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Rob Attrell

Montréal

Hexoskin signs contract with Canadian Space Agency to monitor astronaut’s health in space

Oct 27, 2016

Wearable technology is quickly becoming more integrated into daily life. Fitness trackers and smartwatches are just the beginning…

Statistics Canada considers replacing telephone surveys with text messages

Jul 26, 2016

As the Canadian government continues to inch towards embracing the digital age, policy-makers are looking for new ways to modernize…

uber

Uber and Quebec government to develop ridesharing pilot project

Jun 13, 2016

Ridesharing discussion is slowly but surely making its way through legislative bodies, across Canada and around the world.…

FinTech

UGO adds peer-to-peer pay to mobile digital wallet service

Feb 2, 2016

Digital wallets hold the promise that some day technology will remove the need for carrying around money, plastic cards, or…

Drones

Belleville drone accident shows current regulation gap

Dec 30, 2015

We’re going to be hearing a lot of stories about drone accidents in the next couple of years. As we discussed last week,…

UberHOP Toronto
Toronto

Uber piloting public transportation alternative in Toronto

Dec 15, 2015

Ride sharing is widely considered to be a significant part of the future of transportation. The key difference between companies…

PageCloud
SaaS

How PageCloud plans to save the web (and why customers should pay for it)

Dec 1, 2015

Last week, I sat down with Craig Fitzpatrick, the CEO of PageCloud, a web hosting company that aims to reinvent the design…

Ottawa DroneFest
Events

Ottawa DroneFest takes flight

Sep 1, 2015

As electronics get impressively smaller, the possibilities for new technology continue to become more diverse (and often more…

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