Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case ‘sells out’ to Esri

Geoloqi, the location-focused startup co-founded by “cyborg anthropologist” Amber Case, has been acquired by Esri.

Esri’s a longtime player in the mapping, geographic information systems (GIS) and geolocation arena — it was actually founded way the heck back in 1969 …

Better location tools for more apps: Geoloqi is now on Appcelerator Titanium

Two of the more interesting companies on the mobile-development landscape are announcing a new deal for developers today, and will be making great tools for location-based apps available for free.

If you’re into mobile development, Appcelerator and Geoloqi are probably …

Dylan’s Desk: Frustration and fragmentation rule the mobile industry — for now

Frustration.

That’s the dominant note sounded by commenters at this week’s Mobile Summit, an invitation-only conclave of mobile-industry executives and investors sponsored by VentureBeat.

It’s polite frustration, to be sure. But again and again, I’ve heard on-stage speakers or members …

Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case on why “air” is the next big computing interface

With the rising number of mobile devices equipped with accurate geo-location capabilities, we’ve moved on from interacting with our computers via solid buttons and liquid displays.

Now, it’s all about “air,” according to Geoloqi founder and noted cyborg anthropologist Amber …

Geoloqi adds 3 partnerships, extends reach to 1.6M devs

Geoloqi, a company helping developers add geo-location abilities to their applications, announced three partnerships today that will enable the company to reach to 1.6 million mobile developers.

Geoloqi, which is pronounced geo-low-key, provides tools developers need to add geo-location features …

Cyborg anthropologist’s startup brings people & computers closer together

Longtime cyborg anthropologist Amber Case has spent the better part of a the past several years researching how people connect to computers; now, she’s launching a startup to make those connections more seamless than ever.

“I’ve been talking about the …