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Mobility Innovation In The Great Lakes – Alive and Well

DETROIT - Canada-United States Business Association is hosting a Great Lakes Automotive Outlook event Dec. 14 to focus on several key mobility topics, including new investment around the Great Lakes resulting from the Unifor contracts, a description of Canada’s EV initiative known as Project Arrow, an update on Michigan’s I-94 AV corridor, and a far-ranging interview

By |2020-11-28T12:55:02-05:00November 28th, 2020|Mobile MI, Mobility|

Michigan UP EV Readiness Workshop Dec. 2

DETROIT - The Michigan UP EV Readiness Workshop sponsored by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, is a half-day virtual convening that will provide participants with the information needed to apply for available incentives and plan a successful EV charging installation project to support the development of a robust electric vehicle charging

By |2020-11-28T12:55:02-05:00November 28th, 2020|Auto Tech|

Music Movies New Device Puts Music In Your Head — No Headphones Required

LONDON (AP) — Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble. You listen to your favorite tunes, play loud computer games, watch a movie or get navigation directions in your car — all without disturbing those around you. That’s the possibility presented by “sound beaming,” a new futuristic audio technology

By |2020-11-28T12:55:02-05:00November 28th, 2020|New Products / Contracts|

2020 Maintenance Innovation Challenge Picks 6 Finalists

DETROIT - The Maintenance Innovation Challenge is an important venue to present innovative technologies in front of a large cross-section of DOD decision-makers The MIC aims to elevate and expand the call for maintenance innovation to include not only new technology, hardware, and software but also unique partnerships, resourcing strategies, business practices, or processes that

By |2020-11-28T12:55:03-05:00November 28th, 2020|News|

Amazon Announces Upgraded Echo Frames Smart Glasses For Everyone

SEATTLE - Amazon has announced an upgraded model of its Echo Frames smart glasses, adding better sound quality, longer battery life, and new colors. Amazon also is offering Echo Frames to buy, as the company transitions the Alexa-equipped glasses from a “Day One Edition” invitation-only device to a full-fledged product. The second-generation Echo Frames will cost $249.99

By |2020-11-28T08:22:08-05:00November 28th, 2020|Featured, IoT, New Products / Contracts|

License Plates That Pay Registration Talk To Other Drivers Coming To Michigan

DETROIT - Digital license plates have been allowed in California and Arizona since 2019; now they are allowed in Michigan, too, but not yet for sale. At a starting price of nearly $500 a plate with a $55 yearly connectivity fee, only 3,300 people have them in California and Arizona. The company that created them, Reviver, is in discussions

By |2020-11-28T08:17:44-05:00November 28th, 2020|Featured, New Products / Contracts|

Toyota, Cisco Expand Wi-Fi Access In Detroit, Inkster, Flint and Washtenaw County

ANN ARBOR - Residents of Detroit, Inkster, Flint and Washtenaw County will soon benefit from expanded free Wi-Fi access at more than 50 community locations across S.E. Michigan. The effort, part of Merit Network’s Michigan Moonshot initiative, was supported by contributions from the Toyota USA Foundation and Cisco. Washtenaw Intermediate School District and Merit Network

By |2020-11-28T08:18:30-05:00November 23rd, 2020|New Products / Contracts|

With a COVID Vaccine on the Horizon, Should Your Organization Require Employees to Get Vaccinated?

LANSING - Last week, Pfizer announced it has a Coronavirus vaccine with a reported 90% efficacy. Shortly following, Moderna announced their vaccine has similar efficacy at 95%. Though they estimate March or April 2021 before it’s widely available, it is clear that the government will be encouraging everyone to vaccinate. Due to being in certain

By |2020-11-23T16:33:39-05:00November 22nd, 2020|ESD, Small Business Association of Michigan|

Securatech Offers COVID-19 Monitor That Bars Entry If Visitor Not Wearing Mask Or Has High Temperature

FARMINGTON HILLS - Securatech is offering a high-tech solution for not only cannabis companies, but also any business to comply with COVID-19 healthcare restrictions and prevent those who ignore mask mandates from entering. Securatech President Rudy Patros calls it the Temperature and Mask Monitoring Center. “You don’t want to see your operation go down because

By |2020-11-22T15:42:00-05:00November 22nd, 2020|Coronavirus, Featured, Science|

MITech TV: Epidemiologist Fred Brown Takes Deep Dive Into COVID-19 Vaccines

ANN ARBOR - Epidemiologist Fred Brown will be given the entire hour Monday at 2 pm on Facebook live to discuss the safety issues with the two primary COVID-19 vaccines that seek emergency approval by the FDA. He will also make a case for large groups of people not to gather indoors for Thanksgiving this

By |2020-11-28T12:19:08-05:00November 22nd, 2020|Podcasts|