Tag: technology
Moving Experience
We had this great new technology while our shop was shutting down. As we game-planned, we had one of those “so-crazy-it-just-might-work” ideas.
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Seeing the Light
Dutch inventor Toine Schoutens has developed a portable light therapy system called Propeaq that can help mitigate symptoms of SAD. It can also limit the effects of jet lag and help athletes perform at their peak.
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Animation Inspiration
Accomplished TV veterans Terry Thoren and Ryan Cannon are using their talents to turn the magic of animation into a powerful EdTech tool.
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Putting LEDS to Work
RGB LEDs that are all wired up together only show the same color or brightness at the same time. Addressable LEDs solve this problem.
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A Smartphone-Controlled Paper Airplane & More
Learn more about these four innovative new products, including a smartphone-controlled paper airplane.
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Hitting the Panic Button
Kenny Kelley’s motorcycle accident inspired him to come up with a device that doesn’t have a monthly fee. This device, paired with a smartphone, helps you send alerts in an emergency.
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The ABCs of LEDs
The LED is a special type of diode that emits light when current flows through it in one direction but does not light up when current flows through it the opposite way. Their underlying technology enables a vast range of applications and benefits.
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Who is the Youngest Person to Appear on Shark Tank?
On March 14, 2014, 6-year-old Kiowa Kavovit became the youngest inventor to appear on “Shark Tank.” With the help of her father Andrew, Kiowa came up with an environmentally friendly skin protectant called Boo Boo Goo that paints a bandage onto the skin where the cut has occurred.
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Cheers for Fears
Since their commercial debut 100 years ago, haunted houses’ popularity is scary. Learn more about technology and innovation in haunted houses.
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Who Owns the Patent for the Television Receiver?
Louis W. Parker was granted a patent for a television receiver—U.S. Patent No. 2,448,908. His intercarrier sound system, the modern basis for coordinating sound and picture, is now used in all television receivers in the world.
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Gaming Greatness
One day in the late 1970s during his train commute, Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi saw a man playing with an LCD calculator. Gaming history soon changed forever.
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Watch Those Algorithms
At the most basic level, the best way to “beat” the Facebook algorithm and make sure your content is seen is to post content that your audience finds interesting and valuable. If your content isn’t meaningful, it’s going to get buried by other more interesting posts.
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