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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.

Two-thirds support Amazon’s bid to keep affiliates from paying state sales tax

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

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

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

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...

Steve Jobs details plan for the Apple spaceship building in Cupertino

Steve Jobs details plan for the Apple spaceship building in Cupertino

If you're Apple with a goal of 12,000 employees under one roof, what better place to put them than in...

Random video Wednesday: The original Star Wars trailer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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)

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,...

Location-based album launches musical elitism to new heights

Location-based album launches musical elitism to new heights

Do you exist? Do you like music? If you answered yes to both questions, you'll likely find this pretty neat....

A look back at 20 years of web design

A look back at 20 years of web design

It's hard to imagine a world without the internet for those in their 20s. It's been with us as a...

How apps are affecting big business

How apps are affecting big business

In the enterprise, technology often moves slowly. It's not what most would expect - big business was once the first...

Transparency vs Anonymity (aka Zuck vs Moot)

Transparency vs Anonymity (aka Zuck vs Moot)

It really doesn't matter which side of the fence you're on. Regardless of what people believe, it's clear that there...

Lenticular lenses guide pedestrians to the right

Lenticular lenses guide pedestrians to the right

The same technology used in 3D postcards and glasses-free 3D televisions is being used by a Japanese research group at...