by David H | Jan 29, 2015 | News
Whether or not it’s marked on your calendar, January 29 is “Data Privacy Day”. Ideally, it’s a day that we reflect on how our personally information is being used by business and government, and how this may impact our lives. In exchange for brand new online...
by David H | Jan 26, 2015 | News
In an effort to encourage a new generation of coders, web training company BrainStation is launching “BrainStation Academy”, a program aimed at Toronto-area youth in grades 9 to 12 with courses beginning in March. Along with the announcement...
by David H | Jan 20, 2015 | Features
The Toronto Tech Meetup, a gathering drawing a couple hundred members of the startup community, convened on the 26th floor of the Price Waterhouse Cooper building for an evening that included drinks, food, interesting conversation, and five quick presentations. You...
by David H | Oct 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Numerous companies will be showcasing advances in the AR and gesture technology at Immersed, a two-day conference organized by The Immersive Technology Alliance. This will be a great opportunitiy to learn more about these emerging technologies, and how they relate to...
by David H | Oct 16, 2014 | News
University of Toronto PhD students Phil Lam and Jonathan Lung have spent 18 months designing and building the prototype of a electric vehicle designed for urban transportation – but it’s neither a car nor a bike. Think of it as a “car-bike”....
by David H | Oct 9, 2014 | News
Pictured above is the 26-year-old founder of Love Winter, Polina Roufanova, modeling the Valenki boots (pronounced va-LENG-kee), which merge traditional 300-year-old Siberian footwear design with modern styling and materials. They’re essentially a tall wool felt...
by David H | Oct 9, 2014 | News
As part of an initiative to support women in film and TV, producer Shasha Nakhai was given the opportunity to spend a week at Ubisoft’s Toronto office to learn the ins and outs of game production. Ubisoft is, of course, the massively successful game studio behind the...
by David H | Oct 6, 2014 | Features
“We have sensors that track our sleep. We have sensors that track our steps. But there’s something that’s really missing,” says Ariel Garten. “Something that really determines how well you sleep, how many calories you burn, how good you feel the next day. And that’s...
