Is Technology Ruining Sports?
Growing up, dads everywhere frequently professed their love for sports, sometimes while kicking back with a few cool, smooth frosty ones. Many of the main reasons were that these types of programs were...
View ArticleWhy Google is Totally a Hipster
Let’s face it. It’s been doing search before search engines were cool, and it’s not going to let anyone forget. Google has been riding vintage bikes around town and hiding behind a granola encrusted...
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Manga Magazine takes a crowdsourced approach to publishing
Manga Magazine (www.mangamagazine.net) is more than just a website for Japanese-style animation. It’s part of a broader trend in publishing that’s changing the way content is selected, published, and...
View ArticleRe-empowering the End User: The Inevitable Return of Customizable Information...
In the early 1980’s Roy Heffner spoke before an IT group from the American Hospital Association and predicted that the demand for automation accompanying the PC revolution would quickly outpace what...
View ArticleHave American entrepreneurs lost their mojo?
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal reported on the front page, that “Risk-averse culture infects U.S. workers, entrepreneurs”. The article talks about the decline of American entrepreneurship, going so...
View ArticleThe Dotcloud Boom is Alive and well at IRCE in Chicago
Techie.com visited the Internet Retailer Conference and Exhibition in Chicago this week, and I was amazed at the innovation, the excitement, and the energy there. The startup mentality was everywhere,...
View ArticleE3 Top Consoles: No Holds Barred
The Electronic Entertainment Expo (or simply E3) is not only the largest gaming convention in the world, but also a crucial time of reckoning as industry giants showcase the next generation of consoles...
View ArticleXbox One: Draft Two
Sometimes the collective hate of the internet can hurt feelings, and other times it can change the course of history. Unfortunately, due to the absence of a time-traveling DeLorean, the folks at...
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techie.com Presents the 2013 Lightning Bolt Award Winners for Emerging...
Well, the votes are in, emails have been sent, awards are en route, and now the only thing left to do is congratulate the winners of the 2013 techie.com Lightning Bolt Awards for Emerging Technology!...
View ArticlePriceWaiter serves up a High Tech Barter System from Chattanooga’s Tech Hub
Chattanooga, Tennessee may be known for southern hospitality, but it’s also rapidly becoming known as the high-tech hub of the South. Chattanooga’s PriceWaiter, a tool that helps buyers and sellers...
View ArticleDemocratized technology is fueling a new wave of innovation
At the heart of the new “dot cloud boom” is a host of new enabling technology that is democratizing the state of innovation, and lowering the barrier to entry for entrepreneurs everywhere. That’s the...
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The Semenette Revolutionizes Baby Making
The microphone is not a technology. The technology behind the microphone is the piezo crystal. Through mechanical stress, the piezo crystal creates piezoelectricity, which is the basis for all manner...
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Bringing high-end retail tech to mom and pop
Small retailers are facing new realities as the need for multi-channel strategies increases. Simply opening up a little brick-and-mortar boutique on Main Street and waiting for customers just isn’t...
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techie.com Editor’s Choice Award Winner TempoDB solves big problems with big...
Some of the biggest relational database products in the world, which often carry multi-million dollar licensing and integration price tags, can do a lot. But sometimes it’s still not enough. A typical...
View ArticleThe Connecticut-based entrepreneur who made mobile commerce lightning fast
What does a tech start-up CEO look like? Most people would guess that it’s a spiky-haired twenty-something male Stanford grad who “makes a statement” by wearing jeans and a tee-shirt with something...
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Message Blocks ensures nothing gets in the way of your party plans
I am always on the lookout for shiny new software, no matter what the type. I find it hard to resist, much like a mosquito finds it hard to resist biting that spot between your toes. So when I see...
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No more sock puppets, eCommerce moves ahead
The evolution of eCommerce is picking up steam. Most consumers today accept online buying as just one more channel, but it wasn’t that long ago when eCommerce was viewed with suspicion, and entrants...
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Teddy Twinkle is the new high-tech teddy with a personal touch
Pamela Swingley, co-founder of Teddy Twinkle Who would have thought that the “Internet of Things” would include teddy bears? Entrepreneur Pamela Swingley understands just how far the Internet of Things...
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Nobody will know if you’re not wearing pants to your job interview
The winner of this year’s Peoples Choice Award in techie.com’s Lightning Bolt Competition was Utah-based HireVue, an innovative company with a lot of momentum and some great tech. HireVue is a...
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Money starts to follow the dot cloud
The “dot cloud boom” heralds a dramatic shift away from the once geo-centric nature of the tech industry, with cloud infrastructure and services and advanced telecommunications giving businesses in...
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