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Connected Devices and IoT

The Future of the IoT

Matt Osminer, our director of Mobile and Web Software, was recently interviewed by Fluke Networks as part of their Expert Interview program.
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Audio

Introduction to AES67

Discover AES67, the standard for high-performance audio over IP networks. Ideal for professional audio, it ensures synchronization, low latency, and seamless interoperability.
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Video

Television’s Six Eras

Explore the evolution of entertainment video consumption through our insightful infographic and PDF download. Don't miss out!
Matt Osminer, our director of Mobile and Web Software, was recently interviewed by Fluke Networks as part of their Expert Interview program.
Discover AES67, the standard for high-performance audio over IP networks. Ideal for professional audio, it ensures synchronization, low latency, and seamless interoperability.
Explore the evolution of entertainment video consumption through our insightful infographic and PDF download. Don't miss out!
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Outsourced Engineering

Four Things to Consider About Code Re-Use

Software developers love writing new code. There’s something thrilling and exciting about designing creative, efficient solutions to new problems. Given the chance, many would rather write something new than reuse existing code, but despite what developers want, rewriting an entire codebase is not always good for business. At the other end of the spectrum, most... View Article
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Outsourced Engineering

Boulder Tech Job Fair Redux: February 25

Based on the success of our last job fair, Cardinal Peak will once again be co-hosting the Boulder Tech Job Fair with the Boulder Chamber. We were thrilled by our experience at the last fair in September, so we will be joining 13 other tech companies offering more than 200 open positions ranging from entry-level... View Article
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Connected Devices and IoT

A Great CES Launch for Skydrop

We'd like to congratulate our client Skydrop for a spectacular launch at CES this week. The Skydrop Sprinkler Controller is a great example of a next-generation Internet-of-Things product.
Software developers love writing new code. There’s something thrilling and exciting about designing creative, efficient solutions to new problems. Given the chance, many would rather write something new than reuse existing code, but despite what developers want, rewriting an entire codebase is not always good for business. At the other end of the spectrum, most... View Article
Based on the success of our last job fair, Cardinal Peak will once again be co-hosting the Boulder Tech Job Fair with the Boulder Chamber. We were thrilled by our experience at the last fair in September, so we will be joining 13 other tech companies offering more than 200 open positions ranging from entry-level... View Article
We'd like to congratulate our client Skydrop for a spectacular launch at CES this week. The Skydrop Sprinkler Controller is a great example of a next-generation Internet-of-Things product.
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Outsourced Engineering

Boulder Tech Job Fair is September 11

Looking for a challenging new opportunity? Don’t miss the chance to learn about nearly 100 available tech positions at 13 technology companies in Boulder on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Boulder Tech Job Fair, hosted by Cardinal Peak and the Boulder Chamber, will take place from 3-7 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Boulder Chamber, located... View Article
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Quality Assurance

Regression Testing, the Lazy Way

Regression testing is a simple (and wonderful) idea. The idea is that once you have working software, you should easily be able to ensure it keeps working after further changes are made. This is achieved by constructing a set of tests along with their known-correct outputs, and then re-running these tests after any modifications to ensure the known-correct outputs are still obtained.
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Video

Equalized Video Latency Is Often More Important Than Absolute Latency

When is low latency not that important? Answer: When the application is not real time, which is the case for the vast majority of video that we consume.
Looking for a challenging new opportunity? Don’t miss the chance to learn about nearly 100 available tech positions at 13 technology companies in Boulder on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Boulder Tech Job Fair, hosted by Cardinal Peak and the Boulder Chamber, will take place from 3-7 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Boulder Chamber, located... View Article
Regression testing is a simple (and wonderful) idea. The idea is that once you have working software, you should easily be able to ensure it keeps working after further changes are made. This is achieved by constructing a set of tests along with their known-correct outputs, and then re-running these tests after any modifications to ensure the known-correct outputs are still obtained.
When is low latency not that important? Answer: When the application is not real time, which is the case for the vast majority of video that we consume.
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Outsourced Engineering

Five Questions With Howdy Pierce

Howdy was interviewed in the Boulder Daily Camera today: Cardinal Peak specializes in developing embedded devices, mobile and set-top applications and digital video products for original equipment manufacturers. What type of competition is your firm facing? In our field, of course the big trend in the last 10 years is offshore outsourcing. … So for... View Article
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Outsourced Engineering

Beating Your Internal Estimate

Recently, we've had two potential customers say to us, in so many words, "My internal engineering team has estimated this project to take X months, and I think that's too long — can you do it faster?" There are two ways to interpret this...
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Software Development

Cardinal Peak Develops Blockbuster App

I’m proud to announce the release of the Blockbuster app for Android, developed by Cardinal Peak. The app launched this week in the Google Play store. It allows subscribers to manage their Blockbuster By Mail queue as well as find nearby stores, check a title’s availability in a store, and more. Check it out!
Howdy was interviewed in the Boulder Daily Camera today: Cardinal Peak specializes in developing embedded devices, mobile and set-top applications and digital video products for original equipment manufacturers. What type of competition is your firm facing? In our field, of course the big trend in the last 10 years is offshore outsourcing. … So for... View Article
Recently, we've had two potential customers say to us, in so many words, "My internal engineering team has estimated this project to take X months, and I think that's too long — can you do it faster?" There are two ways to interpret this...
I’m proud to announce the release of the Blockbuster app for Android, developed by Cardinal Peak. The app launched this week in the Google Play store. It allows subscribers to manage their Blockbuster By Mail queue as well as find nearby stores, check a title’s availability in a store, and more. Check it out!