| 1. Michigan State University students turn a flag into a loudspeaker |
| By Shivali Best, Daily Mail |
| Scientists have created a paper-thin, flexible device that can not only generate energy from human motion, but can act as a loudspeaker and microphone. The audio device could eventually lead to a range of consumer products, including a folding loudspeaker, voice-activated security patch, or roll up radio. More» |
| Why This Matters: Last year, the researchers successfully demonstrated this ferroelectret nanogenerator (FENG) device - by using it to power a keyboard, LED lights and an LCD touch-screen. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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| 2. Intel’s super portable Compute Card could be your real pocket PC |
| By Darrell Etherington, Tech Crunch |
| Smartphones are already computers in our pockets, but Intel’s new Compute Card turns an actual PC into something you can take with you wherever you go. Equipped with a range of processor options, including an ultra-efficient Celeron, and notebook-class Core i5s, this slab that looks like a USB backup battery is attracting a range of interest from Intel OEM partners hoping to use it for everything from smart signage to modular notebooks. More» |
| Why This Matters: Already partnering with LG Display and Sharp, could this little credit-card sized PC could be the modern incarnation of the Mac Mini for driving signage? Check it out. Shipping in August. –Cynthia Wisehart |
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| 3. The problem with millennials isn’t millennials—it’s how you’re leading them |
| By Aaron Orendorff, Mashable |
| Lazy. Entitled. Narcissistic. At both the popular and academic level, those three words pretty well sum up the problem with millennials. But why stop there? They’re job-hopping, promotion-expecting, still-living-at-home-with-their-parents, social-media junkies whose only shared passion seems to be the vague desire for fame. Oh, and they’re also insecure (so if you could not call attention to those deficiencies, that’d be great). Of course, it’s one thing to identify the problem … it’s another to go after the solution. The question is: How? More» |
| Why This Matters: I don’t really like these types of articles, but I liked this one. Some of the ideas are better than others. But inside this pretty standard clickbait story I found a couple of things I can really use. –Cynthia Wisehart |
