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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us is Peter Justeson to let us know about the upcoming Global Game Jam. Finally, we talk with Sen Glenn Wakai, Karl Fooks from HSDC and Len Higashi from HTDC about what tech bills to keep an eye on during this legislative session.
Happy New Year! First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today on our news segments is Shelly Oikawa from UH Bookstore to talk about a book price comparison tool and then Jason Sewell from DevLeague will update us on their upcoming 12-week program. Finally, we talk with news junkies Ben Trevino from Interisland Terminal and James Cave the Offsetter about their Journalism Film Series and the evolving world of journalism and how new media is changing the landscape.
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then we’ll hear from two news guests. First is web developer Marco Morawec to tell us about the upcoming Firehose Learn2Code Program. Then we have Mark & Tiffany Quezada from Gift Minded to tell us about the rollout of their gift curation app. Finally, we’ll hear from Alex Bergo from LiveSift and Luke Tucker from Ritify about their startup businesses and the Blue Startup experience.
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Ken Berkun to tell us about his Windward Entrepreneurs Meetup. Finally, we talk about the research vessel Falkor and the Schmidt Ocean Institute with marine technician Jimbo Duncan and UH researcher Brian Glazer.
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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Justin Kong and Dr. Monique Chyba from the UH Math Dept to tell us about the upcoming Be a Scientist Night. Finally, it’s time for our annual tech shopping show, where a couple of our favorite gadget geeks Paul Lawler and Todd Ogasawara share their take on the latest tech tools and toys and answer your questions about what to buy for that special geek in your life.
Some cool gadgets talked about on the show and on the Geek Beat on Hawaii New Now:
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Osa Tui and Bernard Kung from McKinley High School to tell us about the upcoming VEX Robotics Final. Finally, we talk to planet hunters Andrew Howard and Erik Petigura and find out about some new revelations about exoplanets outside of our solar system in our ongoing series called Exoplanetpalooza.
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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Omar Sultan from Sultan Ventures to tell us about the upcoming Startup Paradise VC Summit. Finally, we’ve invited a couple of WordPress gurus, John Leblanc and Justin Hedani, to talk about setting up a WordPress site and give you some tips and suggestions on creating a great blog.
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First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Cindy Matsuki from HTDC and Jon Shear from ReadyZoneHQ to tell us about CoFounders Lab and the upcoming Wetware Wednesday event. Finally, we talk with Michael Bell from the SOEST HERO project and Wen-Chau Lee from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to find out about the National Science Foundation’s storm chasing vehicle called Doppler on Wheels and what it’s doing and learning in Hawaii.
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Karl Fooks from the Hawaii Strategic Development Corp. to tell us about an informational briefing on Proof of Concept Centers. Finally, we talk with Paul McKimmy from UH’s College of Education and Ken Agcaoili, Vice Principal at Kaimuki High School about open source software and applications in the schools.
First we’ll look at the latest tech news and happenings in Hawaii and beyond. Then joining us today is Genesis Leong to tell us about the upcoming TEDxHonolulu event. Finally, we talk to Russel Cheng from DevLeague and Kyle Oba from Pas De Chocolat and Organization for the Understanding of Dynamic Languages about resources for the programmers and coders who want to write the next killer app.