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Inspiration highlights innovative initiatives and people influencing the tech industry while narrating the tales behind the ideas. It’s a place to honor originality, tenacity, and ground-breaking concepts that encourage others to pursue their dreams and make them a reality.

Move over Rubiks cube and make way for the X-cube

Move over Rubiks cube and make way for the X-cube

Just when you think you might be able to figure out how to align the well-known Rubik’s cube something else...

See what your pet sees with the National Geographic Camera

See what your pet sees with the National Geographic Camera

If you ever wonder what it would be like to see the world through the eyes of your cat or...

Rewind time by adding a 3D cassette tape to your wall

Rewind time by adding a 3D cassette tape to your wall

Flashback to the 80’s and 90’s when mixtapes were a sign of affection and the top 9 at 9 was...

Have your DVD’s rise with the Dark Knight bookshelves

Have your DVD’s rise with the Dark Knight bookshelves

Yes we are aware that these are bookshelves which are meant for actual books, but many of us are now...

Does Google Now know too much about you for your own good?

Does Google Now know too much about you for your own good?

There's something particularly creepy about Google Now that not only makes it superior to Siri and other voice- and location-based...

Is this the beginning of the end for Zynga?

Is this the beginning of the end for Zynga?

When a company so new and so fresh off of a cash infusion from going public starts to make cost-cutting...

Some technology jobs are absolutely terrifying

Some technology jobs are absolutely terrifying

The world of technology in general is often associated with computers and geeks behind them typing away at equations. The...

The mind blowing motorized monocycle

The mind blowing motorized monocycle

At first when I saw this I had to scratch my head, wondering what it was, the image alone is...

Steampunked on the inside doll

Steampunked on the inside doll

Taking old pieces of technology and turning them into art is a nifty idea, and the older the pieces the...

Making a whale on your smartphone

Making a whale on your smartphone

Although the image is funny and we would probably make fun of a friend who sent us this, it is...

Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately

Dear Congress: End warrantless email monitoring immediately

We were so close. A non-controversial bill,  the Video Privacy Protection Act, flew through the Senate and was sent to...

The world did not end so let us review it

The world did not end so let us review it

In less than a week the world was supposed to end (according to the Mayans) and many of us celebrated...

iPad finger painting of a cat (timelapsed video)

iPad finger painting of a cat (timelapsed video)

Having the ability to paint is pretty impressive within itself, not everyone has the creative gene. Watching an idea go...

By catering only to big brands, @Klout is reducing its usefulness

By catering only to big brands, @Klout is reducing its usefulness

Every few months, it seems that Klout makes changes to try to bring its importance to a higher level and...

Should we teach the wrong things to children because it’s easier to understand?

Should we teach the wrong things to children because it’s easier to understand?

It's no secret. We love Minute Physics. They have a way of taking complex ideas and dumbing them down to...

Content isn’t king. It’s more like a president.

Content isn’t king. It’s more like a president.

The marketing adage "content is king" has been around for a long time. In 2013, it appears that both the...

Has social media gone beyond recording life to influencing life?

Has social media gone beyond recording life to influencing life?

One of the initial promises of the internet was realized when social media started taking hold a few years ago....

How Ted is still gaining fans long after leaving theaters

How Ted is still gaining fans long after leaving theaters

In theaters, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane’s first major motion picture Ted was a huge hit.  It combined the brash...

Global cyberwarfare is civilization’s greatest threat

Global cyberwarfare is civilization’s greatest threat

The depths to which cyberwarfare has grown is one of the most controlled and guarded secrets in most of the...

Happy Holidays from Techi to you

Happy Holidays from Techi to you

Where ever you may be today we hope that you are enjoying time with people you love and capturing memories...