INTEL
Microsoft Partners with Intel for DIY Mini PC, Sharks Cove

The Raspberry Pi, a credit-card sized single-board computer developed in the UK, has become a hugely popular sensation since it’s start in 2012. It not only created waves in the developer/computer community, but even had big rivals like Intel and … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Austin-Based Open Labs Partners with Dell, Lenovo, and Others to Launch Stagelight 2.0

Open Labs debuted the first version of their music production and creation software, Stagelight, back in 2013. For you Mac people in the audience, Stagelight is essentially the PC version of GarageBand – a program that allows even the least … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Sense Sleep Tracker Helps You Sleep Smarter & Harder

When you consider that people spend about one-third of their lives sleeping, it stands to reason that someone would start dreaming up ways to do it smarter. While there are countless gadgets and apps currently on the market designed to … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
The Framed 2.0 Technology Creates Living Art

July has been an exciting month for the world of digital art display. For starters, American startup Electric Objects launched its EO1 picture frame on Kickstarter two weeks ago and has since met its $25,000 crowdfunding goal more than twenty … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
CloudBits- Connect Your LittleBits Creation to the Internet

LittleBits Electronics, an open source library of modular electronics that snap together with magnets, is already something of a darling with hardware hackers and designers. Over time, these components have become more and more sophisticated, and now the company is … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Dell Becomes the Largest E-Commerce Merchant To Accept Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a software-based payment system introduced back in 2009. Payments work peer-to-peer without a central repository or single administrator (Wikipedia). On Friday, Michael Dell used Twitter to announce that it will allow customers to use Bitcoin to make purchases … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
No Signal? No Problem, GoTenna Will Keep You in Touch

We think of our smart device as reliable, so reliable we no longer fear getting lost on the road. It has GPS technology, important contacts, and most importantly, service. But what about places where there is no reception? No matter … Continue reading →

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
The Coolest Cooler is a Portable Party

What a difference a few months makes… When self-proclaimed “part visionary, part scientist” inventor Ryan Grepper initially tried funding his Coolest Cooler project on Kickstarter last November, it was met with less than optimal enthusiasm. In fact, the previous model … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
AirType Loses the Keyboard, Allows You to Type on Any Surface

The experience of typing on a mobile device, such as a tablet or smartphone, can easily become frustrating when you’re constantly missing the right keys. An Austin, TX startup found a way to alleviate the frustration. How about we have … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Google Teams With Novartis to Create ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses

This week marked a giant step forward in the world of teeny, tiny wearable electronics. Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis announced yesterday that they would be licensing Google’s smart contact lens technology, a revolutionary new way to look at eyewear. If … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Jibo The Robot Could Be The Newest Member of Your Family

MIT professor and social robotics pioneer Cynthia Breazeal, has a long-term vision. One day we will have robots in our everyday lives. The path to this involves humanizing technology by taking them out of the lab and into the living … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Raspberry Pi B+ Has Same $35 Price, More Ports, More Power

The Raspberry Pi Foundation founder, Eben Upton, announced the latest version of the Raspberry Pi Model B, the Model B+, as the “final evolution” of the first-generation Pi. The upgraded version has 2 more USB ports, a microSD card reader,14 … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Soon, You Could Roll up Your TV like a Newspaper

In a step towards making large displays for flexible TVs, LG’s display division showed off its 18-inch flexible display that can roll up into a cylinder. LG touted this as a significant advance that could make large TVs portable. It … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Samsung’s VR Headset Will Be Called Gear VR, Images Leaked

Samsung does a darn good job at dipping its toes in every rising tech market there is. Earlier this year we learned that the company was working on virtual reality device for enhanced gaming as well as immersive experience videos. … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Tiny Chip Implant Could Deliver 16 Years of Birth Control

MicroCHIPS, a company from Lexington, Massachusetts, has developed a remote-controlled computer chip that could be soon used for contraception. Implanted under the skin and activated by a wireless remote, the chip could prevent pregnancies for up to 16 years by … Continue reading →