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YinzCam will be at Refresh Pittsburgh

by Jason Mosley on August 26, 2009

in Headlines

Refresh PittsburghI know this is kind of last minute but Refresh Pittsburgh is having a meeting Thursday, August 27th at 6:30pm. It will be held at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in Room 439.

Priya Narasimhan, president of Yinzcam will be showing off YinzCam an experiential in-stadium technology that was deployed for 40 Pittsburgh Penguins home games for the 2008-9 regular season, the 2009 NHL playoffs and the Stanley Cup Finals. You can find out more information on there website, yinzcam.com.

I have heard a lot about this new product but have yet to see it in action. I am not sure if I will be able to attend this meeting so if you do please share what you find out with us.

Also at this week’s meeting, Jay Fanelli (The Designer) and Nathan Peretic (The Developer), of Full Stop Interactive will present “Quit Your Job: How Two Pittsburgh Web Workers Used Unwavering Principles, Boundless Frustration, and NERF Basketball To Form Their Own Business.”
Quitting at day job and starting a business is something we all want to do. So it should be a good time to hear how these two accomplished that.

If you are planning to go RSVP by sending an email to info@refreshpittsburgh.org or visit RefreshPittsburgh.org.

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General Motors-Carnegie Mellon Collaborative Research Labs Demo

by Jia Ji on May 7, 2009

in Blog

General Motors Logo

General Motors and Carnegie Mellon University are working hard to make the car of the future the car of today. Since 2000, the world’s largest automaker has contributed over $16 million to establish two Collaborative Research Labs at the university for Information Technologies and Autonomous Driving.

“Technologies ranging from electronics, controls and software to wireless capabilities and digital mapping could ultimately change how people drive and use their vehicles,” said Larry Burns, GM vice president of R&D and Strategic Planning. “The work we’re doing with Carnegie Mellon could ultimately make this a reality.”

Jia filming video during CMU GM demo
Image courtesy of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Earlier this week, we were able to obtain some exclusive footage of researchers at CMU explaining their Autonomous Driving Collaborative Research Laboratory technology using model cars.

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