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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.
Is TechCrunch Disrupt a good indicator of future success?
Michael Arrington and Techcrunch have been called many things by many people over the years. They have a tendency to...
Maybe Jobs was right when he used the term ‘magic’ after all…
Magician Marco Tempest has coined possibly the coolest term you're gonna hear all week: technoillusionist. What is a technoillusionist? Why,...
State of the union of venture capital
Each year, college students drop out of universities, men and women leave their jobs, and people of all ages begin...
A fly on a touchscreen
Touchscreen technology has changed the way we do many things in our lives. The electric connection created by our fingers...
Investing like it’s 1999: Tech bubble 2.0 is here
With alarmists sounding the alarms and naysayers saying, "nay," it's certainly looking very similar to the way things were over...
Chickenosaurus: Paleontologist attempts to reconstruct dinosaurs from chickens
Michael Crichton and Steven Speilberg were onto something with Jurassic Park. Unfortunately, it wasn't real science. This is. Paleontologist Jack...
Two-thirds support Amazon’s bid to keep affiliates from paying state sales tax
Regardless of which side of the debate you're on, one thing is clear: Jeff Bezos and Amazon are fighting with...
Trolltendo
When Nintendo came out with Gamecube, many believed that it was their end. Sony and Microsoft had consoles that were...
Where ‘toy’ ends, and ‘badass’ begins
Add to your personal list of things that don't need to exist (everyone keeps one of those, right?) this remote-controlled...
The joy of social media through the eyes of Bob Ross
Bob Ross is beloved by millions who enjoy his easy-going demeanor and colorful ways of expressing himself through paintings. His...
Random video Wednesday: The original Star Wars trailer
With Star Wars Kinect previews coming out and disappointing real fans such as myself, I thought it was appropriate to...
How the internet has changed the scope of advertising
Poor television, radio, and print. What has the Internet done to you? Over the past several years, things have changed...
The first jobs of tech billionaires
Can you picture Michael Dell wearing anything other than a suit and tie? He was born in a dress shirt,...
Minehanger: When Minecraft meets Modern Warfare
While we wait in anticipation for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, MarianHak of Ozi has put together some gamer...
Upcoming Apple store in Hamburg pranked with Windows logo
The barriers between Apple and PC users often creates humorous results "when geeks collide." Such was the case in Hamburg,...
Solar powered laptop concept could have us cutting the cord
The needs to go green, be mobile, and be productive collide in Andrea Ponti's concept design for solar powered laptop,...
Facebooking for (and against) love
In the beginning, social networking really had two uses - business and meeting "friends." Early dating sites in the days...
Personal jetpack breaks 3000 feet
Despite dozens of designs and millions of dollars spent over the decades on engineering a true, usable personal jetpack that...
PBS hacked, posts that Tupac is still alive
PBS was hacked today by LulzSec, a notorious group of hackers who attack for "fun and infamy" rather than for...
The evolution of spam (not the luncheon meat)
Pork, salt, water, sugar, and sodium hydrate. Those are the general ingredients for Hawaii's favorite meat substitute. Unfortunately (or fortunately,...