About Lee Rickwood
Lee Rickwood covers developments in media and technology with particular interest in how such developments affect our social, political and economic activities and interactions.
by Lee Rickwood
The dangers that e-waste recycling poses to the health of future generations generates a call to action to reduce children’s exposure to harmful e-waste activities.
by Lee Rickwood
The latest washroom technology is said to bring a new kind of clean, but it also brings new implications for privacy in the privy. The can is now connected to the cloud.
by Lee Rickwood
Organizers of a new competitive chess league say they will make use of technology to drive innovative scoring technologies, new board selection methods and a fantasy league.
by Lee Rickwood
Much like a cardiogram uses heart rate data to deliver insights to predict and prevent heart disease, brain biomarkers with similar diagnostic and treatment potential can be collected and analyzed using new Canadian technology.
by Lee Rickwood
“What the North lacks in IT, we make up in potential waiting to be discovered,” said Rob Penner, project leader on a new high tech installation at the University College of the North, where Penner is Associate Vice‐President of Community and Industry Solutions.
by Lee Rickwood
The system combines advanced sensor technology and specially trained neural networks to watch how well we wash our hands.
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Although services and solutions for social needs do exist, it is clear that awareness, access and availability must be increased.
by Lee Rickwood
The majority of ISP service offerings met or exceeded their advertised speeds, but there were some notable exceptions, according to recent Canadian Internet speed tests.