2335 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.
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...
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
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
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?
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
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
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
Building a startup represents the 21st century equivalent of the "American Dream." It's not a direct comparison, as it has...
136 years of failed tech predictions
When people make predictions about future technologies that come true, they are seen as visionaries. When people miss terribly with...
The Apple ad machine through the years
If there's one thing that Apple has done exceptionally well over the past decade, it's advertising. They have built a...
How Sony Can Recover From Their PSN Nightmare
If you were in the management team at Sony - especially Sony Computer Entertainment - life is probably a little...
You can get your LEGO on in the tub, too!
Okay, so the LEGO thing has been played out over the Internet for far too much, and I might have...
Will someone please give SETI $5 million so we can continue the pointless search
Between a budget shortfall in California and cuts in federal funding, the ongoing "Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence" is going into...