| ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/bg_white-squares.png) We're looking for readers interested in political issues, who want the opportunity to engage in dialogue with leading experts and TechCrunch writers. Participants will be enrolled to win a ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt, as well as substantial prizes from Amazon, Jawbone and more. If you're interested, apply here http://svy.mk/1qDDo7w | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-08-at-1-42-40-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Perez In fall 2012, a mysterious eBay store appeared that only sold Apple products at prices that undercut Apple's own online refurbished store. The store was widely... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-08-at-5-04-07-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alex Wilhelm | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/samsung-race.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs It's happened before and it's happened again - a popular commodity appears and is remade in so many permutations and from so many manufacturers that the... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/2014-thiel-finalists-group-photo.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Sarah Buhr Twenty brilliant minds, all under age 20 just started their venture this summer with the Thiel Fellowship program. All of these bright young things were... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/tumblr_n8f721uo1m1tga27vo1_1280.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Darrell Etherington | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/ruger2.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | John Biggs | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-08-at-7-50-48-pm.png?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Alexia Tsotsis Imagine missing yesterday as a news day, and meeting today with fresh eyes: You'd wonder why a lot of people were talking about potato salad. And, wow, poor... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-08-at-4-38-40-pm.png?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Today’s episode of Cribs brings us to Pocket Gems, the San Francisco mobile entertainment startup.... read more | | ![](http://tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com/2014/07/electric-objects-05.jpg?w=210&h=158&crop=1?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | Startup Electric Objects aims to build displays for Internet art, separate from devices like laptops and... read more | | ![](http://pthumbnails.5min.com/10366123/518306104_cv6_210_158.jpg?w=152&h=102&crop=1) | You might have heard of Yo. It’s a new app that has one singular function: it sends the word “Yo”... read more | | To forward this newsletter to a friend, click here. | | |