Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

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Zapier IFTTT for Business

Devoted Internet users use a myriad of services and often there are needs to integrate services for different purposes. For example it would be great to automatically backup my Instragram photos to my dropbox account. Well a startup called IFTTT created by Linden Tibbets, “If...

by Eric Fader on December 2nd, 2011
2 Comments   Design, Technology

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Here’s to the crazy ones

The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules.

by Eric Fader on October 6th, 2011
1 Comment  Design, Technology

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Lean Startup Stack

There have been a lot of blog posts about this approach to lean startups but many people ask me about the pieces that could contribute to a lean startup; notably the software that could get someone up and running rather quickly no matter what type of venture.

by Eric Fader on July 21st, 2011
No Comments  Featured, Technology

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Tesco Brings QR Codes to Market in Korea

After conducting in depth ethnographic research, Tesco realized that Koreans are one of the hardest working people in the World. Time is precious and after the work day is over, shopping is not something people want to do. Typically people would have to go to the store to purchase the groceries.

by Eric Fader on July 20th, 2011
1 Comment  Featured, Technology

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Jetson Like Transportation with Hoverbike

Australian Chris Malloy claims to have invented a hoverbike that skims along the air above the ground; think of a motorcycle with two enclosed propellers. Inventor Chris Malloy claims his hoverbike could theoretically reach speeds of 173 mph and heights of 10,000 feet or more, due to the craft's high thrust-to-weight ratio.

by Eric Fader on June 11th, 2011
No Comments  Featured, Technology

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Citroen Challenges Tesla and Fisker Karma

Citroen is about to challenge Tesla and Fisker Karma with its latest model the Survolt.

by Eric Fader on June 11th, 2011
No Comments  Featured, Technology

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The Birth of a Word

MIT researcher Deb Roy wanted to understand how his infant son learned language so he set up video cameras throughout his house to catch every moment of his son’s life, then analyzed nearly 90,000 hours of home video to watch “gaaaa” slowly turn into “water.”

by Eric Fader on March 14th, 2011
No Comments  Technology

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The Future of Real-Time

A great trend summary and implications of real-time.

by Eric Fader on February 2nd, 2011
1 Comment  Featured, Technology

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CR-48 Apple’s Missing Element

Whether you have a desktop, tablet, laptop, or smartphone you typically wind up with more power and features than you really need. Ideally, day to day usage of these devices can typically be restricted to web browsing, sharing, email, IM, music and video. Couple that with an increasing importance that these devices play in our lives, a misplaced device can expose people and corporations to liabilities.

by Eric Fader on December 21st, 2010
1 Comment  Featured, Technology

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Big Strides in Emerging Medical Device Technology Drive Hope for Better Outcomes

The one thing we can say about traditional ways of addressing cancer or infectious disease is that it’s fraught with risk. The current treatments involve oral or injectable medications that inherently come with varying degrees of baggage. This usually presents itself as an array of...

by Chris Barnes on December 7th, 2010
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