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.
No one wants to use this innovative award-winning device, but the need for a Drop Pod in emergency situations and natural disasters cannot be avoided.
By Lee Rickwood
Only one of Canada’s major cellphone service providers has seen a reduction in the number of customer complaints received.
by Lee Rickwood
Talk to the Xbox to switch between live TV viewing and game-playing using just the sound of your voice, without having to switch TV inputs
Freely accessible and widely usable, open data from public sources has been used in the development of several apps, including those that provide information about water quality at beaches, food safety at restaurants, parking lots, bike trails and transit routes.
by Lee Rickwood
The company unveiled a suite of new products it says can improve efficiency, increase productivity and reduce environmental footprints.
Not only reduce, but in some cases, erase!
by Lee Rickwood
A Canadian technology company has developed a high tech wearable display for athletes, outdoor enthusiasts, and people who fall down the hill (that’s my category) to while skiing, surfing or boarding.
by Lee Rickwood
by Lee Rickwood
What if your friend turned out to be a real materialist, ‘only in it for the money’? What if they were constantly pushing you to buy things you may or may not want or even like? Would you still hang out?
Canadian privacy experts and technology developers look to data de-identification as a way to protect us all.
by Lee Rickwood