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Tech Tuesday on Wednesday July 8th, 2015

This week the physics of sparklers, custom 3D printed cars (for the road), and you don’t have to travel to a galaxy far far away – hoverbike technology is here. Hoverbikes are real:  The United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command  …

Tech Tuesday on Wednesday July 1st, 2015

This weeks less than typical tech news includes battling drones (as a hobby), a “camera”(or is it an accessory) from OLYMPUS for your smartphone, and IKEA scries the connected kitchen of the future. Game of Drones “…aerial sports — drone fighting an …

Tech Tuesday on Wednesday for June 17th, 2015

This week on Tech Tuesday on Wednesday we bring you… The worlds thinnest light bulb – How thin is it? “This new type of ‘broadband’ light emitter can be integrated into chips and will pave the way towards the realisation of atomically thin, flexible, …

Tech Tuesday on Wednesday for June 3rd, 2015 (with preamble)

If you are new to Tech Tuesday on Wednesday, you might wonder “why Tech Tuesday on Wednesday” ? Fans of the TV show “The Walking Dead” may recall Hershel Greene who, in the 2013 season titled ‘Internment’ announced that, “I think we should make some ne …

5 Keys in the Evolution to “Smart” Forklifts.

The term “Smart” in front of any noun has become the new standard for referring to the latest technological advancements in cars, phones, even hospital beds, but what about forklifts?  Thanks to a convergence of modern data collection technologies fork …

The Intelligent Forklift

The Intelligent Forklift A Brief about the Interaction of Two Dissimilar Technologies that Converge at the Forklift As forklifts begin to emerge from being the last frontier of technology change in the warehouse, an evolution begins to take place at th …

Glacier Computer Announces – The Fusion 7 – Rugged Android Tablet

Glacier Computer announces the release of a new Rugged Android Tablet for the Industrial Marketplace. Fusion 7 – Rugged Android Tablet The Fusion 7 Rugged Android Tablet extends the Glacier Computer product line of rugged industrial PCs, rugged tablets …

Glacier Makes Wearable Computer Tech “History”

Mashable.com recently posted a ‘history of wearable Tech.’  They’ve got a few things you might not remember but the standard-bearers are there.  Calculator wristwatch,  Bluetooth headset,  the iPod, and of course Google glass.  But back in 2009 Glacier …

A Glacier In The Rainforest?

How do you use a Glacier to promote spider-silk farming in Costa Rica? You Donate it to the Forman school. Forman School is a college-preparatory boarding and day school with a vital purpose: to deliver an unparalleled education for students with learn …