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Fortune Reviews Inboard’s M1Electric Skateboard
By David Z. Morris Fortune Magazine January 13, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat recently published two other articles about Inboard Technology, Central Coast Angels Invest in Electric Skateboard Startup […]
SACNAS + Digital NEST = Stronger STEM Diversity in Santa Cruz
(Contributed) January 12, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Dr. Antonia O. Franco, Executive Director of SACNAS. Source: LinkedIn.) Two Santa Cruz County nonprofit organizations working for diversity in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and […]
UCSC Names New Dean of Baskin Engineering
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz January 12, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Alexander Wolf has been appointed to serve as dean of the Baskin School of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz. Contributed.) […]
Inboard M1 is Best New Electric Skateboard on the Block
By Sean O-Kane The Verge January 10, 2016 — Las Vegas, NV [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Central Coast Angels Invest in Electric Skateboard Startup on December 15, 2015.] It’s a motorized board […]
Beyond Paris
By Claire Schneeberger Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 7, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Tackling climate change here in Santa Cruz Were you, like me, celebrating last month as 195 countries came together […]
Full House at January SC New Tech Meetup
By Jondi Gumz Santa Cruz Sentinel January 7, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Here are some of the opportunities presented at the Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp: Hack UCSC: Doug Erickson announced mentors, judges and […]
CES quick take: Plantronics’ Wearable Concept 2 promises easier two-factor security
By Barbara Krasnoff Computerworld January 7, 2015 — Las Vegas, NV Several companies are working to try to give us a password-less future. Plantronics is hoping to be part of that with a handy headset. […]
Calliope Waterworks Makes a Splash at CES
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 7, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Calliope Waterworks‘ CMO, Hilary Bryant, and cofounder, Keri Waters, prepare to present at the Hardware Battlefield […]
TechCrunch on Calliope
By Lucas Matney TechCrunch at CES January 7, 2016 — Las Vegas, NV Effectively Monitor Water Use In Your Home With Calliope It’s estimated that nearly 18 percent of the water used in a person’s […]
Watershed: Santa Cruz Tech Breaks Out, Panel Discussion Jan 27
(Contributed) January 7, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz is no longer up and coming. We’ve arrived. The public is invited to an evening of networking and a moderated panel discussion, profiling engineers, executives, […]