In 2010, Suryl Inc. saw a gap in the PC support industry. No one was providing easy ways for computer users to recover their PCs. When CEO Brian Johnson and his team saw this gap, they also saw opportunity. "We have a market disruptive technology that is not prevalent in the market today, exceptionally innovative. Just the discussion of self help brings upon skeptics as it has been hypothesized for many years with no relevant examples put into practice," Johnson said...

    The dawn of the desktop computer wasn’t all that long ago. The turn of the millennium saw soaring desktop computer sales and high household ownership rates. Now, not even 15 years later, many consumer electronics (CE) industry experts are predicting the fall of the PC, especially desktops. While the desktop computer market share continues its downward trend, growth in sales and ownership of mobile devices—such as smartphones, tablets, and e-readers—is...

  Social media interacts with every aspect of our lives and television is no exception. Simply watching a TV show, news broadcast or awards show is no longer the norm as viewers are posting on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and more, right along with their favorite TV shows. Many programs and networks are capitalizing on this trend and are creating even more ways for viewers to interact with their favorite shows. HBO’s hit show, Game of Thrones, recently premiered its third...

  I recently returned from the 2013 Consumer Electronics and Photo Expo in Moscow, the largest technology exposition of its kind in Russia. The event encapsulated the Russian consumer electronics (CE) market today; a mix of small regional brands increasingly overshadowed by top-tier international technology brands such as: Sony, Canon, Nikon, Bose, Polk Audio, Loewe and Electrolux. Talking with executives from several of the big CE brands at the show, the consensus was...

BNJMN (Long Version) from HGK IVK Interaktion on Vimeo.Fast Company recently featured BNJMN, a robot created by two Basel Academy of Art and Design students. Although robots creating art is nothing new, BNJMN is programmed to have an artistic vision. His “Expressive Output Cycle” allows him to create works of art that differ each time, though not by much. He uses two brushes to paint and exhibits different strokes each time a new piece is created. After completing a...