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.
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...
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...
Steve Jobs: The Man, The Legend, The Book
Hold onto your TV Hat - Simon & Schuster are publishing the official biography of Steve Jobs. Written by TIME...