The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) announced today their 25 semifinalists in its Spring 2014 Arizona Innovation Challenge (AIC), a competition where recipients could win up to $250,000 in grant funding capital to grow their business. Twice a year, the ACA awards $1.5 million to innovative, early-stage AZ startups from industries such as IT, bio and … Read more
The AZTB review team is back with the newly released Samsung Galaxy S5. Samsung’s flagship device is always at the center of attention at this time of the year! Here is a breakdown of what we think. Pros Great camera and great handset sound Camera is great, its better than the Nexus 5 and there … Read more
Mother’s Day this year is on May 11th, its time to show your appreciation to your mom! If you’ve been wrecking your brains, AZTB has rounded up some gadgets to give you some ideas. Lifestyle EatSmart Precision Elite Digital Kitchen Scale* The EatSmart Precision Elite Digital Kitchen Scale is perfect for mothers who love to cook … Read more
Magellan Echo With so many fitness watches out there, what makes the Magellan Echo different from the others? Named the first sports watch that utilizes smartphone sports app to their full potential. The Echo streams real-time sports data from your smartphone via Bluetooth Smart to the Echo’s display and you can control the connected app … Read more
Grayhawk, a southwest venture capital firm, announced the closing of its $70M Venture Fund II. Out of that fund, they have made four investments to date, all software related, and two out of four were from Arizona: Contatta $1.4M Series Seed Preferred and appsFreedom $2M Series A. Out of state investments include: Alianza (Utah) $2.5M … Read more
TaskOne iPhone Case The TaskOne iPhone case contains 22 different tools while maintaining a thin appearance. TaskOne case features a removable 2.5” knife for flying or small cutting tasks, a small flathead screwdriver, a medium Phillips screwdriver, pliers, a wire cutter, six metric Allen wrenches, a 120mm ruler, a bottler opener, a kickstand and more. … Read more
Seed Spot announced their 3rd class of hero ventures last night during a kick-off party held at their headquarters in Central Phoenix. Seed Spot is a nonprofit incubator that supports social entrepreneurs with their innovative ventures that intend to benefit the lives of people in our local, national, or global communities. Seed Spot works exclusively … Read more
Miller Lite Tap the Future is back again and is in search of some amazing people with great business ideas. Teams of entrepreneurs eager to grow their business can compete for a chance to win part of a $300,000 prize pool and receive expert advice from Daymond John of ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Deadline to apply … Read more
At CES 2014, there is no denying that health and fitness wearables are the hot new tech trend. It seems that these smart devices are getting more and more creative, attractive and boasting high levels of impressive functionality in quite a small yet trendy package. Here are some of the top nods: iHealth– iHealth is committed to building convenient, … Read more
MakerBot Founder Bre Pettis revealed a partnership, three 3D printers, apps and toy collection at CES 2014. With each unveiling of products he reminded us that his purpose is to help us all “unleash the creative” through 3D printing-and with these new products, there are “no more excuses not to 3D print,” Pettis said. “It’s … Read more