Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta
, two Stanford grads who signed up for the Launch Pad class at the University’s Institute of Design (aka d.school), could have hardly chosen a better path to try their hands at startup life. The pair has gone from idea to a (very cool) digital news app for the iPad in just 5 weeks, and they’re just getting started.
The application, called Pulse
, is essentially a visually attractive RSS-based news aggregator. On sale for $3.99 (iTunes link), the app is aimed to please both hardcore RSS reader users and people who are willing to pay top dollars for single publication apps.
Pulse’s home screen renders stories from multiple sources on a dynamic mosaic interface. Swipe up and down to see headlines from various sources, and right and left to browse stories from a particular source (thanks for featuring TechCrunch in the demo video, guys).
Tapping on a story takes you to a text view of the article, and lets you switch to a Web view simply by toggling the appropriate button. You can also easily share articles with your friends on Facebook and Twitter or by e-mailing a link to the article. As you can tell from the video embedded below, Pulse works well in both Portrait and Landscape view.
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- Gove returns to Local Pulseon May 9, 2024 at 7:28 am
On this Saturday's episode of Local Pulse, Amesbury Mayor Kassandra Gove returns for a regular check-in and to discuss all that's happening in Amesbury City Hall. Also, Meghan ...
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Insurer Prudential has shut down its Hong Kong wealth management business Pulse Wealth, the company said in a statement to Reuters on Wednesday, as part of a wider push to streamline its business.
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- 'The Pistons Pulse': Which players should Detroit target in draft, free agency?on May 7, 2024 at 12:37 pm
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