We were forwarded the below infographic on the history of the PlayStation, from @mrchibolin. It is, in a word, awesome. I was firmly in the PlayStation camp up through the PS3 - not so sure where I am headed next, but that is a story for another time - and just seeing this graphic has brought back all kinds of fond memories. Does anyone have a copy of Metal Gear Solid to sell me?
Were you a Waze user? Are you familiar with the app that crowdsourced traffic data while commuters were en route to their destination, making it easier for others to take or avoid the same route? Despite some thinking that Waze would be a gigantic distraction to driving the crowdsourced traffic data app took off. People [...]
Building on their early successes as a book publisher, Budding Biologist is gearing up for the March 2014 release of their first educational video game, Lizard Island. Lizard Island was built for students from grades one through five, and is in line with the Next Generation Science Standards, as well as Common Core Standards
In an interview with Infoworld.com, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak (Woz) made some profound statements about technology and education. An important thing to know about Woz is that he's not just a computer engineer. Upon leaving Apple Woz became a fifth grade teacher. He's also written about education and technology in his book "I, Woz" and [...]
Appsbar has recognized NextStep as the appsbar.com App of the Day for showcasing the value of mobile marketing for small businesses. By utilizing the no-cost app builder at appsbar.com, small businesses are able to engage current and potential clients directly on their smartphones and tablets. The NextStep mobile app offers training and fitness advice, photos [...]
"It would seem almost natural for Google Ventures to exit its portfolio companies to its parent company. However, in its five years of prolific investing, Nest Labs is only the second portfolio company to be sold to Google. Google Ventures has sold an equal number of portfolio companies to Google as it has to Yahoo and Cisco Systems. Is this the norm for corporate venture capital firms or is Google Ventures an outlier?"
While the Apple maps app on iOS devices has greatly improved sine it's release, and Google Maps seems to be a main stay across all smartphone users, there's another GPS app that's worth checking out. In fact, we won't leave home without it. Genius Maps is a premium offline GPS navigation app with professional maps. [...]
(photo: shenmuedojo.net) Sony has decided that it's time for a re-up of their popular handheld video game system, the PS Vita. While the PS Vita hasn't been as popular as the Nintendo DS or the Sony PSP, the latest handheld from Sony has regained relevance with the introduction of the PS4 and the [...]
It seems like mobile computing, smartphones in particular, are evolving at a near exponential rate. However, there are still many things that these phones can not do, or can not do very well; things that have been promised or rumored. Think about it. How often do you switch off your home lights from a mobile device? How often to pay for things with your smartphone? Shoot, how often do you have to charge your device?
There's been a lot of talk about Microsoft's new CEO Satya Nadella. Nadella has been with Microsoft for 22 years, throughout most of his entire career. He's held various executive positions within the company, most recently in an enterprise role. He's also had the ear of Microsoft co-founders Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer throughout his [...]
