Hamlet for the ages

Hamlet for the ages

by | Nov 28, 2015

On the evening of November 10, 2015, thousands of fortunate theatre-goers world-wide were treated to a rare theatrical experience.  They were offered the opportunity, through the good graces of Fathom Events, to witness a filmed live presentation of William Shakespeare’s immortal tragedy, Hamlet staring Benedict Cumberbatch of “The Imitation Game” fame in the title role.  And a rare treat it was. At the ripe old age of 400, Shakespeare’s iconic work, bursting at the seams with 4,000 vibrant lines of verse and prose, is as vital and...

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BioForum Fireside Chat with Robert Nelsen

BioForum Fireside Chat with Robert Nelsen

by | Nov 25, 2015

The lunchtime plenary session at the Bio Investor Forum in San Francisco featured a fireside chat with BioTech investor Robert Nelsen. Nelsen described himself as a self-motivated investor who started his investment in projects at age 11. His key strategy today and main personal belief on investing is that science and technology matters, and that basic research is key. His premised was explained in his love the Scientific American which has a section showing the understanding and ideas in science 10, 20 and 50 years ago. The results...

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Pepcom Holiday Spectacular SF

Pepcom Holiday Spectacular SF

by | Nov 24, 2015

Holiday spectacular event hosted by Pepcom in San Francisco on October 28 was featuring some great gifts ideas for quickly approaching holiday’s season. This annual event provides a sneak peak into the offering at CES coming up after the holiday season in January. This year’s event had over 50 exhibitors presenting the new or improved version of their electronic consumer targeted products, most of which are available for the 2015 holiday season.  A highlight list of some of the more interesting products at the show follow. AeroGarde...

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Ambiq Micro brings low power to ARM TechCon

Ambiq Micro brings low power to ARM TechCon

by | Nov 23, 2015

At the ARM TechCon in Santa Clara, Texas based Ambiq Micro announced the capabilities of their latest MCU for the IoT market.  In an overview dinner with CEO Mike Noonen, VP of Marketing and Strategy Mike Salas, CTO Scott Hanson and VP Sales Vince Murdica they discussed the release of their new 32 bit MCU for the wearables and IoT market that is based on the ARM Cortex Core.  The design uses the Ambiq Micro Sub-threshold technology to produce a processor that can be benchmarked at the lowest power in its class. The product has...

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