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Listen Edition ISTE At the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference 2014, there were a ton of great high-tech solutions for educators. A ton. From robots to apps to 3D interfaces, the advances in the EdTech industry are astounding. However, we came across one startup that is capturing the power of one of the oldest [...]
One of our favorite One Spark Creators that we had a chance to speak with was Craig Riley, the Founder of Kid Keemo. Kid Keemo was created to "make kids with cancer feel normal again."Kide Keemo One Spark Creator Profile Kid Keemo is actually the character that you see above. Kid Keemo is a part [...]
Two years ago at Mobile World Congress I first got a chance to see the PowerTrek Fuel Cell charger. Anyone that's read me for the past few years knows that not much is more important to me from a technology stand point than running out of power. I'm the crazy guy with over 50,000mah of [...]
Last year at ISTE, one of our favorite companies was Kajeet. While they do have a great product, or interest in the company has much more to do with their mission. Kajeet is on a mission to offer educators - be it an individual teacher, a school, or even a school district - a means [...]
Vinny is a free application that helps you to find the real value of a used car. Just scan the vehicles VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) barcode, or entering the VIN number, adjust the condition of the vehicle (mileage and wear) and the app gives you the "Vinny Price."
We're on the ground in Las Vegas bringing you all the news, action and latest products from the 2014 International CES. From now through January 10th nearly 200,000 people will be here to take in all that the world has to offer in consumer electronics, smartphones, wearable technologies, 3D Printing and more. You can stay [...]
One of the more interesting projects that we had a chance to check out at last years inaugural One Spark was Immersed Games. The company is in the process of building a huge educational MMORPG. Think World of Warcraft or Ultima Online for education.
We told you a little bit about Bycle a few days ago, but the company was pretty secretive in the run up to One Spark. On Thursday, however, we got a chance to see the real, final product. It did not disappoint. Put quite simply, Bycle is both a mount to attach your smartphone to [...]
Open Source Smart Table As an alternative to expensive multi-touch display surfaces, a group of hobbyist engineers decided to try to build their own and in doing so, open source the hardware and the software. What came together was a community created project called the Play Surface at playsurface.org. Of course there are multiple [...]
Of all the education initiatives that were on display at the #EdSpark venue during One Spark, Flip Our Class was one of our favorites. Flip Our Class was actually one of our favorite creators from whole One Spark festival. Flip Our Class is a quasi-crowdfunding platform. The crowdfunding moniker may be a misleading though. Flip [...]
A few days before we hit the road to One Spark 2014, we wrote about the SweetSpot sugar dispenser. What we wrote then is even more true after we had a chance to see it in person, "One of the more practical One Spark Creator Projects that we have come across is the SweetSpot sugar dispenser. [...]
We can't say it wasn't expected but by 5:00pm Eastern time on Friday reports started coming in that Microsoft had sold over 1 million Xbox One units since they went on sale at midnight. Sony had announced they sold 1 million PlayStation 4 units in their first day of sales as well. Their first day [...]
According to ABI Research, "an estimated 2.1 million Chromebooks shipped in 2013 with nearly 89% of total shipments reaching North America."
As wearabes and other small devices are growing in popularity, the problem of power has taken center stage. As it stands right now, battery life is the number one factor limiting wearables. Batteries are the single largest and bulkiest component of every single wearable on the market right now. Thus, companies are forced to decide between [...]
Every year, there are a ton of great new products at the International CES. This year was no exception. From the ZTE, to LG, to Parrot booths, it seems like everywhere we went, there was something mind-blowing. This is great, and is the whole reason for CES. However, for those of us who are there to cover [...]
Panasonic Classroom Safety Panasonic's IR Audio System for classrooms is best in class. It's a feature packed audio system for the classroom that insures that every student can hear the teacher clearly. What sits at the center of the system though, is actually around the teachers neck. A lightweight remote control of sorts is integrated [...]
In a nutshell, My Elements is, "A knowledge sharing web based network seeking to create change and collaboration by harnessing the power of common interests and ideas."
We've seen the Kindle Fire, The Kindle Fire HDX and Fire TV, now it's time for Amazon to unveil it's smartphone in the Kindle Fire line. The phone has been a few years in the making, with rumors starting back in 2011 that Amazon may make it's own smart phone to supply customers, already in [...]
According to several reports, Sprint is preparing a $20B offer to buy T-Mobile
The Los Angeles International Auto Show is this week and the word on the street is hydrogen according to ExtremeTech. Hyundai announced plans on Wednesday to introduce a new hydrogen fuel cell powered Tuscon in 2014. While it may sound dangerous at first, Hyundai told reporters that unlike gasoline and other fuels that spill onto [...]
