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05/03/2013 | 12:08 PM
At the dawn of a 3D revolution, DIY printers looking for that killer app
3D printers, which can build objects right from home with the help of digital schematics, are growing in popularity and quality while diving in price. But are they coming to a home near you anytime soon? Read full story -
05/02/2013 | 1:24 PM
Booking airfare through Priceline? Get ready to pony up for carry-on luggage — and even more cash for soda
Baggage fees have hammerd customers for years now, thanks to a Needham man, leading many to stuff carry-on cases ever fuller. Now Frontier Airlines is leading the pack with continued pricing innovation: The airline announced that, in its move to be “Ultra Low Cost Carrier,” customers booking “basic” fares will pay up to $100 for carry-on luggage and $1.99 for beverages. Read full story -
05/02/2013 | 11:30 AM
Keeping innovators in Kendall Square
In Massachusetts, there are few addresses as renowned for hosting innovation and startups as Cambridge’s Kendall Square. Kendall’s close proximity to MIT is a major selling point for the area, allowing young engineers to quickly jump from the dorm room to the boardroom. So how can the City of Cambridge ensure that Kendall Square continues to attract startups? Read full story -
05/02/2013 | 11:38 AM
When a neighborhood is crowned the most innovative square mile in the world, how do you keep it that way?
Lelund Cheung, Cambridge City Councilor and backer of the city’s zoning proposal, argues that Kendall Square’s entrepreneurial environment will become stale if measures are not put in place to help startups compete with bigger companies for access to Kendall Square’s real estate. Read full story -
05/02/2013 | 11:27 AM
Cambridge zoning requirements for dedicated startup space: Reality or illusion?
O. Robert Simha, former planning officer for MIT, argues that many Kendall Square landowners already offer prices that startups can afford and the proposal to will only make a modest impact to the long-term health of Cambridge’s innovative community. Read full story -
05/01/2013 | 4:34 PM
A wakeup call for start-ups: WebRTC video built into the web
Just a few months ago Firefox and Chrome started supporting a technology called WebRTC which stands for RealTime Communications Technology and is responsible for ditching plug-ins for open, interopable, built-in video communications. These are the opportunities WebRTC is creating for innovators. Read full story -
05/01/2013 | 2:39 PM
A123 seriously launches a new accelerator in bid to ‘rebirth company’
It looks like A123 is updating Shaw’s old maxim for the the digital age: Those who can, do; Those who can’t, run a start-up accelerator. The Waltham battery maker, emerging from bankruptcy after purchase by the Chinese Wanxiang Group, announced an accelerator today that exchanges expertise and access for equity. Read full story -
04/30/2013 | 10:59 AM
On 20th anniversary of web’s release, CERN digital archeology project restores the earliest webpage
CERN, the European particle physics research organization, has started work to restore its first web page — which just so happens to be the web’s first webpage. Hosted on Tim Berners-Lee’s NeXT computer, the page has aged surprisingly well — and shines a light on the earliest days of the Internet. Read full story -
04/30/2013 | 9:03 AM
Startups and VCs organize #BackToBackBay drinkup for cocktail hour Tuesday
Sometime during the course of Lockdown Friday, Scott Kirsner suggested that once Boylston Street was open again, we should all head over to hoist a few drinks. Tonight’s the night. Read full story -
04/29/2013 | 11:14 AM
Haverhill crowdsources pothole fight with low-tech email and a little bribery
The city of Haverhill is hoping to enlist citizens in a crowdsourcing effort to find and fill emerging spring potholes, but the city is opting for an old-fashioned email address and gift cards rather than a fancy app. Read full story
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Michael Morisy
Michael Morisy is your editor, curator, and reporter on all things innovative and startup in Boston and beyond. He’s blown a SXSW talk, been threatened with jail for his own startup, and exchanged enough useless business cards to rebuild the rain forest. Now he wants to share your stories of creating the next insanely great business.