Month: January 2014

Software cos listed as finalists in the Industry Leaders of Arizona Awards

The Industry Leaders of Arizona Awards, presented by AZ Business magazine and the Premier Sponsors, recognizes the contributions and impact of Arizona-based companies. The ILoA Awards focus on five different industries each year and distinguish Arizona-based companies for their innovation and community leadership. The 2014 technology finalists include these Arizona businesses and entities: Ipro Tech, Microchip … Read more

ASU awarded $1M grant from Department of Defense

The United States Department of Defense has awarded Arizona State University a $1 million dollar grant to create a new Pracademic Center of Excellence in Technology Transfer (PACE/T2). PACE/T2 will leverage ASU’s proven method and record of success to support technology transfer and commercialization from Department of Defense (DOD) laboratories. The Center is a group … Read more

Tucson startup YourLabs LLC. awarded National Science Foundation's research grant

Tucson-based startup, YourLabs LLC., has been named the recipient of a Phase 1 Small Business Innovative Research Grant by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). YourLabs is an e-learning software provider and graduate of the Arizona Center for innovation. In addition to being awarded the grant, YourLabs has been selected by the NSF to be … Read more

Straighten up! Lumo Lift wearable help slouchers improve their posture

From the makers of the LUMO Back, a real-time posture and body movement feedback wearable, they return with the Lumo Lift. Out of all the fitness wearables I found at CES 2014, this one had the definitive focus on improving posture paired with activity and calories tracking. While the LUMO Back focuses on the lower … Read more

GoDaddy partners with Microsoft to offer Office 365 for small businesses

GoDaddy, the Web’s top platform for small business, and Microsoft Corp. announced today a long-term strategic partnership to offer Office 365 as GoDaddy’s exclusive core business-class email and productivity service to its small-business customers. This partnership supports GoDaddy’s ongoing push to deliver premium small business management solutions. Serving 12 million customers worldwide, GoDaddy has created a simple … Read more

Todd Hartley, CEO of WireBuzz, Why You Need To Do Content Marketing and How To Get Started – Jan. #FLFPhoenix

At the December Free Lunch Friday, Kevin Goldman, founder of 29th Design, shared how to bring designers and developers together to help improve ones’ product to a sold out crown. Kevin shared nine practical steps that will help make design an integrated part of your product and discussed how to break down silos in product development between … Read more

FLIR ONE launches thermal imaging case for your iPhone

At ShowStoppers CES 2014, FLIR ONE launched the first personal thermal imaging device for your iPhone. Originally developed for military night vision, consumers can now use this product for home protection or improvement, outdoor recreation, safety or to sneak up on your cat. [youtube]http://youtu.be/bPHKEitXGmY[/youtube] The FLIR ONE has the ability to detect and visualize heat, … Read more

3D printed sugar cubes for your coffee

What could be better than regular 3D printing? Printing something that you can eat! CES visitors were the first to get a taste of edible goodies produced by 3D Systems’ ChefJet series of 3D printers. The company launched an entirely new, kitchen-ready 3D printer category for edibles. These printers are the perfect addition to any … Read more

Startup Tucson and Gangplank merge to create CoLab Workspace

Two of Tucson’s leading innovation organizations, Startup Tucson and Gangplank Collective, have decided to merge operations effective January 2014. The merger sees Gangplank becoming an initiative of Startup Tucson and will adopt the name CoLab Workspace. As part of the agreement, Startup Tucson will serve as the organizational home for CoLab, work with Holualoa Companies … Read more

Capture life in 360˚with Geonaute action camera

At the CES 2014 ShowStoppers Geonaute introduced the world’s first 360˚ action camera and allows the user to capture everything. Geonaute, a sports electronics company based in France, has simplified the way people can capture a moment or event, and even took it a step further. The 360˚ function is unique to all cameras out … Read more