Drone Journalism Review: Ethics
Welcome to Drone Journalism Review, a blog series about all the issues surrounding drone technology. Today we're going to be looking at the overall ethics when it comes to drone journalism specifically in relation to concerns of privacy and surveillance. Consider the...
Startup Timeline: Twitter
Welcome to the inaugural Powered Labs' Startup Timeline series. Every week we will be profiling a company and seeing how they survived and achieved success in the tech world. This week it was Twitter's 9th birthday so we decided to take a minute to be retrospective...
How Apps Evolve
Have you considered how apps evolve? Have you looked at all the apps you love, on your phone, and have you thought about all the ways it changed over the years? Let's take a look at all the ways that Facebook, one of the most popular and recognizable apps of all time,...
The Ultimate Brew
Welcome to part two of our roasting and brewing saga; the Powered Labs’ quest for the ultimate brew. Witness this cautionary tale as earthly beans are torched to perfection, but not to destruction. How does this thing work? So we finally have the machine tested and...
The Runcible
The Runcible is a reminder of the simplicity of the past. Modern life and the race for the ultimate wearable computer has almost obstructed that simplicity, but the Runcible's design and focus is bringing it back. What is the Runcible? It's a digital pocketwatch, a...
PAX East 2015 Post Mortem
Once again I have survived the frozen wasteland of Boston to attend the jungle they call the Penny Arcade Expo. Neither illness nor snowstorms can stop me! My eighth PAX is in the bag, and my toughest so far. On my flight to Boston I got hit with allergies intense...
What is Meerkat?
What is Meerkat? And what does it have to do with technology? Meerkat is a new mobile application and it's been stealing the show at SXSW this year. The app started getting traction earlier in March as a way for users to host video sessions through Twitter. With no...
March Madness Tech
With March Madness comes a lot of cool tech! Check out these three awesome programs you don't want to be without this month. March Mulligans This is a contest with technology that allows fans to correct erroneous game predictions during the tournaments using a...
TopBeer Episode 1: Rapp Brewing
Welcome to TopBeer, a show about everything to do with the craft beer scene, breweries, and general beer geekery. Prost! TopBeer is a new web series based in Tampa Bay, Florida, starring Rich Ellis and Powered Labs' web developer Dan Castanera. The first episode of...
Top 6: Coolest Tech at SXSW 2015
Every year in Austin, Texas, the latest and greatest in tech at SXSW gets unveiled. In fact, it's a whole lot more than just technology, the near-monthlong convention also covers the hottest new trends and projects in film and music. Here's our top six picks for the...
The Virgin Roaster
Let Powered Labs spin a tale between two beans, and discuss the Bean Tech that is the Behmor 1600 Plus gourmet coffee roaster. Here is part one of our roasting and brewing saga, the quest for the ultimate brew. God Bless the Roasters God Bless the roasters of the...
MOSI Events: Video Game Makers
How would you like to create your own video game? Well now you can thanks to MOSI! This Tuesday, March 17th MOSI will begin its education series on video game making. The series will continue every tuesday afternoon 4-6pm until March, 31. Go from just playing video...