Time to break out the brackets for Venture Madness 2016! This event, brought to the Valley by Invest Southwest and Arizona Commerce Authority, is where the top 64 startups go head-to-head in a pitch competition and vie for a portion of the $100,000 prize and the chance to be crowned champion. The first elimination round begins tomorrow … Read more
From grill-cleaning robots to robots that defied gravity, the CES 2016 robotics section had companies with an interesting array of tasks. Robots have been developed for all sorts of purposes with the goal of helping humans with everyday tasks. In the first nine months of 2015, over 22,000 robots valued at $1.3 billion were ordered from North … Read more
A large figure rises out from the darkness of the swamp and turns into this humanoid/plant elemental creature – it was the vision I had when a 3D printed sphere ascended into the light out of a pool of midnight colored liquid resin. NewPro3D, a Vancover-based company, showcased their 3D printer with Intelligent Liquid Interface (ILI) … Read more
Looking to take your athleticism to the next level? At CES 2016, tech companies showcased wearables to monitor your movement in several sports such as baseball, snowboarding, surfing or just plain ol’ jogging. The Easton Power Sensor attaches to the bottom of any bat and tracks your movement as you take a swing. An advanced algorithm called … Read more
Video contribution by Xavier Smith Having trouble falling asleep? Want to see how much REM sleep you get each night? Technology now lets you do all that, from tracking your sleep to finding out when your elderly parent is going to bed. Improving marriages — Beddit’s contact-less snore tracker Beddit’s under-the-bed contactless sensor tracks everything from heart … Read more
Chirp…chirp…chirp, goes the smoke alarm. Ugh, it’s time to change the battery, again, there is no ladder and hitting it with a broom doesn’t help, well that’s what I try anyway. According to the U.S. Fire Administration close to 50 percent of residential fires start from cooking, 12.9 percent from heating and 6.1 percent from electrical malfunction. At … Read more
Video contribution by Xavier Smith With the mission to create a security circle around your home, Ring, inventor of the smart doorbell, launched the first wire-free, stick up, outdoor security camera at CES Pepcom 2016. Jamie Siminoff, inventor and CEO of Ring, said the company’s “mission is to reduce crime in communities and put a … Read more
From being immersed in 360 degree scenes to staying connected over a 3G connection through your watch, two of Samsung’s newest gadgets released at CES 2016 are helping tech geeks gear up. On the heels of the GEAR VR, powered by Oculus, released in Q4 of 2014, Samsung announced the launch of their first consumer gear virtual reality set along with “Project … Read more
Two years ago we wrote about a new display technology that vastly changed the way we view our televisions. 4K televisions and 4K video content quickly took over the technology world and now it looks like it’s here to stay. Today at CES, Sony went full 4K. The tech giant unveiled new “objects of sensation” … Read more
Photo contribution by Chloe Nordquist & content contribution by Ryan Loebe At the CES 2016 Samsung press conference, Tim Baxter, President and CEO of Samsung America rolled out products that will appeal to the couch potato within. From its Smart TV to the connected Family Hub refrigerator that will do everything but cook the food, … Read more