Virtual Museums, Online Galleries Provide Stay-at-Home Art Experiences
by Lee Rickwood
Interactive 3-D virtual tours and VR experiences let you visit your favourite art gallery or museum from the comfort — and safety — of your own home.
Category: Mobile
Apps for Keeping In Touch With Friends and Family During Social Distancing
By Christine Persaud
Apps for Keeping In Touch With Friends and Family During Social Distancing. Here are some great ways that you can use technology to make sure that social distancing doesn’t translate to having no social interaction.
Be TACTful: Can Technology-Assisted Contact Tracing Stop COVID-19?
by Lee Rickwood
The development of a technology-assisted contact tracing application must proceed with tact, the ability to sensitively deal with difficult issues.
Think You Need a Tablet? Here Are 6 Great Ones To Consider
By Christine Persaud
There are tasks when your phone is the ultimate device and others when you need your laptop or desktop computer for more processing power. But sometimes, a tablet offers the best solution to meet your needs.
Grocery Shopping in a Pandemic: Can More Tech Help Out?
by Lee Rickwood
Can so-called smart surveillance tools like biometrics and facial recognition make shopping safer?
Nuclear Alert Wakes Some, Surprises Others: Report Cites Human and Systemic Error
by Lee Rickwood
It was the first time the Alert Ready system was used to send out a nuclear-related message to our screens. It could have gone better.
From a Foldable Phone to New Buds: What Samsung Revealed in San Francisco Last Week
By Christine Persaud
Samsung said at its annual Developers Conference last November that it would be exploring new form factors for mobile devices. And at a launch event in early February in San Francisco, the company revealed its latest foldable device along with other new mobile products to come.
Augmented Reality App Triggers Empathy for Polar Bears
by Lee Rickwood
Polar bears can be seen as beautiful creatures worthy of support and protection; they can also be seen as a dangerous nuisance that must be eliminated. Can augmented reality help settle the matter?