Many people underestimate the role that has been played by intellectual property in shaping the technological advances which we enjoy today. It is because of IP that we can enjoy modern transportation, communications, technological advances in the field of medicine, and everything else in between. With time it became necessary to patent and copyright innovations Read more »

A New Twist on Video Chat How many of us haven’t used Skype, FaceTime, or Google Hangouts to have a live video chat with a friend, colleague, or loved one?  With modern cell phone and internet technology, this isn’t something new. But what if your goal is to bring together people with different opinions on Read more »

How will the consumer of the future engage with the brands they buy regularly? That was one of the main topics that we discussed earlier today at the Consumer of the Future Event hosted by EX3Labs at 1871 in Chicago. The event explored how consumer brands can engage directly with the consumer, by offering innovative solutions using Read more »

On Tuesday, March 17th, Origin Development founder and president Matt Wren went on WGN Radio’s Technori podcast to talk about eXpoReality, the augmented reality mobile application for trade shows. Host Scott Kitun got to see a brief demonstration of the mobile application moments before the recording session began. During the interview, he stated that while he’d Read more »

Recently we’ve been asked several times about streaming live to Facebook or YouTube vs. using a custom or commercial content distribution network (CDN). This article, by DaCast – a commercial CDN that resells Akamai services – does a great job explaining the pros and cons of FaceBook and YouTube streaming versus using a commercial CDN. Read more »

This is one of the most common questions we get when figuring out the size of an Internet service for an event. We’ve seen a number of online calculators that claim to be able to do the math for you, but a little understanding can go a long way toward avoiding costly mistakes. Ultimately, the Read more »

There seems to be a lot confusion about reality lately. As we talk to our clients about use cases for the rapidly emerging technologies of Virtual Realty, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality, it helps to start by defining the terms. There are a few different definitions depending where you look on the internet, so here are Read more »