Entries about Technology
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.
Read More >>Big Telescope Has Pittsburgh Connection
What does a telescope high atop an Andes mountain have to do with Pittsburgh? According to this Tribune Review piece, quite a bit. Carnegie Mellon is the latest project sponsor in a list that includes University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, University of Pennsylvania, and Google (the article mentions their Pittsburgh office). The massive amount of […]
Read More >>ShowClix
Located in an unassuming retail building in Oakmont, ShowClix is a live event and ticketing web application with web 2.0 elements. The start-up was created by area residents Joshua Dziabiak and Lynsie Camuso who originally worked on it at Tuscany Cafe on the South Side. You can search for shows anywhere in the United States, […]
Read More >>FIRST Robotics Local Kick-Off
This past Saturday as many as 18 high school robotics teams from around the region gathered at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) in Lawrenceville for the FIRST Robotics 2008 kick-off. Over the next six weeks these teams and others will build robots to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition.
During the kick-off the teams […]
Google Map of Free Downtown Wifi
Want to know where downtown you can get your 2 hours of juicy free wifi goodness? I spent way too much time translating the map on the project’s website from tiny dots on a static image into this Google MyMap. I should note that this map is not official or endorsed in any way. Enjoy.
Read More >>Pittsburgh 2050
Elliance, an internet marketing company located on the North Shore, has created a slick web application called Pittsburgh 2050 that allows Pittsburghers to share their ambitions for the city. The current suggestions range from the serious (”I want Pittsburgh to be voted the most bike friendly city in the US”), to the sarcastic (”I want […]
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