Calgary to Get Its Own Spaceship – uhh, Bass Ship
by Lee Rickwood
Beama Visual does some amazing mash-ups itself, with creative video mapping and custom anaglyph 3D animations set to live music and sound effects.
Tag: technology
Data Privacy Day 2016 is About Protecting Not Hiding Your Information
by Lee Rickwood
From cyber-criminality to targeted advertising, from corporate spies to commercial retailers, from government agencies to technology developers, it seems almost everyone is looking at our online activity. And not just looking: our digital fingerprints are being are being tracked, collected, stored, analyzed, cross-referenced and re-purposed, often without our knowledge and often by entities unknown to us.
Canada’s role in the future of transportation: An Interview with GM Canada’s Steve Carlisle
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
One of the biggest issues facing hybrid and EV drivers is range anxiety, or the fear that they will run out of charge before getting to a charging station. “Having 320 kilometers of range is one way to overcome range anxiety,” Carlisle says, “another way is to have convenient charging. We need to work with other parties and partners to make this happen.”
Consumer Protection and the Internet of Things
Of all the things connected by the Internet of Things, it appears that a robust strategy for consumer protection, corporate security and individual privacy has not yet been fully hooked up. The Internet of Things (IoT) broadly refers to a…
The best video games of 2015
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
2015 was an amazing year for video games. There were various releases that elevated the console and PC gaming experience by bringing new challenges and technology to the table.
CES 2016: what the show portends for the rest of the year
By Ted Kritsonis
Another Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is in the books, and with plenty of buzz, there was a shift in focus that looks to be a trend for the show’s foreseeable future. Wearables, smart home, virtual reality (VR), connected cars and drones dominated the show floor this year.
David Bowie in Toronto – Gallery Exhibit Showed His Genius
by Lee Rickwood
The high-tech show will present more than 300 of Bowie’s creations and collaborations in fashion, sound, theatre, art and film, from a career that spanned five decades.
Are Mobile Phone Sniffers in Use by Police Forces?
By Lee Rickwood
Incoming and outgoing calls as well as text messages can be monitored and recorded, encryption keys can be extracted, and all this can happen to one or several phones simultaneously, without an owner’s knowledge or permission.