OBLOCO Paperless Receipt Platorm It's hard to believe that Apple sent their first email receipt in 2005, nearly a decade ago. Since then though, there hasn't been a real innovation in moving receipts from paper to paperless. Paper receipts are hard to keep track of. They get balled up in pockets, thrown on the floor [...]
Ingress iOS Over the years Google and Apple have had an interesting relationship, both as a company and as a user base. In the past Google has been quick to provide iOS users with most of their core apps, and slower to slugggish on others. Then there was that debacle with Google Maps. Apple tried [...]
The internet of things along with crowdfunding are producing some amazing new technologies. Just this morning we reported on Sandpiper IS a spirometer that attaches to your smartphone and gives you data on your lung function. Now we've uncovered a unique new device that measures the air quality around you called Skywair. Skywair was originally [...]
Naming Exoplanets Naming a star is a cool gift for some. Perhaps you "bought" a star for your kid or even to impress a girlfriend. But there are billions of stars in the galaxy and once you receive the certificate in the mail, are you really going to see your star again? ArsTechnica is reporting [...]
EdTech GoNoodle Brain Break When I was in elementary school the first thing we did in the morning was an "eye opener" activity. Some kind of word or math puzzle or problem. The idea behind that was to get our brains working and ready for the school day and ready to learn. There was really [...]
App Spirometer Sandpiper I.S Whether you're an athlete, musician, asthmatic or just like keeping up with your health there are several devices out there that can do that. Most devices cater to your heart, your pulse, and your activity. That's great! But there's no device out there now that helps you keep up with your [...]
Fitness Monitor Headphones Freewavz Fitness, music and now tracking your fitness go hand in hand. That typically take multiple devices, your earbuds or headphones and some kind of fitness tracking band. Now, thanks a new device called Freewavz merges the headphones and the fitness tracking into one. On any given Sunday there are hundreds of [...]
ORCA Shark Deterrent If you love snorkeling, scuba diving or just playing in the ocean then the thought of a shark attack may have crossed your mind. It seems every summer we hear about more and more people either being attacked by sharks or having near misses. Shark's are beautiful and magnificent creatures, from a [...]
Lebron James Rap Genius Fresh off he heels of he news that Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert not only got Lebron James back in Cleveland, but also led a $40 million dollar round for Genius (formerly Rap Genius), now you can annotate James' letter announcing his return on the platform. On Friday it was announced [...]
Box Hockey Awesome & Fun As schools and parents have become more and more hesitant to let children compete in any sort of physical activity during gym class - that's a story for another time - there are few choices for the class. There has been a wholesale shift away from sports and physical activity [...]
