Kinvey Holiday Video "12 Days of TechStars" Proves Tech Parodies Can Be Funny

We love getting in the holiday spirit as much as the next exhausted and caffeine-dependent startup, but if you're going to make a parody video, you better do it well [ see Gizmodo's blistering review of First Round Capital's "Friday" rendition ].

Cambridge-based Kinvey, part of the 2011 TechStars Boston class, managed to put together a clever parody of "12 Days of Christmas" featuring lines like "three sexless months," "five sleepless weeks," and "11 piping pizzas" in about three days -- most of the footage was shot on Tuesday according to Kinvey's blog post, which also has the complete lyrics. The video was up by this afternoon.

[ See a list of the 12 items and cameos/highlights plus screen shots after the jump ].

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Finally: Evernote Launches Skitch for iPad, iPhone App Coming Soon

We've been waiting for Skitch integration with Evernote ever since they acquired the popular photo editing Mac app in August but now it's finally here.

"Millennia ago, all you needed to get a point across to your buddies was charcoal and a cave wall or a pointy stick and some sand," the Evernote blog states. "Now, we sit for hours crafting passive-agressive emails to make a point that once was communicated with an arrow and a grunt. There’s beauty in that simplicity. Let’s return to it."

While Evernote launched Skitch for Android earlier this year, until today, iOS users could not use Skitch on their devices.

With Skitch for iPad, you can...

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LAUNCH Festival Judges: David Cohen, Dave McClure, Chamath Palihapitiya, Naval Ravikant, Kevin Rose

[ From left: Dave McClure, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Cohen, Kevin Rose and Naval Ravikant. Photos of Dave, Kevin and Naval from LAUNCH '11 (cc) Kenneth Yeung - www.snapfoc.us ]

Entrepreneurs want honest feedback from the best in the business, which is why we're thrilled to announce the first five amazing judges for the LAUNCH Festival in San Francisco March 7 & 8, where 40 companies will launch or launch new products on stage.

David Cohen [ @davidcohen ] is the co-founder and CEO of TechStars.

Dave McClure [ @davemcclure ] is the superangel behind 500 Startups.

Chamath Palihapitiya [ @chamath ] runs the The Social+Capital Partnership.

Naval Ravikant [ @naval ] co-founded AngelList.

Kevin Rose [ @kevinrose ] is the co-founder of mobile development lab Milk.

We're especially proud that LAUNCH '11 judges Dave, Naval and Kevin are joining us for the second year in a row. Check out the complete bios for all five and their savvy quotes about startups here.

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Siri Horror Movie: Beware of the Upgrade (video)

Just in time for the holidays, live action production company Rooster Teeth has released a new short -- a trailer for Siri: The Movie.  

"This holiday season, be careful what you wish for," the narrator says.

The trailer starts with friends gathered around a Christmas tree. When they open their presents, they're all ecstatic to see that they received an iPhone 4S featuring Siri.

"Hey Siri, what's the meaning of life?" one friend asks. 

Siri responds, "life...

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Conan O'Brien Roasts the Kindle Fire (video)

While Amazon issued an update to the Kindle Fire this morning, Conan O'Brien's Team Coco still (literally) roasted the device on the show last night [h/t Cult of Android].

Team Coco mocked the Kindle Fire's poorly placed power button, security concerns and other areas of dissatisfaction. 

O’Brien has a history of mocking tech products. In March, Team Coco produced a parody of Apple’s iPad 2 launch video and in June, they targeted the ill-received Final Cut Pro X. But in September, Team Coco shared its studio on Airbnb to...

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