Story posted on: August 31, 2009
Ubergizmo is a media partner of DEMOFall 09,one of the best emerging technology conference, that will be held in San Diego Sept 21-23. The demonstrators themes have been announced by Chris Shipley last Thursday:
- business and social relationships: contacts are managed, relationships are nurtured
- cost effective communications solutions bringing voice, video and data together
- social media and social marketing tools
- web 2.0 applications that makes us more efficient at work
- consumer audio
We will live blog from DEMOFall 09 in San Diego, covering the launch of the 60 new technology products in real time, stay tune. As a media partner we have a special rate for our readers that apply until today, Aug. 28th, register here.
For this particular DEMOFall session, the last one for co-Executive Producer Chris Shipley, 16 tech rocks stars who launched at DEMO during the past 13 years have been invited, including Marc Benioff, Founder & Chairman, Salesforce.com, Diane Greene, Entrepreneur, Founder and Former CEO, VMware; Subrah Iyar, Founder & “former” CEO, WebEx , Andy Rubin, Vice President, Engineering, Google, Mena and Ben Trott, Founders, Six Apart. In honor of Shipley’s long-standing history with the conference, the 16 legendary alumni will be presented with a Lifetime Achieve Award for their significant contribution to the advancement of technology.
Matt Marshall, co-Executive Producer, has written an article on Venture Beat with the complete list of tech stars. Read the press release here.
Story posted on: August 21, 2009

Hubert Nguyen and Eliane Fiolet, the founders of Ubergizmo
Last Wednesday, we rocked San Francisco with the Digital Summer party. We're very excited that so many Ubergizmo fans from the S.F Bay Area could make it and join us to enjoy the summer before things get crazy again. Digital Summer was held at Temple, one of the few sustainable night clubs in the country. You planted 940 trees in Honduras, and the fashion show featured 15 gorgeous models that were born in 11 countries and 4 continents. We found about 1100 photos, but the DSLR cameras were too many to count (thanks to the photographers!), so share your photos.
The event was sponsored by HP, Intel and Edun live and made successful by you. Thanks for your support and don't miss the next Ubergizmo event! The Digital Summer executive producer is Liana Burtsava.
If you want to get all the details and see a few pictures, take a look at the full post:
Continue Reading"THANK YOU! Ubergizmo Digital Summer 2009: Smashing Success"
Story posted on: August 17, 2009

Digital Summer is almost there:
-Have you picked your favorite outfit for the photo-shoot?
-Are you ready for the breath-taking photo-show by Damien Miller?
-Did you know that Leila, the visionary founder of Samasource, has many talents?
- There are still more surprises to be unveiled..
By the way, tonight we will publish pictures with our Very International Modeling Crew.
FULL-HOUSE expected, so rush to get your $1 ticket at (free online, $1 charged at the venue door to plant a tree): http://digitalsummer.eventbrite.com
On August 19th Ubergizmo and Girls in Tech are partnering up to create DIGITAL SUMMER in Temple, San Francisco, one of the few sustainable nightclubs in the world. The event combines three passions: Photography, Technology, and Fashion.We are bringing the most international, professional, and glamorous crowd of San Francisco for socializing, professional photo-shoot, technology, green cause, and eco-fashion. We have a cool program:
Continue Reading"Digital Summer, August 19th, Temple, San Francisco"
Story posted on: August 7, 2009

I (Eliane, Ubergizmo) was with Beth Blecherman (Techmamas) this morning at the Justin Herman Plaza in front of the ferry building in San Francisco, hosting Tech Makeovers at the Radioshack Netogether. My colleagues from Gadgetspin, Gina Hugues (TechieDiva) and Ponzi Pirillo (ponzarelli.com), were hosting Techmakeovers as well and watching us from New York (photo).
Some lucky people with broken old phones, fried computers, super old Mp3 players and lost cameras got new edgy gadgets, courtesy of Radioshack. We are going back there today at 3 pm (San Francisco) and tomorrow at 8.30 am (San Francisco) for more Tech makeovers. Watch the event live on the internet or come with us and get a chance to get a new cool gadget, there will be a tons of other activities going on both in New York and San Francisco today and tomorrow, check out the schedule.
Story posted on: August 5, 2009

A few days ago, RadioShack rebranding got some buzz, some people understood that RadioShack was renamed "The Shack", but that's not what's happening : "The Shack" is a new brand creative platform that will be unveiled during a three-days launch event taking place in New York City and San Francisco, august 6-8. “This creative is not about changing our name. Rather, we’re contemporizing the way we want people to think about our brand. THE SHACK speaks to consumers in a fresh, new voice and distinctive creative look that reinforces RadioShack’s authority in innovative products, leading brands and knowledgeable, helpful associates.” said Lee Applbaum, RadioShack’s Chief Marketing Officer.
I (Eliane) am appointed by RadioShack alongside my colleagues tech bloggers Gina Hughes from TechieDiva, Beth Blecherman from Techmamas and Ponzi Pirillo from Ponzarelli.com to present Tech Makeovers during the event (aug. 6, 7.30-10 am SF time. aug 8, 10 am-noon and 3-4 pm SF time). I will be in San Francisco with Beth, Gina and Ponzi will be chatting with us through a giant Netbook from NYC.
Netogether is a three-day event taking place in New York City ’s Times Square and San Francisco ’s Justin Herman Plaza on August 6, 7 and 8. The event will connect the cities with two, 17-foot laptop computers with webcams that allow live video and audio exchanges. Netogether will feature live music, celebrity appearances and contests to demonstrate how technology can keep people connected – even 3,000 miles apart.
Story posted on: August 4, 2009
Our friend, John Gartner, co-founder of Matter Network, is sponsoring SF Green Drinks and you can join us today starting from 5.30 pm at 111 Minna in San Francisco. SF Green Drinks is a monthly event, a volunteer-run, free, public event held between 5:30 and 8:30pm at 111 Minna Gallery. Green Drinkers are welcome to come and go as they please and are encouraged to invite new friends into our green community. The hosts are Matter Network, a media company that informs and activates the sustainability revolution by aggregating and distributing sustainability news and information from the Web's leading green publishers. Join the fun and bring your friends!
Story posted on: July 24, 2009
I (Eliane) am starting a new video blog called Gadgetspin with Gina Hughes from Techie Diva, Ponzi Pirillo from Ponzarelli.com, Beth Blecherman from TechMamas.com. We will be heading to BlogHer this weekend we will be livestreaming as well as conducting a panel called “Gadgets for Blogging". If you happen to be attending the conference, make sure you stop by our vlogging station and say hello. Below are more details…
Friday July 24, 2.45 pm (ET):
Breakout Session #3 - Room of Your Own 2: Gadgets for Blogging:
So you want to stay ahead of the curve in the latest tech gadgets? In this session, you’ll learn about the newest developments in vlogging, blogging, liveblogging, uploading photos, taking photos, going wireless and using mobile technologies. Get the scoop from Beth Blecherman from TechMamas, Eliane Fiolet, one of the writer behind Ubergizmo, Gina Hughes, who blogs at Techie Diva and Ponzi Pirillo, who blogs at Ponzarelli. These four women are driven by staying in-the-know about the latest in social media technology and gadgetry.
Story posted on: July 22, 2009
Ubergizmo is a partner of the "Be Green" Forum hosted by Mokugift at Temple nightclub today, for each glass of champagne you order Mokugift will plant a tree. Make a toast to new friends and our planet. Admission is $1 with RSVP (plants a tree): http://mokugift.eventbrite.com
The Q&A session at 8.30 pm will tell you about Mokugift's tree gifts and artists&athletes program that promotes tree planting with Hip Hop and Rock artists. Viv, Friends of the Urban Forest and PlantSense will also participate in event and the Q&A session and will showcase local choices that you can make to fight climate change. Mokugift gives everyone the ability to plant a tree in Central America, Africa and Asia for $1. Mokugift trees can be planted as a gift for a friend and sent like an e-card. Mokugift is an official partner of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Continue Reading""Be Green Forum" with Mokugift and Friends"
Story posted on: July 1, 2009
The sweepstakes' first prize winner will get two tickets to the Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY concert with the San Francisco Symphony July 18, 8pm at Davies Symphony Hall, an iPod touch (32 G) with the Smule applications Ocarina and Leaf Trombone, an Altec Lansing external speaker, a free night’s stay at The Westin St. Francis in San Francisco and a $50 Zipcar voucher.
There is a second prize as well, to enter the sweepstakes, join the San Francisco Symphony’s Social Network at http://community.sfsymphony.org and join the Smule Group sometime between June 30th and July 15th, 2009. Learn more about the contest in this video and on this page (prizes, terms and conditions).
After the concert, Smule will host an Ocarina Master Class, contest winners and other concert attendees will be invited to learn Ocarina techniques and play with other fellow musicians on their iPod Touches and iPhones in the first Ocarina Orchestra.
Story posted on: June 23, 2009
We published about Gizapage, the social network organizer that launched in May. Today, Gizapage is starting a contest on Twitter with an Amazon Kindle as the grand prize:
To Enter The Contest:
Tweet your gizapage.com url with hashtag #gizapage. Example – “Using #GizaPage to manage my social profiles. Visit me at (place your gizapage url here)”.
To Improve Your Chances of Winning:
- Send out a few interesting tweets related to your GizaPage or the social web and end it with a #gizapage.
- Contest Rules:
- 1. This contest runs from June 22, 2009 to June 28, 2009
- 2. You need to be on gizapage.com and must tweet your GizaPage url at least once with #gizapage.
- 3. A winner will be selected via random drawing from all #gizapage tweets
- 4. We will announce the winner on @gizapage , the GizaPage blog and he/she will be notified via Twitter on June 29, 2009.
Follow Gizapage:
Follow @gizapage to find out the winner of the Amazon Kindle and for conversations about social media.
Story posted on: June 11, 2009

We are partnering again with Fotki.com, the largest independent photo sharing site with 1,3 million users, to bring you another cool event: Fotki.com Feel Good party will be held today at Temple in San Francisco starting at 7 pm. Like last event, you will be able to enjoy professional photo shoot by Fotki.com photographers, and this time the party will have an environmental twist, you will have the opportunity to plant a tree with MokuGift enjoy Intuition sessions from Insight Salon and discover beauty Gifts from juice Beauty.
We had so much fun last time, the crowd was great and the fashion oriented activities brought a lot of energy, check out the pictures there.
Ubergizmo readers get a discount on the $10 entrance fee: you can buy the ticket at the door and by giving the password "Ubergizmo" you will only pay $5.
Story posted on: June 10, 2009
Join the Women 2.0 Startup Meetup on the heels of Mobile 2.0, Hit Barcelona, and 22@Barcelona. The event will be held Thursday, June 18th, 2009, 7pm - 9pm At GranFoc in Barcelona, Spain. Bring your innovative ideas and business cards to meet with local and visiting entrepreneurs.
This is an free event for both men and women, aspiring and current tech entrepreneurs. » Register here for the June 18th Barcelona Startup Meetup!
In a partnership with Gild International to connect entrepreneurs in Barcelona, join Women 2.0 for a Barcelona Startup Meetup and hear about the innovation happening in Silicon Valley and Barcelona. Come learn about Women 2.0's annual Pitch Startup Competition Pitch Startup Competition, and more to help you launch your startup. Women 2.0 is committed to increasing the number of women entrepreneurs starting high growth ventures by providing the resources, network, and knowledge for the launch and growth of their company.
Story posted on: May 27, 2009

Today, HP launched its Virtual Tech Museum and hope to build an extensive virtual vintage gadget collection with the help of all nostalgic geeks who did not get rid of their grand mother's computers and communication devices. To accelerate the creation of this online Museum, HP offers prizes for the “oldest device” and “most compelling personal story” in each country. The contest ends July 10th 2009, the regional Grand prize is a HP TouchSmart IQ500, other prizes are the HP Pocket Media Drive PD3200 and the HP Mini 110. When you compare the HP Mini 110 to the "Integral Computer" in the picture (25 pounds, 7x13 inches!), it gets scary... especially when you look at the performances (5 MB RAM!).
Story posted on: March 25, 2009
Deadline to apply has been extended to March 25, 2009
Innovate! Europe is a competition program organized by Guide Wire Group to identify the most promising European startups and help them accelerate their introduction to the global market. During the talent selection process, the emerging technology companies will receive mentoring and promotion while competing against one another.
This program has a three steps process:
Step 1 - The Audition: apply online to go to a free Going Global Workshop (early 2009):
The most promising startups will be invited to Going Global Workshops where the Guidewire analysts will give feedback and help on their value propositions and pitches to best compete in fast-paced markets like Silicon Valley.
31 MARCH in Bern, Switzerland:
- Going Global workshop from 9:30 to 17:30 Apply now!
- Networking Meet-up at 18:00 (Co-hosted by Orrick & Swiss Innovation Promotion Agency CTI)
1 APRIL in Tel Aviv, Israel:
- Going Global workshop from 9:30 to 17:30 Apply now!
- Networking Meet-up at 18:00 (Co-hosted by Orrick)
3 APRIL in Berlin, Germany:
- Going Global workshop from 9:30 to 17:30 Apply now!
- Networking Meet-up at 18:00 (Co-hosted by Orrick and SAP)
6 APRIL in Paris, France:
- Going Global workshop from 9:30 to 17:30 Apply now!
- Networking Meet-up at 18:00 (Co-hosted by Orrick)
Going Global Workshops will be coming to Paris, Berlin and Bern in late-March and early April. Apply now and we’ll keep you posted on the dates. Application & attendance at the Going Global workshops are free, and companies can apply at http://www.innovate-events.com/apply1/.
Continue to read about the program’s next steps after the jump.
Continue Reading"Innovate! Europe: Start-Ups Apply to Free Workshops and Competition - Last Call"