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Is this the only Tesla Roadster in the Baltimore area?

Gus G. Sentementes — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:10:00 EDT

I had just finished picking up my grande skim latte at a Starbucks in Timonium, and I was walking to my car, when I spotted THIS gorgeous car in the parking lot.

Skeleton crew cleans up at Big Huge Games in Timonium

Gus G. Sentementes — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Big Huge Games , a studio in Timonium that designed rich, immersive video games, has closed its office and only a skeleton crew of employees remained as its parent company in Rhode Island appears to have gone out of business, according to online reports.

Rolling geek tweetup on Amtrak gets temporarily delayed by broken-down train

Gus G. Sentementes — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:17:00 EDT

Today is a big day for Baltimore (and East Coast) geekdom. It's Geeks on a Train : a rolling tweetup that started in Washington DC this morning, with a denizen of DC techies and entrepreneurs boarding an Amtrak train. The itinerary: stop at Baltimore and other major stops along the East Coast Amtrak corridor and connect with geeks and techies in other cities, all the way up to Boston.

HP to lay off off 27,000 workers -- or the population of Crofton, Md.

Gus G. Sentementes — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 EDT

Depressing news coming out of California today: computer and printer giant HP announced a big restructuring plan that involves it saying goodbye to 27,000 workers, or 8 percent of its 325,000 global workforce , the company said .

Presidential campaigns duke it out with their software apps for volunteers

Gus G. Sentementes — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:39:00 EDT

The Obama presidential campaign is debuting its latest online campaign organizing tool for the 2012 election, one that is expected to be use by volunteers across the country to connect with voters.

Geeks on a Train leaves this Thursday morning

Gus G. Sentementes — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:42:00 EDT

All aboard! What are you doing this Thursday?

The battle for the 'smart home' heats up

By Gus G. Sentementes , The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:56:00 EDT

Major telecom and cable companies enter home security market, compete against ADT

What if the cable guy was also your home security guy?

Columbia firm is world's first to market with stem cell drug

Gus G. Sentementes — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:23:00 EDT

A Columbia-based biotechnology company said this week it received the world’s first government approval to market a stem cell drug , in Canada.

Comcast launches "Xfinity Home" in Maryland today

Gus G. Sentementes — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:15:00 EDT

If you're transfixed by the idea of a "smart home," Comcast today is launching a new product in Maryland that can help you control your home at the touch of a touch screen, iPhone or iPad.

New events startup debuts in Baltimore: Marvilent

Gus G. Sentementes — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:41:00 EDT

The two guys behind Marvilent are hoping that Baltimoreans will want to break out of the weekend routines -- yard work, house cleaning or sitting at the bar all day -- and do something fun and active .