MMT: The bridge between Santa Cruz and Swiss watch-making
(contributed) MMT Announces the Swiss Horological Smartwatch with Launch Partners Frederique Constant, Alpina and Mondaine, Powered by MotionX® MMT..
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DNA sequencer the size of a mobile phone
By Branwyn Wagman, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Investigators at the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute have optimized performance of a mobile-phone-sized..
HuffPo on Digital NEST
By Dieter Holger Huffington Post February 26, 2015 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Digital NEST staff members prepare for a workshop. Credit: Angela..
The most beautiful place in the world
By Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 26, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA MultiRotorCam’s Aerial Showreel 2015 showcases clips filmed..
Magic Leap CEO Teases ‘Golden Tickets’ for Augmented-Reality Device
By Issie Lapowsky Wired February 26, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Magic Leap’s CEO Rony Abovitz did a Reddit AMA ask-me-anything thread on..
OpenCounter: Taking an idea to the national scale
By Peter Koht OpenCounter Co-Founder February 20, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: In a related article, Santa Cruz Tech Beat published..
Plantronics surpasses 5M Microsoft Lync optimized devices sold
(contributed) February 19, 2015 — Santa Cruz Plantronics announced it has sold more than 5 million audio devices optimized for Microsoft Lync. This..
The drones are coming! The drones are coming!
By Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 19, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Drone Data X Conference planned for May 1-3, 2015, starting..
Plantronics & Cityblooms named as finalists for environmental award
By Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 13, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published..
Apple spending $850M on solar farm project in Monterey
By Jason Hoppins and Phillip Molnar Monterey Herald (Photo above: Apple’s North Carolina solar array covers a nearly 100-acre field. Courtesy Apple.com)..