Computer Support Blog

Many businesses, especially restaurants, have long known that one of the main ways to secure customer loyalty is by making sure children have a positive experience. This is evident in the kid’s products you will see in almost any family-oriented restaurant. You may see any number of things geared towards kids, including toys and tablemats with games on them, crayons for coloring, and special menu items creatively designed to appeal specifically to children. A happy kid means a happy parent, and that turns into repeat visits for the establishment. A startup called bizzieMe aims to use its platform to create a tech-based, modernized version of leaving games on the table for children. Read more »

“A picture is worth a thousand words”, as the saying goes. People have been using art, photos, and other visual mediums to convey emotion all throughout history. A popular app, called Frontback, adds another method to do just that. The app uses both cameras on a smartphone to capture a user’s expression in addition to whatever that user is seeing any given moment. The app then shows each picture side by side and lets you post the new image so that other users can see your reactions to whatever you are looking at. Read more »

When people are constantly looking down at their smartphones as they text, talk, check their social media, or use any number of different apps, it can be easy to forget to keep an eye on what is in front of them. While in many situations this tendency is mostly harmless, it can be extremely dangerous while driving down a busy road. Several different organizations have taken great strides to reduce phone usage while behind the wheel and increase drivers’ awareness. That is where Navdy comes into play. Read more »

Technology brings us closer every day to a world that was previously only possible in stories and science fiction movies. Advancement in the field of augmented reality, or AR for short, is one of the things slowly making such a world a reality. AR devices, at their core, show you the real world around you with digital images layered on top. These devices have a variety of uses ranging from playing games on a smartphone or viewing sports scores to keeping track of someone’s vital signs during surgery. The possible applications of such technology are nearly limitless and are constantly expanding. The Meta 1 headset takes full advantage of this potential and aims to take AR technology to a new level. Read more »