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Watsonville workshop lures young Latinos into science
By Kim Smuga-Otto San Jose Mercury January 21, 2015 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Kids enter the Watsonville Environmental Science Workshop. The workshop has been quietly introducing children of this rural, largely Latino community to […]
TEDxSantaCruz seeking speakers for April 25 “Radical Collaboration”
(Contributed) January 22, 2015 – Santa Cruz, CA Taking Nominations Organizers for TEDxSantaCruz 2015: Radical Collaboration are taking nominations for speakers and a handful of performing artists to participate in its annual daylong live event […]
Internet of Things: Focus on Vodafone
By Maxine Bingham Editor-in-Chief, IoT Perspectives January 22, 2015 – Santa Cruz, CA (Image above is from Vodafone M2M Adoption Barometer 2014. Courtesy of Vodafone) While I live and work in Santa Cruz, CA, which […]
Internet of Things robot is coming to automate our homes and anticipate our needs
By Maxine Bingham Editor-in-Chief, IoT Perspectives January 22, 2015—Santa Cruz, CA [SCTB Editor’s note: SCTB continues on our trend to include Thought Leadership articles beyond news and event. Locally based, Maxine Bingham has developed a reputation […]
Monterey County Business Council reflects on successes of 2014
By Brian Turlington Executive Director, Monterey County Business Council [SCTB Editor’s note: What follows is Brian Turlington’s wrap up report to the Monterey County Business Council (MCBC) presented earlier this month. This report gives an […]
Cosmic Hosts The After Hour Passions of Plantronics Design
(From Cosmic’s website) An Evening of Grit, Whimsy, and Wonder [SCTB Editor’s note: Since Cosmic opened their new design studio in downtown Santa Cruz last summer, they are fast becoming the hotspot for great mix […]
Santa Cruz computer pioneer Harry Huskey celebrates 99th birthday
By Kara Guzman Santa Cruz Sentinel January 21, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Makers Factory worker cuts birthday cake for computer pioneer Harry Huskey on his 99th birthday. Earlier in his career, Huskey […]
Invent Your Future Here — Monterey Bay, January 29
By Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 20, 2015 — Monterey, CA [Editor’s note: January 26, 2015: This article has been updated with the day’s agenda for this January 29 event. It is […]
Light & Motion launches crowdfunding effort
By Phillip Molnar Monterey Herald “Sidekick is the perfect companion light for GoPro cameras. It is the smallest, lightest and most powerful light to mount with a GoPro” [SCTB Editor’s note: As of press time […]
How will possible Chamber realignment affect local tech?
By Bill Tysselling Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce Chamber board ponders new direction to realign with new economy The Chamber’s 2015 Board of Directors wrestled with five core changes in the business environment and how […]