Sports Tech Goes Miniature – Not Just Wearable, But Ingestible Data Devices Monitor Athletes
by Lee Rickwood
Data collection devices used to track sport performance are so small they don’t have to be worn by athletes, they can be ingested.
Category: Mobile
Smartphone Apps Bring Sights Alive for Visually Impaired and Blind People
by Lee Rickwood
By using GPS, audio and sound recordings and other digital tools, new wayfinding apps can bring surroundings to life with audible descriptions of the immediate environment.
Entry-level Smartphone from Nokia Gets You in the Game
by Lee Rickwood
A new mobile consumer and entry-level smartphone user can get into the game for less than $200 (CDN).
Dash Cam Makers Bring 4K, Wi-Fi and AI-enabled Products to Canada
by Lee Rickwood
It is always a good time to reduce automobile accidents and related injuries or fatalities so capable products that can make positive contributions should be welcome.
Data Roaming Options for Canadians
By Christine Persaud
Canadians love to travel. We were expected to take a record number of trips – 26. 5 million – outside of the country in 2018, according to the Conference Board of Canada. And that means staying connected while we’re away, whether it’s checking in with family while we’re on a business trip, or with the neighbours or extended family back home when on vacation.
Border Guards Can Ask Travellers for Social Media Passwords, Digital Device Checks
by Lee Rickwood
The notion that protecting us from “goods” determined to be dangerous by searching individual handheld devices and not unplugging the Internet as a whole seems very limited and ineffective.
Made in Toronto: Digital Tour Explores Heritage and History in the ‘Hood
by Lee Rickwood
A new digital app takes users along an eleven-stop tour of the area while highlighting several important industrial sites and factories, both long-gone and still standing.
Reviewing the OnePlus 7 Pro
By Ted Kritsonis
OnePlus has always branded itself as an upstart wary of charging the premium prices established brands haven’t shied away from, but the new 7 Pro enters that arena.