When Dr. Duncan Milne and his wife Anna Kirschberg first opened up their edtech company, Junior Learning, in 2009, they set out to bridge the world of toys with education. Both Milne and Kirshberg knew there were several toy companies out there making toys and adding in educational elements, they set out to design educational [...]
We've done a good amount of reporting on the virtual currency Bitcoin over the past few years here at Techfaster.com We've seen the virtual currency take a stride at becoming more mainstream with Overstock.com, Dish Networks and Expedia adopting bitcoin as a method of payment. Even our friends at Mobile Nations allow you to buy [...]
If you're an iPhone or iPad user and you've been waiting to take the plunge into the world of Mac, Apple may have just made that possible for you. Wednesday, the second most popular brand in the world, Apple, launched a new entry level iMac all in one computer. The new iMac features a 1.4-GHz dual-core [...]
We’re gearing up for the International Society for Technology in Education 2014 Conference (ISTE) coming up on June 28th. We have had the opportunity to speak with several exhibitors. Among these exhibitor companies is Lightspeed Systems. Lightspeed Systems has a few different products that "make learning safe, mobile and collaborative." Lightspeed Systems Facebook Page We had a chance to [...]
Amazon Fire Phone Via The Huffington Post After much speculation about the device, Amazon made it official and announced the Fire Phone at a press event in Seattle Wednesday. The device is much more impressive than anyone had speculated. Beyond the 3D interface, there are some serious features in the Fire Phone. Firefly [...]
We have seen a ton of interesting Kickstarter campaigns lately. However, we just came across a really unique project. BloomSky has taken to crowdfunding to raise money for their newest product: the Outdoor Module. The BloomSky Outdoor Module is "A hyperlocal weather station that lets you share real-time data and sky image onto a crowdsourced network." [...]
GPS tags on dogs are becoming more common today. Many families are putting a GPS tracker on their dogs just in case they get loose so that they can find their family pets. For those who's dogs are as much family members as their kids being able to locate them brings a huge bit of [...]
Did you ever have a handout happy teacher as a kid? I know I did, in fact I had quite a few. Poor teachers though, they would spend hours upon hours laying things out by hand, typing blurbs and instructions up on a typewriter or computer and then adding graphics with a razorblade and layout [...]
Did you ever think you would see the day when lightbulbs could supply more than just light? Sure there are those lamp socket outlet contraptions but their both outdated and a little dangerous. Well the power of LEDs combined with Wifi have created an opportunity that can turn a lightbulb into much much more. How [...]
As we have been focusing more on education in the past several months, we have covered a ton of great EdTech startups and companies. However, the great majority of these companies have been involved in the more traditional K-12 and/or college education track. However, we just came across a great education company that is [...]
