As with most of the big news in the past year or so, the Donald Sterling tapes have found their way to Rap Genius. For those not in the know Rap Genius is the very popular site that crowd sources annotations on popular hip hop songs, current events, and even poetry. What started out as [...]
It is no secret that we love 3D printing. In a word, 3D printing is badass. The uses and applications for 3D printing are just about endless. From 3D printed models of hearts, to prosthetic limbs, to ketchup bottle tops, to consumer goods just about anything you can think of can be printed. Further, all [...]
Mobile apps are making the process of engaging in business easier than ever. Today, businesses can work with people from all over the world without ever leaving their office. Remote and work-from-home teams are becoming even more common, thanks to the ability to use video conference solutions to connect over video, telephone, and even instant [...]
When developing apps, there are tons of repetitive and tedious tasks, many of which add no real value. There are tons of these tasks in app development, thing like setting up a server, a database, a development environment. When its all said and done, these are the tasks that take up a majority of development time. Backbeam has [...]
Although T-Mobile is still the fourth largest wireless carrier in the United States, they definitely have the loudest voice. Since introducing their Un-Carrier movement, T-Mobile has attracted more customers, and created more buzz than any of the other three wireless customers. In fact earlier this year T-Mobile surpassed Verizon Wireless in customer perception. The efforts [...]
Charging and connection cables are a bland, everyday necessity. They are just there. Nothing spectacular. At least that has been my thought process about cables. However, a new Kickstarter Campaign offers what looks to be the best iPhone/iPad cable out there. The Quickdraw Cable has done the impossible and improved the charging cable. There are [...]
Australian wedding band promotes services through mobile app Appsbar has awarded its App of the Day honor to Citrus Band for showcasing how independent artists, bands, and publishers are utilizing the DIY app builder to promote their services and engage fans through mobile technologies. The Citrus Band app serves as the mobile platform for an [...]
Researchers at Washington State University have developed an interesting approach to detecting drowsy driving. Until now, the majority of drowsy driver detection mechanisms are video-based, and are often bulky and expensive. The new approach, however, is both inexpensive and more effective at detecting drowsy driving: Their recently patented technology is based on steering wheel movements—which [...]
As the education landscape continues to evolve, and shift more and more to digital systems and platforms, the industry as a whole seems ripe for disruption. Currently, education is a 7 trillion dollar industry. Trillion with a T. That equals more than the combined GDP of Italy, France, and the UK. The infographic below, from Knewton, [...]
We cover an awful lot of crowdufinding campaigns, but we have just come across what may be the boldest one yet. A Russian company, Yaliny, is crowdfunding 135 satellites. Yes, satellites. Yaliny wants to help users circumvent the traditional wireless providers by offering an absurdly cheap alternative: This company was founded because like you, we have a [...]
