New Age Issue by The Fox Magazine

C R E D ITS EDITOR IN CHIEF MIKE FOX

EDITORS JOSHUA PLAINSE SEBASTIAN CLEMMONS PATRICK GARCIA

I NTROD UCTI ON GRAPHIC DESIGNERS AMELIA KINSINGER SAM TILLY MIKE FOX

Stay ahead of the curve when it comes to modern experiences, life-hacking apps and innovative products in this new age of tech. This issue will allow you to fully immersive into a technological world filled with creativity and education.

PHOTOGRAPHY ESTABAN LOPEZ JEN KREUTER RAMI ZAYAT WESLEY GIBBS SARA KURFESS MIKE FOX ALEXANDRE CHAMBON JUSTIN ALKIN GIU VINCETE RODION KUTSAEV

OUR M I SSI ON Our mission is to be a leading source of inspiration for people determined to chase their dreams and seek a fulfilling lifestyle. Along with an active readership, we work with a broad network of creatives, brands, and influencers around the globe.

E D ITO R S’ N OT E

“Sometimes it’s

This issue highlights the best of technology, innovation and modern ways that have arrived in a steady stream. In 2019 specifically, they seem to be hitting us in a different way. Artificial intelligence breakthroughs, key cannabis markets, the emergence of 5G + Google Fiber, new security technologies, cloud, analytics, blockchain, and more dominate the headlines. Our team created this for you to dive completely into a new age of the world.

the journey that teaches you about your destination.”

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APPS TO SAVE

Teachers are always looking

These six apps will help you

With key cannabis markets

for new and interesting ways to

save time and money this

like California & Nevada, now

year.

is the perfect time to learn.

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COLLISION CONF

MASSROOTS

THE FOX FESTIVAL

36 VRLA

Thousands of digital marketers

The first annual interactive

The newest technology the

will fly from more than 150

lifestyle experience brought to

world has to offer shaped into

countries to Collision this year.

life a welcoming vibe.

a virtual reality experience.

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VR IN CLASS

engage and inspire students.

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THE EXPERI ENCE

M UST-HAVE TECH

Some tech trends fizzle out and

Welcome to a new era of

With so many technologies avail-

die a quiet death, while others are

business and events in which

able to help businesses create

so significant that they transform

your brand is defined by those

the best ecommerce tech stack,

our world and how we live in it.

who experience it.

itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to know where to begin.

V I R T UA L REALITY I N T HE CLASSRO O M With schools in India and other nations incorporating virtual reality into classrooms, some Silicon Valley companies and schools are taking the initiative to train teachers in the most advanced high-tech skills through the Ignited Summer Fellowship Program. By Samanatha Hugar

Teachers are always looking for new

A theater teacher at Santa

and interesting ways to engage and

Teresa High School in San Jose,

inspire students.

collaborated to learn logistics involved in using VR in the classroom

The four teachers who completed

and evaluate creative apps for

summer fellowships at Facebook’s

instructional use.

Menlo Park campus worked on VR-related projects, from physics

Kevin Olson, math and technology

experiments and writing code

teacher at Charter School of

for robots to documenting best

Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County,

practices; now, they’re sharing their

created a programming library to

projects in their classrooms.

code movements for a robot named Rosita that Oculus uses to test

Here’s how they will use their

hardware. He’ll use what he learned

experiences to get students excited

to teach his middle school students

about careers in STEM – science,

how to program miniaturized robots

technology, engineering and math.

of their own. “This experience has helped me deepen my understanding

Shari Liss, CEO of Ignited, predicts VR will be

a “game-changer” in education.

of the concepts I teach my students, as well as shown me how to work on a large-scale project,” he says.

U sin g Vir t ual R ea lity to En han ce a n d Ad van ce Learnin g for St ud en t s Vanden High School Science Teacher Betsy Huynh

Adds Reed: “The freedom to explore new places

and Bryan Reed, a theater teacher at Santa Teresa

students are unlikely to visit in person is awesome. VR

High School in San Jose, collaborated to learn logistics

can also highlight scale in a way pictures will never be

involved in using VR in the classroom and evaluate crea-

able to. VR allows students to work and learn at their

tive apps for instructional use.

own pace – and focus on the parts of the experiences that really appeal to them.”

“One of the main strengths of VR is its ability to allow for immersive and interactive experiences that can’t be done Ryan Stagg, a physics teacher at TIDE Academy in in a regular classroom,” Huynh says. “Unfortunately, due

Menlo Park, worked with failure analysis and reliability

to cost and safety concerns, not every class will be able teams at Oculus, creating code to extract and graph to build a robot or travel abroad as part of a lesson. Yet

data for “drop tests,” where VR headsets are dropped

there are apps that let you tour the International Space

from various heights.

Station or the tomb of Nefertari.”

“The idea of using VR to help students explore any world – any environment – opens infinite possibilities for learning that typical classrooms haven’t afforded our students,”

6 A PPS TO SAVE TIME & MO N EY From mobile parking reservations to locating your lost pup, these six apps will help you save time and money this year.

By Sarah Trenholme

2. Parkmobile

1. Stockpile

This handy app serves as your

Stockpile a revolutionary brokerage

parking aid. It limits the amount of

that offers an easier and more

time wasted in idle and driving in

affordable way to start investing

circles waiting for parking by direct-

– through fractional shares.

ing you to a parking spot. The app

Instead of investing in an entire

helps people find and reserve park-

stock share, the app allows you

ing from afar, suggesting nearby

to invest any amount you want.

zones to park in. You can save

If you need guidance, Stockpile’s

favorites and recent places places

app provides short lessons so you

and enjoy the ease of self-service,

can master the market. Available

paying by mobile instead of waiting

online or via smartphone, stock

in line for a parking attendant.

can be purchased in affordable denominations, as low as $5. All you

3. Roadie

have to do is download the app and

Go green and save money with

start investing.

Roadie. Roadie is the ridesharing of shipping, using resources already

There are plenty of great

on the road to ship your items. Roadie matches people with delivers,

opportunities for self-

sending your stuff on the road with drivers already headed in the right

improvment and indulging in

direction. The app allows you to ship

small pleasures in this world.

any item with the push of a button.

D ow n loa d t h ese a pps an d you will be on t h e path to s avin g m o n ey right away. 6. Sickweather 4. Tophatter

The world’s first real-time map of sickness and the

Tophatter makes shopping easier with the world’s fastest

largest crowdsourcing community of its kind. With this

marketplace for mobile shopping. You bid on items, only

year’s flu season in full-force, is there any way to get

paying if you win the bid. You can browse through a

out of the crosshairs? Sickweather, the world’s first

catalog of apparel, jewelry, accessories, electronics, and

real-time map of human health, may hold the answer.

more. The app offers deals up to 80 percent off. Whether you’re a blogger, running a small business 5. Pawscout

or running your household as a mom, you don’t have

This animal lover’s app provides pet tagging and track-

time for distractions. If you want success you’ve got to

ing. Pet owners can locate their missing animals, track

maximize the tools at hand.

walks and keep medical records. Pawscout alerts the pet owner via the mobile app if the pet gets out of the

The great news is there are tons of smartphone apps

house or yard. It also helps locate lost pets with digital

to help you get a jump on your productivity! You’ll save

profiles on every animal. If your pet goes missing, Paw-

time and money, plus you’ll even be able to be more

scout will alert users in the nearby community, notifying

successful at sticking to your goals (like losing weight).

you if your pet is found.

MA S S RO OTS PL AN I NDUST RY GROWTH With key cannabis markets like California and Nevada experiencing record growth, now is an ideal time to provide you with an update on MassRoots’ recent developments.

By Jessica Starman

MassRoots believes this digital

Increase of market share of

instrument will incentivize user growth

dispensaries with our substantially

and stimulate the platform’s overall

upgraded business portal; Expand

activity. In addition, management

of strategic partnerships with leading

believes that the digital instrument

industry brands; and Introduce a

may also one day be used by

digital instrument to be issued by

businesses within the cannabis

MassRoots Blockchain Technologies,

industry to, among other things,

Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of

develop customer loyalty programs

the Company, aimed at encouraging

to award digital instruments to

key behaviors within the MassRoots’

consumers for purchasing certain

platform, such as high-quality reviews

products or reaching certain

of cannabis strains.

spending/order levels. MassRoots’ revamped dispensary

ArcView Market Research

portal is expected to enter private beta testing with several of the

estimates there are currently

nation’s top dispensaries in the

about 1,700 dispensary

coming weeks. Through this service, dispensaries are expected to have

locations in the United States.

access to a wide array of marketing channels, utilities, and analytics to better connect with the millions of cannabis consumers in regulated markets as well as access insightful data on their local audience.

Un if ied M a s sR o o t s Board a n d Lea d ers hip Team

During the past several months, MassRoots has

MassRoots continues to partner with some of the

strengthened its leadership team with the appointment

leading companies in the cannabis industry. A long-time

of Graham Farrar, a seasoned software, and California

shareholder of High Times Holdings Corporation, which

cannabis industry veteran, to its Board of Directors and

recently announced its plans to become a public-traded

Jesus Quintero, CPA, previously of Pricewaterhouse-

company through a Regulation A+ offering. MassRoots is

Coopers and Deloitte & Touch, as Chief Financial Officer.

also a shareholder of CannaRegs, Inc., which continues to impressively scale its clientele and revenues in

The newly appointed members of the Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board

the California market. They are constantly evaluating

of Directors and its management team are committed to

opportunities to partner with best-in-class companies

building long-term, sustainable shareholder value and are

in the cannabis industry which are believed to further

unified in their support of the vision and plan outlined in

expand the footprint and create new revenue-generating

this shareholder update.

channels for business.

The leaves, stems, flower buds and extracts from the cannabis plant can be eaten, brewed in a tea or put into a tincture.

COLLISIO N CONFEREN CE Collision Conference is one of the premier startup technology and innovation conferences of the year.

The conference showcases an

Many conference attendees found

impressive lineup of nearly 300

the experience to be a refreshing

top-tier speakers, ranging from

change from the tech-focused cit-

tech icons to athletes to hip-hop

ies like San Francisco, New York,

artists and celebrities. Damon

and Collision’s previous location

Wayans Jr, Lisa Sugar, and Andy

Las Vegas, where a majority of

Mayfield are just a few of the

tech conferences are held.

highly talented roster. The Fox Magazine team attended the 2017 conference and created a detailed

It also coincides with New

outline of what you should prepare to witness at future conferences.

Orleans Jazz Fest, which

Collision Conference has been

attracts additional attendees

called “America’s fastest growing

and tourists to the magical

tech conference” and there are a few factors that differentiate

city.

Collision from other conferences.

Collision is no longer a singular

More than 10,000 SaaS and

conference, it is now the

enterprise buyers and sellers will

home to many independent

also be at Collision. Saas Monster

conferences. Each with its own

is their conference. Both these

stage, schedule, exhibition area,

conferences alone are the largest

workshops, networking evening

global gatherings in their respective

events and more.Â

industries in the world.

For example, thousands of digital

New Orleans is an extraordinary

marketers will fly from more

city, and the conference takes

than 150 countries to Collision.

advantage of that. Bananas foster,

PandaConf is their conference

gumbo, and po-boy sandwiches.

within Collision.

New Orleans is one of the culinary capitals of the US. The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cuisine reflects its Cajun, Creole, and French roots.

The bar crawls also promise fun journeys through the city, capturing the festive ambiance of NOLA. Your ticket to Collision is now a ticket to access the many conferences hosted under one roof. At Collision, you can learn about every major industry touched by technology. You can reach and network with the most important decisionmakers, the most disruptive companies, meet your customers and competitors.

Above all else, what truly sets Collision apart is the people who come out for it.

This is a time of great uncertainty for industries across the world. At Collision, they gather the founders and CEOs of technology companies, fast-growing startups, policymakers and heads of state to ask a simple question: where to next? Over 750 media from more than 120 countries came to Collision in 2018. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just editors from many of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most influential publications, but market-shaping industry reporters from leading technology and trade publications and blogs. Collision is taking it up a notch in Toronto. Collision 2019 will welcome thousands of attendees to Toronto, the most diverse city in the world.

T HE FOX F E STIVAL The first annual interactive lifestyle experience brought to life a welcoming vibe with food trucks, live music, and stunning art in 2018.

Festivals serve a critical purpose.

Homegrown artists and brands

With conscious content on the

of a wide variety are sure to

rise and the explosion of engaged

invigorate, inspire, and enlighten

audiences worldwide, attracting

all audiences. The pop-up event

the attention to the world’s most

showcased a range of forward-

forward-thinking creations. The

thinking artists + brands using an

Fox Festival is at the forefront of

interactive environment.

the conscious content movement,

Interactive experience built

serving as a catalyst for the evolution.

on lifestyle & community.

Now, more than ever, people

The Fox Festival is a true

crave stories that propel us

welcoming place for people to

forward on our journey toward joy,

release their stress, interact and

fulfillment, freedom, abundance,

enjoy time with friends & family

and creativity. Our purpose is

through interactive art.

to showcase cultural gems that empower those who see them live more meaningful, futuristic, and enlightened lives.

Less than 5 miles away from LAX and just steps away from the beach, This event had it all while being convenientlyÂ located for everyone. Talent was just one aspect of the festival. Featuring over six different industries, brands and partners brought out their best products to engage with the audience as well. VR was an important placement in the festival, allowing guests to interact with a custom made VR experience by Alt + Ctrl + K.

Bringing together creatives from all over the world. From Alaska to California, The Fox Festival boasted a wide range of people and creatives to engage with. Pictured to the left is an Alaskan musician by the name of Lauren Dair, making a mark on the music industry and Los Angeles as a whole.

MI SSI ON Filled with an array of curated experiences to engage, inspire and fulfill.

More than just a regular festival, the experience brought together several industries into one event.

Co m m u n i ty

Art

Community is an extremely

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no secret that The Fox

important aspect of The

Festival is a big believer in

Fox Festival. The experience

art and showcasing of it.

is meant to be inclusive

The experience featured

and inspiring for everyone

over 5 artists from around

involved.

Los Angeles + the world

Hea l t h Health is truly wealth. The longer the live, the more we can experience. Vive Organic in particular, provided wellness shots for all the guests to enjoy what it feels like to be clear of any preservatives.

that displayed their work throughout the event.

J O IN TH E EXPE RI E NCE

Fash i o n

Tech

Mu s i c

Food

VIRTUAL REA LITY LOS AN GELES VLRA featured hundreds of immersive tech demos, educational session, presentations and cutting-edge product launches from the most innovative technology companies shaping our world today.

From immersive full-room installations, motion simulators and VR arcades, to nextgen haptics, 360-cameras and the hottest product launches across VR/AR/XR, the event features the next generation of transformative technologies and something for everyone to explore. The Fox Magazine covered both days of VRLA and explored some of the newest technology the world has to offer shaped into a virtual reality experience. Some of our favorite aspects include the musical addition to VR as well as the preciseness of the intended experiences.

Th e Mezo Mezo, a 20-foot tall futuristic temple is equipped with synchronized LED panels, lasers, and spatial music. The interactive art installation will evoke an alternate future where ancient Mesoamerican societies have become technologically advanced, taking attendees on a visually and sonically exciting journey through destruction, creation, and rebirth.

Group Challenges

Friends can have fun all within the same realm with that latest tech in VR. The experiences range from shooter survival, maze exploration, and even dancing. Unlike industry events, VRLA is an experience anyone can enjoy.

The Connection For industry professionals, students and attendees looking to cultivate their skills in VR and AR development, VRLA is the ultimate connection to the future and the people that are shaping it.

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At NOCO, th ey are tru ly pus hin g th e lim its of wh at is possible.

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Through these world-class offerings, NOCO has effectively set the new standard in design, performance, and safety and has introduced an entirely new generation of products.

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F INALSTRAW Straw bans continue to crop up all over the world and companies like Starbucks and House of Blues quitting their dirty straw habit.

FinalStraw is the world’s first

Unlike alternatives that are difficult to

reusable, collapsible straw. By

carry around, FinalStraw comes in a

raising over $1.8 million through

sexy, keychain-sized carrying case

Kickstarter, FinalStraw officially

made of recycled plastic. At $20

launched in November. With over

a straw, FinalStraw’s mission is to

150,000 presale FinalStraws sold,

replace plastic straws making way

it’s clear people are excited about

for a “Straw Free Earth in 2032.”

convenient, earth-friendly alternatives to straws.

Offere d in a variety o f co lors, FinalStraw feat ures a retra c table 9 - in ch m etal straw, d r yin g ra ck , an d a cleanin g squ eeg ee. A portion of proceeds always go to non-profits. FinalStrawâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founders are two young entrepreneurs on a mission to rid the world of single-use plastics.

The CEO, Emma Cohen (32), holds a master’s degree from Harvard in Environmental Management and Sustainability. She worked in waste minimization at Los Alamos National Laboratory before quitting to become a “straw gal.” Miles Pepper (23), an inventor and cinematographer, works on the product development aspect of the company.

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