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CES: Plantronics Opens New Doors for Developers
(Contributed) Introducing latest prototype device from PLT Labs: Wearable Concept 2 On January 5 at CES, Plantronics introduced its latest wearable prototype offering from PLT Labs, Wearable Concept 2 (WC2). This concept device builds off […]
More on MakersFactory’s move to Cabrillo
By Kara Guzman Santa Cruz Sentinel [Editor’s note: On December 30, Santa Cruz Tech Beat published MakersFactory Partners with Cabrillo, moves to Campus. The following articles dives in deeper and provides more information about the move.] […]
City EDO seeks input from local tech businesses
By Rebecca Unitt City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department A database of tech companies in Santa Cruz The Santa Cruz Economic Development Office (EDO) has been working for the past several months to develop […]
CES: Smartphones Become See-through Augmented Reality Displays
(Conbributed) Seebright Wave Unveiled at CES — Kickstarter campaign coming soon Augmented reality pioneer Seebright, Inc. has unveiled the Seebright Wave(TM) HMD (head-mounted display) system at the Consumer Electronics Show with a unique optical design […]
A Glam Look Inside of Looker
By Studio Hatch [Santa Cruz Tech Beat editor’s note: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.”] A fundamental value at Looker Data is its unique staff culture. With a design driven by employee […]
Glove has a lot to do with it!
By Sara Isenberg Santa Cruz Tech Beat, Publisher [Editor’s note: 1/12/15 update: Infinity Gloves not only met their stretch goal, they finished their Kickstarter campaign with $61,337 pledged by 397 backers. Kudos all around!] Reaching […]
11 steps we’ve taken to promote diversity at Hack UCSC 2015
By Brent M. Haddad Director, UCSC Center for Entrepreneurship & Hack UCSC 2015 Organizer January 4, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA It was Saturday morning, April 5, and that wonderful, intense quiet was settling over […]
Broadband breakout in 2015 for California’s central coast
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Santa Cruz Tech Beat, for which I sometimes write, published its picks for top stories of 2014. It’s a good list and takes a holistic view of the local […]
Santa Cruz Tech Beat chronicles the local tech community
By Jondi Gumz Santa Cruz Sentinel [Photo above: Sara Isenberg began producing Santa Cruz Tech Beat 18 months ago. She commutes on foot to downtown Santa Cruz from her upper Westside home. (Dan Coyro — […]
Looker: Recommendations Are Easier Than You Think
By Colin Zima, Looker Getting Started When you get tempted into buying salsa in the chips aisle of the grocery store or adding one more book to your Amazon cart that “Customers Who Bought This […]