AISD Working Out Technology Costs and Kinks

Austin ISD goes on computer-buying spree

"...of modern education mean waiting is not an option. "Technology's going to play an increasingly important part in how..."

July 10, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Triumph of the Wilcox: SXSW's Director of Technology Prepares for Battle

SXSW's Director of Technology prepares for battle

"...support the event," says Scott Wilcox, SXSW's director of technology, after a swig of beer at the Dog &..."

March 1, 2013 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Don't Fret the Technique

'Guitar Hero' goes mobile

"...if he's suddenly on the cutting edge of video-game technology. And maybe he is...."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

The Future of Food Is Now

From drones to cricket flour to apps designed to make food deserts extinct, social justice is at the intersection of food and technology

"...along with a panel of agriculture journalists and digital technology experts, will pose the question "Can Robots Feed the..."

Feb. 28, 2014 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Take Two Aspirin and Ping Me in the Morning

Heath care: an oral future

"...the smartphone, just over a few short years. The technology is expanding at such a rapid rate, that we..."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Shawn Badgley

SXQ&A: TMS Ruge

Project Diaspora co-founder and SXSW speaker talks African tech

"...be back on Sunday to bust some misconceptions about technology in developing nations during his talk Africa 3.0: A..."

March 13, 2010 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

When the New Thing Is Old News Already

Call it Murphy's nth Law of Computing: 'Any given program, when running, is obsolete'

"...King, author of Bank 2.0: How Customer Behavior and Technology Will Change the Future of Financial Services, it's about..."

March 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Taps ConsenSys Founder Joseph Lubin for 2019 Keynote

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency track programming comes into focus

"...you have to wonder, is 2019 the year blockchain technology breaks big with the masses?..."

Oct. 9, 2018 SXSW Post by Bonny Chu

Hacking Food

Weight management and Big Food are on the menu for food and health-related panels at SXSW Interactive

"...The bustling intersection where food meets technology is changing the edible landscape, and South by Southwest..."

March 8, 2013 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

"Jane! Stop This Crazy Thing!" (The Downside to Galaxy Highland Theater's New Robotic Seats)

Five Films We Don't Want to See in D-Box

"...install Texas Instruments eye-poppingly crystal-clear DLP optical semiconductor projection technology -- we caught both 3-D screenings of Coraline and..."

May 18, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Meanwhile, Inside the Wired-Out Infrastructure of SXSW …

Austin’s most tenacious tech teams tackle the annual tumult

"...Scott Wilcox, director of technology for SXSW, doesn't need to be asked again about..."

March 1, 2013 SXSW Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Web Prez

Crafting campaign, inside and out

"...campaign, his unprecedented incorporation of graphic design and social-networking technology seems pretty small in comparison. Yet when we think..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Wells Dunbar

SXSW Panels: Woke Food

SXSW food track navigates contemporary food systems

"...How Technology Is Making Meals More Communal Monday, March 13, the..."

March 14, 2017 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Tilling the Soil of Tomorrow

How one design firm is tackling technology gaps to build the farm of the future

"...communing with nature; it was about man communing with technology...."

March 11, 2016 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Tailgating Teasips

Mick Vann makes a foray into the curious and often elaborate rite of University of Texas fandom known as "tailgating" and discovers some intriguing practices.

"...rival anything Dante could have imagined. It was the mobile booze and food fiesta known as the Tailgaters Party,..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Food Feature by Mick Vann

To Serve Man

Briggo: an Austin company at the crossroads of taste, technology, and social interaction

"...Studor, the company's chief technology officer, comes from a 30-year background in the semiconductor..."

Jan. 20, 2012 Food Feature by MM Pack

Mental Health Care in Your Pocket

Journal to Save Your Life launches fundraiser for app development

"...Holly Werstein plans to take her mental health initiative mobile...."

Aug. 5, 2016 Screens Post by Annamarya Scaccia

Austin Finally Gets a Planetarium (Sorta)

Stargazers get home in Cedar Park, but still looking Downtown

"...happening. Well, mostly. The Texas Museum of Science and Technology will open on March 20 in Cedar Park...."

Feb. 16, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Automobile Is a Wheelchair

"...need solar-operated vehicles. Ultimately what we need is Flintstone mobile technology, powered by human legs. That way we get..."

July 4, 2008 Postmarks

TV Eye

The Panel Channel

"...Speaking of conferences, Juan Garcia will be talking about mobile technology at the World e-Gov Forum in France next..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Can Kitties, Weed, and Votes Save Blockchain?

As the cryptocurrency bubble looks ready to burst, developers and innovators at SXSW see new uses for the underlying tech

"...Depending on who you ask, blockchain technology is either the solution to many of the world's..."

March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

hellsite.austin.gov

Everything needs to be online now. Austin is a world-renowned tech capital. Why can’t the city get it right?

"...content on the city's website. Another department, Commun­i­ca­tions & Technology Management, is, among other things, in charge of providing..."

June 11, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Council Preview: Automatic License Plate Readers to Return?

Advocates call on CMs to just say no to controversial program

"...law enforcement. Police officials characterize ALPRs as an important technology that allows for more efficient investigations of suspected criminal..."

Aug. 30, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders

Meet Accomplice, the Austin Startup Paving the Way Toward an Immersive Future

Striving for a world with no more boring experiences

"...in front of this Instagram-esque mural and download a mobile app to tweet augmented reality visuals from your smartphone...."

Nov. 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar

Unchained Melodies

The Austin Wireless City Project and SXSW Music launch a real-world test for the interactive world

"...network of enthusiasts who meet once a month with mobile phones, wireless devices, and software applications, looking to share..."

March 5, 2004 Screens Feature by Brad King

Communication Breakdown

The city's plan to implement a radio system is turning into a long, high-dollar project

"..."trunking systems" -- a single radio channel used by mobile units. The long-running process in Austin has taken on..."

Dec. 10, 1999 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...• Capital Metro is rolling out mobile Wi-Fi Internet access on a number of express buses,..."

Nov. 24, 2006 News Feature

Safe Start

Vivogig's rebirth exemplifies a fundamental truth about the Austin start-up scene

"...So he created the mobile app Vivogig, bootstrapped it for over a year, then..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Screens Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Planting the Seeds

Commercial kitchens keep Austin cooking

"...installing a commercial kitchen, while also providing caterers and mobile food vendors a permitted kitchen to call home. We..."

Aug. 21, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Is the Net Neutrality Repeal Another Blow to Tex-Mex Musicians and Broadcasters?

Bidi bidi bom bom

"...are [streaming radio] because they believe that's where the technology is headed, but it hasn't gotten there. If you..."

July 6, 2018 Music Feature by César E. López Linares

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