2378 Stories
TECHi Inspiration spotlights the founders, startups, and visionaries building the future. From billion-dollar funding rounds to bootstrapped breakthroughs, this section tells the human stories behind the technology. The ambition, the risk, and the execution that turns ideas into industry-defining companies.
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....
Tracking the storms of the sun
There are fears in the scientific community about coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and our recent inability to track them properly....
Web designers vs web developers
The battle between web designers and web developers has been going on since the establishment of web designers and web...
Stephen Colbert’s head sent into space by MakerBot
MakerBot, the company that brought us the 3D printer to "democratize manufacturing" has been making the news a lot lately...
Why the great tech cash out has begun (and why it needs to end)
Investing in technology is always a gamble. It goes up and down, both in the amount of money invested as...
Swarmanoid: The future of awesome gadgets
The dream of making the perfect robot that can do a lot of our human activities may have found a...
How Rounds stacks up against the video chat powerhouses
I admit it. I had no idea what Rounds (formerly 6rounds) was when a friend invited me to check it...
Cisco taps into well-performed bad poetry to accomplish… something
"The beauty of writing poetry is that you don't have to make much sense to be good at it." ~...
The evolution of HiFi from phonograph to flac
Looking back at the world of music and communication, it's amazing to see the transitions that have taken place to...
The truth about cat videos
Not everyone loves cat videos, but everyone watches cat videos. The animal is a natural for videos - they just...
Less than half of mobile employees are “more productive” in the office
The thing that most people fear when they have mobile employees is the productivity level. As humans, the common belief...
Automotive social media report card: Facebook
As it does with most trends in marketing, the automotive industry has gone from way behind just a year...
The American Identity According to Social Media
There is so much that can be learned about a people through social media data. People don't always act the...
Is the PC really dying?
When Mark Dean, CTO of IBM Middle East and Africa, declared this morning that we are in the "Post-PC Era",...
Microsoft envisions the “home of the future”
What if every wall in your home was a digital display? What if your kitchen table would set itself and...
The truth about passwords
The science behind hacking passwords has evolved much faster than the passwords themselves. While many websites and programs set limits...