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Santa Cruz Works announces new Executive Director
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 28, 2016 – Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Heather Putnam has been named new executive director at Santa Cruz Works. Source: LinkedIn.) Seasoned non-profit […]
Driscoll’s: Delivering on Delight through a Technology Enabled Supply Chain
By Soren Bjorn Executive Vice President, Driscoll’s of the Americas Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 23, 2016 — Watsonville, CA Where does technology fit in when our business model ultimately relies on Mother […]
What they’re saying about Pearl
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 23, 2016 — Scotts Valley, CA Last week Santa Cruz Tech Beat’s hot story of the week was Stealthy startup with $50M in funding […]
Q&A: Peter Garrett, Founder, Open Innovations
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 23, 2016 — Santa Cruz Tech Beat “We put our inventions through rigorous development paces so the companies that acquire our IP don’t have […]
Gluon: A photo-sharing app based on where you go, not who you know
By Molly Lautamo Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 23, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA New app connects you to nearby users & events through location-based photo sharing Think back to the last big […]
Aptos High School Robotics Club Sends Team to MATE ROV International Competition
By Richard deCastongrene Aptos High School parent Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 23, 2016 — Aptos, CA (Photo above: The Aptos High School team built this Nautilus 2.0 ROV. Credit: Steffen Lovell) Aptos […]
Plantronics Unveils Three New RIG Gaming Headset Lines
By David Yee Legit Reviews June 23, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: The Plantronics RIG 800 Series headsets use the same modular suspended headband to hold the two shaped earcups and a folding […]
Trainwreck Games wins game design competition At E3
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz June 23, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Trainwreck Games, a UCSC team of students, won the Social Connection GameJam competition at E3 2016. Source: UCSC) A team […]
Stealthy startup with $50M in funding debuts first product
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 21, 2016 – Scotts Valley, CA Pearl Announces RearVision: World’s Most Advanced Automotive Backup Camera It’s hard to keep a startup secret around here […]
Creator Mike Clifton (aka Mr. Moho) tells the history of Anime Studio
By Mike Clifton (and Emmy Rey) Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Cover of Anime Studio Pro 11.) [Editor’s note: Mike Clifton is Smith Micro’s creator […]