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Educational Insights Launches Coding Robot

socalTECH

Gardena-based toy maker Educational Insights said this morning that it has launched a new product, a "coding robot" which is designed to help kids learn how to write their own software. According to the company, its new robot, Artie Max, helps kids learn five coding languages (Blockly, Snap!,

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The Next Internet: Usability Guru Don Norman Calls for Starting Over

Xconomy

No one has done more than Donald Norman to teach us that every piece of hardware and software—in fact, every human-made object, including the internet—embodies design decisions that aren’t always made with the best interests of users in mind.

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

Vibrant Planet Vibrant Planet is a data-driven science and cloud-based solution designed to support restoration efforts. Writesonic Writesonic is an AI writing tool designed to help writers overcome writers block and level up their skills. Writesonic Library screenshot. million in 2022 to $5 million in 2023.

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How GoToMyPC Kicked pcAnywhere’s A$$

InfoChachkie

Noted American architect Frank Lloyd Wright famously cautioned his design disciples that form should not compromise function. However, for many online startups, form should drive the design process. I hesitate to write about design, as I have never considered myself to be a "color or font" person. Share and Enjoy.

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GameSalad Rolls Out New Tools To Help Aspiring Game Developers

socalTECH

Wish you could design and develop your own mobile games, but don't know how to write software? No problem!

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Ghost appears with new funding, marketplace to match buyers with unsold products

TechCrunch LA

Twenty years ago, if you started a brand, your first hire, outside of a designer, would have been a salesperson,” Murthy told TechCrunch. to develop some sweet inventory-planning software. She went on to write, “Dee and Josh are the exact right team to tackle it. Syrup Tech bags $6.3M

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No Stairway (Infringement) and the Importance of Shared Design Tools in Innovation

Xconomy

But as I explain in a longer blog post , what is copied is a common motif in song composition, effectively a design tool. No one can claim copyright to these things because they have been around for a long time and are now “generic” parts or common design tools, respectively. To me, a chord progression is an abstract music design tool.

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