For two days, New York became the center of the 3D-printing world, with some of the industry's leading companies gathering at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on Monday and Tuesday3D Systems, Makerbot, Stratasys and many more attended the Inside 3D Printing Conference.SEE ALSO: 3D-Printed Weapons Builder Says He's Ready to Print Entire HandgunThe conference was intended primarily as a networking event for 3D-printing startups, investors and industry consultants, but the creators of 3D printers and 3D printer-related software took the opportunity to showcase their latest products and coole... Read similar

Founder and chief scientist of Xerox’s renowned Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) Jacob “Jack” Goldman has died at age 90. Goldman has been credited with spearheading many of the technological breakthroughs that are at the core of modern computing and that have been a huge influence on the success of Apple and Microsoft in personal [...]Read similar

Jacob Goldman, the man who helped found the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) as Xerox's chief scientist in 1970, has passed away at age 90. PARC holds a special place in gadget lore, as it was responsible for creating Alto, the first modern computer with a GUI and a mouse, the first WYSIWYG text editor, and Ethernet, among many other innovations. Prior to his time at Xerox, Dr. Goldman was the head of R&D at Ford Motor Company, and after retiring, he served on the boards of several companies, including Xerox. The New York Times reported that Goldman created PARC to research "the archite... Read similar

Jacob E. Goldman, a physicist who founded Xerox's vaunted Palo Alto Research Center, which invented the modern personal computer, died on Tuesday in Westport, Conn. He was 90.Read similar

August Capital recently announced that Oren Jacob, CTO of Pixar has joined as their newest entrepreneur in residence. After a few weeks on the job, I got a chance to interview Oren and ask him how his new gig was going. In short, he has new-found respect for venture capitalists and button down shirts. Oren had no idea how many meetings back to back were in store for him and how hard it can be to put on a fresh face and high level of excitement for each pitch. However challenges like that - and a bad case of entrepreneurial itch - were exactly why he decided to leave Pixar. Read similar

Like Joanna shamelessly admitted in her editorial a few months back, I was a BlackBerry addict. I'm also a 20-year old college student / tech-head whose phone serves every purpose from communications device to music player to TV remote. I tried to switch cold turkey and bought an iPhone 4 in August, but somewhere around Thanksgiving I gave in and picked up a Verizon Bold. I've been double fisting ever since -- using the BB almost exclusively for BBM, and my iPhone for everything else. Fast forward to late last week when I attended a meeting in New York with Tim Stevens and RIM CEO Mike Laza... Read similar

South African President Jacob Zuma seems to be a big fan of the iPad. About a year ago, a photo was tweeted just prior to the 2011 State of the Nation address showing Zuma preparing his speech on an iPad. This year, as you can see at right, President Zuma is using his "indispensable" iPad again for the address. He appears to like the two-finger typing method favored by many iPad users. As noted on PhoneRPT.com, the State of the Nation address is part of the opening of the South African Parliament and a "one of the key events in South Africa's political calendar." The speech takes place today,... Read similar

Ever wonder what a Technical Director of Pixar does in his free time? Well, in the case of Oren Jacob, the answer is: things that begin with "competitive". Not only has Oren - along with his wife Justine and filmmaker Alex De Silva - recently completed a film called 'Ready, Set, Bag' about competitive grocery bagging but he's also a competitive gardener. He grows things that are as big as I am, such as giant 140lb-ish pumpkins. In the video, you'll see something huge and green that's the weight of some five year old children. His journey into competitive gardening wasn't planned, but he's fou... Read similar

Ever wonder what a Technical Director of Pixar does in his free time? Well, in the case of Oren Jacob, the answer is: things that begin with "competitive". Not only has Oren - along with his wife Justine and filmmaker Alex De Silva - recently completed a film called 'Ready, Set, Bag' about competitive grocery bagging but he's also a competitive gardener. He grows things that are as big as I am, such as giant 140lb-ish pumpkins. In the video, you'll see something huge and green that's the weight of some five year old children. His journey into competitive gardening wasn't planned, but he's fou... Read similar

We've felt the rush a-comin', and it looks as if 2011 may finally be the year that Amimon (along with its competitors) gets the break it has been yearning for in the consumer market. With wireless HD streaming options becoming more plentiful (and prices heading southward into a realm of feasibility), the WHDI standard is making a stand at this year's CES. Right around a dozen new products will be introduced this week with WHDI embedded, including HDTVs from Haier, PC-to-TV adapters from Asus and LG Innotek, tablets from First International Computer ('Jacob' prototype shown above), Malata and ... Read similar