Technology
Seattle named second friendliest city for gamers
Seattle was named second friendliest city for gamers by the Movoto blog. Movoto, a San Francisco-based blog that focuses on real estate, looked at a number of factors including the number of arcades per city, demographics and quality of internet speed. Surprisingly, Atlanta came out on top with San Francisco was 5th place. Here’s the…
Open War Declared in Battle For New Domain Suffixes Such as .book
The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that the book publishing industry is up in arms about Amazon’s effort to acquired domain names like .author, .book and .read. This issue could be just the first of many issues to arise as companies vie for control over this massive new universe of domain names now becoming…
Kymeta Technology to Be Used to Offer Internet Access on Business Jets
In the February issue’s “Bright Ideas” section we wrote about Kymeta’s unique technology for offering Internet access on situations like trains and plains where other technologies can be expensive and klunky. Now the company has made a deal to use the technology to offer access on business jets. Here’s the press release: Inmarsat and Kymeta…
Windows 8 Faces Application Shortfall
When Microsoft came out with Windows 95 at the end of 1994, there was little doubt of its success. Not just because of the quality of the software, but also because of the power of the Windows ecosystem. The launch of the new operating system was accompanied by announcements from a veritable army of software…
Bright Idea: Making the Connection
In situations where connecting to the internet can be difficult or costly, it becomes obvious how far our connected world still has to go. About two years ago, researchers at Intellectual Ventures (IV), Nathan Myhrvolds patent-hoarding collective, began looking at ways to enable faster and cheaper broadband internet service for fixed and mobile users. Redmond-based…
This High-Tech Coffee Vending Machine Could Be the Future
Bellevue-based Bsquare corp. was the lead integrator for this very cool coffee vending machine. Check out the press release here: BELLEVUE, WA January 14, 2013 BSQUARE Corporation (NASDAQ: BSQR), a leading enabler of smart connected systems, today announced its role as the lead integrator of the advanced coffee vending device on behalf of Costa Express,…
Will Hackers Soon Be Able to Commit Murders Over The Internet By Manipulating Pacemakers and the Electronics of Cars?
Here’s the press release. Is this a real threat or is it cooked up to attract attention? We’ll let you decide. IID Says 2013 Cyberthreats are So 2012; Predicts Two Years Ahead Ubiquitous Internet connections will allow death by device and massive over-the-air theft by 2014 TACOMA, Wash. December 18, 2012 IID (Internet Identity), a…
Serial Entrepreneur Jeremy Jaech Launches new company with UW Professor Shwetak Patel
Two years ago Shwetake Patel was on the cover of our magazine as a “Top Innovator” for his work on sensor networks in the home. Now he is helpiing to launch a new company that will commercialize that product with backing from Madrona Venture Group. One of the first applications will be a moisture sensor…
A New Coaltion to Promote Information Technology
Technology executives like to complain of the lack of qualified computer technology talent to fill open jobs. Speaking at Thursdays annual Washington Innovation Summit, for example, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith spoke woefully of the 6,000 high-skill jobs unfilled at his company alone. This time, however, the leaders offered up a solution. Bill Richter, president…
A New Tech Alliance to Promote Industry Objectives
Technology executives like to complain of the lack of qualified computer technology talent to fill open jobs. Speaking at Thursdays annual Washington Innovation Summit, for example, Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith spoke woefully of the 6,000 high-skill jobs unfilled at his company alone. This time, however, the leaders say they are building a coalition capableof…
The New Gold Rush in Domain Name Suffixes From .com to .doctor
Dont look for flour, sugar and cooking oil in the Bellevue offices of Donuts Inc. Youre much more likely to find people taking advantage of major new changes in the internet rather than plotting the overthrow of Top Pot or Krispy Kreme. Donuts is an internet registry founded by four men with a lot of…
Make that Screwdriver a Double
Manually driving a screw is an inefficient process. Either the hand turning the handle has to be repeatedly shifted, or the screwdriver has to be taken out of the screw head and repositioned. What would make more sense is a tool that drives the screw in the desired direction whether the handle is turned to…
Spotlight: iCatching or iSore?
Apple, universally adored for its design innovation and strong aesthetics, has become the most valuable company in the world, capitalized today at more than $630 billion. Analysts expect Apples star will continue to rise as it designs its way into better and cooler products and projects. But not everyone is an Apple polisher. Bellevue feng…