Minnov8 Gang #193 – We Come Bearing Gifts
There are so many tech gifts for this holiday season it is hard to figure out what is hot and what’s not. On our Holiday Gadget Buyer’s Guide Extravaganza the Gang recaps our top picks and we’re joined...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 194 – All Our Startups Are Above Average
A surprising number of hot stories this week for a December and the Gang covers it and more. Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson. Music: The One by The Woodshedders...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang #195 – Apocalypse NOT!
You can rest easy now: NASA says the world will not end on December 21st of this year (phew)! We’ve averted a calendar-driven apocalypse (how did that even start!?!) so go ahead and make plans for...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang #197 – Perfect 2013 Predictions?
Even top-tier baseball players have hits and whiffs at the plate. The Gang had both from our 2012 predictions, but we have some quite good ones for 2013. Are they perfect? You decide. Hosts: Steve...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang #198 – The Future Accelerates
Ray Kurzweil, author, inventor, futurist, and now a director of engineering at Google, has his eyes and mind on the future and one thing has been clear in everything he’s written, spoken about and...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang #199 – Kickstarting 2013
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) once again kickstarts the new year and we discuss several of the important stories that arose from this event. Speaking of kickstarting, SmartThings was there along...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang #200 – Successful Connections
Wow…this show is our 200th podcast! Seems like just yesterday we started but it’s been nearly five years since our first show. Why call this episode “successful connections?” Because the number “200″...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 202 – Coincidence or Conspiracy?
Hmm…this is episode 202 on 2/02. Coincidence or conspiracy? As always, the Gang looks for the meaning behind the biggest tech stories that affect us all and no, we’re not wearing tin foil hats (except...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 203 – No Pebble for You
Will the Pebble Watch ever ship? It is now…but just not to Phil. The rest of the Gang yucks it up at his expense but we’re mostly serious as we explore the big stories this past week. Hosts: Steve...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 204 – No Signal in the Big House
Changing one’s profile picture anywhere invites Photoshopping abuse and Phil Wilson defaces Steve’s new profile pic. He is, of course, kindly returning the ‘favor’ of Steve basically defacing just...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 205 – Look out for the bus Sergey!
Minnesota continues on its path toward technology development, use, engagement and sales. Mobile is the bright spot and we have on Justin Grammens, a software architect, co-Founder and VP, Engineering...
View ArticleMobile Fans Have a Big Day at the Farm
A whole bunch of busy tech professionals dropped everything on Thursday and headed to the farm — the Earle Brown Farm, that is (now called Earle Brown Heritage Center – a very cool place). Okay, it...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 210 – The Internet is Broken?
Steve returns to The Gang after 3 weeks and Phil is spring breaking but three of us dissect the top stories of the week including Best Buy’s founder returning, did hackers really break the internet...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 211 – Everything Looks Like a Nail
Facebook Home debuted this week. Steve believes that its debut is about how Facebook sees the world as “people-centric”—and that means, “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail)—but...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 212 – TV Disruption Disrupted?
Lots of tech topics to discuss this week but we focus a bit on Aereo, a television startup that holds the promise of lowering costs and increasing access to TV, and the company also just won a major...
View ArticleWhat Comes First in Fargo – the #MidwestMobileSummit or the Spring Floods?
They’re both coming soon! And they may actually be arriving about the same time. But, no worries, the first-year Midwest Mobile Summit will be held April 28-29 in downtown Fargo ND, which I’m told is a...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 213 – Not in the Bathroom!
Good stuff to discuss this week and we spend a bit of time on Google Glass. Will it be a hit? Is there anything beyond voyeurism it can do? Will (shudder) people wear them in to the bathroom? Hosts:...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 214 – Chatting with Fido?
Several good Minnesota stories this week, including how to talk to ‘Fido’ when you’re away from your home and whether or not your dog even thinks you’re really there or doesn’t care! Hosts: Steve...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 215 – We be jammin’
Several good Minnesota stories this week, including about JamStik, a cool device that works with iPad for teaching guitar. We be jammin’ now, heh? Hosts: Steve Borsch, Tim Elliott and Graeme Thickins...
View ArticleMinnov8 Gang 216 – Passwords? We won’t need no stinkin’ passwords!
Hosts: Steve Borsch, Graeme Thickins and Phil Wilson (Tim Elliott is off this week). Music: Don’t Walk Away from Smoke Ring Days. From the podsafe Music Alley. Discussed during the show… Minnesota...
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