Well it has finally arrived, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice hit movie theaters on Thursday for early screening and officially released on Friday around the world to rest of us. The question everyone is asking was it good; did it live up to the hype? Yes and no. I think this movie had the […]
Whitebox, a startup that CEO Marcus Startzel said is working to “power the direct-to-consumer economy,” has raised $5 million in Series A funding. The company works with both startups and more established brands, giving them the tools they need to run direct-to-consumer e-commerce businesses. Customers include McCormick, Starbucks, KitchenAid, Bare Bones and Super Coffee-maker Kitu. As Startzel put it, “All our clients need to do is send us their product, and then we take care of everything.” That includes listing the products on different online marketplaces, promoting those listings with ads and actually sending the products to customers once they’ve been purchased. According to Startzel, while there are other companies building tools around Amazon listings and ads, and still others focused on logistics, Whitebox is unique because “we’re selling stuff and we’re moving stuff.” He argued the company can tap into sales opportunities that its competitors can’t, thanks to a “technology platform that connects to both sides” and allows Whitebox to find the best way to sell a brand’s products, for example in multi-packs and variety packs. Adtech veteran Marcus Startzel becomes CEO at Whitebox Asked whether this approach — in which Whitebox handles physical fulfillment from its own warehouse space — means that the company will need a lot more funding to grow, Startzel first praised his “world-class warehouse team,” then said, “I’m not actually buying warehouses. I’m leasing space, but within weeks of us setting up operations in a warehouse, it’s profitable. It’s not a drag on our business, it’s a huge accelerant to our business.” Startzel previously worked as a digital ad executive before joining Whitebox earlier this year. Since then, the company has grown to 42 full-time employees (from less than 30) and opened a second fulfillment center. The new funding was by TDF Ventures, with participation from Merkle CEO David Williams, Millennial Media co-founder Chris Brandenburg and others. “Our investment signifies our confidence in the team, growth to date, the company and its market potential,” said TDF Ventures Managing Director James Pastoriza in a statement. “By Q1 of 2019, more brick-and-mortar store closings have been announced in the U.S. than in all of 2018, which clearly demonstrates the opportunity in the fast-growing eCommerce market.” ... Read More
For e-reader devotees, it doesn’t get better than the Kindle Oasis. Amazon’s the last giant player standing in the category (unless you consider what Barnes & Noble is doing “standing”), and the Oasis is ounce for ounce the best Kindle device it has produced. I reviewed the last iteration of the device back in late 2017 and thoroughly enjoyed my time with it. Amazon’s keeping the dream alive with an update to the device. Though be forewarned, like the recent standard Kindle upgrade, it’s pretty minor. From the looks of things, the new Oasis maintains all of the good bits with its predecessor, including the nice 7-inch, 300ppi display, coupled with physical page-turn buttons. The big change here is the ability to adjust the color tone of the front light, to go easier on your eyes during the day — and to help you get to sleep better at night. There’s also a built-in option here that will automatically adjust the tone throughout the day. Honestly, that’s the main new addition here. There’s also a new generation of E Ink tech, which maintains the same resolution as before, but should offer an increased refresh rate, resulting in faster page turns (I’ll report back more on that later). It’s all part of the tech’s slow creep toward faster speeds. I probably don’t need to go into the marked benefits of the technology here — that’s been pretty well documented over the years. Other features from the earlier version include IPX8 water proofing (that’s up to two meters for up to an hour). There’s built-in Bluetooth for listening to audio books via Audible and a premium design with a metal backing. Like the 2017 model, it starts at $250 for the 8GB version and $280 for the 32GB model (more if you want to get rid of special offers. That comes with six months of Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited service. It’s up for pre-order starting today and starts shipping July 24, along with a bunch of different covers. ... Read More
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Amazon has a new version of its high-end Kindle Oasis, and it’s adding the ability to change the color temperature of the display, in a first for Amazon’s e-reader lineup. The new feature allows users to adjust how warm the color tone of the display is, allowing for a warmer, less harsh light that should be useful for reading at night (or simply for readers who prefer the more off-white color of actual paper). Like many night mode systems, users will also be able to automatically schedule the warmer tone display, either on a manual cycle or to coincide with sunrise and sunset. The new feature also helps differentiate the high-end Oasis from the increasingly similar Paperwhite (which got updated last fall with... Continue reading… ... Read More
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