Category Archives: Tech

Pebble smartwatch maker will shut down and sell its intellectual property to Fitbit

Pebble Technology Corp., one of the first companies to manufacture smartwatches, said it will shut down and sell its software and intellectual property to Fitbit Inc., which also plans to hire some of Pebble’s “key personnel.” “Due to various factors, Pebble is no longer able to operate as an independent entity,” Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky […]

Samsung’s Galaxy S8 might not have a headphone jack

I’m not excited about a new phone announcment from Samsung or how they hook up the headphones. Just tell me if it has a battery and if I’m ever going to be safe with your products again. You were probably hoping the whole no headphone jack thing was just a 2016 fad, right? Sorry, but […]

Apple Wants to Teach Your Kids How to Code for Free

While Elon Musk is racing for Mars, there’s another race happening in school systems around the world: the race to integrate computer science into their curriculum. There are currently over 517,000 computer science jobs on the market, which is projected to grow at twice the rate of other jobs. Meanwhile, only 42,969 computer science students […]

How IoT is making IBM’s Smart Planet platform smarter

Chris O’Connor, IBM’s General Manager for Internet of Things Offerings, has been involved with connected devices for almost 25 years. As a result, he has a unique view on the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), what it means for the future, and what we can learn from previous generations of technology. ReadWrite sat […]

Flying Saucer Concept

A mechanical engineer and a member of the family whose aerospace and transportation company builds trains, planes, and more, Bombardier’s at his best when he ignores pesky things like budgets, timelines, and contemporary physics. Since 2013, he’s run a blog cataloging more than 200 concepts, each a fantastic, farfetched new way for people to travel […]