April 11, 2013
Recently, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the two co-founders of the Microsoft Corp., replicated the now famous picture that they both took with some of their Microsoft inventions back in 1981. It’s hard to believe that those young men, who were 26 and 28 at the time, are now literal
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Gartner Forecasts the Price of 3D Printers Will Drop to under $2,000 by 2016
Every time a new technology is first introduced to the market there is a period of time when the pricing is seriously out of control. At first, no one knows quite what to make of it, except the early adopters who are always first in line for the latest gizmo
Read MoreEasy Envelope: an Old-School System in a New Format
As a child, I remember my dad coming home with a stack of cash on pay day and pulling out a shoebox full of envelopes. Each one was marked with the name of a monthly bill, such as rent, gas, electric, and so on. He would deposit money into each
Read MoreBMW Integrates iPhone Apps in Dashboards
Mobile technology has already infiltrated many aspects of our modern lives, making everything from navigation to social networking easier than ever before; now, BMW is taking the trend one step further by incorporating iPhone apps into dashboards for a whole new kind of smart car. A whole slew of new
Read MoreApple Drives Huge Job Growth Through “App Economy”
Smartphones and the apps that drive them are now a significant aspect of our daily lives. Just a few short years ago this wasn’t the case. Those incredible mobile devices, basically supercomputers small enough to fit in your pocket, have evolved by leaps and bounds in the past five years.
Read MoreStartup Mobile App Company Ten Eight Raises $500,000
No aspect of modern life has remained untouched by the mobile revolution. Business, and real estate in particular, have benefited tremendously from this revolutionary new technology, and a southern start-up company in the mobile app business is seeking to push the revolution one step further. Ten Eight, a new Atlanta-based
Read MoreThe Google Play Book App Gets Updated
When it comes to eReaders, Kindle still seems to be leading the pack, what with Amazon’s massive library, the ability to read PDFs, a slew of cool screen options (Paperwhite killed it over the holiday season), and of course, a price point that can’t be beat. But when it comes
Read MoreFYI Mileage Is Great for Personal and Business Travel
When it comes to dealing with our automobiles, most of us don’t want to have to think too hard. Oddly, this is how many people tend to deal with all of the miraculous technology in their lives. Computers, for example, connect us to the wealth of the world’s accumulated knowledge,
Read MoreCreate 3D Printable Dolls With the MakieLab iPad App
As a little girl, almost every woman had a favorite doll. And as a little boy, virtually every man had a preferred action figure. However, when it came to what we had to choose from, the options were limited. We walked into a toy store and we picked what we
Read MoreCEO of Electronic Arts Resigns
When you’re in the gaming industry, it can definitely be quite the roller coaster ride. On one hand, there is absolutely no evidence that video games will go “out of style” any time soon. On the other, as technology continues to evolve, it can be challenging for even the savviest
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