Shum.netRants and Raves currently being rebuiltSearchMain menuSkip to primary contentSkip to secondary contentHomeAboutPost navigation← Older postsRobot BartenderPosted on January 7, 2014  by  jshumReplyMonsieurThe Monsieur artificially intelligent robotic bartender makes a Manhattan perfectly every time: It mixes drinks to within a milliliter of accuracy. The mini-fridge-size device has eight 30-ounce bottles controlled by pumps and a microprocessor. Monsieur also makes recommendations based on drink habits. $2,699Posted in Food and Drink| Leave a replyHigh Speed Video Capture at an ‘Affordable’ PricePosted on January 7, 2014  by  jshumReplyEdgertronicHigh-speed video cameras typically cost $25,000 or more. The Edgertronic costs one-fifth that price and is capable of shooting nearly 18,000 frames per second. To reduce costs, engineers stripped the components down to the essentials: image sensor, chip set, memory, and processor. $5,495Posted in Photography| Tagged Edgertronic| Leave a replyFollowing FormAlive.com…Posted on April 29, 2013  by  jshumReplyIn 2007 I built FormAlive.com – a form field abandonment tracking utility. Along came Clicktale and several others, but it seemed super cool in theory, but the data ended up being… well – anyone have thoughts?  Where are blog posts that show how it moved the conversion needle?In 2010 – Google Analytics could be configured to do the same thing… yet few people actually know how to do it. I’m wondering if anyone has learned anything from the data.Here’s an example of one of them: http://www.lunametrics.com/blog/2012/11/13/track-form-abandonment-google-analytics/Posted in Analytics| Tagged conversion, formalive| Leave a replyParse Mobile Backend Stack Acquired by FacebookPosted on April 26, 2013  by  jshumReplyI wrote about cloud-based backend mobile stacks about a year ago and curated about dozen companies, of which none of the iOS developers I’ve approached this year had ever seen. More on TechCrunchPosted in Apple, Dev, Mobile, Startup| Leave a replyWaterproof CellphonePosted on March 22, 2013  by  jshumReplyWaterproof your iPhone or Android phone without putting it in a waterproof case. Liquipel provide nano technology – almost like RainX for your devices.Posted in Apple, Startup| Leave a replyA Better Pack-n-PlayPosted on September 26, 2012  by  jshumReplyPosted in Parenting| Leave a replyTop Picks from TC Disrupt 2012 in San FranciscoPosted on September 13, 2012  by  jshumReplySo many great startups showcased at the 2012 TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco. Here are my favorites:GYFT – Digital Gift Card Wallet. They address the problem that plastic gift cards are often difficult to spend. All of us recall the gift card left on the dresser for years until it gets lost or tossed. I used to think this ‘breakage’ was the strategy behind gift cards, it has come to my attention that revenue a business collect