ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ - Investigative Reporting Thu, 30 Jun 2016 02:30:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US /2016/06/state-pulls-plug-on-mbloom-but-still-wants-to-help-tech-startups/ /2016/03/civil-bytes/ /2016/02/civil-bytes-cant-you-just-beam-me-that-new-desk/ /2016/02/in-kauai-travel-planning-web-app-builds-momentum-on-island-time/ Blue Startups has been assisting tech startups for three years, helped by nearly $2.4 million in taxpayer funds. What are we getting for our money?]]> /2016/01/civil-bytes-is-hawaiis-tech-accelerator-as-successful-as-it-claims/ /2016/01/civil-bytes-could-smartphone-apps-help-police-target-speeders/ Printed invitations take time and money, and emailed invitations are so 2007. Honolulu's Hobnob lets you use text messages as a fast and easy tool for planning your next event.]]> /2015/12/cyber-bytes-startup-brings-holiday-invitations-into-smartphone-era/ With the power of your smartphone, your photos can wrap the viewer in the sights and sounds you experienced when you snapped them — if you have the technical chops and patience to experiment.]]> /2015/12/civil-bytes-your-world-is-immersive-so-why-not-your-snapshots/ Model airplanes have quickly morphed from toys into high-flying, multi-purpose drones capable of ferrying parcels and shooting aerial video. Now they’re the centerpiece of a sport that’s starting to take off.]]> /2015/11/civil-bytes-drone-racing-picks-up-speed-in-hawaii/ As we prep for a night out with monsters and ghouls, the thing you should be frightened of is the technology at your fingertips.]]> /2015/10/civil-bytes-forget-ghosts-and-goblins-fear-those-handheld-devices/