Celebrity Techies and Investors!!

Have a look at celebrities who showcase their inner gadget geek, endorse technology products, work as creative directors of tech brands as well as put investments in them:

• The irresistibly handsome and tech savvy Ashton Kutcher has been looking to invest in the Silicon valley while he still has investments in companies such as foursquare and Skype. The two and a half men actor also started the A grade initiative, a tech investing fund among many more. 

• Will I Am 's love of technology is quite evident from his music videos.he has a range of tech products that he has designed for iPhone and recently launched the i am++ that transforms the iPhone to an impressive 14 mega pixel Camera. He Is currently the Creative Director at Intel. 

• Some of the technology start ups that lady Gaga has invested in include Turntable f.m which is a music sharing platform and Backplane, the celebrity social site for her little monsters where she coupled up with Google to have it launched. she has also been the creatives director at Polaroid and even designed a printer for them. 

• Serena Williams, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lance Armstrong are among the many investors who have invested in the Israeli based company Mobli that allows users to share videos and pictures of their daily experiences.

• The Adorable Justin Bieber has a number of gadgets linked to his name such as the singing tooth brush and beats audio headphones. He also has investments in Spotify, a music sharing company. 

• Remember MC Hammer? he frequently attends the tech meetings at Silicon Valley with the likes of Ron Conway and was among the advisers during the start up of dancejam.com. He and his team are working on a new search engine; WireDoo.

• The Dr. Dre's beats by Dre are a huge hit throughout the world. Some of the celebrities he has worked with to endorse his products include 50 Cent and One Direction. Usain bolt endorsed the Ludacris' soul Headphones

• Kim Kardashian is an online co founder of an online shoe subscription company that has grossed over $60 Million since its first launch.

• Alicia keys was unveiled as the new creative director during the launch of Blackberry 10. For more on blackberry 10, click here. 

AFRIAPPS : Apps by & for Africa!!

Developers and techies should have a look at the Afriapps site. it offers a lot of extensive and relevant information concerning various applications that are African oriented and have been specifically made for Africans by Africans. All the games, for instance, are extremely familiar with the African lifestyle and go in line to showcase matters to do with culture, heritage, ways of life as well and the full African experience. Getting reviews of applications that have impacted the society strongly gives the best insight for upcoming developers. Some of the features apps include KopoKopo, Mocality and Anza.

For a developer willing to break into the market, it offers a very good platform that helps you to showcase your work. All you need to do is forward your application to them and if it fits the right criteria, they will feature it ensuring you get both 'airplay' and market. It is also a resourceful place where you can apply for or post job vacancies in different fields of ICT.

It offers a lot of inspiration since it regularly holds interviews with the movers and shakers in the tech world all over the continent. Reading their stories and experiences is not only enlightening, it offers great advice on how to develop technology related careers. Several resources in line with this can be accessed as well.

All in all, it is a site worth checking out!! Have a look at it and have a feel of how technology in Africa is revolutionizing.