Archive for the ‘Lifestyle’ Category

Would a 7-inch iPad kill the Kindle Fire

May 10 by Lorie Wimble | 1 comment

It was supposed to be the iPad killer and in many ways it was. Well, it didn’t kill the iPad, but it took a small chunk out of its dominance during the Christmas rush of 2011. Apple may want to return the favor if rumors are true about a 7-inch iPad with retina display. Rumors are rumors but when Apple more »

Can Google Hangouts get enough traction to make it worthy of its function?

May 10 by Connor Livingston | 1 comment

This is what social media was designed to do in the first place. Heck, it’s what the internet promised to be able to do all those years ago. It has the right company building it, the right technology supporting, and is coming out at a time when it is not only desired but also more »

Watching popcorn popping at 10,000 frames per second

May 10 by Rocco Penn | add comment

The Slowmo Guys often find interesting things to capture on video and play back for us in super slow motion, but this one in particular caught our fancy because of the precision camerawork necessary to capture 10,000 frames per second. The corn was popping so fast that at 100x more »

As Google makes driverless cars a reality, who will actually "drive" them?

May 10 by Scarlett Madison | add comment

While Google takes on the role of trailblazer in Nevada, there are questions that surround the technology behind their driverless car. The questions aren’t about whether or not the technology will work but rather around who will actually allow themselves to be driven around. more »

Google’s Project Glass could change our views

May 10 by Brandon Williams | 1 comment

Every time there is a new smart phone put on the market, millions of people flock to the release in hopes of getting their hands on one on that opening day. However, what if technology changed and the smart phones of the past moved forward to what more »

Suicidal prevention tools for military service members launched by Facebook

May 10 by Takara Alexis | add comment

With all the Facebook apps and social media resources being launched daily, it’s hard to believe that something like this hasn’t been established a long time ago. Facebook has recently developed a program which gives military personnel and their family’s customized resources more »

BYOD: The truth about telecom expense management

May 9 by Drew Hendricks | add comment

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is quickly becoming the new norm in business. In fact, 75% of all businesses already allow their employees to connect their personal devices to their business network, and while this accounts for many happy workers, more »

The exception: Why Rovio should not go public

May 9 by JD Rucker | add comment

In the tech world, companies are often encouraged to go public for many reasons, not the least of which being the infusion of cash that helps for expansion, improved conditions, and innovations. In most cases, growing companies like Rovio should more »

Driverless technology: Google gets behind the wheel

May 9 by Jim Vacey | add comment

The future is now. At least, that is what we will be saying when the driverless automobile takes to the roads. Google has been testing its driverless technology with the Toyota Prius on the streets of California and with so much success, Nevada has approved America’s more »

Remote tablets: Revolutionizing your world

May 8 by Roy Rayn | add comment

The advent of the tablet has already changed our perspective on what can be accomplished with a personal computer. Within a short time frame, the tablet has become the “go-to” device for internet browsing, business communication, and more »

Cruising the internet: Is Blueseed the utopian answer for entrepreneurs or a pathway to economic ruin?

May 8 by Jim Vacey | add comment

I recently read an article on Mashable about Blueseed, a ship funded by Pay-Pal billionaire Peter Thiel, which will house over a hundred starter companies, protecting them from the laws that restrict them. Immediately I thought of Jurassic Park and if memory serves me, things didn’t more »

All of this now fits in your pocket

May 7 by Connor Livingston | 8 comments

Technology is amazing and we all know it. What we may forget or even take for granted is that there was a time around thirty years ago when we needed dozens of different devices to do the things that we do with our current smartphones. As they put more »