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Broken Window Studios releases Reflections, an open world narrative video game, on STEAM – video

Video contribution Austin Paetow Broken Windows Studio known for their flagship video game GRAVE, released their latest creation Reflections on STEAM (PC/Mac/Linux) as an early access title. Reflections is an open world dynamic narrative where every decision changes the progression of the game, Tristan Parrish Moore, co–founder Broken Window Studios, said. [youtube]https://youtu.be/gN3JrCC3gZ8[/youtube] Tristan Moore and demo of Reflections … Read more

Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant helping little girls change the world – interview

Photo contribution by Vianka Villa Kimberly Bryant spent years in the corporate world as a software engineer climbing up the ranks in a field where very few women of color, and women in general, held a seat in the boardroom. In an interview with Oprah, Bryant talked about her first engineering job where her manager (who … Read more

20 game studios showcase latest projects at Phoenix Comicon

Warriors, moles, motorcyclists and turtles were among some of the main characters found within video games showcased at the Arizona Video Game Showcase hosted by Game CoLab at Phoenix Comicon. From well-known studios such as Rainbow Studios known for their motocross games to indies, 20 Arizona-based game studios came together to demo their latest projects this weekend … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru: Graduation edition

It’s that time of year again! High school and college seniors who have successfully completed a chapter in their academic careers move on to the next chapter in their lives. Here are some cool tech gadgets to ease their transition.   Logitech Wireless Mouse M320 The Logitech Wireless Mouse M320 is the perfect combination of functionality, aesthetics and … Read more

So you want to build an app – Lunch and Learn -Thursday – May 21

Last month’s AZ Tech Beat Lunch and Learn was town hall style with a superstar panel of experts who spoke about funding, AZ tech culture, social media and app development. This month’s speaker is mobile and web developer Ryan Allen. He is co-founder of Dapper Gentlemen where he and his team design applications and focus … Read more

Get Super Bowl ready with these apps

With the biggest game of the year coming to town you’ll want to make sure there are plenty of apps loaded up on your phone in order to have the ultimate experience. Whether you’re visiting Phoenix to see your team kick off or a native you’ll want to make sure these apps are on your … Read more

Mad Catz releases Transformer-like mobile game controller for Android

When separated into individual pieces, it’s hard to imagine one game controller could transform and dominate your mobile universe. At CES 2015, The Mad Catz, known for their game controllers, headphones and other gaming products, released their L.Y.N.X. 9 Bluetooth-enabled, hybrid, gaming controller compatible with Android smartphones, PCs and tablets. [youtube]http://youtu.be/djLbGOic6Ag[/youtube] Demo of the L.Y.N.X 9 … Read more

AZ-based Eyetech Digital Systems & Saccadous have their eye on each other – CES 2015

Video contribution by Travis Arbon Blink…change the channel….Look right…switch to Apple TV…Blink. At CES, more eye tech tracking companies are emerging and pairing their tech with everything from TVs to iPads to enhance your experience. For Mesa, Arizona-based Eyetech Digital Systems, they released the first multi-user eye tracking system. Though still in its infancy stage, Eyetech’s … Read more

Global Startup Weekend brings out Phoenix's top bananas

This past weekend, some of the Valley’s brightest developers, designers and thinkers descended upon downtown to hash out an innovative startup idea all within 54 hours at the Phoenix Global Startup Battle. After pulling all-nighters that could only resemble college students during finals week, 10 teams presented their ventures to the public and a panel … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru: Break your Headache edition

Headaches are the worst! Reduce the amount of harmful blue-light that you take in by replacing some of your gadgets, like sunglasses and light bulbs, with gadgets that filter out the bad stuff. Here are some tech gadgets to help break those painful annoyances. TheraSpecs Local startup, TheraSpecs, are precision tinted glasses that filter harmful … Read more