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First-Person Obsession: Action Cameras Better, More Affordable in 2015
September 21, 2015 Comments Off on First-Person Obsession: Action Cameras Better, More Affordable in 2015
Action cameras — tiny, durable, personal cameras that shoot high-speed, low light action scenes — are not just for X-treme sports types anymore. The current cultural fascination with selfies, lifeblogging, and first-person perspectives creates a market for these tiny wonders that is expected to grow 22 percent between 2014 and 2019. Currently, the action camera market is worth […]
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FCC Live: Net Neutrality Discussion and Vote
February 26, 2015 Comments Off on FCC Live: Net Neutrality Discussion and Vote
Watch it live Tuesday Feb. 28 Click on the image below to view the ongoing hearings:
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General Assembly May Charge Fee to Dispose of Computers, Gadgets
February 17, 2015 Comments Off on General Assembly May Charge Fee to Dispose of Computers, Gadgets
Under a new bill pending in the Illinois House of Representatives, owners of computers, cellphones and other electronic devices may face a fee to dispose of the gadgets at recycling facilities. Residents can currently bring their old pieces of technology to local government-operated recycling and disposal centers, which accept and dispose of them free of […]
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Join the Largest Hour of Code in Chicago at BLUE1647
December 10, 2014 Comments Off on Join the Largest Hour of Code in Chicago at BLUE1647
It is Computer Science Education Week from 12/08-12/14/14 around the country. In Chicago, BLUE1647 the entrepreneurship and technology innovation center will host the largest “Hour of Code” session in town. Located in Pilsen, BLUE1647 was listed in the first City of Chicago Technology Plan. The CEO of BLUE1647, Emile Cambry, Jr. sits on the Mayor’s Council for Technology Diversity […]
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Chicago Jazz Man Kahil El’Zabar Launches “OOHnow” The Culture Revolution
December 9, 2014 Comments Off on Chicago Jazz Man Kahil El’Zabar Launches “OOHnow” The Culture Revolution
On Dec. 16, legendary musician and native Chicagoan Kahil El’Zabar is launching OOHnow, a global culture network/e-commerce platform for the arts, at its premier one-day art and music event, “The Culture Revolution.” The event is from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. at Venue One, 1034 West Randolph Street and will feature headliners, who are masters of […]
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Virtual World vs Reality: Cell Phone Addiction
November 30, 2014 Comments Off on Virtual World vs Reality: Cell Phone Addiction
Cell phones are ruining relationships among the current generation, especially teens. Mike King, 19, experiences communication problems with his friends. “I will go out to dinner with a group of four of my friends, and at least two of them are on their phone,” King said. “It is a contagion effect, once one person pulls […]
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Harder to Stay Safe Online These Days
October 5, 2014 Comments Off on Harder to Stay Safe Online These Days
Ken Melvoin-Berg, a Chicago-based TV producer, said his Xbox account was hacked on Christmas day of 2013. “My kids didn’t even get their Xbox game gift for Christmas Day,” Berg said. “The awful part was that I put in a $200 credit on my card for the kids to buy Xbox games online. The fraud […]
