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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.
Thanks to science, boarding a plane may get faster soon
It wasn't the airlines or the government that come up with a scientific, algorithmically-based method for speeding up the boarding...
And just like that, the daily deals era may be over
There is much truth in Ben Parr's Mashable story about the end of the "Daily Deals Era". The end of...
The social media litmus test for hiring
Social media is often a paradox. For many, it's the convergence of our private lives with public access and scrutiny....
Doc Brown and the time traveling DeLorean spotted in viral video from Argentina
In the latest viral video to come out of Argentina, Doc Brown, the beloved character from Back to the Future...
Using technology for magic tricks
Every day, new uses are thought up surrounding current technologies. The gadgets and gizmos that populate western culture have begun...
Razer Blade gaming laptop launches, but the real story is the buzz behind it
It was a scumbag move, but in the end the sheep will still buy it. And so will I. When...
How to make a strong password
They are the keys we use to get to some of the most important parts of our online lives....
NASA visualization of a black hole devouring a star
In late March 2011, NASA's Swift satellite alerted astronomers to intense and unusual high-energy flares from a new source in...
3/4 of US states do not have solar incentives
When it comes to renewable energy, solar is often considered the easiest to acquire. The sun is a source of...
Nintendo gives up, defers to Google
Companies are often no longer the experts about their own products. The internet has allowed us to find information like...
Live-action Portal video is pretty darn epic
Ever since the Portal phenomenon started in 2007, memes, strategy groups, and a sequel have popped up. What started out...
Mind-Blowing fact: there were over 900 million mentions of the Copa America Tournament on Twitter
If the statistic is true (and there's no reason to believe otherwise - heck, it's on the internet!), then there...
The social evolution of gaming
Gaming was once ripe with solitude and individualism. Sure, there were multiplayer games, but that required people to be playing...
Billabong V1 wetsuit: safer surfing for brahs everywhere
As sports go, surfing is one that has always had the stigma of being both relatively safe and potentially deadly....
Brent Spiner does a spot-on Patrick Stewart impersonation
Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation are very familiar with the deep, resounding voice of Patrick Stewart. It's coarse,...
Moms are mobile, web-savvy, and spending money
It's no secret that many American family purchases are made or influenced by women. The 80/20 rule, which says that...
It’s no wonder people are afraid of technology
Technophopia is not the fear of old dance music. It's the fear of anything using advanced technologies, particularly computers. It's...
Is technology making the office obsolete? Should it?
Many companies are going virtual. It's a natural cost-saving trend that reduces the need for physical space and allows workers...
Why choose? Quadshot RC aircraft is a helicopter AND an airplane
Those who frequent Starbucks have had a quad shot drink before. This is not one of those. Instead, it's a...
The current state of digital education
The promise of the internet 2 decades ago was that it would help to reshape the way we do things....