aztechbeat Founder Brett Heising developed the first travel booking site and review platform for individuals with permanent disabilities and mobility impairment. Heising, who lives with a permanent disability, explains that brettapproved came out of a “final straw” scenario. While finalizing his plans to San Francisco, he had double and triple checked a hotel to make sure … Read more
This miniature projector, iPower Sight, connects to most smartphones, tablets, computers and game consoles via a HDMI/MHL cable. The device can project sporting games, movies, PowerPoint shows and photos up to a 200 inch diagonal screen from up to 15 feet away with its DLP Optical technology 854×480 resolution lens. The Sight features dual built-in … Read more
The AZTB team receives many tech gadgets to review–this one came from ADE Germany and has a combination for the health conscious or those looking to lose weight. The Joy Digital Scale will not only weigh your food, but has an iPod and iPhone docking station. Yes, it is now possible to weigh your veggies, … Read more
How does the future of philanthropy relate to high school student clubs? With her company, Support My Club, Amy Armstrong has linked the two fulfilling activities. Support My Club is an organization with a pay-it-forward mindset. The organization connects after school clubs around the valley that are in need of funding with donors to help … Read more
The first Demo Day from ASU Furnace kicked off at SkySong, Wednesday June 5, packed with Arizona investors, incubators, mentors and visionaries ready to learn more about the companies vying for funding and resources. Startup companies covered a wide-range of products-from biotech and software to theft-reducing technologies. What is Furnace? It’s a first-of-its-kind startup accelerator … Read more
Infusionsoft announced the appointment of Brent Stumme to its executive team. Stumme will serve as the company’s chief financial officer, bringing strategic financial leadership to the growing market leader. He will oversee corporate finance, accounting, investor relations and real estate functions, and will report to Infusionsoft CEO and co-founder, Clate Mask. Stumme has more than … Read more
Imagine having the ability to make large investments, like a down payment on a house or funding your startup business, without having to take out a loan or worry about moving around finances. Many people share this dream about finding financial support for everyday life commitment and ideas, big and small. To create that sense … Read more
This weekend, Gangplank Chandler hosted the National Day of Hacking. The two-day event consisted of community members brainstorming ways to use public data in order to improve their own community without the need of help from politicians or businesses. On Saturday, participants conceptualized new ways to use census data, work with local farmers’ markets, and … Read more
AT&T announced that it will be launching Digital Life, a home security system controlled through the web or mobile device, in several more cities including Phoenix. Digital Life is designed to allow easy, fast, convenient home management remotely. Through their existing broadband provider and any wireless service, customers can manage many different facets of their … Read more
As Chris Johnson, CEO and founder of Terralever, put it, “When you look back on 11 years of running an organization, you tend to remember all the failures, all the things that went wrong and, hopefully, things that you’ve learned from.” Johnson shared 12 pieces of advice from his own experiences to a full room … Read more