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Wireless technology is getting faster for many Mississippians with the launching of the latest generation of wireless network technology by the area’s largest cellular providers. With the fourth generation (4G) Long Term Evolution (LTE) services introduced in the Jackson area by C Spire Wireless and AT&T, customers will experience the speed and advanced capabilities offered [...] [...]
There are exciting things happening with the Urban Research Group at the University of Southern Mississippi. The group is led by professor Marek W. Urban, Ph.D., of the university’s nationally known School of Polymer Science. Inspired by his dream of a technology that’s now considered revolutionary in the world of plastics research, the professor has [...] [...]
Growing up in a quiet suburb of Kansas City, Mo., Eric Hughes exhibited a creative bent from an early age. Now the vice president/creative director of Mad Genius, he was also exposed to the advertising industry early. He spent summers during high school working in his dad’s Kansas City agency. “I was the kid who [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: January 8,2012
Tags: Beach Boys, Bill Hemsath, Brandon Flowers, Electronic keyboardists, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Lady Gaga, Minimoog, monophonic analog synthesizer, R.A. Moog Inc, Vangelis, “Good Vibrations”, “Hemsath’s toy.”
Electronic keyboardists today from Lady Gaga to Brandon Flowers owe their careers to Bill Hemsath. While he was never a voice coach, talent agent or label producer, the Madison resident is probably one of the most overlooked figures in modern music history. As the inventor of the Minimoog, a first-generation modern synthesizer, Hemsath and his [...] [...]
“Our goal is to really inspire the next generation of explorers.” That is the mission plan of the highly-anticipated Infinity Science Center at John C. Stennis Space Center in Bay St. Louis. Infinity development director John Wilson and the center’s non-profit foundation are going over ribbon cutting plans for the 72,000 square-foot, $42 million museum [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: December 11,2011
Tags: Apple, Bill Rayburn, Bomgar Box, Chris Cope, CYBERSPACE, David Moore, David Palmer, Fred Haise, Gary Butler, Gerard Gibert, Hartley Peavey, Hu Meena, iPhone, Jill Beneke, Jim Barksdale, Joe Stratinger, Joel Bomgar, John Palmer, Kelli Booth, Matthew Graves, Mayo Flynt, MBJ, Nuno Goncalves Ferreira, Sage Gerard, science, Stephen Johnston, tech 21, technology, telecom, THE Business, Tom Hinds
Mississippi’s tech scene is on the rise, thanks to flashy successes like Hu Meena’s blockbuster deal with Apple to get the iPhone for C Spire and Joel Bomgar, whose Bomgar Box is taking the world by storm. From Starkville to Ocean Springs, and everywhere in between, here are some of Mississippi’s leaders in the Tech [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: December 11,2011
Tags: 3DS by Nintendo, Casio Tryx Camera, Gadget, Gadget Guide, iPad 2, iPhone 4S, Kindle Fire, Motorola Droid Razr, Motorola Xoom, Nike Plus Sportwatch, Samsung Galaxy S II
It’s the season of giving and retailers everywhere will enjoy a few weeks off from the sluggish economy as their stores are invaded by shoppers scrambling to get everything on their Christmas lists. Here are a few ideas. [...]
Q: Right now you are finishing up a double major in computer science and engineering at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Any plans after that? A: I looked at Massachusetts Institute for Technology simply because their programs are incredible and they seem very open to letting people use laboratories. If they do not offer a [...] [...]
“We are automating solutions to people’s daily computer problems.” That’s the nutshell objective behind SlimWare Utilities, according to CEO Chris Cope. Started in 2009, the privately-owned Ocean Springs company seeks to improve personal computer capability using a variety of optimization platforms. Its newest suite, SlimCleaner, was recognized this fall by the editors of CNET and [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: July 31,2011
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Novelty is a bad word. Try unique. That’s according to Paige Buchanan, chief technologist for SciGenesis, a small women-owned biotechnology company housed at The Accelerator, a business incubator operated by the University of Southern Mississippi. Buchanan and managing business partner Kelli Booth have become Girl Fridays for the Pentagon as it seeks new products to [...] [...]
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