My #YouthSpark
Before I discovered code, I wanted to be a digital artist. My dream was to be a Pixar animator and be part of bringing joy to millions through…
Tag: technology
Startup Spotlight: Nymi, the Wearable that Listens to Your Heart
Apple Watch lets you send your heartbeat to your friends, but this wearable actually does something useful with it. If you’re like me, you have more passwords and logins than you can remember. If you’re on top of things, you’ve got them…
ReWalk Robotic Exoskeleton Helps Paraplegics Walk Again
Exoskeletons are often portrayed in the media as tools for fighting crime or weaponizing the human body for military use, but this company uses them for rehabilitation of…
Becoming a Microsoft Regional Director
I am so happy to announce that I’ve been selected to become a part of the Microsoft Regional Director program! Microsoft Regional Directors are individual developers with significant knowledge of Microsoft technologies who are engaged in their communities and form an important…
5 Fun Ways to Spark Your Child’s Interest in Technology and Boost Their Critical Thinking Skills
Last week, one of my readers reached out to me about how to keep his young daughters interested in technology. The conversation about the growing necessity of technical skills is not a quiet one, and I commend this father for realizing that…
SOMO SOund & MOvement Workshop
Last March I had the pleasure of meeting Loretta Faveri, inventor of SOMO (SOund in MOtion) by SonicWear, a wearable device that turns the body into a musical…
How Holograms Could Change Fashion Forever
The tech world went wild when Microsoft announced HoloLens, a wearable computer that bridges the gap between the physical and digital realms and makes holograms a reality (see…
