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Everyone wants to talk about cloud, cloud cloud, but those of us that have been in the tech industry forever and a day know that there are a lot of risks when storing stuff in the cloud. For starters that's someone else's server space. I know that in a perfect world those cloud server company [...]
If you weren't convinced that Apple Pay is the future of mobile, frictionless payments, the financial world is hoping that you'll get on board quick. Just yesterday we reported that customers trying to use Apple's new NFC payment system at Rite Aid and CVS are out of luck. Meanwhile it seems that most other financial [...]
Newsomatic Android Newsomatic, the app that we called "The Weekly Reader For Today's Modern Classroom" was at ISTE 2014 in the startup pavilion showing off a new way for kids to take in the news, and their hot off the presses Android version of the app. We already knew that Newsomatic presented five original stories [...]
King, the company behind such games as Candy Crush Saga, Farm Heroes Saga, and Papa Pear Saga, has filed the paperwork to carry out an initial public offering (IPO). While King's games are well-known to be incredibly addictive, the Swedish company is also incredibly profitable. King's IPO prospectus provides the first public glimpse into the company's financials, and they are quite remarkable.
The Mid-Atlantic, South and West Coast were the three most active regions for private equity investing in 2013, according to PitchBook data, as of Dec. 16. The Mid-Atlantic and South received a disproportionate amount of capital from PE firms this year, thanks largely to the mega-buyouts of Dell and Heinz, while the West Coast had a dearth of billion-dollar deals.
One of the more interesting booths we were able to check out at One Spark was that of the JaxHax Makerspace. They weren't really pitching a project, per se, but rather they were pitching their giant workshop. JaxHax is a 8,000 Sq. Ft. shared workshop right in the middle of Downtown Jacksonville. According to their Facebook [...]
One of the One Spark Creators that we were really looking forward to checking out was Local Ticket Sales. Local Ticket Sales is a marketplace for, you guessed it, event tickets. This alone is not all that groundbreaking, there are countless event websites and apps out there. However, the approach that Local Ticket Sales is [...]
Drawer is a new take on recommendations. It solves many of the problems of Yelp and Tripadvisor. Further, Drawer allows for a more personal style of recommendations, allowing users to follow other users and curate their own favorites. The app is perfect for travel agents and hotel concierges, as it is a quick easy way to share the best restaurants and venues.
In pursuit of a way to limit the impact of short car trips, the Marbel team has spent the past 18 months developing a badass electric skateboard. The board weighs in a 9.9 lbs, with a top speed of 20mph, and a 10 mile range
We had a chance to check out the FORGE booth at last years One Spark, and we are certainly looking forward to checking in with the company this year. FORGE is at the forefront of an emerging retail 3d printing store industry. The company "provides high tech 3D printing customizations in a simplified, mom-friendly environment."
As upwards of dozens of new Android devices will be announced at MWC, it is hard to believe that Microsoft will be mum. In-fact, the whole of the Microsoft presence - at least officially - in Barcelona is expected to consist of vague, forward looking statements. That said, look for Windows Phone 8.1 at Build 2014.
Google Project Tango Is Coming Google dropped some major bombs at their annual developers conference - Google I/O - this week. However, one of the most exciting announcements was sort-of glossed over by many. On Thursday, during a session about its ATAP - Advanced Technology and Projects - group, Google announced that it is working with LG [...]
Its no secret that we love power - external power sources, chargers, and just about anything power-related that you can think of. Most of the time, we look at some wildly inventive devices. However, we just came across a re-imagining of the wall charger. This is the ENERGI 2K from Tylt: It looks just like [...]
On Monday, 21 March 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the final rule, "requiring rear visibility technology in all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds by May 2018."
On Sony's most recent financial results call, Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai reported really good adoption numbers for their premium Playstation Plus subscription service. While he didn't get specific he did say that more than half of the Playstation 4's 4.2 million owners have joined the $50 per year annual subscription program. Sony requires gamers who [...]
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 [...]
According to some sources Apple is readying to release a 12.9 inch variant of their extremely popular iPad devices. This is not the first time that this rumor has come to surface, but now the sources are pegging the release of this device to be in the early part of 2014. In the past Apple [...]
One of the more creative One Spark Creator Projects that we were able to check out during the first day of One Spark was Indyoh. In a nutshell, Indyoh acts a sort-of intermediary between independent filmmakers and movie distributors. Indyoh has built a software platform that serves a matchmaking function between filmmakers and distributors, agents, production [...]
Lightning Grader allows educators to easily build assessments using the multiple choice format (à la Scantron), but also allows such other formats as true/false, math equations, as well as both short answer and essay questions. What's more, the Lighting Grader assessments are printed on normal, regular printer paper, thus eliminating the need for special paper.
Kids Health Record was built to take on the student medical information nightmare that exists in schools. Rather than keeping up with paper forms and documents, Kids Health Record allows for the accessing of health records and info online. While that may sound a little unsafe, the company has taken every precaution to ensure that this is a safe and secure process.
