2364 Stories
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.
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...
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...
Inside the Mind of a Customer Support Agent
If there's one major complaint that almost every tech company in the world has to deal with from time to...
Serves them right: Righthaven (aka MegaCopyrightTroll) loses own domain
When the tables turn, comedy often ensues. Such is the ironic case of Righthaven.com, the "copyright troll" that attempts to...
Did Minority Report predict the future of advertising technology?
The year is 2054. While preventing murders before they happen is the plot device driving the movie "Minority Report," one...
Flaming the fire of the solar vs nuclear debate: Fukushima
Proponents on both sides of the fence will argue feverishly about how the benefits of their chosen energy preference are...
From Hacktivists to Cyber Terrorists: The Many Faces of Hacking
There are many reasons why people get into hacking. Some want to change the world, to fight for the little...
Kinect armchair takes laziness to its logical conclusion
Sit back, and relax. For the rest of your life. Quite possibly the coolest Kinect hack yet has come from...
The geekiest 30 minutes of your life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_sl99D2a18 I only managed 30 seconds, but for those of you who are willing to sacrifice the next 30 minutes...
The Story of Linux (on the occasion of its 20th anniversary)
Few things say "geek cred" as loudly as invoking the Linux lifestyle. Those of us who are embedded in its...
Segway Jousting: The Sport of Choice Among the Newly Rich
Segways provide reliable, efficient transportation for mall cops and the elderly. Additionally, these clever devices could be used for the...
The Evolution of the Techie Dorm Room
For centuries, the dorm room has been a venue where students sleep, study, and occasionally have some fun. They have...
The Commodore 64 for 2011
There is simply no way to write a story about a Commodore 64 revival without getting a little choked up....
Lego Fan Resurrects Lost Art
I once heard that ships in bottles are built in a collapsed state outside the bottle, and then simply 'unfolded'...
Technology Identity Crisis
The parody amongst technology companies continues to make everyone look like everyone else. Brands persist, but services and products seem...
The iPad Docking Station for Hipsters
Is it possible to be in touch with the world of high technology and still hold true to the vintage,...
Lesson Learned from Android Trojan: Download from Official Venues
$1.54. That's how much people saved by downloading free Android app called Android.Walkinwat from unofficial venues rather than the real...
Analog iPad 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AB3caO7Acc Sometimes, processor speed isn't everything. Sometimes you want something kitschy and slow, that moves at 8 or fewer frames...