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Carlsbad: Digital Hub of the Universe Day Two

by The Editors on May 30, 2007

AllthingsdWe didn’t get back up to the Wall Street Journal’s D: All Things Digital today. . . yet. But that didn’t stop Carlsbad from being the host to the most high-powered tech news on the planet. Nearly every story on technology that went up on the web today featured the words “Carlsbad, California” in them and that’s good for us, right?

Here are a few of today’s top tech stories announced to the world for the first time at D.
– Microsoft unveils new “surface” computer design
– Palm Announces the Foleo “Companion”
– Steve Jobs Hints At New Apple TV Features and iPhone (and the stock goes up $4)
– LiveScribe Smart Pen
– Jason Calacanis launches “human powered search” at Mahalo.com

Now that we’ve listed it all out, it really doesn’t look all that great and we’re bummed that we, unlike Gizmodo’s Brian Lam did not meet Steve Jobs today. But then again, the night is still young. As we’re typing George Lucas is on the stage at Aviara talking about Star Wars, Digital Molecular Matter, and this word of wisdom for would be film investors:

The last thing you want to do is invest in the film business. The hedge fund guys want to, but they just want the producer credits and the girls. And there are cheaper ways of getting both.

If we dive back into the mix tonight, we’ll let you know.

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Invitrogen Settles Arcane Patent Dispute

by The Editors on May 29, 2007

And from the wide world of Carlsbad businesses that we don’t understand or know anything about comes this stunner:

Invitrogen Corporation and Clontech Laboratories, Inc. have jointly announced a confidential settlement of their patent litigation, following a jury decision last week in federal district court in Greenbelt, Maryland. As part of the settlement, Clontech has agreed that Invitrogen Patent Nos. 5,244,797, 5,668,005, 6,063,608, and 5,405,776 on RNase H minus reverse transcriptase (RT) are valid and enforceable. Clontech has discontinued sales of its RNase H minus RT products, including its PowerScript products, for the life of the patents. The parties did not disclose other details of their agreement.

We’re sure there are quite a few Invitrogen employee who will be sleeping better tonight, in their Carlsbad beds.

[Link: Business Wire]

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Upper Deck Topps Out At $416 million

by The Editors on May 26, 2007

Ans5 Box Open2 Small2Carlsbad’s Upper Deck is in the hunt to purchase Topps, the grand daddy of trading card companies. But so is former Disney boss Michael Eisner. Upper Deck is offering $1 a share more than Eisner and things are reportedly looking for the consolidation.

James Barrett, an analyst who covers Topps for CL King, predicted that barring any regulatory obstacles, hard-charging Upper Deck founder and Chairman Richard McWilliam would get his wish of owning Topps.

If we had the money we’d buy it just to own the Wacky Packages franchise.

[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]

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760 Media Opens NorCal Shop

by The Editors on May 26, 2007

According to their press release 760 Media, Inc., an award winning international advertising and marketing firm based right here in Carlsbad, California, announces its expansion into Northern California by opening a new branch office in Mountain View, California, located south of San Francisco.

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