electric objects

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Museums, startups and accelerators… oh, my!

John Willenbecher's 'Labyrinth', centerpiece of newly landscaped courtyard at Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Midwest, USA (Photo: Barry Winiker/Getty Images) Startup accelerators have become an integral part of helping early-stage companies build, fund and bring to market new products and ideas. Recently, we’ve seen museums look to the models of accelerators, incubators and coworking spaces to bring together entrepreneurs, hackers and cultural practitioners in hopes of driving innovation and generating new ideas. Is this a fad or new trend? Read More

Powered by WPeMatico

Electric Objects Launches Kickstarter Campaign To Build Displays For Digital Art

Electric Objects 05 Startup Electric Objects aims to build displays for Internet art, separate from devices like laptops and smartphones that it says are “designed for distraction.” Today it’s launching a Kickstarter campaign for its first wave of displays, dubbed the EO1. Founder and CEO Jake Levine, who was previously the general manager of Digg (at Betaworks), elaborated in the video… Read More

Powered by WPeMatico