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Atlas Wristband to Capitalize Where Nike and Fitbit are Weak
The Atlas Wristband Atlas Wearables is a small company in the fitness world that hopes to lift outside of its weight class. The company’s new product, The Atlas, is poised to go head-to-head with...
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An Introduction to Bitcoin
Editor’s note: As a way to kick off our Bitcoin week, we’ve aggregated some of the best publications explaining the cryptocurrency’s purpose, history, and future. We’ll be publishing some fascinating...
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How Paul Snow became Austin’s Head Bitcoin Enthusiast
President of the Texas Bitcoin Association, Paul Snow. One evening in 2013, Paul Snow sat next to his wife on the bed; stunned by what he had just discovered. He freed his bowtie and undid the top...
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MetroRapid Proves Slow to Solving Austin’s Congestion Problem
The new MetroRapid bus. CapMetro has started to answer Austin’s cries to solve the city’s traffic problems. MetroRapid, CapMetro’s newest project, is a rapid transit system that uses technology to make...
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Austin Texas’ First bitcoin ATM is Live
Austinites line up to check out the new bitcoin ATM. Austin Texas’ new bitcoin ATM is online and operating. One of the first bitcoin ATM’s in the United States, the new Robocoin ATM drew a crowd to...
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Defining and Solving Austin’s Traffic Problem
Traffic on I-35 in Austin, Texas. Photograph by Cassie Gallegos. Guest writer, Gary Hoover is an accomplished entrepreneur currently working on his fifth startup, BigWig Games. His previous companies...
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Illumitex: Energy Efficient LED Lighting
With their patented LED light technology, Illumitex is quickly improving the efficiency of commercial lighting. Having doubled their revenue last year- the company’s success comes from their fresh...
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Five Days Of Using Only Bitcoin In Austin
I first encountered bitcoin when my friend told me about it last year. Was it a currency, a protocol, or something else altogether? As it turns out, bitcoin is a bit more complicated. It is both. It...
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Living in the Nascent Bitcoin Economy
Five Days of Bitcoin in Austin: Day 2. Monday’s bitcoin experience went swimmingly. I found a taco truck that accepted bitcoin and ate well. My streak ended there. This week-long experiment came...
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Living on Bitcoin in Austin – Day Three
When I awoke Thursday, I discovered bitcoin’s price had dropped nearly 5% over night. Although this week saw positive news for the currency, exchange BTC-E was quoting $596 per BTC. Earlier, Dell had...
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