GameSalad Graduates From the Austin Technology Incubator

Austin, TX (PRWEB) July 26, 2011

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI), a unit of the IC2 Institute of The University of Texas at Austin (UT), congratulates web and mobile game platform GameSalad on its graduation from the program. GameSalad graduated at the end of 2010 with a well rounded and experienced executive team, solid funding, and an industry-changing mobile and web gaming platform. Throughout GameSalads year and a half in ATI, ATI was present at every milestone: providing guidance on fundraising, legal issues, operations planning and corporate positioning.

From introductions to insight, Austin Technology Incubator has been by our side helping GameSalad grow our business, said Michael Agustin, GameSalad founder. Bart Bohn, and the team at ATI have drawn on their real world experience and individual expertise to guide us as we grew to maximize the potential of GameSalad.

GameSalads flagship product, GameSalad Creator, is a groundbreaking software tool that empowers anyone, regardless of technical skills, to design, publish and distribute sophisticated original games, using a visual, drag-and-drop interface that requires no coding. Once the game has been designed, developers can choose to publish to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Web, simply by clicking a button. Popular among both established and aspiring developers, GameSalad Creator has been used to create over 18,000 games, including more than 40 top 100 Games in Apples App Store. With the addition of HTML5 publishing in June 2011, GameSalad allowed developers to expand beyond iOS and reach a market of over a billion people currently using a web browser.

Free, Federally Funded Accessible Book Initiative Demonstrated by DCPS Students with Disabilities - Bookshare Student Technology Showcase

Washington, DC (PRWEB) May 16, 2011

Students with print disabilities and administrators from the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), along with library and government officials, shared their stories and progress toward improving academic equality and lifelong learning through the use of assitive technology devices and Bookshare at the DC Public Library last week.

Students can immediately download and access books with Bookshare, an online accessible library of copyrighted content federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). As a result, students who were once waiting long periods of time for books to be transcribed to Braille or large print, or those who had aides reading to them, can start reading their books independently at the same time as their non-disabled peers.

DCPS is the first large urban district to undertake such a ground-breaking project promoting independence and inclusion for students with print disabilities, said Betsy Beaumon, Vice President and General Manager of Literacy Programs at Benetech, the nonprofit organization that operates Bookshare. We congratulate the District on their reform that is improving the lives of students who may fall through the cracks, and expect other districts will be inspired to follow in their example.

DCPS students demonstrated how to read accessible books and textbooks using the technologies that best accommodate their visual impairments, learning or other physical disabilities, and commented on the changes in their lives due to the technology and Bookshare:

Hottest Technology Gift Ideas for Seniors Announced at Beginning of Holiday Shopping Season

New York (PRWEB) November 3, 2005

With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, gadgets, gizmos and the latest technology are expected to be among the hottest gifts. But for those buying for aging parents and other seniors, unless carefully selected, technology gifts all too often can set off a case of technophobia that can make even the best intentioned gifts collect closet dust.

Properly selected, technology gifts can make ideal gifts for seniors, says Damian Juarez-Mrazek, senior marketing manager for 77Blue, creators of leading discount online shopping sites, Cashbaq and AnyCoupons.com. There are a range of hot gadgets and technologies available that are easy to use and can help bring the power of technology home to the senior in your family.

The secret to successful technology gifts for seniors, he adds is to carefully choose technology gifts that enhance seniors lifestyles and interests in practical ways. Its not so much about the glitz or the design, or many of the attributes that tech-heads crave, its about how this can positively impact their lifestyle, he adds.

Technology gifts can enhance some of the lifestyle desires most important to many seniors, such as better communication with family, and entertainment designed around their schedule, not vice versa. Be sure to focus on ease-of-use, which sometimes means selecting a product that has a generation or two of maturity under its belt so that all kinks are worked out.

Cashbaqs top five technology gifts for seniors based on ability to enhance lifestyle and ease of use are as follows: