UVLayer Archive

Below are five of the newest startups according to Killer Startups for the period ending February 3, 2007. Check out previous Killer Startups posts.

WidgetOp – Widgets for Your Mobile

With everyone going, the web had to catch up. The latest to follow in the footsteps of the iPhone, the Treo, Blackberry , RSS feeds and blogs are widgets. Widgetop is the newest mobile platform that supports widgets or those mini web applications that you can use to customize your phone. Take any widget you want—stickies, stocks, calendars, flight trackers, games, etc. Just drag and drop the applications onto to your mobile desktop as you like. Or keep the extra ones stored in the widgets favorites bar. Widgetop widgets function just like widgets on your Mac. read more »

ThatsMyMouse – Mouse Interaction

Didn’t think the web could get anymore socially interactive? Try thatsmymouse, a new app that lets you interact with others via your mouse. Share your mouse position with visitors on the same webpage. You can see where others are going and what they’re clicking on, what they’ve visited etc. Once you’re on thatsmymouse, you’ll get your own mouse avatar in the form of a small pop-up bubble christened with your moniker of choice. read more »

NetFame – Famous on the Internet Your Way

Some people seek fame; others don’t. The web, however, has in fact,

made almost everyone famous, as it were. Google yourself and you may find some tidbit you wouldn’t care others to see. Google your current flame, and you might find something unsavory. NetFame gives you a way to manage your identity and reputation online. By creating a NetFame account you control what others can find out about you online. read more »

99Polls – Make Your Own Polls

99Polls is all about polling. With the site’s free poll tools, you can create and post polls on your blog, on Myspace or Orkut, on your personal website, or your wiki. To get started, you’ll need to register for an account—it takes less than a minute. Once registered, click on the ‘start a new poll’ button. You’ll be given options for color schemes and questions. You can make your poll private or public. You can add tags so that people can easily find your poll. read more »

UVLayer – Video Sharing You Can Use

Video sharing is the name of the game and uvLayer excels at it. uvLayer is a new Adobe AIR application that works as a media dashboard so that you can organize all your video assets and share them with friends and family. uvLayer comes with its own video player and a set of tools for sharing and searching. Use uvLayer to scour the web for videos from YouTube to CollegeHumor to VideoJug etc, then simply drag and drop them to share. uvLayer will find the video you’re looking plus it’ll find more similar content for you to check out. read more »