This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. On Jan. 14, a federal appeals court ruled against the Federal Communications Commission, putting in jeopardy the future of net neutrality and effectively placing the interests of millions of consumers and thousands of companies behind the interests of […]

Where’s tech going in 2014? Here are five technologies that will make headlines next year. 1. Smart locks The key and lock have been around for thousands of years. The pin-tumbler lock, which uses varying-length pins to prevent a lock from opening without the correct key, has been around for hundreds of years. The simple […]

This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section.   It’s that time of the year again. Time to dust off your trusty ‘wish list’ and go about trying to convince your loved ones that you’ve been more nice than naughty this year. This year, you can […]

This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. With the early-September release of Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch, the expected 2014 public release of Google Glass and the will-it-ever-happen talk about Apple iWatch, wearable technology has been in the news a lot lately. Some of the […]

This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. Historically, in the enterprise technology space, Apple has lagged far behind Android and Windows. Though iOS was once considered shiny gadgets for consumers, with the release of iOS 7, it is clear that Apple is committed to […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. You may not know it, but the “smart home” of the future is already here. Home automation technologies have gained traction and become much more affordable over the past few years. We recently asked Interactive Systems CEO […]

This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. A lot has changed in the past 15 years. In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google, Apple unveiled its first iMac and the U.S. government posted a budget surplus for the first time in nearly […]

This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. Everyone seems to be in agreement: The members of Generation Z, the oldest of whom are entering college about now, are great with computers. These “digital natives” have “never known a time before the internet,” as pointed […]

Tech gadgets come and go, and few register as more than a fleeting fad for most consumers. The impact of those gadgets that do take hold though, move the market in ways that are transformational, habit-changing and just plain fun. Here are a few gadgets that you should be paying attention to right now. Computers […]

This post also appeared in The Tennessean, where Concept Technology has a bi-weekly feature in the Business section. Need a new smartphone case, lamp or spare part for your car? What about an iPad stand, toothbrush holder or statement piece of jewelry? Sure, you could go out and buy these things, but why bother when […]