Technology
The War on Household Germs Goes Nuclear
Last weekend I was at the Shore with my relations, as I am every August at this time of year. We’d just finished supper, and […]
Brigitte Daniel’s Got a Plan to Get Young Women of Color Into Technology
Like the Trayvon Martin story before it, what happened in Ferguson two weeks ago has had a continued news presence in part because of social […]
2014 Philadelphia Geek Awards
Excitement reigned on the sidewalk outside The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University on Saturday night as the 4th Annual Philadelphia Geek Awards got […]
New Steve Powers Emojis Available from Hi-Art App
You’ve seen his Love Letter murals all over town, but now you can spice up your texts with some digital art by Steve Powers. The Philly […]
Amazon Introduces “Netflix for Books”-Style Service
AP reports that Amazon is rolling out a new service that—for $9.99 a month—allows Kindle users unlimited access to “thousands of electronic books and audiobooks.” […]
Here’s Why You Should Save Your Money and Skip Tory Burch’s New Fitbit Accessories
I own a Fitbit. It’s black, and it’s not anything to look at. (Actually, it has broken twice, so it’s not really anything to swear […]
PPA Hopes to Let You Pay for Parking With Your Cell Phone
The Philadelphia Parking Authority is hoping to allow you to pay for parking with your cell phone by next summer. Well, “hopefully,” a spokesperson says. […]
Cue Confusion: Diane Von Furstenberg is Collaborating With Google Glass for a Special Edition Pair of Lenses
You may remember Diane von Furstenberg’s first foray with Google Glass when, in September 2013, models sashayed down the runway in the slightly less obtrusive eyeglass […]
Philly’s Ex-Chief Data Officer: I Quit After Clash with Revenue Commissioner
Mark Headd, Philadelphia’s first Chief Data Officer from the fall of 2012 to April 2013, has finally explained why he left the position. It happened […]
Local Architect Publishes Adorable Children’s eBook Series
The Memoirs of Winthrop Little is an interactive children’ book series app dreamt up by Wayne resident and architect Jeffrey Martin. The story is written by an adorable teddy bear named Winthrop […]
Hot Philly Startup Curalate Gets $8.6M in Funding
Curalate, a Philly-based tech start-up with 45 employees, got $8.6 million in funding. Re/code’s Jason Del Rey reports New Enterprise Associate (NEA) led the funding; […]
Homefront Video Game Set in Scary, Future Philadelphia
German video game company Crytek has revealed that the next installment of its video game series Homefront: The Revolution will be set in a future, post-apocalyptic Philadelphia, […]
SEPTA’s New Payment Technology Will Be Called SEPTA Key
Lots of new developments coming out of SEPTA these days. There’s the new 24-hour SEPTA service that debuts on June 15th. There’s the covert text-to-911 […]
Monday Obsession: Fashion Illustrator and It Girl Dallas Shaw’s iPhone Cases
Confession: I have a very weird obsession with finding the perfect cell phone case. It started about 10 years ago, when I searched far and […]
Drexel Prof. Makes Philly Art Museum App
Mary Jo Grdina, an associate clinical professor in Drexel’s School of Education, has created a new iPad app that seeks to prove that “physics principles […]