BLUEMOTION Since you probably didn’t make it through Valentine’s Day dinner without looking at your phone (which according to psychologists is NOT good for your IRL relationships… but doggone it, what do they know, #amiright?), you might as well make your phone part of the fun. Meet BLUEMOTION by OhMiBod. These vibrating panties are controlled by an app on your phone. The app allows one partner to control the panties’ vibrations up to 30 feet away – meaning looking at your phone can now be considered foreplay!...

As a result, business owners need to constantly update their public-facing profiles and ads, which can take up valuable time when you’re also managing a store. With the reveal of its new Google integrations, Lightspeed POS is helping its retailers further streamline their relationship with Google, from running local ads to updating their Google My Business account. The New Integrations Don’t have a Google Ads account? It’s easily the best advertising service to dabble in if you’re hoping to drum up local business, and if you’re launching a new Google Ads account, you’re also eligible for up to $150 in ad credits as a one-time offer....

Now, the innovations brought by LISNR raised recognition somewhere else, as it was named to the Consumer Technology Associate CES 2017 Innovation Awards list as an honoree in the Software and Mobile Apps category. The CES Innovation Awards happen annually and judges the newest products of several consumer technology manufacturers and developers, with this being LISNR’s first time receiving this honor. LISNR’s technology consists of an inaudible secure ultrasonic protocol that sends data over audio....

As someone who remembers when LivingSocial was four guys building Facebook apps, it’s been incredible to watch LivingSocial’s ride. With the start of the new year, soon-to-be fresh leadership, and plenty of cash from the sale of TicketMonster to Groupon, everyone will be extra anxiously awaiting to see if LivingSocial can become a long-term sustainable company.

This past summer, Zuckerberg made headlines after the announcement that he and his wife Priscilla would be expecting their first child. Penned in a long status on Facebook (naturally), the announcement made waves not so much for the pregnancy in itself (although, that was certainly some great news for Zuckerberg), but more so for Zukerberg’s candor and his willingness to open up about he and his wife’s past experiences with miscarriages....

Well, maybe Bender isn’t the best example of a “functional” robot, but you get my point. Now look at current robots. You might have named your Roomba, but that’s about as close as a functioning modern-day robot has gotten to expressing a personality. Until now. Enter Kuri, the home robot. Kuri is the brainchild of Mayfield Robotics, and the company’s CTO Kaijen Hsaio was able to let all of Innovate Celebrate 2017 in on how and why she was created....

Startups from all over the country – from San Diego to Detroit to Maine – will be on display at our Monday night showcase to meet attendees, speakers, and – of course – the judges. On Tuesday afternoon, the four finalists will take the stage for live pitches, and one winner will be crowned the hottest startup in the nation. Here are all the startups competing – best of luck to everyone!...

The brain child behind the megaplane comes from Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s and vision of normalizing access to low orbit Earth. He started working on this company back in 2011 and began construction in January 2012. The purpose of this plane is to launch satellites weighing up to 1,000 pounds into lower Earth orbit. In 2016, Stratolaunch partnered with Orbital ATK to design innovative and cost-effective options for commercial launch customers....

Plus, the sweeping staff reductions at Snap this week will include heavy cuts on the team that helps aid developers in building new mini apps and games to be played within the Snapchat app, reports say. It’s all evidence that as social platforms start tightening their belts, games are the first to go. The Facebook Gaming App Is Out to Pasture On October 28, the Facebook Gaming app won’t work and won’t be downloadable on either iOS or Android, Facebook explained in a recent statement....

After 15 years at Blackboard, the education company that he grew to over 30 million users, Chasen left in December and founded SocialRadar in April. His team is building an app that will let you walk into a room (or a big conference hall) and “see” who’s there – your friends, acquaintances, and friends of friends. That’s pretty much all the information that Chasen is giving away so far, although we know that SocialRadar is working on apps for iPhone, Android, and Google Glass....

These new features are part of Microsoft’s Viva, which is already integrated into Teams, but these additional wellbeing tools are planned to be added next month. There’s no denying the role that video conferencing has played in the pandemic, and Microsoft can’t be faulted for its constant rollout of new features for its platform. What is Microsoft Viva? Viva was launched earlier in the year, as a tool aimed at aiding remote workers and businesses....

The new additions, which are coming later in the year, introduce a virtual office space with “Together mode”, the ability to launch separate break out rooms, and, yes, emojis. Many of the new introductions appear to be tailored to recreating the traditional office meeting, but, with a modern edge. Can Microsoft help bridge the gap between the online work world and the physical office space? Is Teams a true player?...

More specifically, this means the majority of U.S. adults tend to continue buying the same brand of goods rather than competing brands; however, between millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers, their purchasing habits vary by industry. While there are some similarities, for example everyone is dedicated to their own favorite food and beverage brands, where each buys furniture, hobby related goods, and hardware are less set in stone. Based on ICSC’s data, millennials are more set in their ways when choosing furniture at 62 percent (thanks Ikea), Gen Xers are far and above other generations when it comes to where they buy hobby toys and craft supplies at 74 percent, and Gen Xers are also locked into who provides their hardware and building materials at 70 percent....

In response to Hunter Walk’s blog post on the various ails associated with email, bcc, and cc, Primeloop founder Thomas Knoll wrote a post on Medium entitled “I banned email at my company.” You can read the post in its entirety here, and it is truly an insightful reference for the tools that increase productivity – whether distributed or in-house – along with exactly how those tools are used. Not only does email create a barrier to the sharing of information, Google Hangouts/g-chat segments these questions and conversations to the select few who are a part of that conversation at the time....

With a constant stream of innovation desensitizing us to being wowed at every turn, many of us are now a little more pessimistic and cautious about the latest service or hardware. But sometimes, this isn’t about a cynical tech press – sometimes, launches go truly wrong. A lot of the highest profile flops are even kinda funny, from unbreakable glass that shatters immediately to Samsung snapping its Fold. Here’s our look at the biggest moments of the past year, where tech giants have debuted new cutting-edge technology – only to wind up cutting themselves in the process....

When I heard of the first National Day of Civic Hacking, I thought that this is exactly the kind of thing this country needs to promote small businesses. When I heard that June 4th, 2016 was, in fact, the fourth annual National Day of Civic Hacking, my feelings were mixed – I was thrilled to find out that this was actually a thing, but I felt ignorant and disappointed in myself that I did not previously know about it and therefore did nothing in the past to promote it....

The Folio 13 is both light and thin with specs of 3.3 lbs and only 0.7 inches respectively and boasts nine hours of battery life; an ideal option for business travel. Windows 7 Professional is the perfect compliment to your small business needs with enhanced backup options to protect your work with automatic backups to your home or business network. Additionally, Windows 7 Professional is compatible with most XP programs, and for those that aren’t, simply switch into XP Mode....

As we increasingly shop, work and play online, people are rightfully asking: Are businesses really doing all they can to protect our money and safeguard our personal information? In fact, because of rising fraud, most of the world’s merchants are now using the new Europay, Mastercard, and Visa (EMV) standards, which obligate retailers to replace magnetic-stripe credit card systems with those that read chip-and-pin cards. Unlike magnetic stripe technology, a chip is extremely tough to crack and card authentication and PIN verification can be performed automatically and objectively....

Uncovered by popular YouTuber Philip DeFranco, who boasts over 6 million subscribers, the scammers claim to be the content creators themselves. The scammer reaches out to a potential victim, promising special prizes in exchange for a few personal details. While phishing scams are nothing new, using YouTube as a platform and masquerading as the influencers themselves is a new twist. What is the Scam and How Does it Work? Philip DeFranco, a YouTuber who covers news, gossip and entertainment on his channel, uncovered the scam in a video entitled ‘Massive YouTube Scams‘ last week, having been affected by it directly....

Nextdoor basically brings listservs, like Yahoo!Groups, into the social networking age. Each neighborhood has its own website, which only goes live once 10 people from the neighborhood have signed up. The website has a “wall” that looks a lot like Facebook – you can ask questions, share tips, sell or donate items, find babysitters, ask for recommendations for plumbers and painters, etc. “A lot of lost pets are found using Nextdoor,” Tolia added....