Sports Tech Goes Miniature – Not Just Wearable, But Ingestible Data Devices Monitor Athletes
by Lee Rickwood
Data collection devices used to track sport performance are so small they don’t have to be worn by athletes, they can be ingested.
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Smartphone Apps Bring Sights Alive for Visually Impaired and Blind People
by Lee Rickwood
By using GPS, audio and sound recordings and other digital tools, new wayfinding apps can bring surroundings to life with audible descriptions of the immediate environment.
Entry-level Smartphone from Nokia Gets You in the Game
by Lee Rickwood
A new mobile consumer and entry-level smartphone user can get into the game for less than $200 (CDN).
Dash Cam Makers Bring 4K, Wi-Fi and AI-enabled Products to Canada
by Lee Rickwood
It is always a good time to reduce automobile accidents and related injuries or fatalities so capable products that can make positive contributions should be welcome.
Calls for Digital Charter of Rights Short-circuited by Canadian Election
by Lee Rickwood
Calls for increased control for Canadians over their personal data, enhanced enforcement and penalty powers for the Privacy Commissioner and long-needed updates to federal and provincial privacy laws have been made loud and clear.
Border Guards Can Ask Travellers for Social Media Passwords, Digital Device Checks
by Lee Rickwood
The notion that protecting us from “goods” determined to be dangerous by searching individual handheld devices and not unplugging the Internet as a whole seems very limited and ineffective.
Made in Toronto: Digital Tour Explores Heritage and History in the ‘Hood
by Lee Rickwood
A new digital app takes users along an eleven-stop tour of the area while highlighting several important industrial sites and factories, both long-gone and still standing.
Does Data Anonymization Bring Personal Privacy Protection on Social Media or Mobile Platforms?
by Lee Rickwood
Data anonymization implies that data can no longer be traced back to an individual user because all the personal identifying information has been removed. It may not be so.