News
The story of how a European telco startup founder fell in love with Santa Cruz
By Kamil Roginski Co-Founder and Business Development Guy at Confr April 10, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Spinning new ideas… how Confr was born Confr has international team of seven people working remotely from five […]
A totally new kind of password management
(contributed) April 10, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA passQi+ for iPhone Automates Password and Two Step Verification Login passQi+ was released in the Apple iPhone App Store today, introducing a new tool for website user […]
First-ever Forbes Ag Tech Summit Coming to Salinas
By Forbes Staff Forbes Forbes Corporate Communications [Editor’s note: With key speakers from Monsanto and DuPont, ya gotta wonder, but I figured readers would want to know about this upcoming Ag Tech event, nonetheless. Read […]
UCSC to host UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium in June
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz April 10, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA UC Santa Cruz will host the 16th annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium this year from June 22 to 24. The symposium brings […]
Plantronics Explorer 500 hits the market at $60
(Contributed) (Photo credits: cnet.com) April 10, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Plantronics Explorer 500: An affordable Bluetooth headset with premium performance Plantronics today announced the Plantronics Explorer 500, a compact, high-performance Bluetooth headset, with an […]
Cityblooms and Plantronics to Receive Prestigious Environmental Award
(Contributed) April 9, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA (Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat previous published Plantronics & Cityblooms named as finalists for environmental award on February 13, 2015.) Plantronics is thrilled to announce that […]
Nobody makes a profit — on purpose
By Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 9, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Time as currency: social capital accumulates and that’s priceless. The TimeBank in Santa Cruz is a network to share skills […]
Using Gamification to Achieve Effective eLearning
By Claire Schneeberger, Marie Williams, and Rebekah Jacobson Monarch Media April 2, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Gamification encourages learners to get actively involved and motivated in the learning process If you’re involved in education—whether […]
Get over the fear and jump in
By Amanda Rotella Economic Development Coordinator, City of Santa Cruz Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Abby West, Product Manager at Looker, talks with high school and college women who are interested in […]
MotionX technology: What is it, and why are Swiss smartwatches using it?
By Elyse Betters Pocketlint April 2, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Swiss watch makers are finally stepping into the 21st century by announcing smartwatches. Within the last few weeks, notable Swiss watch makers like Frederique […]