Bytemarks

When we first reported on the State’s Task Force on Reinventing Government, I was a little skeptical as to what would become of it. Do these things end up on someone’s shelf collecting dust or are they the impetus for action? One of the reports findings was the recognized need for a Chief Information Officer [...]

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It’s the classic “chicken or the egg” problem. Which came first? Is it the electric car or the charging stations? As Mike Leone of HIEV explains, customers are weary of buying an electric car because of the lack of charging stations and businesses are hesitant to install charging stations because there are so few electric [...]

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As the legislature gears up for the 2010 session, the tech community is mobilizing to make the most out of what is to be one of the more difficult law-making years. In order to make up for the $1.2B deficit Gov Lingle is already looking at deferring tax returns, restricting spending and refinancing debt. It [...]

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Clear (formerly Clearwire) is actively rolling out their WiMax service and I was lucky to get my hands on a demo unit to test. Installation is a no-brainer. One thing I was told was to download the driver from the Clear.com website. Of course this assumes you have a pre-existing Internet connection. I had to [...]

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There are some interesting developments in the local iPhone application community. Granted iPhone  app development here is nothing new. I recall in the beginning of this year when Russel Cheng over at Oceanit announced their iFu Kung Fu app. It was all the rage and quite novel at the time. Now iPhone apps are popping [...]

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This past week the Hawaii Science and Technology Council launched their new eJournal, The Wave Hawaii (not to be confused with The Wave Waikiki, Jack Law’s now defunct hip night spot). Lisa Gibson, Executive Director for HiSciTech writes:
“Welcome to the first edition of The Wave, a new e-journal launched by the Hawaii Science & Technology [...]

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This is the most coordinated tech movement I have seen to date. Jay Fidell (ThinkTech Hawaii) is on a mission to help establish the tech sector in Hawaii. He’s brought together Pacific New Media’s, Susan Horowitz; Dan Leuck from Tech Hui; Mary Fastenau from Anthology Marketing Group and Bill Spencer from the Hawaii Venture Capitalist [...]

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Invent. Disrupt. Inspire. How can you not be intrigued by a company with such a bold motto? This past Friday (9/25), the Bytemarks crew converged on Cellular Bioengineering Inc. for the monthly geek lunch gathering. CBI graciously allowed us the take over their conference room. We usually catch up on the tech happenings around town [...]

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Our monthly Bytemarks Lunch gathering, usually the last Friday of the month, found us at local high tech alternative energy manufacturer, Sopogy. We got treated to an overview of Sopogy solar energy technology, courtesy of Van Matsushige. One bit of trivia, since many people ask where did they get their name, Sopogy. According to Van [...]

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Here’s a little background on the topic of the next episode of Bytemarks Cafe. Back in July I participated in Pecha Kucha Night at the Academy of Arts. After my presentation, Scott Wilson, Architect and member of American Institute of Architects (AIA Honolulu), did a presentation on Light Rail. At the time I wasn’t aware [...]

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