Bruce Kasanoff

Bruce Kasanoff

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The little Kickstarter project that could … or couldn’t. Tough to say, really

In which we imagine how the project of our dreams might actually play out when the dreams part of it smacks headlong into the reality of launching products on the crowdsourced funding platform and media darling.

This browser is not a browser: Re-imagining our window to the Web

This browser is not a browser: Re-imagining our window to the Web

Forget everything you thought you knew about browsers. Technical innovation and creativity are pushing these simple tools to new frontiers of interactivity.

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Inside the terrifying new world of digital surveillance, from its latest victim

For a guy just caught in a love triangle thanks to messages from a Gmail account, General David Petraeus sure knew a lot about the terrifying possibilities of 21st century surveillance.

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Three tech lessons learned the hard way (from Hurricane Sandy)

When disaster strikes, you get a whole new perspective on what’s important in the high-tech devices we rely on.

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Kickstarter is cultivating terrific product designers… who might not know what they’re doing

Kickstarter is one of the most promising applications of crowd sourcing currently available, but the lack of rigorous standards – and a naive willingness on all of our parts to put faith designers and entrepreneurs who haven't earned it – calls into question the viability of the model as it currently exists.

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Clever retailers beat high rent with paper-thin stores

By leveraging smartphones and relatively inexpensive advertising space, some retailers are springing up the virtual equivalent of supermarket shelves in subway tunnels. And it’s working.

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Why quadrotors will be storming the skies soon

Tiny, agile flying robots are taking over the skies and making viral waves online. But what implications do these bountiful ‘bots really have for our future?

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Is Tesla the next Apple?

Tesla has raced miles ahead of its competitors in a way that calls to mind the glory days of Apple innovation, even if has taken a few government loans to get there.

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DARPA’s new ‘Brain-Computer Interface’ makes you a pattern recognition machine

Combining the best attributes of computers with the best attributes of the human brain can form a “dream team” capable of amazing feats that neither one could handle alone.

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The ‘Internet of Things’ needs to empower people, not machines

Sensors embedded in everything you buy in the future could radically change what computers are capable of, but ultimately, they’ll need to save you time, money and annoyance to be worth their weight in silicon.

I think, therefore I choose: How brain control will change how we do everything

I think, therefore I choose: How brain control will change how we do everything

Learning to read brainwaves will open the door to everything from choosing the radio station with your thoughts to unmasking spousal infidelity.

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Cultivating genius ideas, and future billionaires

How can a goliath international company reach the brilliant amateurs who will shape the next generation of tech? Pit them head to head in an entrepreneurial Hunger Games.

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Passion trumps money: Why tech entrepreneurs are ‘dangerous’

A small group of dedicated idea people have always been able to punch above their weight, but technology makes it possible to amplify that effect even more, putting big business on notice.

Seven profitable opportunities for sensors that could reshape our world

Seven profitable opportunities for sensors that could reshape our world

Sensors can make your house more efficient, cars safer, ads smarters, and they’ll make the next generation of entrepreneurs a tidy profit in the process.

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No more secrets: How technology is making honesty the only policy

Sorry, Pinocchio. Pervasive new technologies will make lying or even bending the truth impossible, ushering in an age of “extreme truth” that you may want to embrace before it arrives.