takeaway? We are all a bunch of self-loving, social networking psychos - and that's just fine by us.
Dating apps at SXSW hope to make serendipity happen
SXSW'ers looking for love have apparently come to the most technological place to find it, with tons of dating apps advertised across festival grounds.
Do Top Chefs dream of electric kitchens? Season 9 winner Paul Qui does
We stopped by Top Chef season 9 winner Paul Qui's food truck heaven, SouthBites, for a quick chat about the equipments in his dream kitchen.
Notorious Facebook hook up app invades SXSW to the chagrin of … SXSW
The notorious Bang With Friends app has made its way to Austin, but SXSW organizers were not impressed with team using the festival name without permission.
The Oatmeal creator Matthew Inman goes from comics to crowdfunding
SXSW Interactive is winding down, but "The Oatmeal" creator Matthew Inman discussed how to keep crowdfunding efforts and online comedy going indefinitely.
Welcome to the real world: Hardware takes over SXSW
The hardware evolution cannot be stopped, and even an app-loving festival like SXSW is getting a taste of this digital evolution.
VHS-collecting filmmakers urges you to ‘Rewind This’ movie for nostalgia’s sake
Rewind This!' - a documentary highlighting the life and times of VHS format - aims to remind people of the tapes' nostalgia effect.
Word on the street is Kid Cudi, Sleigh Bells, Diplo to head up Myspace’s secret SXSW concerts
Word on the street is Myspace plans to quietly invade SXSW this year with secret concerts - and we've got inside information on who and when.
Backstage at a Bravo TV live show taping: Making television more social on the Web
We were invited to attend a taping of Bravo TV's Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at SXSW. Naturally, we couldn't say no.
SXSW Music Week has officially begun – celebrate with our festival-feting playlists
Whether you're staying home or flying to Austin for a week of good music, you'll surely enjoy these playlists that feature artists at SXSW 2013.
Great Wall of SXSW: How LEDs are bringing arena rock swagger to the small stage
Custom light shows used to be reserved for A-list bands on world tours, but one indie outfit is working around its budget with LED and a little homegrown ingenuity.
Enough! Here are a few ways to mute the SXSW madness
Are you overwhelmed with the amount of SXSW news? Try one of these tricks and get ahead of the overload.
PAR Works MARS app: Augmented reality guide for those who’ve given up on life
SXSW 2013 Interactive Award finalist MARS app adds augmented reality to anything you take a photo of to provide additional data, making life a step easier.
YouTube co-founder teases mystery video collaboration service at SXSW
At SXSW 2013, YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley teased the crowd with a few vague details about his upcoming "video-based" collaboration service.
MoviePass CEO Stacy Spikes on how film can win the TV market back
With TV shows becoming more theatrical, the one way film can win back its viewers is to get social, local, and enhance the overall movie-going experience.
Just in time for SXSW, TheHub.fm lets you skip the lines and grab the merch
You can avoid the inevitably long lines to buy a band's merch with a new e-commerce mobile app for bands and fans called TheHub.fm.