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.
Sorry I’m Late, Guys – Car Got Stuck In My Printer Again
Soon, you may have an entirely new scapegoat for not attending all manner of functions: a printer jam. 3D printing...
Automatic Typewriter Chooses Its Own Adventures – With Your Help
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16311288[/vimeo] I remember back in, like, grade 3, sitting on the old black and white Mac, playing text adventures at...
Zombie Reports Track the Coming Undead Apocalypse
With Halloween a mere 36 hours away, sightings of unsavoury creatures of all manner will be on the rise, and...
Cellphone-Wielding Time Traveler Spotted In Charlie Chaplin Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6a4T2tJaSU I've been engaged in a hot debate over the last hour with a friend of mine over just what...
Why Apple’s Distortion Field Works
When Steve Jobs recently made an appearance on Apple's earnings call, he - to put it mildly - caused quite...
A Time Line of The Social Buying Universe
While most have only heard of "social buying" in the last couple of years, it has actually been around since...
The Cassette Walkman Still Lives – I Was Worried There For a Moment
Sony has announced that the cassette Walkman will be discontinued in Japan, having ended manufacturing in April. As we speak,...
Chinese Vending Machines Give “Fresh” A Whole New Meaning
[dailymotion]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xfaa2j_japanprobe-dot-com_webcam[/dailymotion] If you've taken a stroll through Nanjing, China lately, you might notice something peculiarly odd: vending machines. These things,...
Marvel Heroes Get TRON’d The F*** Up
I hang out with an awful lot of comic book dorks, and many of them have been cowering in fear...
Father and Son Send an iPhone Into Space
I am so frequently reminded of how I should totally have stuck with science a little more, if even to...
Robot Curtain Makes Privacy Cool Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKhbUjVyKIc Niklas Roy's workshop has a large window right in front. After getting fed up of passersby peering in, he...
Atomic Tom Drops The Bomb On The B Train
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAllFWSl998 No, this isn't a terrorist threat. Atomic Tom, a New York based band was looking for a little exposure,...
Chilean Miners (Yes, Those Miners) Gifted Free iPods by Jobs
While their story is one of bravery and heroism and all that good stuff (I promise I'm being sincere), everyone...
Rock-em, Sock-em Robot Beats Up Volunteers In the Name of Science
Six Slovenian volunteers have been undergoing a bizarre test: being punched in the arm over, and over, and over, and...
Giant Cushion Protects Your Delicate Ears From Your iPhone
Now 'ears one for the books - a large padded earpiece that attaches directly to your iPhone. You'll look ear-ily...
Hackintosh Hardware, Installed in a Cardboard Box
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ky9sowEKBo All I can say is that I definitely paid too much for my Mac Pro. One of the fellas...
Cheating Hedge Mazes – There’s An App For That, and It’s Google Earth
This will be the dumbest thing you'll read all day: Seems that Brits are using their iPhones to cheat hedge...
Map of Social Networking Pretty Much Hits the Nail on the Head
Coming down the pipe from XKCD is this utterly brilliant map of the state of social networking today. Click the...
Liquid-Proof Tech Has Arrived
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/12767988[/vimeo] This is bizarrely charming and cute and funny, yet at the same time practical and innovative. Everyone know the...
How The MPAA Is Using The Law To Protect Its Business Model
In what appears to be another shocking attempt to constrain and limit the functioning of the internet, US lawmakers are...