Tech + Gadgets
Study: Teens Employ Many Techniques to Protect Their Online Privacy
At virtually every conference or gathering in the tech world, there are passionate discussions about the major trends shaping the future of social media, especially the tradeoffs between sharing and privacy.
The Technology Behind How Smitten Has Seduced San Francisco
If you haven’t looked at the list of ingredients on a carton of ice cream from the grocery store lately, you might be surprised by the number of sweeteners, stabilizers, emulsifiers, and preservatives geared more to packing and preservation of the product than its taste.
Locally produced Smitten Ice Cream changes all that. Every scoop is made from fresh mostly organic, locally harvested ingredients right before your eyes.
Scenes of the City: Handmade Surfboards at Sunset Shapers
Boutiika Offers Indie Fashion on Demand With Same-Day Delivery Service
Boutiika, the online-to-offline platform for independent boutiques, recently launched a same-day delivery service in San Francisco.
The Perks and Woes of Being a Sidecar Driver
I’ve been driving to work here at 7x7 every day for the past nine years. Having a car on hand is a requirement of the job. Sometimes I’m out and about all week, but a majority of the time my car sits on alert (I was once stationed on a aircraft carrier) in the company garage.
Zumper Offers Real-Time Neighborhood Search for Rental Units
Anthemos Georgiades says he grew up in a real estate family in London, so it’s quite natural that his startup, Zumper, is initially geared to helping landlords and brokers do business on the go.
Goji Will Let You Lock and Unlock With Your Smart Phone
Digital technology is systematically transforming how we do virtually everything, and next up is the Goji Smart Lock, which will allow you to control access to your home from anywhere in the world with your smart phone.
Think about it–no more keys!
Local Zappos Labs Experiments to Enhance Online Shopping
Zappos is one of those original San Francisco startup success stories.
Founded by Nick Swinmurn in 1999, what started as an online shoe shop grew rapidly over the years into a giant online shoe and apparel business, doing hundreds of millions in annual sales.
Scenes of the City: The Central Subway Project
We went underneath San Francisco to bring you an update of the Central Subway Project, slated to be finished in 2019.
Mailbox App Helps You Organize Email on the Go
Over the past two decades, three for some, email has become so entrenched in our daily lives that is hard to remember how we ever functioned without it.
On the other hand, these days the typical inbox has become so cluttered with merchant messages, newsletters, and social media updates that many people feel overwhelmed managing that flow.
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