Entries about Technology
Flashpitt 2008
Flash users of Pittsburgh rejoice, there is a new conference occuring in Pittsburgh strickly on Flash. Flashpitt 2008 is centered on educating, inspiring, and engaging the region’s New Media community.
Flashpitt invites regional designers, artists, students, and developers who work with Flash, Flex and AIR. Two tracks of sessions will run from 9am until 6pm, the […]
RedZone Robotics Expanding
Pop City has reported on RedZone Robotics move to Lawrenceville, with this move comes more hiring as RedZone fills it’s niche of developing robots to inspect the nations sewers. Founded by Red Whittaker in 1987, RedZone was originally located in Homestead.
The company was originally founded to develop robots to search nuclear accident sites but now […]
RoboBusiness Expo 2008
Pittsburgh has a lot of robotics action going on daily, and once again will host the RoboBusiness Expo. The expo welcomes more than 500 participating companies to show the latest in robotic technology while expressing the importance of efficient robotic practices in the business world. The event allows business professionals and developers to see the […]
Read More >>Mod Cloth
The Pittsburgh online boutique ModCloth was recently mentioned in Pop City. The company, which was founded by two graduates of CMU, started the business selling retro-inspired clothing as a hobby. Thanks to technological aids they’ve been very successful, and today they’re looking to expand and hire more employees.
Read More >>FIRST Robotics Competition On Friday
Back in February I mentioned FIRST robotics — a youth robotics competition aimed at promoting engineering and science fields. The six weeks of intense robot building are over and the Pittsburgh regional will be held this weekend. The fun starts Thursday (March 15th), continues on Friday, and then concludes with a tournament and awards […]
Read More >>Fashion Retailer Grows Downtown
Today’s Post-Gazette has a piece on Downtown Chick retailers of the kind of haute couture that, let’s be honest, you really can’t afford. Located in the Clark Building downtown, there is both a physical store and a (more successful) online operation. They employ aggressive national advertising, a staff of 30, and the kind of models […]
Read More >>Developing the Toys of Tomorrow
Two new Pittsburgh start-ups are working hard to develop the best in robotic toys. Interbots and Bossa Nova Concepts; both spinoffs from Carnegie Mellon, are focusing on developing robots that will be family friendly and will have emotional response. The companies are both privileged to be part of Pittsburgh, as many investors and opportunities are available to new start-ups.
To read more about these two start-ups […]
Spoono
If you’re interested in learning or wanted to touch up on your graphic design, web design and coding; a great source to check out is Spoono. Locals Brian Fusco and Akash Goel launched Spoono back in 2003 to share their knowledge and allow their visitors to discuss web design and strengthen skills. The site was […]
Read More >>CM Technologies Fixes Shuttle
When aging wires grounded the space shuttle Atlantis a Coraopolis company, CM Technologies, was called in to help repair it. The technology they use diagnoses problems in complex wire systems by sending sonar-like pulses down different wires and analyzing the collected data to determine which one is a problem. The Post-Gazette has more.
Read More >>TalkShoe
Wexford-based TalkShoe sits at the crossroads of two hot trends: podcasts and user involvement. The software allows what are called Community Calls - multi-participant broadcasts that can be listened to live or after the fact. You can find plenty of Pittsburgh talk-casters, or create your own.
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