Wearable Tech, Bitcoin, 3D Printing, Crowdfunding 2/8-2/15

Here is what is going on in the universe of Wearable Tech, Bitcoin, 3D Printing, and Crowdfunding:


Wearable Tech
- #wearabletech
- NBA D-League to wear sensors (Fast Company story here).
- GoPro goes IPO (wearable tech news story here).


Bitcoin
- #bitcoin
- The current price of Bitcoin (from Coinbase) is in the $650 range
- Mt. Gox to start withdrawals soon (Entrepreneur story here).


3D Printing
- With so much happening on a daily basis, Twitter is a great place to keep up.

- UK Surgeon implants 3D printed pelvis (business insider story  here).


Crowdfunding

- #crowdfunding

Wearable Tech, 3D Printing, and Bitcoin News of The Week (Jan 19-25)

Hey Everyone

Here are some things that are going on in the Wearable Tech, 3D Printing and Bitcoin Universes:

Wearable Tech:

Fast Company reported on a hackathon for Wearable Tech. The story is here.


Bitcoin:

Payment Industry targeted by Bitcoin development Businessweek story here

The price of bitcoin (by Coinbase) is currently $829.69.

3D Printing:

Check out various Twitter handles in #3dprinting. There are many different handles to follow and educate yourself on the great industry that is 3D Printing! You will find important developments on medical technology, local manufacturing and innovation, and more.

Bitcoin and 3D Printing News Jan 4-11 (Overstock.com says yes, CES, and more)

Here is the news for Bitcoin and 3D Printing during the week of Jan 4-11.

Bitcoin

Having Overstock.com and Zynga start accepting Bitcoin is another step forward for Bitcoin. Having articles written by Bloomberg Businessweek as well as videos from Bloomberg and CNBC continue to enhance the growth of Bitcoin.

- Overstock.com has decided to start to accept Bitcoin. The story from CNBC is here.

- Bloomberg video on popularity of Bitcoin (video here.)

- Price of Bitcoin is currently about $820.00 (per Coinbase).

- There is an informative article about Bitcoin from Businessweek (here)

- Wired article on dangers of monopolization of Bitcoin mining (here)

3D Printing

It was a very busy week for 3D printing as CES is going on in Las Vegas. To follow activities going on, following @3dprintindustry for regular updates. You can also follow individual companies like 3D Systems (@3dsystems) if that is better for you.

- Bloomberg put out a video (click here) on "The New Player in the 3D Printing Market".

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Bitcoin and 3D Printing News Dec 14-20

The disruptive nature of Bitcoins and 3D Printing continues to grow. The following news items were found on how Bitcoins and 3D Printing have continued its growth. 

Bitcoin

- KeaneVCC has created an account with Coinbase. 

- Value of Bitcoin is currently about $600.00

3D Printing

- 3D Systems purchases Xerox engineering group. Story here. 

- 3D Printing Industry is a good twitter handle to follow. @3dprintindustry

Bitcoin and 3D Printing News Week of December 7-13

The disruptive nature of Bitcoins and 3D Printing continues to grow. The following news items were found on how Bitcoins and 3D Printing have continued its growth.

Bitcoin

- Andreesen Horowitz has invested $25 million in Coinbase. Find the All Things D story here.
- KVCC has opened an account with Coinbase.



3D Printing

- 3D Printing lets doctors Draw Cells on Bone, story here.