Penn State Abington’s Launchbox, an initiative which offers support to small businesses and entrepreneurs in the Philadelphia region, will premiere its YouTube “tech-umentary” series at 2:00pm on Tuesday. 

The 30-minute episodes look at technological artifacts to better understand how innovation has shaped and changed many everyday devices over the years. Storage media is the topic of the premiere, and subsequent episodes will examine visual media, audio media and video games. 

“Adding portability, accessibility, durability, capacity or speed to a new product rarely occurs all at once. The artifacts and vintage technology on display in the series illustrate that the innovative process often moves in a series of steps focused on one area of development at a time,” Peter Hornberger, LaunchBox’s director, said. “Innovation is at the heart of much of the programming at the Abington LaunchBox, and the episodes aim to inform and inspire entrepreneurs to tackle challenges and problems using innovation as a critical first step.” 

Hornberger helps startup and early-stage entrepreneurs in the Philadelphia region develop their projects. No affiliation with Penn State is required to utilize LaunchBox’s expertise, and many of the services available to startups and early-stage entrepreneurs are available at no cost. 

For more on Launchbox, you can check out their website here. For more on Tuesday’s premiere, you can read Penn State Abington’s debut article here. Photo courtesy of Penn State Abington News.