When communities and their conversations live digitally, what’s the value of a comments section? For the Washington Post, quite a lot; as they have discovered that a comments section can showcases their most loyal readers. Greg Barber, Director of Digital News Products, and Sam Han, Director of Data Science & AI from the Washington Post […]
Fourteen teams of Texas State students showed off their innovation projects at the Texas State Innovation Lab Reception on Sunday, held at the W hotel during the SXSW Interactive festival. The room was packed and attendees had the chance to get a look at game-changing technology inspired by student inventors. One of the teams, […]
We’re halfway done, and it’s flying by. I only made it to one panel today, but spent a good amount of time in the the Trade Show seeing new and innovative tech. Augmented Audio VR and AR get all the buzz it seems. Another technology that alters your senses in the environment around you is […]
SXSW is split into Music, Interactive, and Film. Arguably, however, the best of what’s out there is what nestles in between: it’s in the the crossover conversations and the connections. At 3:30pm in the Austin Convention Center, thousands gathered to hear the cast of HBO’s Westworld discuss control, reality, and AI. Thandie Newton recognized the […]
Speakers: Host: Karissa Bell from Mashable, Wilfried Eberhardt form KUKA, Jan Hill adidas AG and Mehdi Miremadi from McKinsey & Company Over the course of time, people have always been curious or weary about the technology process in smart robots. While the interested in new technology and the possibility of robots integrating into peoples everyday […]
They say it takes the first day to get accustomed to the hoopla that is SXSW. And while, yes, I did almost get hit by a car while creating a quote graphic, the first day went very well.
Samantha Snabes spoke at the “The Future is Garbage: 3D Printing From Recycled Plastic” panel on Friday, March 9. Snabes is the co-founder and CEO of re:3D, a company that emphasizes the effective use of 3D printing, and ways to make it available to those in developing countries. Their flagship technology is the Gigabot, a more […]