Bytemarks Café
512 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Bytemarks Café is a half-hour radio magazine that showcases the innovation and creativity in Hawaiʻi's tech community. Hosted by HPR's Burt Lum, the program's purpose is to raise awareness of the tech economy and to engage the listener in the discussion.
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Bytemarks Café: Tech Policy in the 2016 Legislative Session
January 20, 2016 21:09 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll find out what tech policy issues might take center stage at this year’s legislative session. We’ll have Sen Glenn Wakai, Chair of the Economic Development, Environment and Technology committee along with Robbie Melton from HTDC to give their perspectives.
Bytemarks Café: Age Friendly Cities
January 06, 2016 21:02 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll find out about an initiative backed by the World Health Organization called the Age Friendly Cities. We’ll find out what recommendations were made by the Community Advisory Committee and what steps the City will take to implement them.
Bytemarks Café: Tech for 2016
December 30, 2015 21:26 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll bring 2015 to a close and set our sights to 2016. We’ll look into our crystal ball and see what tech initiatives will take center stage and what new gadgets will pull at our pocket book.
Bytemarks Café: VEX Robotics
December 16, 2015 21:06 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, the winners from the VEX robotics championships will share what goes on behind the scenes of their robotics program. We’ll also explore the diversity of learning experiences it provides, from engineering to public speaking.
Bytemarks Café: Startup Weekend Winners
December 09, 2015 21:15 - 58 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ve brought together the latest cohort of winners from Startup Weekend. We’ll talk to the teams from a crowdsource indoor climate app, an educational music video producer, and one of the youngest teams to win Startup Weekend.
Bytemarks Café: Planetary Research at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
December 02, 2015 03:40 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll discuss planetary research being done at the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. We’ll talk about New Horizons, Rosetta, Lunar and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the technologies developed here in Hawaii.
Bytemarks Café: New STEM Education Programs
November 25, 2015 21:01 - 58 minutesWe’ll learn about a new Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) program that has a regional focus. We’ll find out what schools are interested and how being community based can serve the specific needs of that district.
Bytemarks Cafe: Succeeding in Startup Culture
November 18, 2015 18:13 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll find out what it takes to be an entrepreneur and why it’s the key element in the startup culture. We’ve invited two entrepreneurs in residence to learn the characteristics needed to succeed in this competitive environment.
Bytemarks Café: Sensor Technology and Open Hardware
November 11, 2015 23:23 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll learn about sensor technology and the concept of open hardware. We’ll talk to a team from the School of Ocean & Earth Science and Technology (or SOEST) about building high quality, low cost data gathering. 5pm on HPR-2
Bytemarks Cafe: XLR8 UH Update
November 04, 2015 22:04 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Café: It’s been one year since we talked to organizers of the University of Hawaii’s Accelerator program XLR8 UH. How has the program for UH faculty, staff and students evolved and what are the prospects for the latest cohort of companies? Find out- Today at 5pm on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Café: ‘OPIHI Intertidal Research
October 28, 2015 22:29 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll learn about a citizen science project called Opihi: Our project in Hawaii’s Intertidal. We’ll find out how secondary school students learn marine ecology conservation and are trained in field methodology and species identification. 5pm on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Café: Tsunami Trackers
October 07, 2015 20:29 - 59 minutesWe'll about the last tsunami that resulted in an 8.3 magnitude earthquake in Chile. We’ll find out what information aided the decision makers in predicting the size and impact of the tsunami and how that gets communicated to the public.
Bytemarks Café: Drone Operator Certification
September 30, 2015 19:42 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Café, with the growing interest in unmanned aerial vehicles, what are the options for operators to get certified? We’ll find out what it takes to get a commercial license for drone flight and who needs to get this certification.
Bytemarks Café: Training For Mars
September 23, 2015 20:45 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Café, we’ll learn about the latest cohort of scientists devoting a year of isolation in a simulated Mars habitat. We’ll find out what new challenges face this group and how NASA might take what they learn and apply it to an actual mission to Mars.
Bytemarks Café: Business Update & New Educational Tech
September 16, 2015 17:44 - 59 minutesWe got an update on several of the key initiatives from the State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. We’ll get the latest on Broadband, the Creative Media industry, Tech and a new educational program developed by Pixar rolling out to the DOE.
Bytemarks Café: Science Technology Engineering & Math Office at UH
September 09, 2015 17:59 - 58 minutesThere’s a new Science Technology Engineering and Math office at the University of Hawaii. We’ll find out what this office aims to achieve and how it plans to elevate science and technology in Hawaii’s education and economic sectors.
Bytemarks Café: The Schmidt Ocean Institute
September 02, 2015 20:40 - 58 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk with the team from the Schmidt Ocean Institute to find out about their latest expedition. What do their findings from the central equatorial Pacific tell us about El Niño and its effect on the weather in Hawaii? 5 PM on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Café: Artificial Intelligence in Hawaii
August 26, 2015 22:02 - 57 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk about artificial intelligence and how a local company is paving a new path with strong AI. We’ll also talk to Oceanit to find out what Strong AI offers and how this novel approach enables new applications. 5 PM on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Café: The National Maker Faire
August 19, 2015 21:06 - 59 minutesWe talked to Hawaii student participants in the National Maker Faire that took place in Washington D.C. With the the maker movement picking up steam, we’ll find out how students taking this experience and weaving it into their career choices.
Bytemarks Café: Project IMUA
August 12, 2015 20:18 - 59 minutesWe’ll find out about a collaborative project amongst community colleges to launch a payload into space. Project IMUA brought students together from Kauai, Kapiolani, Windward and Honolulu Community College for a recent launch at Wallops Flight Facility.
Bytemarks Café: Box Jelly Research
July 29, 2015 03:39 - 58 minutesToday we’ll talk with Angel Yanagihara about the latest in box jelly research and getting relief from jellyfish and ant stings. We’ll hear how Sting No More went from the lab to the military and consumer market. Tune in Wednesday, 5pm on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Café: The General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union
July 22, 2015 22:58 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk about the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union. The world’s largest meeting of astronomers is coming to Hawaii. What’s on the agenda for these super stargazers?
Bytemarks Cafe: The Solar Impulse
July 15, 2015 21:19 - 59 minutesToday, we are dedicating the full hour to the Solar Impulse, an ambitious around-the-world journey powered purely by the sun. We have pilot and CEO of Solar Impulse, Andre Borschberg and Managing Director, Gregory Blatt, in our studio! 5 PM on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Café: Disasters, Cyber Camps, and "The Canvas"
July 08, 2015 21:07 - 59 minutesWe started things off with a couple of special guests, who are here to tell us about their upcoming events. Lisa Shozuya tells us about an upcoming series of disaster preparedness training and then Jodi Ito from UH updated us on the latest Gen Cyber Camps. Finally, we talked about a student co-working space called "The Canvas."
Bytemarks Café: Startup Weekend Honolulu
July 01, 2015 19:43 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk to the winners of the latest Startup Weekend Honolulu. This fast paced event is an intense 54 hours where teams form quickly, prototypes are created, new ideas get pitched, and businesses are built. Today at 5 on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Cafe: Science Literacy
June 17, 2015 21:14 - 59 minutesWe talked with members of the brand new Science Communicators Ohana from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. In today's world, understanding science has become more important than ever before. But what forms of communication are best suited for advancing science literacy?
Bytemarks Cafe: BikeShare and Car2Go
June 10, 2015 22:05 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll explore how we are moving from an economy of consumption to one of sharing. We’ll find out how two Hawaii companies, BikeShare and Car2Go are challenging the concept of ownership in new and innovative ways.
Bytemarks Cafe: Data Security
June 03, 2015 20:28 - 58 minutesHow can companies build a systematic approach toward safeguarding their data? We’ll talk about cyber security and what steps to take in creating the framework to keep information and your networks safe. Tonight at 5pm on HPR-2.
Bytemarks Cafe: Reboot the Commute
May 28, 2015 06:00 - 59 minutesOn this show we’ll find out how the Energy Excelerator is helping to kickstart the transportation startup. We'll also feature teams from the app challenge, Reboot the Commute and find out what innovative ideas won the hearts of the judges.
Bytemarks Cafe: TMT Science, Xprize & Reboot the Commute
May 20, 2015 20:35 - 59 minutesJonas Vibell will first tell us about the upcoming Reboot the Commute app challenge. Then Jyotika Virmani, Director of Technical Operations for the Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE will tell us about the Xprize finalists. Finally, we'll talk about the science behind and in front of the Thirty Meter Telescope.
Bytemarks Cafe: The Pacific International Space Center
May 07, 2015 06:45 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk with the Executive Director of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems. What sort of projects does PISCES take on and what special role does Hawaii Island play in space exploration?
Bytemarks Cafe: Bus App and SEEQS in Orbit
April 30, 2015 06:40 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then we'll speak with Kenny Luong from IEEE to tell us about an upcoming joint IEEE/HiCapacity event and then Tiger Oakes joins us by phone to tell us about his bus transportation app. Finally, we'll talk about a team of 8th graders from SEEQS Charter school who are launching an experiment into low earth orbit.
Bytemarks Cafe: Enterprise Technology
April 09, 2015 06:24 - 58 minutesToday on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll look at enterprise technology and explore the challenges facing large corporations. How do managers of large system implementations deal with issues like changing technology, the cloud, mobility, disparate systems and end-user preferences.
Bytemarks Cafe: Educational Cyber Security
April 01, 2015 18:22 - 59 minutesOn this edityion of Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll take a look at Cyber security from an educational point of view. We’ll find out how programs like Cyber Patriot and the cyber security bootcamp are building capacity for the next generation of tech workers.
Bytemarks Cafe: MoonRIDERS
March 26, 2015 06:42 - 59 minutesWe’ll hear how Hawaii high school students got involved with a mission to the moon. Team members from Iolani and Kealakehe High School join us to talk about the MoonRIDERS program and testing a new electronic dust shield.
Bytemarks Cafe: The new face of entrepreneurship
March 18, 2015 17:42 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then we'll speak with Donavan Kealoha about an upcoming Entrepreneur Foundation event. Then Tiffany Quezada will tell us about the new Hobnob launch. Finally, we'll talk about the new face of entrepreneurship, accelerators, Sultan Ventures and XLR8UH. Joining us are Meli James and Bryan Butteling.
Bytemarks Cafe: Teaching, Colleges and Community
March 11, 2015 18:42 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, first we'll speak with Franklin Allaire about the upcoming Science Olympiad. Then well have Ken Hensarling join us from Hawaiian Telcom to tell us about the annual HT University. Finally, we'll learn about the 20th anniversary of Teaching, Colleges and Community, an online conference about education technology from its organizers, Bert Kimura and Curtis Ho.
Bytemarks Cafe: Broadband Internet
March 05, 2015 06:52 - 59 minutesNext time on Bytemarks Cafe, we’ll talk about broadband Internet and how it's increasingly considered critical infrastructure. How vulnerable are our fiber optic cables? And how essential is broadband to local tech and innovation?
Bytemarks Cafe: Photography in Hawaii contest, Geek Day and SeaPerch
February 26, 2015 06:51 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then we'll speak with David Ulrich about the PNM Photography in Hawaii contest. Then we'll have Kathleen Cabral tell us about the annual LCC Geek Day. Finally, we'll learn about an underwater robotics program called SeaPerch. We've invited Coast Guard organizer LCMD Andy Goshorn and the team from Wahiawa Elementary.
Bytemarks Cafe: Science Writing
February 19, 2015 06:12 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then we'll speak with Arthur Garbiso, HICTA President, about the upcoming HICTA Conference. Also Jay Fidell will join us to give us an update on Think Tech shows and panels. Finally, we'll talk to two science writers, Sarah CP Williams and Brittany Moya del Pino about the citizen science and the fledgling Science Writers Association.
Bytemarks Cafe: How do grants and tax credits help companies compete?
February 12, 2015 05:56 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then we'll speak with Keoki Fraser, Vice Principal at Mokapu Elementary, about the upcoming Windward District Science Fair. Then Harrison Rue joins us to tell us about Urban HNL. Finally, we'll learn how two programs aid tech companies that conduct early stage research. How does the Small Business Innovation Research grant and R&D tax credit help these companies compete?
Bytemarks Cafe: Storytelling and technology
February 04, 2015 17:53 - 59 minuteson this show we'll cover some local science and tech stories, including a pair of upcoming events. Ben Trevino will tell us about a talk at Kakaako's Agora and then Randall Kosaki will tell us about his upcoming lecture at the Waikiki Aquarium. Finally, we'll talk about the intersection of storytelling and technology. We've invited Brett Oppegaard and Jenifer Winter from UH College of Social Science to tell us all about it.
Bytemarks Cafe:Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
January 28, 2015 20:40 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then Vanessa Chong from the ACLU will tell us about the upcoming Davis Levin First Amendment Conference. Then Andrea Bertoli tell us about the Sustainability Unconference. Finally, we'll talk to Steve Price and Terry Kerby from University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology about the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory. Today at 5pm on HPR2
Bytemarks Cafe: Tech policy bills in 2015
January 22, 2015 06:56 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then Meli James from the Hawaii Venture Capital Association will tell us about their upcoming monthly lunch. Then Gloria O'Neill, CEO of the Cook Tinglit Tribal Council will tell us about an upcoming event at Agora. Finally, we'll get a rundown from Robbie Melton from HTDC and Rep. Angus McKelvey on the tech policy bills being introduced in the 2015 legislative session.
Bytemarks Cafe: Board Elections, State Science Panel, & EPSCoR
January 15, 2015 06:16 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then Nicole Velasco from the Neighborhood Board Commission will tell us about their Board elections. Then Jay Fidell from ThinkTech will join us to tell us about the State of Science panel. Finally, we'll talk EPSCoR or Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Both Kevin Kelly and John Rand are here from the Univ of Hawaii and KCC to tell us about it.
Today on Bytemarks Cafe:UAV's
January 08, 2015 06:05 - 59 minutesFirst we'll cover some local science and tech stories, then Chenoa Farnsworth from Blue Startups will tell us about the next cohort and Marco Morawec will update us on the Firehose project. Finally, we'll talk about unmanned aerial vehicles. We'll get the latest updates on drone policy and new amateur uses, Ted Ralston and John Johnson are here to tell us all about it.
Bytemarks Cafe: Cyber security
December 18, 2014 06:04 - 58 minutesWe talk about cyber security and how some of Hawaii’s leading businesses are protecting themselves. We’ll find out what steps need to be taken to keep our personal information secure and keep our networks resilient.
Bytemarks Cafe: Geek Gifts for 2014
December 10, 2014 18:31 - 59 minutesWe begin with the Hawaii Business Roundtable to tell us about the newly published Innovation Assets Report. Then, after the break, we kick off our annual gadget and holiday geek gift show. Paul Lawler and Melissa Chang will share their picks and answer your calls for help when it comes to getting something for that special geek in your life.
Bytemarks Cafe: Hawaii State IT System Upgrades
December 03, 2014 20:50 - 59 minutesToday on Bytemarks Café: Monique Chyba from the UH Dept. of Mathematics to tell us about a public lecture series called Reach for the Stars. Then Keith Demello from the Office of Information Management and Technology (OIMT) will tell us about the upcoming Hawaii Government Digital Summit. Finally, we've invited Keone Kali and Paola Saibene also from OIMT to tell us about progress with the State's IT Transformation Plan.
Bytemarks Cafe: Massively Open Online Courses
November 26, 2014 18:37 - 58 minutesJoining us today is Meli James from the Hawaii Venture Capital Association to tell us about the upcoming Growing Hawaii's Innovation Economy panel. Finally, we've invited Michael Menchaca and Paul Ryan to tell us about UHM's delivery of MOOCs or Massively Open Online Courses.