Women of DEMO: Female founders give tech career advice
Guest Post
Women founders were few at DEMO Fall in Santa Clara. Here's what they had to say about living, working, and competing in a "man's world."
DEMO Gods: Birds, brains, and the best products of the season
October 3, 2012 6:02 PM
Meghan Kelly
Out of the 77 companies that demonstrated their products at this week's DEMO conference, only five won the coveted DEMO God award.
Cheap booze wins over voters at Angel Alley
October 3, 2012 5:21 PM
Rebecca Grant
DrinkCity wins Angel Alley competition at DEMO.
Today, birdwatching. Tomorrow, saving the entire planet!
October 3, 2012 4:15 PM
Dylan Tweney
Birdeez is an iPhone app that makes it "ridiculously easy," in the words of cofounder Jeff Simeon, to identify birds and then share your sightings on Twitter.
How one researcher is using tech to make science & medicine better & faster
October 3, 2012 4:11 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Scientist Robert Arauz is setting out to solve some of researchers' biggest problems -- not problems about funding or litigation, but the simpler challenges of communication.
LFE gathers experts so we can all learn from hands-on experience
October 3, 2012 4:05 PM
Dean Takahashi
The emphasis at LFE is on getting experts who use their hands or bodies for work, like carpenters.
Salesforce worried more about Dropbox than its direct competitors, says COO
October 3, 2012 3:56 PM
Meghan Kelly
Salesforce may have some huge competitors like Netsuite and Oracle, but it's not the big dogs that keep the customer-relationship manger on its toes.
Here’s tech that can diagnose Alzheimer’s 3-4 years before first symptoms occur
October 3, 2012 3:51 PM
Jolie O'Dell
Editor's Pick
Early detection of Alzheimer's means better, faster clinical trials -- and soon, life-saving drugs and treatments on the market. Here's what Neurotrack is doing to help.
Learn27 launches its social e-learning software for business
October 3, 2012 3:45 PM
Christina Farr
To keep their employees happy, companies are taking more of an active role in professional development and training.
Neuro-nerds from MIT say they can solve stress with a ‘magic’ watch
October 3, 2012 3:35 PM
Jolie O'Dell
If you've ever felt strangled by stress, these brain scientists have just the ticket: a "magical" watch that can tell when you're tense and help you relax.
Cities produce vast amounts of wasted energy. One startup seeks to harvest it
October 3, 2012 3:07 PM
Meghan Kelly
Gravitational System's technology collects the "waste energy" created from momentum and heat.
Segovia makes Excel into a tool for wrangling big data
October 3, 2012 2:55 PM
Dylan Tweney
BiBo Labs makes an Excel-based tool for generating reports from a variety of database sources.
H2Tran’s disaster-proof server enclosures are eco-friendly — and awesome-looking (gallery)
October 3, 2012 2:40 PM
Tom Cheredar
Making servers able to withstand hurricanes, floods, fires, and earthquakes can be an eco-friendly task.
Acuity Systems’ TraitWare authenticates mobile device users
October 3, 2012 2:22 PM
Dean Takahashi
Acuity Systems wants TraitWareID to authenticate and protect your identity on mobile.
What do software developers and cabaret dancers have in common? Softarex
October 3, 2012 2:20 PM
Rebecca Grant
Softarex's software seeks out problems in deep source code and suggests improvements.
Bonica births a better baby registry
October 3, 2012 2:02 PM
Ricardo Bilton
Baby registry site Bonica aims to take some of the question marks out of buying gear for newborns.
Evan Williams ‘mistrusts’ any startup that doesn’t target its founders
October 3, 2012 12:54 PM
Meghan Kelly
One thing he’s learned from starting Blogger, Odeo, Twitter, and now Obvious Corp.: The more you’ve done, the smarter you are, and the bigger risks you can take.
PieceWise gets everyone to help in completing a project
October 3, 2012 11:41 AM
Dean Takahashi
Need a project done? Piecewise will help you dole it out to outside workers
InTooch wants to keep you in touch — without business cards
October 3, 2012 11:35 AM
Dylan Tweney
InTooch is a utility for connecting you with the social media profiles and contact information of the people you meet using nothing more than a phone number.
Flinja unleashes stealthy army of students on freelance workforce
October 3, 2012 11:30 AM
Rebecca Grant
On the Flinja marketplace, students can offer services to build professional networks and earn extra cash
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