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Numericable launches VOD offer ‘LaBox Series’ to counter Netflix
The efforts to counter Netflix’s big push in France continues. Telco operator and soon-to-be SFR owner, Numericable, just launched their own VOD service to rival Netflix via their LaBox Fibre. The platform, LaBox Series, will be free for their 380k fiber subscribers, giving them access to up to 3k TV shows and will eventually extend to movies. […]
LVMH’s TAG Heuer planning smartwatch launch
Known as the undisputed leaders in watchmaking, Swiss watchmakers have, up until now, taken a ‘wait and see approach’ to the rise of the smartwatch. Although consumers have yet to take to smartwatches en masse, the advent of more luxury, design-focused smartwatches, such as the more high-end versions of Apple’s iWatch, HP and Gilt’s Michael Bastian […]
Will Audiophiles take to Deezer’s Sonos-backed US Launch?
Deezer announced this week that the online streaming service is launching in the US, partnering with wireless speakers company Sonos to launch exclusively “Deezer Elite,” a $19.99/month high-quality audio service destined towards audiophiles. The launch comes almost a year after rumors of Deezer’s search for a launch partner began to drop – Microsoft was, until now, the most […]
Autodesk to launch its first pop-up gallery in Paris – “The Future of How Things are Made”
For the first time ever, Autodesk will offer the public a glimpse of their thinking and work around the future of engineering and design. From 9 – 23 October, Autodesk will bring to Paris’ Marais district its first Autodesk Gallery pop-up offering innovative and interactive exhibits on the future of areas such as architecture, industrial design, […]
Withings launches Home, its most secure connected object yet
Photo Credit: Engadget This week at IFA, the Berlin consumer electronics forum that gathers top connected hardware & electronics companies each year, Withings announced the launch of its latest connected home device, Home. The startup describes home an “elegant HD camera” which can be used to livestream video to family, or keep an eye on the […]
Wuaki.tv leapfrogs Netflix by launching this week in France
With Netflix launching in France on September 15 with a strategy to not only offer an extensive catalog and awarding winning content, but also produce customized, high quality content for the French market (a French House of Cards anyone?), others are also setting their ambitions on conquering the French VOD market. Rakuten’s Wuaki.tv got a jump on Netflix […]
Ornikar will launch its 100% online driving school in 2015
Although they launched their company only last December, Ornikar has already received quite a bit of attention for their Paris-based driving school. After their initial application for a license received an unfavorable recommendation from the Auto Ecole (“driving school”) license committee, Ornikar dug their feet in and began fighting to get approval to launch the first 100% online driving school, […]
Rude List launches into Public Beta – France’s Startup scene at your fingertips
Yesterday night in front of the sold out Paris Founders Event, I sat down following 5 Amazing Demo’s and announced that Rude List – France’s Startup Database – was launching into public beta. Starting today, users can sign up, create their own profile, suggest new companies and claim their company’s profile in order to manage the […]
Hardware accelerator Buildit launches call for startups for its second season
At this year’s Connected Conference, we were excited to have on board the first hardware-focused accelerator based in Northern and Eastern Europe, Buildit. While there are hundreds of accelerators around the world, very few focus on hardware. Buildit is looking to change all of that. With a first, successful season under their belts, they’re now gearing […]
Orange’s Sosh to answer Bouygues and launch low-cost fiber offer
Following Bouygues’ announcement of a 25.99 / month fiber option, Orange has announced that they will also launch a more affordable combined mobile + box fiber option via their ultra low-cost brand Sosh. Up until now, only standard ADSL high-speed internet access has been available to Sosh’s customers. With the new fiber option they’ll now […]