44 Tech sites to contact when launching your product

This is my contact list for an NFC piece of tech I’m working on.  I thought it might be useful for other tech startups launching new products especially for those in the mobile / android / NFC space.

When you submit a news tip to these websites you might not receive a response and/or you may be waiting up to 4 weeks before they get around to writing publishing.  Don’t worry if this is the case, they are very busy and sometimes your products just doesn’t fit in with what their audience might be interested in.

You should use the Chicago manual of style when drafting any newsworthy articles.  The likelihood of your tip being picked up on depends on the quality of your press pack and it’s relevance according to the editors audience.  I would suggest spending at least a week working on your press pack and if possible get it proof read by an expert.  Creating a press pack is a skill, this contact list is only 1% of the problem solved.

When contacting for a review you wont need to be so formal however you may want to provide them with a press release style statement so they can quote you.

Each website will have a different audience so you should tweak how you contact them to emphasize how your new product will affect their audience.

  1. xda-developers  – http://www.xda-developers.com/suggest-content/
  2. YCombinator – http://news.ycombinator.com/submit
  3. Reddit – http://reddit.com
  4. slashdot – http://slashdot.org/
  5. Wired – http://www.wired.com/about/feedback/
  6. engadget – http://www.engadget.com/about/tips/
  7. Gizmodo – tipbox@gizmodo.com
  8. theregister.co.uk – news@theregister.co.uk
  9. gadgetsin – https://twitter.com/gadgetsin
  10. The huffington post – scoop@huffingtonpost.com
  11. Mashable – http://mashable.com/submit/
  12. Techcrunch – tips@techcrunch.com
  13. Before it’s news – http://beforeitsnews.com/editorial/
  14. gizmag – editor@gizmag.com
  15. guyism – http://live.guyism.com/submit
  16. sellcell.com – http://www.sellcell.com/help-and-support/
  17. sellmymobile.com – http://www.sellmymobile.com/help-and-support/
  18. the next web – http://thenextweb.com/contact/
  19. geek.com – http://www.geek.com/about/
  20. the gadgeteer – http://the-gadgeteer.com/well-review-it/
  21. ewallstreeter – http://ewallstreeter.com/page/contact.php
  22. gear diary – http://www.geardiary.com/how-to-submit-your-product-for-review/
  23. android spin – http://androidspin.com/contact-us/
  24. gizbot – https://twitter.com/gizbotcom
  25. rfid journal – mroberti@rfidjournal.com
  26. gentlemint – http://gentlemint.com/
  27. pymnts.com – http://pymnts.com/regulations/submit-content/
  28. dailyme – http://dailyme.com/mynews/addcontent
  29. lazy tech guys – http://lazytechguys.com/contact-us/
  30. techchee.com – tips@techchee.com
  31. nfc world – http://www.nfcworld.com/tip-off/
  32. tech wench – http://www.techwench.com/contact/
  33. damn geeky – damngeeky@gmail.com
  34. runaroundtech – http://www.runaroundtech.com/product-submission/
  35. golem.de – news@golem.de
  36. betakit – tips@betakit.com
  37. android rundown – http://www.androidrundown.com/about/submit-app-hardware-review/
  38. Android Banks – http://www.androidbands.com/
  39. mobile developer tips – http://mobiledevelopertips.com/submit-tip
  40. nfcnews – http://www.nfcworld.com/contacts/
  41. TG Daily – http://www.tgdaily.com/contact
  42. Electronista – http://www.electronista.com/contact/newstips/1
  43. GigaOM – http://gigaom.com/tips/
  44. Forbes – readers@forbes.com

Do you think your website should be included?  Leave me a comment and I will check it out.

Also this

NFC Glass capsule 12mm x 2mm 13.56Mhz

I managed to source some 13.56Mhz 12mm x 2mm NFC Glass capsules / tags from China and I’m happy to sell them for 10$ a piece. If you want one please contact me, I’m too lazy to list them on any online auction stores etc.

The read range is pretty much limited to contact when using them with a mobile phone reader or other low range reader device.

They are not sterilized so should not be used for human implants and they are based on the NXP semiconductors 15693 chip.

They are read/writable, not Mifare (See above).

The MoQ for is 500 and at that point the price drops to 5$ per unit.

Special offer during Feb/March 2013 — Order 20 tags for just 160$