By: Maggie Smolka Posted: Feb 15, 2017 07:25 PM EST Updated: Feb 15, 2017 07:25 PM EST Technology is becoming an increasingly important part of daily life for most people, but what about those who weren’t raised with computers in their pockets? A new program in Abingdon is giving a helping […]
Author: Mrs.-High-Tech
6 essential technologies on the higher ed horizon
BY MERIS STANSBURY February 15th, 2017 Annual Horizon Report details short-and long-term technologies, trends that will impact higher education in the next 5 years. Tablets are just the beginning of Natural User Inerfaces (NUIs) in college and university settings; and any institution interested in remaining relevant in the next five […]
Artificial Intelligence Enters The Classroom
Artificial intelligence software increasingly impacts how students learn. But will students of color from low-income families benefit from these education technology tools? Written By Nigel Roberts Artificial intelligence increasingly touches our lives—from driverless cars to interaction with our smart phones. Dennis Bonilla, executive dean of information systems and technology at […]
Google Maps Updates Mobile Apps With ‘Lists’ to Keep Track of Favorite Places
Monday February 13, 2017 7:35 AM PST by Mitchel Broussard Google Maps today updated its iOS and Android apps with a listing feature that lets users save and add their favorite locations to customized lists, which they can subsequently share to friends and family. Once a list is created, users […]
LOOK: This Graphene Dress Lights Up Based On Breathing Pattern
Science and fashion are two things that do not necessarily play in one arena, but this little black dress crosses both boundaries. Dubbed as the world’s first graphene dress, the piece that brings the fashion and technology industry together was appropriately unveiled at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, the very […]
Smart soles and other high-tech ways to stop falls
ELIZABETH PAYNE, OTTAWA CITIZEN More from Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen Published on: February 10, 2017 | Last Updated: February 11, 2017 3:23 PM EST The future of fall prevention could be in the soles of your shoes. That is where an Ottawa-based high-tech company is focusing its work — on smart […]
Aging Into The Future – LA’s First Tech + Aging Conference Next Thursday
LOS ANGELES, CA – 10 Feb, 2017 – The first ever Aging Into The Future conference featuring tech solutions and innovations to help seniors live better, fuller lives will be hosted by St. Barnabas Senior Services with The Eisner Foundation as the Presenting Sponsor and AARP California as the Luncheon […]
Instant apps: next step in mobile?
9th Feb 2017 Remember like back in the 2000s we thought that nothing would surpass the popularity of web sites? Well, some 15 years later we all face the fact that mobile apps have already become a more popular thing and people spend more time in apps rather than on […]
BLACK ENTERPRISE Presents „Be The Code”
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2017 — BLACK ENTERPRISE, the premiere multimedia business resource for African Americans, continues its evolution as a powerful voice in tech, with the launch of its new web series/podcast BE The Code. An online series, the program will spotlight the most influential blacks in technology—from celebrities to […]
Verizon launches tech education campaign for students
Wednesday 8 February 2017 | 14:53 CET | News Verizon has launched #weneedmore, a national campaign aimed at making sure all students are prepared for the technology and science jobs of the future. The effort will especially aim to include students from underserved communities, who lack technology in schools and […]