By Christine Persaud
With so much attention on the Internet of Things (IoT), and a plethora of apps to control everything from your TV to your refrigerator, home automation is falling more and more into the mainstream. And it’s catching the attention of women just as much as men.
Tough conversations that challenge the status quo take place at the crowded, busy intersection of technology, science, creativity & entrepreneurship – and at events produced by a Canadian entrepreneur.
by Lee Rickwood
By Ted Kritsonis
It’s hard to find any average consumer who doesn’t like streaming music for free. As consumption continues to shift from downloading music a la carte to streaming it buffet-style, does offering any music for free portend a dystopian future for artists and the recording industry?
Text and photos Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla The new Surface 3 is a full-featured PC with the size and weight of a tablet. It is also Microsoft’s most sensible option for mobile users preparing for Windows 10.
Whether you carry a cell phone or not, whether you wear the newest watch tech or not, public payphones have an on-going value, beyond being one of the last examples of shared social consciousness and communal convenience.
by Lee Rickwood
By Ted Kritsonis
Now that the Apple Watch has launched, the spotlight is on a product category that seems to confuse the imagination as much as it captures it. Though all tech gadgets are more ‘wants’ than ‘needs’, it’s hard to gauge whether there is any general desire for smartwatches yet.
By Christine Persaud
Several countries in Europe – most recently Germany – have instituted quota rules for women to lead the largest companies. Is this a good or bad strategy? Should Canada follow suit?
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla Empowering the youth with technology has been one of Microsoft’s YouthSpark initiatives, their DigiGirlz program aims to reach out to young girls and offer them mentoring and the love of coding.