Imagine all the great stuff about group gift giving – the cost sharing, the message “we care” thoughtfulness, the pooling of funds so you can give something bigger and better – without the pain of collecting cash, laboring over a gift choice or schlepping to a store. It’s all precisely why eDivvy was invented. eDivvy.com makes it a snap for friends, family, business associates – any kind of group – to choose and split the cost of a gift.

eDivvy.com is easy to use. The organizer of the group gift creates their group gift event by choosing the occasion and an invitation design to match. They customize their invite information and then select the product(s) they want to group gift. After a few more simple customizations, they add the email addresses of those they wish to invite to group gift and send. eDivvy.com takes over from there. Once each e-mail recipient receives the email on behalf of the organizer, they can choose how much they want to contribute, and charges that amount to a major credit card through eDivvy’s highly secure process. Once the group gift is fully funded, eDivvy.com ensures the gift is shipped directly to the recipient from the retailer from which it was chosen. All of those who contributed to the gift can also sign a virtual gift card for the recipient. The organizer can check in throughout the process, see who has contributed and the remaining amount needed to purchase the gift, and send gentle reminders if need be.

Smartvue for iPhone is now available on the Apple App Store. The app also adds video surveillance capabilities to any second-generation iPod touch.
The application delivers network video surveillance capabilities including:

• Supports an unlimited number of IP cameras
• Zoom, pan, and tilt with iPhone “pinch” and “squeeze”
• Free access to network video cameras worldwide (based on mobile package)
• Works with 3G, Wi-Fi, GPRS or EDGE

Smartvue for iPhone requires a JPEG enabled IP camera and supports most common cameras on the market today. Smartvue for iPhone’s point and click interface makes it simple to add network video cameras and edit camera profiles. Patent-pending 1-Click Surveillance(TM) offers an elegant interface for one click access to almost any IP camera.

The app uses Wi-Fi, 3G, GPRS or EDGE (whichever is available) to access IP cameras. Smartvue recommends an unlimited data usage plan for using Smartvue over a mobile data connection to avoid being charged by a wireless service provider for 3G, GPRS and EDGE mobile data usage.

Alarm.com has released an affordable, user-friendly video monitoring solution that enables consumers to remotely monitor their homes and small businesses via mobile device (cell phone, PDA, PC) – even if they do not have a security system installed in their property.

The new Alarm.com Video “standalone” video monitoring solution, which builds upon Alarm.com’s security system-integrated video solution released last fall, offers consumers unparalleled visibility into what’s happening at their property, wherever they are. Users can remotely log in from a computer, PDA or cell phone to view live video or recorded clips of activity at their property, and receive video clip alerts when new video footage is recorded. Importantly, Alarm.com Video can benefit consumers who do not own traditional home security systems, or homeowners and small business owners who want to integrate Alarm.com Video with their existing security panel to receive alarm-triggered video clip recordings.

Alarm.com Video’s extensive feature set and customizable recording capabilities make it an excellent solution for traditional security monitoring applications, like capturing footage of a break-in. Its flexibility and ease of implementation also make it attractive for monitoring everyday non-emergency activity. For example, homeowners can receive video clips when the kids get home from school; check in on a pet; monitor a driveway or swimming pool; or monitor a second home or vacation property. Small business owners can access a video log to see if employees opened and closed the store on time, track unauthorized access to protected areas of the business and keep an eye on things when they’re away.

To celebrate Earth Day, Boingo Wireless, which provides access to a network of Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide, is donating 10 percent of the purchase of Boingo Unlimited accounts at its owned-and-operated U.S. airport locations to Earth Day Network. Beyond Earth Day Network donations, the company has expanded its internal green initiatives to continue to decrease the company’s overall carbon footprint.

Money Boingo raises through the sale of new Boingo Unlimited accounts from today through April 23 will be donated to Earth Day Network, a non-profit organization devoted to broadening, diversifying and mobilizing the environmental movement worldwide, in order to promote a healthy, sustainable environment.

Following the successful launch of MEDL Mobile’s web-based App Incubator, the company announced the launch of an App Incubator iPhone app. Using this new app, anyone with a concept for a mobile application can submit the idea directly to MEDL Mobile.

Each submission to the App Incubator is rated according to five criteria — Originality, Functionality, Simplicity, Revenue Potential and Fun. Apps that pass MEDL’s scoring criteria go into development. All development and marketing costs are funded by MEDL Mobile and 25% of any profits go back to the originator of the idea. With some applications earning thousands and even tens of thousands of dollars a day, the App Incubator will allow people with great ideas for mobile applications to profit from their creativity.

The company has committed $2.5 million to the development of applications.

SportsPundit.com expects to attract big hitters to play its first online Fantasy Cricket tournament based on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 season. Due to be staged from April 18 to May 24th, over 1000 online teams from global cricket-playing nations have already registered for the exciting competition.

The competition’s top prize is a trip for two to watch cricket in England in June for the highest scoring team manager. Further prizes include an official shirt of the favourite team awarded to the highest scoring manager each week. Meanwhile, the mini-league with the highest average score at the end of the competition will be bestowed ‘League of League Champions’, winning a cricket bat and ball for each mini-league member.

SportsPundit.com is an extensive sports community website dedicated to sports fans across the globe. It boasts one of the world’s largest public sports databases with a wide variety of current news and in-depth articles written by serious pundits. League results are updated in real time, as well as forums where members can discuss their favourite stars and teams.

Gamblingplanet.org announced that its online casino portal’s news desk had recently been modified in order to better serve its online gambling fans. Among the modifications are changes to the format and layout of Gambling Planet news, as well as the frequency of its posts; gambling news is now reported daily and features shorter synopses that focus on facts and implications of events at hand.

The changes to Gambling Planet’s news desk occurred almost at the same time the site established a Twitter.com feed that enabled readers to track gaming news 24/7. Recognizing the changing landscape of information delivery heralded by the proliferation of new social media outlets, Gambling Planet set out to satisfy its tech savvy audience by publishing more relevant gambling news stories more often.

LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. announced the release of its Number Rumble math game is available on the Apple App Store. The first of several planned LeapFrog iPhone learning games, Number Rumble for iPhone and iPod touch users lets six- to ten-year-old kids shake, tap and spin their way to math equation expertise via the innovative Multi-Touch user interface.

With the Number Rumble game, kids can practice for quizzes, challenge friends and replay games to sharpen their skills, using fun, intuitive technology that works anywhere. Parents are able to give their children instant access to terrific, engaging educational games, making any time–even while running errands with Mom–a time to play and learn.

Lee Moss Media, a marketing, public relations, and diversity recruiting firm, has launched BlackJobs.com. The web site enables African Americans to find jobs from companies looking to hire diverse talent, but also allows employers and recruiters to specifically target African American job seekers.

The site also features daily news, interview/resume tips, and career-building strategies.

For job seekers, the site allows them to upload their resumes, create an online profile, search through thousands of opportunities, and search through actual employer profiles.

For employers and recruiters, the site allows them to post jobs, sift through resumes, email potential applicants, and be listed in the employer showcase.

A new blog from Hooked on Phonics focuses on the needs of families helping their children become confident readers.

“We’re members of a huge community preparing children for kindergarten with basic reading skills and nurturing that love of reading until they master it,” said Judy L. Harris, CEO of Smarterville, maker of Hooked on Phonics. “Our blog is a platform for teachers, reading specialists, physicians, children’s book authors and literacy advocates to share resources and expertise with parents, caregivers and educators who are helping children become confident readers.”

The blog will also feature a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Hooked of Phonics new learning program as told by the team of authors, illustrators, educators, animators and musicians involved in the year-long, multi-million dollar overhaul (due out in August 2009).