Stanford students ended up getting millions of users for free apps that they designed to run on Facebook.
Some Stanford student’s in 2007 were given a homework assignment to devise an app. Get people to use it. Repeat. It became known here as the “Facebook Class.”
Continue reading… “The ‘Facebook Class’ that built apps, and fortunes”
Dash by Devium maximizes your phone’s musical potential.
Smartphones are evolving at a fantastic rate. New phones with increased capability hit the market every 3-4 months. Traditional car stereos cannot keep up. To leverage consumers investment in their smart phone, Devium created a new class of car stereo, The Dash Platform.
Dash is a platform that grows with the customer, allowing our users to take advantage of a phone’s power capabilities while continuing to have access to traditional car audio experiences. Dash has HD AM/FM broadcast radio options as well as hands free calling capabilities that allows users to work with and listen to every app on the phones platform, auxiliary input or preamp out while also charging the phone.
Devium is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to experience Dash and many other amazing innovations.
Recently, Devium CEO Paul Lizer took a moment answer some questions about guerrilla marketing, the annoyance of inoperable stereos, and Kickstarter funding…
Continue reading… “Dash into a smart phone augmented car stereo”
Dura-Tent is the tabletop “food tent.” It is great for picnics, parties, BBQs, banquets, camping, RVs, and all your outdoor dining needs. Dura-Tent will provide you with peace of mind for all your party and picnic food safety concerns.
Dura-Tent is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to check out a Dura-Tent and many other amazing innovations.
Recently, inventor Dan Rothweil took a moment answer some questions about food safety, eating near a pool, and house fly transmitted pathogens.
Playing guitar is a whole new experience with Sonic Clamp.
There are more than 50,000 apps available for guitar players – everything from amps to sound effects to drum machines to chords, lyrics and tabs. At Sonic Clamp, their mission is simple – they want to help guitar and bass players access their apps. Sonic Clamp mounts your iPhone4 or iPod Touch 4th generation to the body of your electric guitar or bass and allows guitar and bass players access to their apps and so much more!
Sonic Clamp is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to see this and many other amazing inventions and innovations.
Recently, inventor Brooks Hubbert took a moment answer some questions about company licensing, 3d printed prototypes and a new guitar experience…
Continue reading… “Sonic Clamp gives your guitar new powers”
Gamification – integrating game dynamics into your site, service, community, content or campaign, in order to drive participation.
Margaret Wallace, chief executive of Playmatics and moderator at the the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab event on gamification, asked where gamification, or the use of game-play mechanics in non-game applications, is going next. In 15 seconds or less, the panelists answered.
Continue reading… “Five predictions on the future of gamification”
Trimper’s Rides has been operating continuously for 122 summers on Ocean City’s famous Boardwalk.
It;s not uncommon for customers at Carl Heimerdinger’s family retail store for customers to bring in scissors for sharpening that were purchased there decades ago by a parent or grandparent.
Continue reading… “Family run companies in the U.S. that have been around 100-plus years”
Deezmaker store’s $600 Bukobot 3D printer.
California’s first 3D printer retail store opened this past weekend. That brings the grand total of 3D printer retail stores in America (and maybe the world) to two.
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Medical mistakes kill enough people each week to fill four jumbo jets
If there is even a minor airplane crash in the U.S., it makes the headlines. There is a thorough federal investigation, and the tragedy often yields important lessons for the aviation industry. Pilots and airlines thus learn how to do their jobs more safely.
Continue reading… “How do we stop hospitals from killing us?”
The shortage of data scientists is becoming a serious constraint in some sectors.
In June 2008 Jonathan Goldman arrived at LinkedIn for work, the business networking site still felt like a startup. LinkedIn had a little under 8 million accounts but that number was growing quickly. Users weren’t seeking out connections with the people who were already on the site at the rate executives had expected. Something was missing in the social experience. As one LinkedIn manager put it, “It was like arriving at a conference reception and realizing you don’t know anyone. So you just stand in the corner sipping your drink—and you probably leave early.”
Continue reading… “Data Scientist is the sexiest career of the 21st century”
Tactile sound engineering in action.
Sound in 3D is the next generation in “tactile” sound technology. It is poised to have a profound impact on the entertainment industry, including home theater, music production, movie production, education, and health.
Sound in 3D is one of the featured exhibitors at the DaVinci Inventor Showcase, which takes place on Oct 13, 2012 at the Denver Merchandise Mart. This is your chance to experience Sound in 3D and many other amazing innovations.
Recently, inventor Robert LaDonne took a moment answer some questions about “feeling” sound frequencies and the potential sound therapy applications…
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Quote of the Day: “It’s not that Good doesn’t triumph over Evil, it’s that the point spread is far too small.” – Bob Thaves
Is the cool glow of a smartphone the sure sign of an addict?
What exactly do you do here, I’ve been meaning to ask. Because I’m the producer, right? I cook. But from what I can tell, you are just a drug addict! You are a pathetic junkie too stupid to understand and follow simple rudimentary instructions!” – – Walter White from the hit TV show “Breaking Bad.”
Futurist Thomas Frey: Addiction is a word seething with negative connotations. It implies that someone is out of control with their life, making bad decisions with their money, and placing everyone around them at risk.