Paul Allen sells DrumCore, as asset selling spree continues

Seeded on Fri Oct 9, 2009 12:05 PM EDT (Tech Flash)

Paul Allen sells off another of his holdings. Looks like he's struggling.

business, music, tech, microsoft, paul-allen

Employment Services Agency Identifies Personnel and Assets Unobtrusively - RFID Journal

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 3:07 PM EDT (RFID Journal)

New (sort of) uses for RFID systems. Particularly, this company built some security applications around RFID enables badges. The benefits of this are well enumerated (preventing intrusion as well as fire/emergency response).

technology, security, rfid

Microsoft Launches New Phone Software - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Thu Oct 8, 2009 2:24 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The New York Times looks at Steve Ballmer's Windows Mobile announcement.

technology, microsoft, mobile, windows, technololgy

Air Force to test camelina jet fuel

Seeded on Fri Oct 2, 2009 3:58 PM EDT (Tech Flash)

Targeted Growthhas landed a key contract that should enable it to clearly show the potential of biofuels. That's my hope, at least.

technology, military, startups, green-energy, biofuels

G.M. to Close Saturn After Penske Talks Falter - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:16 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Shocking development from the continuing saga of GM. I'm deeply saddened as I always felt Saturn was a great concept that GM poorly executed on.

business, general-motors, saturn, automotive

Androids Dance, Slide and Fight at Robo-One Competition | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:33 PM EDT (Wired News)

I'm a gadget lover, and a long admirer (fantasizer?) of robots and robotics. I would've loved to be at Robo-One in Toyama City, Japan. Fortunately, this article is laden with videos. Robotic gladiator duels might not be for everyone, but I find them a hoot.

technology, japan, robobics

Sarah Palin book won't be making it on Kindle in time for Christmas

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:54 PM EDT (Tech Flash)

Palin's book publisher is delaying the e-book distribution of her new work. The conjecture is that Harper-Collins is afraid of a similar situation as "Lost Symbol", where Kindle sales quickly outpaced hard-cover sales.

business, amazon, publishing

The Geek's Guide to Seattle: A virtual tour for technology nerds

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:11 PM EDT (Tech Flash)

TechFlash showcases the "Geek Guide to Seattle". A fun resource for the technophile tourist.

technology, tourism

MySpace CTO Whitcomb leaving to 'pursue other opportunities'

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:03 PM EDT (Tech Flash)

The ouster of the original talent at MySpace continues. Now, the other founder decided to spend more time with his family (so jolly sporting of him). This piece speculates on what he might do next, but I wonder what will happen with MySpace (remember them?).

technology

Dvorak Users Oppose Qwerty Layouts on Smart Phones, iPhones - WSJ.com

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:56 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Remember the Dvorak keyboard? Well, it's still out there and its fans are devoted. Oddly, such platforms at the iPhone don't offer this as an option (it would be rather easy to make a screen keyboard in this format).

technology, standards

Spiration lands funding to continue emphysema trials

Seeded on Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:44 AM EDT (Tech Flash)

TechFlash looks at Spriation's latest funding round, providing insight into the company's product.

business, seattle, startups, biotech

CombiMatrix Gets $1.5M Contract

Seeded on Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:22 PM EDT (Seattle news, sports, events, entertainment | seattlepi.com - Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

The Mukilteo based company gets an important defense contract.

business, seattle, snohomish-county

Philips Electronics Profit Falls 94% - WSJ.com

Seeded on Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:49 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Philips has a 94% quarterly profit drop. Painful, but they're looking for solutions.

business, philips

Microsoft to Offer Office Over Web as It Responds to Google Threat - WSJ.com

Seeded on Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:48 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Microsoft is offering a free web version of its core Office suite.

business, microsoft

Tailoring Web technology to a bespoke dress shirt business - SmartPlanet

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 1:20 PM EDT (smartplanet.com)

Smartplanet.com meets with Michael Yang about his startup ShirtsMyWay. A very clever use of the web to mitigate costs and expand customer base.

business, retail, internet, clothing

Boeing ahead of last year's delivery pace

Seeded on Sat Jul 4, 2009 1:17 PM EDT (seattle.bizjournals.com)

Positive delivery news from Boeing.

business, boeing, seattle, aerospace

M$ Search Savior?

Seeded on Sat Jun 6, 2009 1:30 PM EDT (Business Week)

BusinessWeek's look at Qi Lu, the newish leader of Microsoft's search efforts.

google, technology, tech, search, microsoft

They're talking about your business on the Internet - Inside Tucson Business - newspaper, business news, opinion, classifieds

Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:33 PM EST (AzBiz.com)

A great overview of social media. In particular, it gives good, high-level reasons for why business needs to be active in the space.

media, business, internet

Business & Technology | Updated Kindle opens new chapter for Amazon.com | Seattle Times Newspaper

Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:26 PM EST (The Seattle Times)

Introducing the Kindle 2.

business, tech

Paine Field airline service gets council OK - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

Seeded on Mon Feb 9, 2009 7:48 PM EST (Puget Sound Business Journal)

The Mukilteo/North Lynnwood/South Everett community loses this long battle against expansion of the airport at Paine Field.

politics, everett, air-travel, transportation, lynnwood, snohomish-county, paine-field

Fullscreen Gigapan Viewer

Seeded on Mon Feb 9, 2009 7:24 PM EST ()

A in depth view of the inaguration.

tech, politics, obama, digital-imagery

Trust is a Competency

Seeded on Fri Feb 6, 2009 3:10 PM EST (Synergy Blog)

Ethical Leadership gets some insight from Steven Covey! Covey expounds on the importance of trust, which often gets overlooked, especially in the current economic climate.

business, leadership