Mobile Concierge Service Adds to Yorkdale’s Retail Experience
By Yasmin Ranade
Yorkdale is one of the first Canadian shopping centres to offer shoppers access to guest services teams via text or online messaging.
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Poverty Hackathon: Toronto and Nairobi, November 20-22
By Yasmin Ranade
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Poverty Hackathon is a Devs Without Borders 28-hour event that brings charitable minded developers from Toronto and Nairobi together – simultaneously – to build web and mobile applications in education, business and farming for people living in rural and impoverished areas in East Africa. The winning solution gets real exposure, and will be implemented by Free The Children in rural Kenya.
5 things you didn’t know could be done with 3D printing
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
3D-printing has evolved exponentially these past few years. Aside from changing the game for various industries like automotive, aerospace, medicine, dentistry and various applied sciences, 3D-printing in enabling leaps in art, architecture, fashion and industrial design.
Canadian Tech Companies Combine to Deliver Live Immersive 360 6K Video
By Lee Rickwood
While multi-camera rigs can and have been used to create very similar immersive content, with this particular system, only one camera is required to capture a real-time live 360-degree experience, thanks to unique lenses and processing algorithms developed in Canada
Roku’s new OS and features elevate cord cutting options
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
The latest operating system expected to roll out soon is Roku OS 7 is available to most existing Roku players and sticks. The new OS and its companion mobile app further extend the functionality many users have grown to love
Four Canadian Girls Win in Cisco’s IoT World Forum Young Innovation Grand Challenge
By Christine Persaud
Four Canadians were singled out as winners in Cisco’s inaugural global IoT World Forum Young Innovation Grand Challenge, which looked for girls aged 13-18 to come up with new Internet of Things (IoT) “solutions and technologies” to help connect everyday devices and objects.
Calgary Tech Scene Rocks as Beakerhead Blends Science and Art, Space and Music
By Lee Rickwood
Beakerhead celebrates and fosters learning and collaboration between science, arts and technology in wonderful and sometimes weird ways.
A Toast to Wireless Technology, New Smartphone Apps
By Lee Rickwood
Smart Spirits: ultra-premium vodka is being marketed in a new bottle with a customizable LED message band controlled by Bluetooth technology and a smartphone app.