socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2022

San Diego-based autonomous driving systems developer TuSimple--which is developing technology to enable autonomous trucks--said this week that it has selected NVIDIA's DRIVE Orin systems-on-a-chip (SoC) for its Level 4 autonomous trucking efforts. NVIDIA is best known for its GPUs.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2010

In my post, Technology Roles in Startups , I described some of the different ways I engage with startup companies such as CTO Founder , CTO , Part-Time CTO , Acting CTO , Consultant, Advisor and Advisory Board Member. Before engaging a Technology Advisor for the purpose of accessing their network – make sure it’s the right network.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Carlsbad-based RF semiconductor maker MaxLinear and partner NewVasTek announced this morning that the two companies have teamed up to develop a joint, reference design for a wireless 5G modem. According to the two, the design combines MaxLinear's AirPHY multi-gigabit modem technology with NewVasTek's resonant wireless power technology.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2010

Santa Barbara-based D2 Technologies , a developer of embedded communications software, said today that it has partnered with GCT Semiconductor , a developer of mobile WiMAX products, on a VoIP over WiMAX product. The firms have created two reference designs that use GCT's WiMAX chips, and D2's mCUE communications software. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Financial details of the advertising technology partnership were not disclosed. OpenX said that publishers usings its OpenX Market and OpenX Ad Server will be able to use Microsoft's Content Ads, and that Microsoft will refer potential customers to OpenX. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Santa Barbara-based D2 Technologies, a developer of embedded communications software for the VoIP market, announced Monday that the firm is showing a new reference design for WiMAX mobile phones. Tags: voip software embedded technologies wimax. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Carlsbad-based radio frequency semiconductor developer MaxLinear said Thursday that its products have been designed into a reference design from STMIcroelectronics. DVB-T2 is a technology being used in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe to deploy digital television, as those countries switch off their analog television bandwidth.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2021

Do you have an article that would be useful to the SoCal startup and technology community? Which flagship sales will you reference? Let us know! There is much money to be made in software and tech. AI and innovative paradigms are booming! So, you want to leverage your software or tech offerings to expand in an adjacent market.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 19, 2020

Most every technology advance has been predicted in works of fiction years before the fact, he stated. Broadening our frame of reference. Our frame of reference must be as broad as possible when asking “what if” questions to protect our future. Read more science fiction if you are involved in technology.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2018

The deployment is being made with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., 802.11ax--sometime referred to as "High-Efficiency-Wireless", HEW--is a new Wi-Fi standard that supports speeds up to 10 Gbps, using 2.4Ghz and 5.0Ghz. KDDI Corporation, and NEC Platforms, Ltd.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

NASA has a big message for Elon Musk , the technology mogul behind Los Angeles-based rocket firm SpaceX : smoke marijuana on a podcast again, and SpaceX will lose its opportunity to launch astronauts into space.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

El Segundo-based Mattel , and Chinese Internet technology and video game developer NetEase , said this morning that the two are in a new joint venture to public mobile games and education apps. com, which had referred to the phone code required of Chinese internet users to gain access to the Internet in the early days (163).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. There are other chasms out there just as deadly as the technology one, such as the ones below: Market requirements chasm. Product development chasm. Marketing and sales chasm.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2019

Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , the organization which launches prize-based competitions to spur the development of advancements in technology, says it is trying something new in its prize efforts--a new, $25,000 prize open to any individual who refers someone who ultimately goes on to win a grand prize in an XPRIZE competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. For reference, here is a quick summary of key elements which most investors include in their due diligence process: Key personnel review. Status of the solution.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2020

As worries about the spread of a new virus from China--which has resulted in the quarantine of Wuhan, China , a city of 11 million--a Los Angeles company, Dimer UVC Innovations , is offering up its technology to airports and officials, at no cost, to a number of airports.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

Earlier this month, Los Angeles became the latest city to task its various departments with prepping a feasibility study for deploying new software and monitoring technologies to better account for its carbon footprint. Los Angeles has tried to address its carbon footprint in the past, but the efforts weren’t very successful.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2011

In last night's State of the Union Address , President Obama plugged an effort at Pasadena's California Institute of Technology to develop a way to convert solar energy, carbon dioxide, and water into fuel. The technology has the possibility of creating electricity producing power plants which could provide "zero CO2 emissions" power plants.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2022

Enlightenment refers to an interest in staying informed and approaching every interaction free of prejudice. An effective leader is intellectually curious, constantly learning, and genuinely in pursuit of wisdom about people, places, technologies, scientific advances, economies and cultures. Tenacious: be persistent in your pursuits.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Connected classrooms are part of a rapid trend to leverage technology to bring learning into a more national and global sphere. Connected classroom technology can also help customize the learning experience for each student, making lessons more effective. Communication Technology. Those fundamentals are just the start.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more commonly referred to as “Impact Tech” They are followed by Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Shanghai and Beijing.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Cabin , the startup which has been running overnight trips on luxury buses between Los Angeles and San Francisco--aiming at digitally connected, tech-savvy consumers looking to move between the technology hubs--has re-launched its service, saying that it has "completely re-engineered" its buses and services.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Calabasas-based audio technology provider DTS said over the weekend that it has linked with two, loudspeaker manufacturers, who are rolling out Play-fi enabled wireless speakers. DTS said that AmTRAN Technology and Hansong Technology are both developing DTS-certified, reference designs using the DTS Play-Fi, wireless speaker technology.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2014

Irvine-based RFaxis , the developer of wireless semiconductors, reports a design win this morning with GreenPeak Technologies, a developer of smart home and home automation chipsets. The two are delivering a reference design for developers using their respective technology.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2014

Los Angeles-based technology incubator and studio Science --headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones--has launched a new startup in the Internet marketplace area, called HomeHero this morning. The Santa Monica-based startup is initially targeting the Los Angeles region with its services. HomeHero''s founders are Kyle Hill and Mike Townsend.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. High-technology product startups, without customers, don’t make a business. Solis outlines the heuristics of social psychology that are key to building positive customer experiences today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2023

Always start with a formal proposal, limited in scope to a specific common objective or technology, for a limited amount of time, bounded by a two-way non-disclosure statement. With this agreement in place, there are a host of ways that both sides can win: Share common technology. Benchmark your practices against a true peer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2021

Today with the growing number of disruptive technologies available, like cloud computing, wireless sensors, Big Data, and mobile devices, an incremental solutions mindset is no longer enough to win. Listen for insights from others, and follow-up on every reference to spark new learning. The customer, not the technology, is in control.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

Ask everyone to update their resume, and personally call probable references, so there are no surprises. That means questioning each of these key players, and calling references or prior associates. This will cover the technology, the current state of development, and customer satisfaction. Personnel situation is stable.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Irvine-based Broadcom , a developer of a wide range of semiconductors for the electronics market, announced a new reference design today for Bluetooth headsets and car kits. The firm said the design includes features such as echo cancellation, power management features, and technology to remove background noise. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 4, 2016

If there’s one thing that’s become clear in the five years since Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM ) acquired its Halo wireless automotive charging technology, it’s that building a new business—and a new industry—takes time. Such reasons include tighter automotive emission standards, self-driving cars, and driver behavior. and other nations.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2013

It''s not infrequently that we''re pitched by a startup saying they are the ''eHarmony for X'', referring to the Santa Monica-based online dating and relationship site''s reputation. It remains to be seen if eHarmony can translate its technology and branding to the job market.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Yet, the ways that enterprises and businesses are monetizing that user interaction is sort of archaic, compared to the evolution of the technology. Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. We're really latching onto the growing trend of building products that detect product references in social messaging.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that particularly caught your eye in 2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The practical uses for uBeam technology is limitless. Did anybody hold patents that would prevent us from using this technology? With Meredith I did every on-reference-sheet call I could make and many off-reference-list calls. This kicked off a frantic process of discovery for me personally. Did the physics actually work?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Qualcomm Atheros , the networking products subsidiary of San Diego-based Qualcomm , along with Mindspeed Technologies , said today that the two have tied together for an embedded, video-over-Wi-Fi solution. The two said the reference design is aimed at applications like high end, fiber-to-the-home Ethernet gateways.

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