Computer Support Blog

The term “Internet of Things” continues to evolve in meaning, just as innovators continue to create this connection of all objects, both physical and virtual, to a global network infrastructure.  Using increasingly more complex means of data capture and communication capabilities, engineers build new pathways in this global network.  One such engineering innovator is Taylor Alexander, founder of Flutter Wireless, an alternative to traditional Wi-Fi.  It’s what Taylor calls a “second network”.  The alternative to Wi-Fi can cover 100 times as great an area, using relatively little power.  Read more »

You need to get just the perfect shot for that spur-of-the moment picture from your smartphone, but what to do about the “rock-and-roll” action in your arm?  Time to get an extending arm to steady your smartphone.  Clamp it in place with a new device from Joby.  The MPod Mini is an incredibly compact, flexible tripod with two rubberized jaws.  Joby specifically designed this latest edition to the Gorillapod line to hold your smartphone securely in a stationary place.  Read more »

Are you one of those people who is gets frustrated when you go out to a restaurant and watch people at the surrounding tables diligently bent over their smartphone, communicating with anybody and everybody except the people across the table from them?  Julie Uhrman had similar frustration with gamers huddled alone over a smartphone instead of sprawled out together in front of a large monitor screen.  Julie remembers the good ole days when she and her sister came together to play video games around a TV set. Read more »

Do you have your school shopping under control?  Are you sure you have thought of everything that might make this year’s academic experience high tech quality?  “Bring words and ideas into your digital world automatically and wirelessly” is the appeal of Livescribe’s newest version of the smartpen – the Sky.  Advances in tech support have made possible the use of highly sophisticated technologies on a scale as small as that of a pen!  “What starts on paper doesn’t have to stay there,” declares Livescribe’s website. Read more »

You may soon be taking something new with you on your smartphone as you head over to your favorite venue.  You won’t want to leave home without Belly card installed as an app.  Your reward for scanning your Belly card may be to arm wrestle the chef for a burger or make like a monkey and grab a free banana.  In addition to unusual loyalty rewards like these, your Belly app will also tell you where you can get a Belly Bite – a free taste of something special.  Belly gets to know its partner merchants and customizes the rewards with unique options for every business. Read more »

“Going where no device has gone before,” according to Leap Motion’s website, “the Leap Motion controller is an amazing device for the things you do every day and for things you never thought you could do.”  Some of those things you never thought you could do might include soaring in toward a planet at the furthermost corner of the galaxy, drawing, painting, or sculpting a 3D creation, or yes, even playing a virtual musical instrument.  For the serious science student, dissecting a frog or taking apart a human skull has never been so within your virtual reach!

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Our next generation of innovators is now sitting in classrooms designing with popsicle sticks or pipe cleaners.  Or perhaps they are at home with a Lego set, hard at work creating fun.  Or just maybe they are using littleBits, color-coded “bits” that snap together magnetically, building simple circuits and inventive projects complete with blinks and beeps. Read more »

Lost it again?  A new app for your phone will make it easier to find than ever before.  The Tile App, a product developed by Reveal Labs, is a thin device with a double-sided adhesive to stick to virtually any surface.  Place the tile on your laptop, wallet, keys, guitar, bike, or whatever else you have the tendency to misplace.  In fact, Reveal Labs states that the app can handle up to 10 tiles on one account. Great for the individual on the go who just can’t seem to keep their stuff all together! Read more »

Not unlike the trendy online dating services, FounderDating helps entrepreneurs find their match online.  You may have a specific idea you would like to work on, but don’t have the right partner. FounderDating helps connect you to a network of uber talented individuals with complementary skill sets.  Finding someone with a different background and skill set allows you to fit with the right cofounder. FounderDating is in the business of making these kinds of matches. Read more »

It’s always the right time to throw a steak on the backyard grill.  An app from iDevices takes some of the pressure off the grill chef by monitoring your food via your Apple or Android device.  The app developed by iDevices may be the perfect solution for your next party or just right for the non-stop schedule you keep.  Read more »