It's probably safe to say that when Dean Kamen created the Segway he hadn't planned on it becoming the mall security vehicle of choice. I'm sure he wasn't planning on his core audience being 30 and 40 somethings with fanny packs, whisking their way through a guided tour of the monuments in Washington DC. No [...]
Spixi features a unique, retracting 2-foot cable made from an eco-friendly thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) that is stronger and more durable than polyvinyl chloride, the commonly used material for cables. Because of TPE's superior characteristics, we can design a thinner cable without sacrificing quality and performance.
Now that the Steve Jobs biopic, starring Ashton Kutcher and entitled Jobs, has crept into obscurity without wowing the masses, political drama maestro Aaron Sorkin has completed his own Steve Jobs script. The script, is said to be based on the Walter Isaacson book, but will only focus on three main portions of Jobs' life. [...]
Back in November we sadly reported that Winamp, most people's first experience with an MP3 player, was being shut down. For children of the 80's and 90's who's first experience with downloading music was Napster, we all knew Winamp because it "whipped the llama's ass" a phrase coined by Dallas voice over artist JJ McKay [...]
Square, has empowered street vendors, craft fair vendors, and flea marketers with the ability to accept credit cards with a simple swipe. Square's easy to use app and card reader eliminate the risks associated with carbon paper credit card slips and taking bad checks, problems that have plagued mom and pop merchants across the globe [...]
We had a chance to speak with the MYBELL Team at CES. Their product really stands out for several reasons. One, it serves a valuable purpose. Two, it is extremely simple to use. And three, although the device is not for sale yet, it looks like it will be priced somewhere between $50-80. The simplicity of use and the relatively low projected price point gives the MYBELL a strong shot at becoming a huge commercial success.
The Lerer family is widely known in New York city because of their vast media portfolio. Ken Lerer, the family patriarch, is a cofounder of the lucrative Huffington Post website with Jonah Peretti (now founder of Buzzfeed) and of course Ariana Huffington. Lerer's son, Ben, is the founder of Thrillist, and together, father and son, [...]
When you look back at the 2014 International CES it's either going to be the year of the "internet of things", wearable technology or 3D Printing. We're pretty much banking on 3D printing. Since Bre Pettis introduced the world to 3D Printing three years ago the industry has taken off. Our 3D Faster correspondent John [...]
The Power Pot is a thermoelectric generator in the shape of a cooking pot. You can charge your devices while cooking mac and cheese!
If seeing hundreds of exhibitors at the 2014 International CES wasn't credit enough to the movement called "the internet of things" than maybe Google's $3.2 billion dollar purchase of Nest Labs is. Google announced on Monday that they acquired Nest Labs and their team led by Tony Faddell and Matt Rogers. Nest Labs created the [...]
