9 posts and columns on yoga

HP’s NFC-Equipped Ultrabook Comes to Market

in Commerce on February 8 at 7:46 am PT

How will the NFC tech in HP’s new Ultrabook actually work?
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Ultrabooks From HP and Lenovo That Are (Kinda, Sorta) Different

in Commerce on January 11 at 11:38 am PT

Lenovo and HP are looking to stand out from the rest of the Ultrabook crowd, with a bendy design and a touch of Gorilla Glass.
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Asana Launches to Public — Finally Moving Out of Private Beta

in Enterprise on November 2, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

In Sanskrit, “asana” means “sitting down” and refers to strong but relaxed postures in yoga, presumably so frustrated workers can achieve a digital form of nirvana.
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Americans More Likely to Buy Pole Dancing Classes Than Gym Memberships, Says LivingSocial

in Commerce on August 8, 2011 at 9:01 am PT

When there are discounts involved and only 24 hours to decide whether to buy, Americans also opt for Mexican food more than sushi, and pick lasers rather than waxing for removing unwanted hair.
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Asana Hires "COO-Type"–Van Zant First Biz Side Hire for Workplace Collaboration Start-Up

in News on March 21, 2011 at 6:19 pm PT

As it gets ramped up for a wider launch, Asana, the high-profile group collaboration start-up founded by top former Facebook execs, has hired former SolarWinds product strategy exec Kenny Van Zant in a “COO-type of role.” Co-founders Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein remain at the top of the leadership at the San Francisco company, which–perhaps in keeping with its yoga-style name–does not have official titles. But Van Zant will essentially fulfill the COO role, focusing on bringing Asana to the enterprise market in a socially-fueled “bottom-up” approach.

The ABCs of Wii, Xbox and PlayStation 3

in The Mossberg Solution on December 8, 2009 at 4:47 pm PT

Here’s what shoppers need to know about the three most popular gaming systems, the Nintendo Wii, the Microsoft XBox 360 and the Sony Playstation 3.
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Almost Famous: Sprout's Matthew McNeely

in News on December 4, 2009 at 6:17 pm PT

A feature wherein All Things Digital looks at up-and-coming and innovative start-ups you should know about. This week: We paid a virtual visit to Matthew McNeely, VP of Engineering for Sprout, the build-it-yourself Flash tool that lets anyone create customized Web site widgets. We talked corn, porn and James Dean too.
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Asana Gets $9 Million (No, It’s Not a Yoga Stance–It’s a Workplace Productivity Start-Up From Former Facebookers)

in News on November 24, 2009 at 10:00 am PT

Yet another goofy Silicon Valley name did not prevent Asana–the productivity software start-up founded by former Facebookers Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein–from nabbing $9 million in funding from Benchmark Capital and Andreessen Horowitz. The round, which was announced today, will be used to turbocharge Asana and its small team, who are aiming at the very dull and unexciting but very large and problematic workplace collaboration and communications market. In Sanskrit, “asana” means “sitting down” and refers to strong but relaxed postures in yoga–so presumably, Moskovitz and Rosenstein are trying to help frustrated workers achieve a digital form of nirvana.
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When You Want Your Own Virtual Trainer

in The Mossberg Solution on May 14, 2008 at 12:01 am PT

If you’re looking for a fun way to get in shape, the Balance Board will do the trick. Like the Wii, its activities encourage all sorts of people to use it, marking yet another smart move from Nintendo.
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