Programmers looking to crowdfund ‘Droidles’ project
by Jennifer Pittman Santa Cruz Sentinel (photo credit: Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel) Aromas engineer has big plans for mini robots. If funded, Droidles..
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New Lifetime Rebuildable Battery Takes Worry Out of Buying Electric Vehicles
by Sara Isenberg Publisher, Santa Cruz Tech Beat Electric vehicle (EV) technology developer NTS Works has created a small and powerful battery that can be..
Watch: Guy Kawasaki’s talk at Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup last May
[Editor’s note: In May 2014, the Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup and Bookshop Santa Cruz hosted Guy Kawasaki at The Del Mar Theater. Event Santa Cruz recently..
7 ways to make your startup’s explainer video more awesome
by Emily Cohan It’s Great Media 1. KEEP IT SHORT Most videos should be 1-2 minute videos. Time is very valuable to both customers and investors, so keep..
Watch: Modern Tribe on Modular Content With WordPress
(contributed) Modern Tribe‘s Reid Peifer presents at WordCamp Minneapolis 2014: “So Long Fixed Templates And Thanks For All The Fish” Modular..
Watch: Santa Cruz from the Space Tree
A new way to look at Santa Cruz On April 30, 2014 a bunch of local geeks launched a tree into space connected to a balloon with a camera. (If somebody send me..
Watch! From the Beat: HeronLED
Watch: Nancy Wahl-Scheurich tells the story of the HeronLED, the greenest little desk lamp ever, made in California from recycled e-waste. Story of the..
Watch! From the Beat: What is it about Santa Cruz and TechRaising?
Watch: Margaret Rosas and Matthew Swinnerton talk about the local tech scene, TechRaising, and more…
Watch! From the Beat: iotaGift
If you’ve been following Santa Cruz Tech Beat, you already know that iotaGift is a local startup worth following. Watch: Interview with Karla Hawkinson,..
Watch! From the Beat: iSentio
If you’ve been following Santa Cruz Tech Beat, you already know that iSentio is a local startup worth following. Watch: Presentation by iSentio CEO May..