JBKnowledge Bloghttp://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/JBKnowledge BlogWed, 02 May 2012 20:30:52 +0000(C) JB Knowledge Technologies, Inc 2001-2011en-USSquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)New Technology of the Week | A Laser in your Mobile Phone3D imagingBlog PostsTech of the Weeklaserlaser scanningmobile appmobile technologysmartphoneJB Knowledge Technologies, IncMon, 30 Apr 2012 15:19:15 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/30/new-technology-of-the-week-a-laser-in-your-mobile-phone.html828225:9880374:16064861Setting aside the Austin Powers "laser" jokes that come to mind, Measurement Devices, Ltd of England may have some pretty monumental technology on their hands. Even though it only weighs 43 grams (just over 1.5 oz). 

"Powered by a standard USB connector, the tiny Micro Laser Module (MLM), believed to be the smallest in the world, requires less than 70 mA to make hundreds of measurements a second of objects within a 120-metre radius and is now being marketed to original equipment manufacturers some of which MDL hopes will develop the software and interface so the micro technology can be applied to different products."

Such a laser could be incorporated into devices like smartphones to revolutionize smartphone camera imagery and measurement capabilities. 

Click here to read more about smartphone laser technology

]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16064861.xmlNew Technology of the Week | The Future of TransportationBlog PostsGPSGoogleJetsonTech of the WeekTechnologyself-driving cartransportationJB Knowledge Technologies, IncThu, 26 Apr 2012 16:20:04 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/26/new-technology-of-the-week-the-future-of-transportation.html828225:9880374:16012192No need for explanation today. Just a photo. 

 

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]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-16012192.xmlNew Technology of the Week | YappAndroid MarketJBKnowledgeTech of the Weekandroid appapp developerapp storeiOSmobile applicationsmobile developmentJB Knowledge Technologies, IncThu, 19 Apr 2012 20:36:00 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/19/new-technology-of-the-week-yapp.html828225:9880374:15917069To put it simply, Yapp will help anyone and everyone to develop a mobile app. It's not meant to overpopulate the iTunes App Store nor the Android Market but rather to allow mobile users to essentially create interactive mini mobile sites for events, interests, etc. to share wtih family and friends. 

"In the early going--Yapp is in private beta right now--it is focusing on apps built around events. So users can create new apps for things like weddings, conferences, birthday parties, and the like. And Yapp thinks that most people will be able to build their new tool in about ten minutes."

Click here to read more about Yapp, the Mobile App...App

]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15917069.xmlThe Must-Have Technology Tools for Construction ProfessionalsAECBIMBlog PostsCommercial ConstructionConstruction SoftwareGoogle DocsGoogle EarthGoogle SketchupNewsSmartBidNetconstruction technologygeneral contractormobile apppreconstructionsubcontractorJB Knowledge Technologies, IncThu, 19 Apr 2012 20:03:46 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/19/the-must-have-technology-tools-for-construction-professional.html828225:9880374:15917382AGC TechBrief, April 2012
By James Benham, President of JB Knowledge Technologies, Inc., Makers of SmartBidNet

Depending on your age, the technology on your desk has probably evolved quite a bit since your first day there. Whether your beeper was going off at your hip or you were punching away at an encyclopedia-sized laptop, technology today makes those days seem archaic in retrospect. But the best part is there’s a good chance you haven’t even seen the best of today.

Every day, an innovation emerges with the potential to propel your work day into the Jetsons’ era faster than you could have predicted. Many of these developments will be bought by the likes of Google or Facebook, who will then find a way to incorporate them into something you already use or an unreachable luxury for high-class nerds. But some will find their way into what I will call your "Tech Toolbox." These are the technologies that can and will impact personal and corporate bottom lines and whose value far outweighs the minimal capital investment required to employ them. Most are cloud-based, some are free, some are $1.99 in the app store and some are business suites with annual subscriptions well worth the price tag, but all of them can transform your work day.

Click here to read the full article from AGC TechBrief

]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15917382.xmlCool Technology of the Week | WaviiBlog PostsFacebookGoogleTech of the WeekWaviiWebnewsfeedsearchsearch engineJB Knowledge Technologies, IncThu, 12 Apr 2012 19:35:57 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/12/cool-technology-of-the-week-wavii.html828225:9880374:15818348Wavii's all encompassing tag line/mission is to "Make Facebook out of Google." Essentially compiling all the information across the internet (including search engines, social platforms, and accessible applications) for any given topic and arranging that information into an asthetically pleasing and navigable Facebook-esque newsfeed. It's a service you read about and go, "Huh, I guess we don't really have anything like that, do we?"  

"With the company's current service, for instance, users can set up a newsfeed dedicated to a particular person or topic. The service will alert you when anything big happens with Kim Kardashian, Mitt Romney, or IBM, and it will do so in plain English... Aoun and his engineering team have built a system that analyzes hundreds of thousands of articles, blogs, tweets, and other websites as they're posted to the net and then tags them with metadata that describes the information they hold."

However, the problem, critics are saying, is not getting all this information aggregated in real-time, it's making sure the information is qualified and relevant. Such an application is very enticing to the likes of trend abusing spammers like those on Twitter or content farms more concerned about selling ad space than providing useful content. We thinks they are bound to fight the same good fight as Google in sorting through information. But if they can figure that out, Wavii has our vote.

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]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15818348.xmlCollaboration, Integration And Interoperability Through The CloudAECBlog PostsCommercial ConstructionNewsSmartBidNetSmartBidNetcloud technologygeneral contractorproject managementsubcontractorthe cloudJB Knowledge Technologies, IncWed, 11 Apr 2012 17:00:38 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/11/collaboration-integration-and-interoperability-through-the-c.html828225:9880374:15803467Featured in the April 2012 Jobsite123 Newsletter
Written by James Benham, President of JB Knowledge Technologies, Inc.

The evolution of technology in your office probably looked something like this: copy machine, fax machine, microwave-sized personal computer, inter-office email, bulletin board systems, really slow websites with lots of blue hyperlinks, loaf of bread-sized cell phones…until finally instant messaging, laptops, smart phones, printer/scanners and now the occasional tablet came to save the day. No one wants to remember the black screen and green letters – but it’s important to understand how far we’ve come.

Now what exactly made it possible for you to abandon that pager and flip back and forth between your Angry Birds app and this article on your smart phone? Internet? Laptops? Steve Jobs? What if I told you they were all a part of this term everyone is throwing around as if it’s brand new… The Cloud?

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]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15803467.xmlThe Future of Online Plan RoomsAECBarryhund Plan RoomsCommercial ConstructionConstructechNewsSmartBidNetconstruction technologygeneral contractorplan roomsubcontractorweb-based softwareJB Knowledge Technologies, IncMon, 09 Apr 2012 17:20:25 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/9/the-future-of-online-plan-rooms.html828225:9880374:15774491Constructech Magazine
April 6, 2012

The plan room has evolved from paper, to FTP (file transfer protocol) sites, to online collaborative platforms where partners can download files, and print only when necessary. The online plan room opens the door to new technology capabilities, such as integrations with other technology solutions.

This week, Barryhund Online Plan Services, www.barryhund.com, Sacramento, Calif., a Web-based plan room solution, and SmartBidNet, which is developed by JB Knowledge Technologies, www.smartbidnet.com, College Station, Texas, announced new integrations between the two platforms.

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]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15774491.xmlAnnouncing SmartBidNet Integration with Barryhund Online Plan ServicesAECBarryhundCommercial ConstructionNewsSmartBidNetcloud softwareconstructionconstruction bid softwaregeneral contractoronline plan roomssubcontractorJB Knowledge Technologies, IncThu, 05 Apr 2012 18:27:21 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/5/announcing-smartbidnet-integration-with-barryhund-online-pla.html828225:9880374:15735283COLLEGE STATION, TX (PRWEB) April 05, 2012

SmartBidNet construction bid software, a product of JB Knowledge Technologies, Inc., recently announced its latest industry alliance with fellow solutions provider, Barryhund Online Plan Room Services(OPS). Over 45 plan rooms across California, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Washington use Barryhund’s OPS platform to distribute details of over 45,000 projects per year to general contractors andsubcontractors subscribing to each plan room. The integration between Barryhund and SmartBidNet, launching this summer, will connect project news from Barryhund’s plan rooms across the United States with private bidding in the SmartBidNet system.

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]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15735283.xmlCool Technology of the Week | Project GlassBlog PostsGoogleProject GlassTech of the WeekTechnologyaugmented realityfuturefuture computersglassessocial mediaJB Knowledge Technologies, IncThu, 05 Apr 2012 14:13:47 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/5/cool-technology-of-the-week-project-glass.html828225:9880374:15732216Anything we try to write or summarize about this technology won't do it justice. So we'll just direct you straight to the source.

Click here to watch the video about Project Glass that will quite literally change your view of the future

]]>http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-15732216.xmlENR Readers Recommend Their Favorite Technology, JBKnowledge's SmartBidNet Software Among ThemAECCommercial ConstructionConstruction SoftwareENREngineering News RecordNewsSmartBidNetbuildingconstruction productconstruction technologyJB Knowledge Technologies, IncWed, 04 Apr 2012 21:36:19 +0000http://www.jbknowledge.com/blog/2012/4/4/enr-readers-recommend-their-favorite-technology-jbknowledges.html828225:9880374:15724916JBKnowledge's web-based construction bid software SmartBidNet was recently featured in Engineering News Record's "Recommended Reading" release, announcing:

"Products and services that ENR readers say they are now using with good results that have potential to improve their jobs, or even the entire industry."

Click here to see the entire list

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