M2 TechCast

First Amendment Free Speech Protection Affirmed For Augmented Reality

ROYAL OAK - Augmented Reality now has First Amendment Free Speech Protection after attorney Brian Wassom from Warner Norcross & Judd won a court case in December that would have forced Candy Lab AR to buy permits for its customers to use public parks to play Texas Rope ‘Em, an AR game. The case represents

By |2017-12-31T09:13:53-05:00December 30th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Red Level’s Pat Dooley Answers The Question: What’s Next For IT In 2018

ROYAL OAK - IT budgets look promising and are expected to grow in 2018 especially with cloud-based services continuing to be on the rise.  IT departments are hopping on the bandwagon of exciting new technology. Those include artificial intelligence, virtual reality, hyper-converged, BaaS to name a few. Red Level’s Pat Dooley, a senior consultant, joins

By |2017-12-17T17:38:51-05:00December 17th, 2017|IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Inforum Tember Shea Tallies 2017 Successes Of inGAGE Women Entrepreneur Program

ROYAL OAK - Tember Shea, Director of the inGAGE program at Inforum, talks about the success experienced in 2017 by the program that helps train second stage women entrepreneurs running companies get them to $1 million in revenue or ready for an angel investor. Started in August 2012, inGAGE’s first seven cohorts have incorporated 38

By |2017-12-17T12:22:18-05:00December 17th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Rick Beckers Discloses Title Sponsor For IoT TechConnect April 4, 2018, At Troy Marriott

ROYAL OAK - Rick Beckers, CEO of CloudTech1, joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on M2 TechCast to provide some exciting news: The IoT TechConnect Conference April 4, 2018, has a title sponsor - the MEDC’s PlanetM. The one-day event will feature a myriad of speakers who will talk about the PlantM initiative launched by

By |2017-12-17T11:41:50-05:00December 17th, 2017|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

MICHAuto Reports On Auto R&D Centers’ Rapid Growth Explained By Glen Stevens

ROYAL OAK - Glenn Stevens from MICHAuto joined M2 TechCast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about a study funded by MICHauto that reveals more than 2,200 automotive research, design, engineering, testing and validation facilities are in Michigan – up from 375, cited previously. But a second study to be released Wednesday at

By |2017-12-17T11:26:10-05:00December 17th, 2017|Auto Tech, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Green Light Competition, PR In Digital Age, LTU Education, 1st Amendment Rights For Augmented Reality

ROYAL OAK - On M2 TechCast Monday Dec. 18, Aaryn Richards from the MSU Foundation will provide details on the Green Light entrepreneur competition. Tim Moynihan, Airfoil Group’s editorial services and media strategist, will discuss the role of PR in a digital age. Kevin Finn, Dean of Students at Lawrence Technological University, will talk about

By |2017-12-15T08:11:39-05:00December 15th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Tech248 Update: ORBBEC Builds 3D Cameras For VR, AR, 3D Printing, AI And More

ROYAL OAK - Virtual and Augmented reality are becoming the hot new technologies on the scene. Troy-based ORBBEC makes computer-controlled 3D cameras that can see, hear and respond to people and their environments with unprecedented accuracy fitting in nicely with this trend. ORBBEC is the featured company in this Tech248 update. Irene Spanos, who manages

By |2017-12-14T20:29:19-05:00December 12th, 2017|Featured, IoT, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

Michigan Science Center Offers Interactive Exhibits, Star Wars Night, Day Camps

ROYAL OAK - If you want your kids to enjoy some really cool tech stuff, you’re going to want to bring them to the Michigan Science Center for the Holidays. Charles Gibson, Director of Innovation and Outreach, talks about the 1001 Inventions exhibit, free with general admission. It highlights a thousand years of innovations brought

By |2017-12-12T20:43:29-05:00December 12th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts, STEM|

corePHP, igniteCast Partner To Promote Knowledge E-Learning Platform

ROYAL OAK - The Pignataro twins, Michael and Steven, talk about Joomla, eCommerce, Content Marketing, Automated Marketing, Search Engine Optimization and a project they are working on with Stephen Sadler called igniteCast. The Pignatoros work out of Battle Creek. Their company is called corePHP and provide robust products such as paGO Commerce, WordPress for Joomla!

By |2017-12-12T17:22:23-05:00December 12th, 2017|Featured, M2 TechCast, New Products / Contracts, Podcasts|

BuyMichiganNow.Com Gift Guide Provides Great Buys On Michigan-Made Products

ROYAL OAK - BuyMichiganNow.Com, celebrating its 10th anniversary, is offering a Christmas shopping guide for products made in Michigan. Founder Lisa Diggs joins M2 Techcast co-hosts Mike Brennan and Matt Roush to talk about her passion project and provide some great last-minute gift ideas for those who want to support Michigan businesses. From her website:

By |2017-12-12T17:21:47-05:00December 12th, 2017|Entrepreneurs, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|