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EdTech: Lightspeed Technologies: Unique Audio Solutions for Educators [AETC Preview]

    As we are gearing up to hit the Alabama Educational Technology Conference (AETC) this week, we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Lightspeed Technologies. Lightspeed has created a line of audio solutions that help "overcome classroom noise and provide crystal clear sound to all your students regardless of where they [...]

Samsung Z: World’s 1st Tizen Powered Consumer Smartphone [Updated]

Update: We just came across a video of the new UI or the Galaxy Z. Posted at the bottom of the page. On Monday, June 2, the Samsung Google feud took a new turn. Samsung introduced the Samsung Z smartphone. While that alone doesn't sound all that interesting, the Samsung Z is the World's first [...]

According to Reports, Google to Launch 180 Satellites

According to the Wall Street Journal, Google "plans to spend more than $1 billion on a fleet of satellites to extend Internet access to unwired regions of the globe, people familiar with the project said, hoping to overcome financial and technical problems that thwarted previous efforts."Alistair Barr and Andy Pasztor, The Wall Street Journal, "Google Invests in [...]

Sayers: IT Solutions for EdTech Companies [AETC Preview]

   As we are gearing up to hit the Alabama Educational Technology Conference (AETC) this week, we have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Sayers. Sayers is an IT Solutions Provider that works with a ton of companies, offering services like cloud management, server and storage protection, virtualization, security, mobilization, [...]

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Apple Releasing Android Features Is Nothing New

Apple's CEO, and the most influential Auburn University alum in the world, Tim Cook, took to the stage on Monday morning to kick off the World Wide Developers Conference. The WWDC, now in it's 25th year is an annual gathering of developers working on Apple platforms. Cook was quick to point out that the first [...]

Crowdfunding: 360Cam Blows Past Their $150,000 Kickstarter Goal

We cover a lot of great crowdfunding campaigns here on techfaster.com. On May 21st we reported on the 360cam from Giroptic.  The 360° cam by Giroptic is the first ultra high definition camera that breaks through the barriers of the frame and captures what’s going on up, down and all around. It does this with [...]

Bundle Amazon Fire TV And An Amazon Kindle Fire HDX For $249

Every now and then the fine folks at Amazon offer a great deal on the hardware that helps get their streaming media, downloads and apps into users/viewers hands. Back on Valentine's Day Amazon offered discounts on the entire Kindle Fire line. Just before the holidays Amazon started offering a payment plan for people who wanted to [...]

EdTech: Edcite: A Web Platform for Teachers to Create Assessments and Assignments

  It's no secret that teachers and educators have access to a gigantic amount of resources; an unprecedented amount even. Among these resources are teaching aids, and curriculum tools. However, the great majority of these curriculum tools come with pre-made lesson plans, and assignments. It needn't be so stock or pre-fabricated. That's where Edcite comes in. Edcite provides educators with a web-based [...]

MIT Can Make Your 200 ft2 Apartment 3X Larger

Some people prefer living the smaller life. Others are forced into it by having to live in major cities with major rent. Ikea has been providing furniture designed to optimize those small spaces for years, but now, the students at the MIT Media Lab have come up with a concept that blends technology, apps and [...]

Stop Your Roomate Problems With The Harmoney App

If you have ever lived with random roommates, or really any roommates, you know what a hassle chores and bills can be. Not so much actually doing the chores or paying the bills, but figuring out who does what chore and who pays what bills. There is a Kickstarter Campaign going right now that wants [...]

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