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Provided by: crunchgear.com612012-05-15 17:32:55technology / crunchgear.com /: MICHAEL DAVID CRAWFORD and ORION BLASTAR Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE, INC. Defendant. COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELEASE. Startup and Technology News When Dish announced their new ad-skipping tech, response was fairly muted. Sure it was some cool technology - the experience is seamless in that you notice maybe the first second of a commercial and then a little notification pops you over the commercials entirely - but TV execs are reportedly upset by Dish's unilateral decision. Fox's Peter Rice said it was "a strange thing to do" and NBC is still evaluating it. However, what is really interesting is that Dish decided to go ahead with the service at all.

Provided by: crunchgear.com622012-05-15 16:52:43technology / crunchgear.com /: Ask and ye shall receive: when I put a call out for cool hardware start-ups, little did I know that we'd be barraged by some amazing stuff. Case-in-point: the LayerNation El Tirador, a unique drinks maker that automatically creates layered drinks using different liqueurs. LayerNation is part of the Yes Delft! incubator and is currently being tested in Europe as a fast and easy way to make clever drinks for soccer games and special events. The initial version, shown above, has been replaced by a more commercial-friendly system that looks like it would be at home in an Ibiza club.

Provided by: crunchgear.com632012-05-15 17:32:55technology / crunchgear.com /: When Dish announced their new ad-skipping tech, response was fairly muted. Sure it was some cool technology - the experience is seamless in that you notice maybe the first second of a commercial and then a little notification pops you over the commercials entirely - but TV execs are reportedly upset by Dish's unilateral decision. Fox's Peter Rice said it was "a strange thing to do" and NBC is still evaluating it. However, what is really interesting is that Dish decided to go ahead with the service at all.