Google Conference Says AI Essential to Business and Career Growth
by Lee Rickwood
As fast as artificial intelligence has become a part of our lives, many individuals and organizations still struggle to understand AI and use it effectively.
Category: Gadgets
Bees are Buzzing as AI Hits the Data and Dating Scene
by Lee Rickwood
Giving women added control over their online dating lives has long been seen by Bumble as a way to flip traditional gender roles and challenge some old-fashioned dating ideas that may inhibit some women from participating.
E-waste is Still a Big and Growing Problem, Despite Recycling Efforts Large and Small
by Lee Rickwood
Along with reuse, rescue, and repair, we do have plenty of R words. Like reduce, as in reducing the amount of e-stuff we buy in the first place. And reconsider, as in reconsidering our personal wants and desires in light of global issues and realities.
Smart Vending Machines Keep an Eye on Products, Customers, and Air Quality
by Lee Rickwood
At a dozen shopping malls across Canada, hidden inside digital information kiosks, were small cameras and other AVA-type technology. Apparently, hours and hours of video and hundreds of images were collected, an activity that regulators said contravened federal and provincial privacy laws.
Computer Coding, Musical Creativity Key to Winning Popular Canadian Contest
by Lee Rickwood
The deadline to submit entries to the 2024 Your Voice is Power student competition is May 31, 2024, and the winners will be selected in June.
Newest Smart Bot from LG is an AI Agent
by Lee Rickwood
Although it has yet been given a ‘human’ name by its developer parent, this new smart device has been given several ‘human’ capabilities.
Virtual Tour Technology Highlights Location, Location, Location in Interactive 3-D
by Lee Rickwood
By integrating digital and visual data, virtual tours are business tools, now used by insurance, restoration, engineering, design, construction and facilities management companies in all sizes and in many countries.
Mixed Reality Technology Brings Added Vision to Surgeons in the Operating Room
A Canadian orthopedic surgeon was the first in Canada to use mixed reality technology to enhance surgical precision for shoulder replacement patients.