Tag Archives: Austin

DELL
Dell Technologies Makes Waves at the 2017 SXSW Interactive Festival

To an outsider, Dell already seems like a natural partner for SXSW. The festival, which in recent years has become one of the most innovative and exciting technological showcases in the world, loves to highlight the best and brightest companies … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Google Keeps It Weird on the Streets of Austin, Texas with Self-Driving Car Tests

After many months of testing in their hometown of Mountain View, Google has taken the autonomous car act on the road and is now testing their self-driving car technology right here in Austin, Texas. “We’ve loved how much Austin embraces … Continue reading

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Before the Music Kicks off next Week, SXSW Interactive Brings You the Flying Car

It’s no secret that SXSW has always been all about the music; a socially acceptable six-day bender that brings hundreds of thousands of audiophiles and bands from hundreds of countries to the fair city of Austin, TX for a week … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
AirType Loses the Keyboard, Allows You to Type on Any Surface

The experience of typing on a mobile device, such as a tablet or smartphone, can easily become frustrating when you’re constantly missing the right keys. An Austin, TX startup found a way to alleviate the frustration. How about we have … Continue reading

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E 42- Apple Freebies, AT&T Gigabit, Galaxy S4 On Fire, Facebook, What The Tech | Red Headed Geek Show

Free digital goodies from Apple will appear in both the App Store and iTunes between December 26th & January 6th! These will include free books, movies, apps, and songs! AT&Ts has officially brought Gigabit to Austin neighborhoods. But some upsetting … Continue reading

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E35- McAfee’s NSA Device, Translation AR Glasses, AT&T Fiber, What The Tech | Red-Headed Geek Show

Anyone remember hearing about Google Fiber being announced as crazy affordable and fast Gigabit internet coming to Austin and other cities? AT&T just announced that they too, will be offer the ultra high speed internet service in our Parts People … Continue reading

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E28 – WigWag, Fairywren Mini-ITX, 3D Systems Cubify & The Internet of Things | Red Headed Geek Show

  This internet of things concept is rapidly growing, especially in the case of making your home smart and responsive. This is not a very easy thing to do, having gadgets communicate easily with one another, yet with WigWag it … Continue reading

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
WigWag, Home Automation With Endless Possibilities

WigWag doesn't use signals from your Wi-Fi network alone, but also incorporates radio frequencies for communication. As a three-part system, it uses sensor blocks, relay and a cloud service. The sensor blocks are deployed around your house for monitoring purposes, such as motion, sound, light and temperature.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
It’s Official: Austin Is The Next Home for Google Fiber

Google Fiber offers ‘gigabit’ internet service, which is reported to be about 100 times faster than a basic cable modem. Many compare this upgrade to the difference between dial-up and broadband.

 

MINI / NANO PCS
Stealth WPC-525F – A PC So Tough It Should Have Been Born in TEXAS

As tough as they are, Texans actually tend to be quite compassionate toward those not born in Texas; just don't let it happen again.

 

MINI / NANO PCS
Parts-People Announces Tech News Section & Growth Strategy

Parts-People has announced expansion of its tech information services, and a substantial increase in its inventory, making it one of the largest providers of Dell replacement parts on the internet.

 

HP
After Cloud Computing – Artificial Intelligence – HP Austin

David Smith referred to a "common-collective", using "artificial-intelligence", & mentioned the Star Trek TV series Borg-collective as an example. His point seemed to be that all CPUs in all devices will, in the near future, be put to use as components of the cloud common-collective, even when the device itself is not being used by its owner.