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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?

What’s On Tap for This Year According to CES 2020?

By Christine Persaud
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the annual tradeshow for the consumer tech industry, kicks off every year in early January. After attending this year’s event, here’s a look at 5 big technologies and innovations that will shape 2020 and beyond.

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Accessibility Tech: Creating a World without Barriers

by Lee Rickwood
Special hardware and software tools, collectively called assistive or accessibility technology, bring real value not just for the impacted individual but to the overall economy.

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Art and Technology and the Future Are on Display

by Lee Rickwood
It is surely art for our digital times: full of pop culture references, packed with familiar gadgets, sprinkled with the occasional four-letter word, Steyerl’s art describes our daily interactions with technology with great insight.

Canadian Opera, National Ballet Take to the Digital Stage

by Lee Rickwood
The Digital Stage initiative wants to explore new digital technology and embrace its transformative power across all aspects of the performing arts ecosystem, both in front of and behind the curtain.

Dedicated Devices Promise Personal Information Privacy — at a Price

by Lee Rickwood
Until regulation and legislation comes into effect with the strength to protect all our online moves and penalize those who track them illegally or inappropriately, there’s a real risk that privacy solutions will become a luxury item, putting a basic right out of the reach of many of us.