Nerd Stalker

HP Celebrates the Holidays with Pre-CES Techno-fare A few weeks ago, our field nerd crew covered the a holiday event sponsored by HP called "Joy" event at the Terra Gallery in San Francisco. Check out the field report from Eddie Ballar, Ramon Angel and producer Stephen Jang on the cool tech from HP. Enjoy and Happy Holidays! 

At the last Maker Faire Bay Area, Sprout by HP showed off some of its highlighted apps. One of them,  Origami Apprentice by Ideum  , was not necessarily an app that will make you an origami expert but showed off the concept that Sprout is bringing to the maker table - physical to beautiful to digital. The Sprout hardware / App combination shows off what is possible for learning in a Sprout world which has a projector, touch surface and a 3D scanner. We catch up with Sheau-Lan Reed, Head of Ecosystem at Sprout, to talk about Origami Apprentice. 

We caught up with Sheau-Lan Reed , Head of Ecosystem at Sprout, to talk about Sprout and some of their apps. When HP announced it will split into two companies, Sprout is a genesis of what  Dion Weisler, former Executive Vice President of HP’s Printing and Personal Systems business, and now CEO of HP Inc. said " HP Inc.  will be extremely well positioned to deliver that innovation across our traditional markets as well as extend our leadership into new markets like 3-D printing and new computing experiences – inventing technology that empowers people to create, interact and inspire like never before. ”

Dremel's move from a pure subtractive tool manufacturer to an additive tool manufacturer changed last year with their introduction of their first 3D printer - Idea Builder . They will have some big looks with a below $1k price tag and big box reach. We were very lucky to see the Idea Builder up front with some comments by Dremel's president John Kavanagh and 3D Product Manager - Daniel Blythe. An important announcement at the 2015 Maker Faire Bay Area was their partnership with HP Sprout. This partnership brings a full cycle solution for DIY and makers. Give it a look.

In December, HP quietly released an iPhone App called Live Photo . I know what is going through your mind "Another Photo App". Before you make judgement on this app - This app is very unique. This is not a photo app and not a video app. It merges the two to bring you a personalized photo/video journey. We talked with Elaine Yuan, product manager at HP about their new app - Live Photo.