Tag: technology
The Big Disconnect: What happened to Google Fiber in Atlanta?
It’s been more than three years since Google Fiber frenzy took hold of the Atlanta area. Google promised to change everything for folks fed up with unreliable internet connections, abysmal customer service, and expensive monthly bills. But a different reality took hold: Google ran wires, but didn't start service; Google tried to work with local governments, but couldn't work out deals; and ultimately Google couldn't find value in rolling out its service. One thing is indisputable: most Google Fiber hopefuls are now fed up.
Making a smart home? The best upgrades are simple and won’t break the bank.
Where do you start in a world with everything from illuminated, vibrating toilets to Bluetooth-enabled showers? The best investments are simple and don’t break the bank. These first three steps total less than $600 and can bring returns in more than one way.
Bluehair Technology
The nonprofit offers four- to eight-week classes on “getting started” with devices. They are all taught at places where older adults are located—senior living communities, rec centers, country clubs, and churches—throughout metro Atlanta. So far Bluehair has helped nearly 3,000 seniors learn to use smartphones, tablets, and desktops.
A fiber Internet frenzy is coming to Atlanta, but it will be a while before you can get online
Until recently, the gigabit service that fiber provides—at speeds billed as up to 100 times faster than basic broadband—had been the exclusive provenance of startup hubs like Atlanta Tech Village and Alpharetta’s progressive, mixed-use sensation Avalon.
Local Roots app delivers fresh produce, goods from Georgia farms, artisans to your door
If you’ve ever used Instacart for its convenience and bought a CSA share for its local quality, Local Roots is for you. With a clean and streamline interface, the app allows users to select farms or stores within 50 miles of Atlanta from which they can order produce, cold-pressed juices, handmade soaps, and freshly baked cookies.
Wearable tech gets stylish with new Ralph Lauren, Rebecca Minkoff designs
This year, Ralph Lauren will release a “Polo Tech” shirt with “biosensing silver fibers” that can measure biometric data—distance, calories burned, intensity, heart rate, and stress rate—and send it to your smartphone or tablet. Rebecca Minkoff partnered with Case-Mate to create a gold chain-link notification bracelet and a studded leather bracelet that debuted during the designer’s September show.
IS3D Educational Software
To help students master cell biology, professors at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine pioneered IS3D, which uses interactive case studies to explain scientific principles. It’s now grown to a suite of programs for high school students.
Work-a-cise
In this brave new world of oddball and doctor-disapproved exercise regimens—where people use electric shocking belts in their desperate attempts to develop six-pack stomachs—there must be a product that can help sedentary lawyers fulfill their office-bound dreams of chiseled bodies, right?
Just Encased
Among all the useless crap I can no longer live without, I now reluctantly count the iPhone 4. The realization came to me as the salesperson at Best Buy pitched me accessories while ringing up my “free” upgrade from the long-obsolete iPhone 3.
Catching up with the Newt “Comeback Kid” Gingrich
Guess who's also stunned by Newt Gingrich's rise to the top of the GOP Presidential polls? Newt himself. He recently spoke to Newsweek about what it describes in the headline as his "stunning" comeback.
