Miami Innovation District

A contact lens camera with autofocus, blur correction, and zooming, and which operates on conscious blinks – distinguishing from unconscious blinks - of the eye? It sounds like the stuff of spy movies, and yet the camera is Sony’s very real and current innovation in image and video recording. Soon, consumers will be able to capture memorable moments literally at the blink of an eye!

Contact Lens Camera, Sony's Latest Wearable Innovation Enhancing Samsung and Google technologies, Japanes inventors add image stabilisation, autofocus, blur correction, zooming, and a wireless communication module, activated by conscious blinking, to this newest breakthrough.

Thousands of innovation-hungry media and technology professionals will converge at Hacks/Hackers Connect, scheduled for May 13-14, Miami Dade College. This fifth annual event will focus on innovation and disruption in journalism, including the emerging role of virtual reality. http://tinyurl.com/gom2mmh

Industry giants understand that maintaining their leadership position depends upon their continued ability to innovate and to this end are developing new forecasting techniques, such as General Electric’s Global Innovation Barometer. The Barometer is a compilation of innovation’s challenges and implications as perceived by business executives across the world. Marco Annuziata, GE’s Chief Economist, uses this data to help predict global risks and opportunities and ways for the company to leverage the latter.

GE's Chief Economist On Innovation Around The World Marco Annuziata is the Chief Economist and Executive Director of Global Market Insights at General Electric. He is relatively new in the company, only having been there for five years in a newly created position. Marco is tasked with studying what is happening around the world and how it will [...]

An Innovation District is planned for downtown Phoenix as part of a move to help attract more emerging companies and entrepreneurs. "There is something special going on in the heart of our city right now, and this Innovation District is going to take it to a whole new level," Mayor Greg Stanton said.

Downtown Phoenix district targeted as startup hub PHOENIX -- Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton mentioned "why" the city needs and "innovation district" during his State of the City speech, but details on "what" and "how" remain slim.

eMerge Americas Technology Conference wrapped up its third annual conference yesterday, with standing-room-only crowds drawn by the lure of fantastic new frontiers in innovation. Ray Kurzweil’s futuristic vision was literally mind blowing with his predictions of bigger human brains resulting from a synthetic neocortex. Kurzweil also spoke of current experiments with 3D printed organs, including hearts, which are being transplanted into primates.

Lewinsky, Pitbull share lessons of fame at eMerge Americas conference Former White House intern spoke about her campaign against cyberbullying, Miami rapper Pitbull underscored the value of self-determination and futurist Ray Kurzweil offered a glimpse into the crystal ball at the final day of the eMerge Americas technology event in Miami Beach.