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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.

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...

RC Ironman is an ultimate geek toy

RC Ironman is an ultimate geek toy

Most geeks have had a longing at one point or another for some sort of remote controlled flying toy. We...

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

Mobile privacy at top of mind for users

As Apple, Google, and Facebook face more scrutiny over their mobile privacy policies from the government, the concerns continue to...

Three misguided fears about the web

Three misguided fears about the web

Every so often, almost like clockwork, someone will come out and say that the internet is ruining everything. This week,...

RIP print media

RIP print media

Print is dead. It isn't dying. There is no chance of a resurrection. It's done. Gone. Save the trees! Or...

Is natural gas safe enough to help solve energy problems

Is natural gas safe enough to help solve energy problems

Energy is in high demand and the there are problems with every method of acquiring it. Most believe that oil...

Finally, something that Color is good for

Finally, something that Color is good for

It isn't common for a startup to be met with as much scorn and criticism as Color. Even before it...

The best ways to beat information overload

The best ways to beat information overload

There once was a time on this grand internet of ours that finding information was hard. You knew there was...

This future eco-friendly home is deadly, cramped, symmetrical, and awesome!

This future eco-friendly home is deadly, cramped, symmetrical, and awesome!

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22832755[/vimeo] All the things I want in the house of the future are represented in the Cube. It's a 3...

Neurowear: Cat ears controlled by the mind

Neurowear: Cat ears controlled by the mind

Necomimi, a mashup of the Japanese words for cat and ear, is a new device that lets you express yourself...

The Rise of Knowledge Workers

The Rise of Knowledge Workers

In 1975, Three Days of the Condor with Robert Redford highlighted the profession of CIA researcher, a non-combat, non-covert department...

Because YouTube is just too damn fast

Because YouTube is just too damn fast

In a head-scratchingly bass-ackwards marketing decision, you can now send recorded videos to friends and family (and enemies, I guess...

When will smartphones replace our wallets?

When will smartphones replace our wallets?

Just as 8-Tracks led to tapes, tapes, led to CDs, and CDs led to MP3s, so too is that way...

Nothing says “geek” like a good Star Wars debate

Nothing says “geek” like a good Star Wars debate

Missing "Star Wars Day" is a crime against geeks across the world. If you are wondering when Star Wars Day...

American Airlines to stream video to personal devices

American Airlines to stream video to personal devices

Just over a month ago, American Airlines said it was installing Wi-Fi to its entire domestic fleet. Now, they're going...

The anatomy of a newborn tech company

The anatomy of a newborn tech company

Building a startup represents the 21st century equivalent of the "American Dream." It's not a direct comparison, as it has...