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How will Google Glass change business?

May 20, 2013
Google Glass — the wearable eyeglass-style technology that places a talking, GPS enabled, in-front-of-your-eye computer display — has now officially arrived in West Michigan. Read More

Video Chat: OST exposes top 10 IT security holes

May 17, 2013
Open Systems Technologies has hit another growth spurt this year. Read More

Grand Rapids Ophthalmology implants smallest FDA approved medical device

May 15, 2013
Grand Rapids Ophthalmology eye surgeon and partner Dr. Marcus Muallen has performed the first implant in Michigan of the smallest medical device ever approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to GRO. Read More

Hospitals lose $8.3B a year on outdated communication technology

May 14, 2013
A study done by the Ponemon Institute in Traverse City suggests that the use of pagers and other outdated communication technologies decreases health care professionals' productivity and increases the amount of time it takes to discharge a patient — collectively costing U.S. hospitals more than $8.3 billion annually. Read More

Steelcase invests in LiquidSpace

May 10, 2013
LiquidSpace, an online San Francisco-based company that markets temporary office and meeting space, has announced that Steelcase and CBRE Group have jointly invested $1.3 million in the company. Read More

Video: Calvin College instructor sees education through Google Glass

May 8, 2013
Imagine wearing glasses that served as your personal computer. Welcome to the world of Google Glass. Read More

Video: Universal Mind sets iPad table for Webby award

May 8, 2013
You don’t need to imagine a table surface made of iPads. The team at Universal Mind already has invented a real one. Read More

LG Chem turns on car battery production in Holland

May 6, 2013
| By AP
An advanced battery maker said it plans to launch commercial production of automotive lithium-ion battery cells in Holland in July. Read More

Tourism goes mobile and social

Businesses and destinations are responding with 24/7 social network monitoring.

May 3, 2013
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) As mobile device users increase, so does travelers’ reliance on apps and online resources for tourism and travel planning. Read More

Inside Track: Entrepreneur leaving legacy for those with disabilities

Jim Albright is developing an app that is designed to create ease of movement through buildings.

May 3, 2013
Jim Albright wants to leave a legacy for disabled people. Read More