Category: Innovation

Virtual reality will be at the forefront at the annual Gasparilla Interactive this year, with several panels discussing the direction that the new technologies are taking in the media landscape. Absolute Mobile Solutions’ President Alfred Goldberg will be speaking in a panel on Thursday, March 10th discussing the effects it… Read More
Serious Simulations LLC recently announced a new milestone for its patent-pending wireless video “Reformatter”. Read More
Three USF Health Information Systems (IS) research submissions have been selected for full session presentations at the upcoming 2016 Information Technology in Academic Medicine Conference. The conference, sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Information Resources (GIR), will be held June 1-3 in Toronto, Canada. Read More
The market is showing an interest in technology developed through the University of South Florida that can instantly determine whether a grouper is really a grouper. In the future, similar technology may signal whether wild-caught shrimp, tuna and red snapper live up to their claims, and even whether that glop… Read More
Tampa Bay Innovation Center, an innovation and entrepreneurship center for technology businesses, will hold its March 2016 TECH Talk program on Tuesday, March 8 at 8:30 a.m. at Microsoft Headquarter offices, 5426 Bay Center Dr., Suite 700, Tampa. Read More
Ethan Yeh, an eighth grade student at Tampa Preparatory School, was the grand prize winner at the USF Young Innovator Competition, held Feb. 11, 2016, at the University of South Florida. Yeh's invention, the "K-Cup Garden," uses discarded single-serving coffee brewing pods to grow herbs and other plants. Annalisa Urena,… Read More
Opportunities are ripe for entrepreneurially minded people today as never before. What we are seeing unfold today with 3-D printing reminds me of what happened in the late 1970s with computers. There are enormous opportunities emerging for entrepreneurs looking to see what's possible, find needs in the marketplace, and seize… Read More
It’s mid-afternoon on a crisp, sunny Friday -- the day before Tampa’s annual Gasparilla parade. Mark Sharpe sits in a corner seat at Buddy Brew Coffee Shop on Kennedy Boulevard. Occasionally, he waves to patrons, several of whom recognize the former Hillsborough County commissioner. Read More
Imagine being able to watch all 22 players at the snap with video that expands from your living room television set to the entire wall. Curious about how big Terrence "Pot Roast" Knighton really is, or how 5-foot-11 quarterback Russell Wilson is able to use his high release point to… Read More
The City of Clearwater has launched a new initiative to serve as a catalyst for economic development and business innovation in North Pinellas County. The Clearwater Business SPARK brings together a network of resources targeting the growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs. Read More