Techspotting

The first meeting of the Hawaii chapter of Hacks/Hackers, a rapidly expanding international grassroots journalism organization dedicated to creating a network of journalists ("hacks") and technologists ("hackers") who rethink the future of news and information.Video File

Burt Lum continues his exploration of the quantified self with Moodscope. By taking a two-minute daily test, you can track your ups and downs on a graph to understand what gets to you. And you can share your scores with trusted friends so they can support you. Everybody needs a buddy. Developed by Jon Cousins and based on scales American Psychological Association, Moodscope is a tool to help people help themselves, and to help each other.Video File

Coworking is not a new concept, but it's finally starting to take hold in Hawaii. Coworking spaces should foster collaboration, community, sustainability, openness, and accessibility. In this Techspotting, we touch on the history and variations of coworking, including "hackerspace," "jelly" and "coffice," and offer an update on initiatives underway in Honolulu. Among them, "HiCapacity" (http://www.hicapacity.org), "The Box Jelly" at Fishcake (http://www.theboxjelly.com), and an upcoming coworking space backed by Kamehameha Schools, the latter two both located in Kakaako. Want to learn more? Visit the Coworking Wiki (http://wiki.coworking.info).Video File

We discuss the latest announcements by Apple at it's recent World-Wide Developers Conference, including OSX Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud.Video File

In our latest Techspotting talk, Burt Lum reports on his recent trip to San Francisco to attend the first international "Quantified Self" conference, focused on personal informatics, self tracking, and "living by numbers." We discuss tools like the FitBit, RunKeeper, Green Goose, and Basis..MOV File

Burt and I talk about Square, the tiny credit card reader poised to disrupt the payment processing industry. With news out today of the company's push to replace cash registers, we decided to provide an overview for those who've yet to try the Square device.Video File

What happens when two local nerds have a few extra minutes and an iPhone handy? A tech talk show... of sorts. In this beta/pilot of TechSpotting, we talk about Namsake.com. Launched at TechCrunch Disrupt by two ex-Myspace execs, the service hopes to facilitate live conversations.Video File