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The Foot Bone is Connected to the Bluetooth
Tracking fitness via wrist-worn bands has exploded in the past couple of years. The simplicity of these devices makes it easy for even the biggest technophobe to get the feedback he needs to motivate him to walk a little further than he would have otherwise. Using a shoe or insoles, such as what Ducere Technologies PVT.…
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Liberating Music and Video
“We want to liberate people’s music,” said Keith Valory, CEO of Plex. Keith was referring to the relatively new music features Plex introduced to their popular personal media server software. Like the video and photo aspects of their product, consumers are able to consume music on virtually any device, wherever they are, and they are not…
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The Digital Coach – AKA, The Internet Connected Basketball
A teacher recently ignited a firestorm of controversy with his essay suggesting the common sense argument that the odds are stacked against any of his students becoming a professional sports star. He pointed out that, in addition to great work ethics and genetics, professional athletes typically had great coaches growing up. As he alludes to most kids don’t have…
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Affordable Vehicle On Demand
“I got frustrated seeing all of this wealth pouring out of this country,” said Paul Elio founder and CEO of Elio Motors. Elio was referring to need he saw in 2008 for a more fuel efficient, affordable vehicle. As reported in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal, unlike Telsa’s Elon Musk, Elio is not a billionaire with deep…
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The Internet of Fishing Things
The Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener begins today and represents the start of the summer tourism season. As its name would suggest, a big part of this event is about Minnesota fishing and opening of fishing season. It is fitting that the above video, about a high-tech way to catch fish, made its debut on the ViodiTV channel…
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Managing Change – Staying Relevant
Radio took 38 years to reach 50 million listener penetration, while the application Angry Birds took 13 days to reach the same number of players. Alan Plott, Sr. Vice President of Operations for NetAmerica Alliance, made this point, in the above interview, to illustrate how change, thanks to technology, has accelerated over the decades. Plott…
