Wireless charging, v; The powering up of devices like smartphones, tablets, and computers without a wired connection to a source of electricity. Also called “inductive charging,” the process transfers energy between two objects by way of an electromagnetic field. Samsung’s next…
Ubuntu, n; An open source operating system for computers, tablets and now, phones. Ubuntu — which translates into “human-ness” — offers developers the opportunity to contribute to the code that builds the platform for the purpose of personal learning and…
Lenticular display, n; A screen coated with lenticular film, which displays two sets of the same image to produce a 3D effect on the human eye. Lenticular displays are the key to glasses-free 3D displays, including the rumored upcoming Amazon Phone.…
Never heard of it? It’s all around. Multi-hop Mesh Networking, v; Using connected devices within range of each other to create a network of connections to the Internet. A mesh network is a web of linked devices working together to provide…
Next month in San Diego, Calif., a film festival screening only flicks created totally on mobile devices returns. In it’s third year, the International Mobil Film Festival, hosted by S. Botello Productions, is going even more mobile with an app…
Google’s Project Tango experiment made a surprise appearance at the Mobile World Congress this week. It is not a tango-ing robot (but they should make that, just for kicks). Project Tango, noun; An experimental Google smartphone with a number of cameras and…
Valentine’s Day is close upon us. Beyond chocolate or Tweethearts, there are plenty of techy gifts for your sweethearts (or yourselves).
There are tons of apps on the app store — and thousands of them could free up space in your home forever. We found 18 household hardwares that could easily be tossed and replaced by a few bytes on your…
January 9, 2007, the iPhone was unveiled to the world at Macworld by Steve Jobs. In case you don’t remember the world before that stylish touchscreen, here are a few things your couldn’t do on January 8, 2007.
It’s the hot topic at CES 2014. But what exactly is the “Internet of Things”? Internet of Things, n; The basic interconnected-ness of objects through the wireless Internet. So, being able to control things (and things being able to control themselves)…
Heard whispers about the M7 motion co-processor that Apple’s new iPhone 5S, iPad Mini and iPad Air are equipped with? If you then responded with a jumble of techy words like “Javascript” and “microchip”, you might need our help.…
Emily Miethner Founder & President, FindSpark Emily founded FindSpark (formerly NY Creative Interns) in 2010, and the organization has grown to become the largest Meetup group for interns and recent grads in the country. We <3 working with FindSpark,…
