Trying on the Apple Watch

Trying on the Apple Watch

Well I did it. I stood in line and to try on the newly minted Apple Watch. The process, as you would expect, was smooth and simple, not unlike the controls of the watch. See what I did there? Anyhoo. Strangely enough, I was not there to fidget with the watch very...
Apple Watch Pre-Orders Reached Nearly 1 Million

Apple Watch Pre-Orders Reached Nearly 1 Million

We all expected the Apple Watch to do very well in the pre-sales, but when the sold-out stats came out they really blew our minds! Apple received almost one million US watch pre-orders. 957,000 is the number of watches that were ordered on Friday, April 10 and this...
Brewing Saga V: Hurry Up and Wait

Brewing Saga V: Hurry Up and Wait

Welcome back to part five of the Powered Labs’ brewing saga, the mystical journey for the ultimate cup of java. Last night we performed the inaugural roast, but today we wait anxiously before the grinding can occur. It is the purgatory for coffee lovers. Time,...
The Mind-Controlled Drone

The Mind-Controlled Drone

Two students at the University of Florida have been developing a mind-controlled drone that operates by the sheer mental powers of your mind. That’s right, it flies based on commands emitted by the user’s brainwaves through a headset. That data is then...
LinkedIn To Buy Lynda For $1.5 Billion

LinkedIn To Buy Lynda For $1.5 Billion

On April 9th, LinkedIn announced its purchase of Lynda.com for $1.5 billion, with an expected close date in the second quarter of this year. According to a release from the company, most Lynda.com employees will join LinkedIn as part of the deal. Both companies seem...