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Ashton Kutcher: Actor, Investor, Product Engineer?

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In what might be the first ever "celebrity product engineer", computer maker Lenovo held a launch event yesterday at Youtube Space LA for a new tablet, announcing that it has partnered with Ashton Kutcher to be the newest product engineer on its new line of tablets. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Semtech Gets Design Win In Taiwan

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Camarillo-based Semtech , a developer of analog and mixed signal semiconductors, reported a design win today, with Taiwanese company YUAN High-Tech Development Co., According to Semtech, YUAN has integrated its technology into a new line of Software Defined Video over Ethernet (SDVoE) products.

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Stir Finds $1.5M For High Tech, User Friendly Desk

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The company''s first product is the Stir Kinetic Desk, a learning, height-adjustable desk which tracks a user''s activity, and adjusts to whether a user is standing up or sitting down, tracks how many calories a user has burned, and includes a touchscreen, thermal sensor, activity tracking software, and more.

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How Phyn Is Bringing The World Of High Tech To Water Conservation, With Ryan Kim

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The world of plumbing is not known for its high tech products. While I was running engineering at Belkin, we were beginning to build out the platform and products at WeMo, and in a macro analysis we revealed there were a few different, key things happening in the world. That was incredibly valuable to us.

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Legal Software Firm Opens LA Office

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DataCert , a provider of enterprise legal management software and services, said today that it has opened up a new office in the Yahoo! Center in Los Angeles, with plans to build out a team providing product management, sales, and engineering in the location. READ MORE>>.

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Semtech Gets Design Win With Video Camera Company

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Camarillo-based Semtech says one of its semiconductor products have been selected by a developer of video cameras for the eSports and other markets. According to Semtech, its BlueRiver technology has been incorporated into video cameras from YUAN High-Tech Development Co.,

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AutoVitals Gets Private Equity Investment

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Goleta-based AutoVitals , which develops software-as-a-service (SaaS) products for the automotive repair and maintenance software business, has raised a round of private equity, the company recently announced, from private equity investor Tritium Partners.

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