gnomedex-8.0
John Malkin – Vocal Joystick
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Jon Malkin is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. Jon’s current project, and the topic of his talk, the Vocal Joystick (VJ), an assistive device for individuals with motor impairment. The VJ provides speakers with continuous [...]
Ethan Katz-Bassett – The Hubble Project
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Ethan Katz-Bassett graduated from Williams College in 2001, spent 3 years as a ski instructor in Taos, New Mexico, then decided to go to graduate school. He is working towards a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Washington and [...]
Jeremy Toeman – Bug Labs
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Jeremy Toeman (JT) is an expert in digital media and consumer technology. Over the past ten years he has designed, built, and marketed numerous award-winning products in the “convergence” space. Jeremy is currently the VP of Marketing for Bug Labs, and [...]
Beth Kanter – Using Social Media for Good Causes
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Beth Kanter is a trainer, blogger, and consultant to nonprofits and individuals in effective use of social media. Her expertise is how to use new web tools (blogging, tagging, wikis, photo sharing, video blogging, screencasting, social networking sites, and virtual worlds, [...]
Amanda Koster – SalaamGarage
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Amanda is an internationally acclaimed photographer who has made it her mission to raise awareness by documenting some of the world’s more compelling issues. For over a decade she has combined her anthropology background with photographic and media-making skills to create [...]
And the Winner of an HP TouchSmart is…
HP was an amazing sponsor this year for Gnomedex. Anne Finney and her team did a fantastic job. On day 2, they announced a giveaway of one TouchSmart PC to a lucky attendee. In order to enter, people had to write a Limerick that dealt with Gnomedex in some way, and record it. We then [...]
Mark Bao – Meet Generation Y
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Mark Bao was a speaker at our recent Gnomedex conference. He discussed with us how he has become a successful entrepreneur at such a young age. Then Francine Hardaway and I joined him on stage. We represent three generations of Geeks, [...]
Dave Mathews – boxee
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Dave Mathews is the “user experience guy” at boxee and a consumer product expert, specializing in the convergence of digital entertainment devices. He holds more than thirty U.S. patents and has appeared on more than 300 television shows. Dave spoke to [...]
Nathan Wade – Serial Cyborg
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Nathan Wade presented at Gnomedex 8.0 last month. Nathan is a University of Washington Undergrad within the DXArts Department. During his session, he discussed his Serial Cyborg project, which is a DICOM Voxel Based MRI wood sculpture. The sculpture explores persistent [...]
Gnomedex: Why do Geeks Gather Here?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed On the opening night of Gnomedex, I took a few moments to highlight the new theme of the convention and explain exactly what Human Circuitry really means. We had an amazing time this year, and are thinking of spreading out into [...]
How Can You be an Awesome Commenter?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Some members of Ignite Seattle recently appeared at Gnomedex 8.0 to give their short and informative talks to our conference attendees. Monica is a news reporter, and spoke to us about the ways we can all become better news, blog and [...]
The Beginning of Human Circuitry
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed The latest Gnomedex wrapped up last Saturday, and the feedback we have seen thus far has been amazingly positive. The general consensus seems to be that people came away energized, impassioned, and empowered. The wide variety of excellent speakers brought laughter, [...]
