Canadian Technology Bringing Full 360 View to Mobile Phones, Tablets, and Wearable Devices
A new panomorph (wide-angle panoramic) lens is so small, it’s being integrated into compact mobile gadgets and even wearable devices.
by Lee Rickwood
Category: Gadgets
Apps for new parents
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla As parents get used to their new babies, the little ones are settling into their routines. Thankfully, there are apps to help along the way.
Does paying your smartphone’s tab get you off the hook?
By Ted Kritsonis
To offer alternatives to hated phone contracts, some carriers have since launched “tab” options where the balance of the phone subsidy can be paid off much faster than a two-year contract. But if that tab is paid off much sooner, does it spell the end of the contract, and does it automatically include a discount on a monthly plan?
Connected Car Travels with Top Canadian Technology On Board
If the person in the next lane is not driving a smart connected car, please be careful. Hey, take care in any case….
by Lee Rickwood
Review: Livescribe 3 is smarter when you have what it needs
By Ted Kritsonis
Livescribe has had a good run for the last several years making smart pens that have turned ordinary penmanship on paper into digital content that can save precious time in productivity. The Livescribe 3 Smart Pen continues the tradition, but does so in a way that walls off users who don’t have an iPhone or iPad.
New Mobile Apps Show Every Face Counts in Fashion, Photography, Law Enforcement
ModiFace is one of the companies that is applying software algorithms to digitally analyze faces captured in digital images of almost any type.
by Lee Rickwood
Parrot’s A.R.Drone goes elite, but what comes with that?
By Ted Kritsonis
Parrot’s A.R.Drone has gone through a couple of iterations so far, with the 2.0 model now in an “Elite Edition” that seems to indicate a solid push upwards, though this may be more a case of style over substance. No matter the focus, the unique quadricopter is still a lot of fun no matter what moniker you attach to it.
Canada Among Global Leaders for Dyson Award
Over the years, Canadian finalists have come up with robotic surgical tools, portable systems for disaster relief, even an energy source that’s fuelled by human muscle power.
by Lee Rickwood