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