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Why replace that gadget? An upgrade may be better
Obsoleting obsolescence: One of the holy grails for parsimonious gadget lovers is a device that can be perennially upgraded - instead of buying a new one, just swap out the software. Joshua Martin, an analyst at Yankee Group in Boston, thinks the consumer electronics industry may finally be waking up to the importance of this, citing Microsoft's plan to overhaul ...
Is paper piling up? Send it off to Pixily
Before 1998, when Netflix Inc. began operations, the idea that your mailbox might somehow compete with the neighborhood video store was inconceivable.
Travel less, skip the hassles, and help the environment
The 20 percent solution: Summer travel frustration seems to be affecting not just vacationers, but technology execs, too. Mark Lewis, president of a division of Hopkinton-based EMC Corp. , says he's trying to eliminate 20 percent of his air travel and replace it with other ways of communicating with customers, like online meetings and videoconferencing.
Incubator polishes gem of an idea
Matt Lauzon and Jason Reuben devoted the winter break of their senior year to scouting. They found places to live in Los Angeles and picked out office space in the city's jewelry district, the largest one in the United States. Their plan was to head west after graduating from Babson College last spring, to set up an e-commerce business that ...
New ally on the operating table?
An entrepreneur, a doctor, and a team of researchers at MIT are trying to make surgery a less bloody proposition. They say surgeons spend about half their time in the operating room trying to manage bleeding, using sponges, clamps, sutures, glues, and substances that promote clotting. When those means fail, it's usually curtains for the patient.
Blog Filter
A roundup of postings from Boston's life sciences and technology blogs.
Legal strategy
Dave Grannan was leading an afternoon product development meeting last Wednesday at the Harvard Square offices of Vlingo Inc. when he was rudely interrupted by a process server bearing a lawsuit. His 35-person speech recognition start-up was being sued for patent infringement by the biggest company in its business, Burlington-based Nuance Communications Inc.
Craigslist's unorthodox path
Craig Newmark was tapping away at the keys of his Lenovo laptop in a hotel conference room in Waltham, dealing with problems on his website. He scrubs racist comments from its discussion boards and hounds New York City realtors who post apartments for rent that don't exist. And he's incredibly efficient at it: An e-mail I'd sent to him got ...
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