Entrepreneurs go public for cash
On March 20, CordCruncher appeared on Kickstarter.com with 30 days to raise $20,000. With just 10 days left to deadline, the extendable latex headphones stalled out at $5,000 raised. 1 comment
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Lab's work help keeps water safe
For most people, a drink of water is like eating or sleeping. It's just something we do to stay alive. Add a comment!
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Las Vegas aerospace company in new partnership for space travel
A Las Vegas aerospace company is a giant leap closer to going where no Sin City company has gone before. Bigelow Aerospace of Las Vegas and California-based Space Exploration Technologies on Thursday announced a new... 9 comments
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Students use video game to explore engineering concepts at Alexander Dawson
The Alexander Dawson School was selected as one of 12 pilot sites in the country to test a multiplayer computer game that teaches middle school students engineering and technology concepts. Students must pass 10... 2 comments
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Clark County high school students innovate in tech
Southern Nevada is becoming a hotbed of technological innovation. One group of local inventors has drawn up plans for an electric-powered plane. Another cluster of creators drafted designs for an ecofriendly public bus.... 19 comments
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Google peers into futuristic Internet-connected glasses
If you think texting while walking is dangerous, just wait until everyone starts wearing Google's futuristic, Internet-connected glasses.
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Virtual receptionist ALICE helps small businesses greet clients
On a slow day at Nevada Dental Benefits' office on Sahara Avenue near Buffalo Drive, only three customers pass through the dental plan provider's doors. A busy day is not much busier. 9 comments
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Get the hot tub bubbling from your iOS device
Need the hot tub ready in 30 minutes? Forget to turn off your flat iron? Just control household functions and appliances via the app on your Apple iOS device. Or Android, if you're into that. Remote access and... 1 comment
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Tracky debuts, tech scene shines
The world's most powerful data center on Tuesday hosted the debut of a small Las Vegas startup company. Add a comment!
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Nevada urged to move on Web gaming market
Paul Mathews Jr. cut to the heart of what members of the governor's Gaming Policy Committee hope to address over the next five months: Nevada needs to capitalize on the rapidly changing Internet gaming market. Online... 19 comments
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Leroy's sports betting app for iPad released
American Wagering Inc.'s iPad application that lets state residents and visitors to Las Vegas place sports wagers from their tablet computer has been approved by Nevada gaming regulators and Apple Inc., a company... 1 comment
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New iPad release draws muted interest in Las Vegas
William Pratt's belongings were sprawled across a bench Friday morning in the largely empty Fashion Show mall. Pratt ignored the unwieldy-looking messenger bag holding his Dell laptop. 8 comments
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Company pushes Neighborhood Watch concept ahead with Web-based service
When an elderly man recently went missing, the Henderson Police Department used traditional methods of tracking down missing persons, including distributing the man's photo to news media and placing it on the... 2 comments
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Local tech company Tracky gets $1 million boost
The Vegas Tech community got a shot in the arm Friday when local startup Tracky announced the receipt of $1 million in angel funding. Add a comment!
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NASA satellite imagery shows 40 years of growth in Las Vegas Valley
In case you hadn't heard, Las Vegas grew a bit over the past 40 years. Now NASA has found a way to illustrate that eruption in less than a minute. Using detailed satellite images from the agency's Landsat program, the... 24 comments
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Nevada's Desert Research Institute to support cancer research
The Desert Research Institute has stepped into the vacuum created when the Nevada Cancer Institute collapsed by bringing a team of researchers under its umbrella. 3 comments
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Online poker seen folding its hand until 2013
A Wall Street gaming analyst told investors Friday that debate over federal legislation that would legalize Internet poker has most likely been pushed into 2013 after lawmakers didn't attach an online gaming bill to the... 3 comments
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App maker gets a Zappos lift
Dylan Bathurst, Alex Coleman and Ray Morgan are getting by with a little help from some high-powered friends. 2 comments
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Phone system up and running at Zappos
Big local Internet retailer Zappos.com had its phone system up and running again Friday for the first time in four days. The Henderson company's self-imposed phone blackout followed the Sunday hacking of its... 2 comments
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Las Vegas tech company's robots grab CES spotlight
LG, Nokia and Samsung are accustomed to the spotlight of the International Consumer Electronics Show, which ended Friday in Las Vegas, but the startups showcased in the convention's Eureka Park zone were savoring their... 1 comment
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In the wake of CES, analysts wonder what devices will define 2012
As weary exhibitors and attendees disassembled their booths and packed up their gadgets Friday to return to their respective homelands after the International Consumer Electronics Show, technology insiders were left to... Add a comment!
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Critics at CES find favor with LG TV
As the 2012 International Consumer Electronics show winds down, tech critics and experts have decided which new products are best of show. Add a comment!
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Chinese pelt Apple store with eggs as iPhone sales delayed
BEIJING -- Apple's main store here was pelted with eggs Friday from a crowd of about 500 people after it failed to open on time for the start of sales of the iPhone 4S. Add a comment!
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Tech recycling company celebrates arrival in Las Vegas from Atlanta
U.S. Micro Corp. has settled into its new facility in Las Vegas. The 15-year-old technology recycling company on Wednesday officially celebrated its arrival in Sin City from Atlanta by showing off its new... 1 comment
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Intel pushing ultrabooks but who will buy?
Intel Corp. is determined to turn 2012 into the year of the ultrabook, but who's buying? Add a comment!
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Local companies seen benefiting from CES buzz
Much of the buzz at the International Consumer Electronics Show will be on new products unveiled by the world's largest companies. But small companies -- including several from Las Vegas -- were expected to benefit from... 1 comment
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Your 'smart' car knows it's raining at your destination
Picture yourself in an automotive utopia: a world where you know about the freeway pile-up way before getting stuck on the onramp. A place where your car can tell you whether it's raining where you'll be three hours... 11 comments
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Defining word at CES -- innovation
The defining word of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show is innovation. The convention officially opened Tuesday with keynote addresses from Consumer Electronics Association President and CEO Gary Shapiro... 5 comments
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Microsoft CEO has fun with serious message: Commitment to Windows
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer, delivering the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show keynote, said, "There's nothing more important at Microsoft than Windows." The speech was a decidedly... 1 comment
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PHOTOS: CES Press Day, 2012
Hundreds of people packed ballrooms during the 2012 Consumer Electronic Show media preview day on Jan. 9. Companies, including Samsung, LG Electronics, Intel, Sharp and Panasonic, introduced new products at the event.... Add a comment!
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Techie paradise awaits as CES opens doors
Most people think tech companies make computers, televisions and telephones, but their real product is personal fulfillment. And they want you to feel good about your love affair with things that come encased in... 5 comments
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CES: Small tech startups grab spotlight at event
Much of the buzz at this year's International Consumer Electronics Show will be on new products unveiled by the world's largest companies. But at a Sunday night gathering at Mandalay Bay's Foundation Room, small tech... 3 comments
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CES: Get ready for an invasion of 'smart' home electronics
Your home electronics will soon be smarter than you, if a Sunday preview of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show is any indication. 6 comments
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Tablets coming out in full force at CES
Tablet computer makers, hoping to get attention in a market dominated by Apple Inc.'s iPad, have taken over the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, using North America's largest trade show as a... 2 comments
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