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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

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

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?

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

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 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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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”

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 truth about passwords

The science behind hacking passwords has evolved much faster than the passwords themselves. While many websites and programs set limits...