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
A Canadian medical technology development team is a finalist in a multi-million dollar competition to build a new device based on gadgets used in the Star Trek TV show.
by Lee Rickwood
Big data breaches are not just about big companies: small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are clearly vulnerable, and the confidentiality, accuracy and availability of their data assets always at risk.
by Lee Rickwood
A Canadian Olympian is pushing the development of mobile apps that support athletes and the communities who support them. Winter sports are covered; summer activities like cycling and rodeo sports have been added and more sports apps are coming soon.
by Lee Rickwood
The Town of Newmarket is the first in Ontario to introduce a Soofa solar-powered bench that charges mobile devices, bringing technology profiled at President Obama’s inaugural White House Maker Faire to its neighbourhood.
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ecobee is nearing a very significant corporate milestone, and it’s counting up to one million as the number of units sold to a growing community of smart tech users.
by Lee Rickwood
The suspension of an inquiry into the use of cell phone sniffers serves only to avoid the real issues of accountability and transparency about ownership, use or access to surveillance devices by provincial and national police forces.
by Lee Rickwood
A new virtual destination has launched from Canada to help entrepreneurs and tech start-ups no matter where they’re based: locally, nationally or internationally.
by Lee Rickwood
The audience listened to a Bach violin sonata and watched as a computer-generated skeleton mirrored the way violinist was moving her arms, wrists and neck as she played.