August 19, 2015
Wearable(s) of the Week: Kids’ Wearables
Wearables: Leapfrog LeapBand, Ibitz activity tracker, Kidfit activity and sleep tracker Who’s trying them: The Lee kids and some of their friends Yes, there are kid wearables [...]
Wearable of the Week: Beddit Sleep Monitor
Wearable: Beddit Sleep Monitor Who’s Tried It: Kimberly, Sara, Alex What It Does: Sleep monitoring, including sleep quality, total sleep time, time to fall asleep, sleep efficiency, [...]
App Association member inspires girls to code
The gender gap in technology is growing. In 1984, 37 percent of all computer science graduates were women, but today that number is just 18 percent. Programs [...]
Wearable of the Week: Garmin Vívoactive
Before electronic activity trackers and step counters arrived on the scene, there were sportwatches. Your old Timex Ironman--an indestructible amalgamation of ancient alien technology--was basically a stopwatch [...]
My Life In Apps: Dan Henry
I use a lot of apps, but the ones that most appeal to me are the ones that do really impressive and novel processes under the hood [...]
July 29, 2015
FBI “Backdoor” Means Weaker Encryption and Data Breaches
Last week, news broke of the recall of 1.4 million Fiat Chrysler vehicles due to software flaws that allowed hackers to remotely control the cars, cutting brakes [...]