Pebble SDK Update Positions Smartwatch to Compete with Nike & Fitbit
Watch Out Nike & Fitbit Pebble’s Coming For You! Pebble announced today an update to their SDK which finally gives developers…
Cambridge-based ORD Solutions Kickstarts First Affordable 5-Color 3D Printer
3D printing has had a great year so far. Although still a relatively nascent market, we have already seen its impact in strengthening…
This Robot Lets Your Dog Take Selfies and Text You Them
Pet people are crazy. I know this because I am one of them. It’s a good kind of crazy. The kind that means you will do just…
LUMOback Posture And Movement Sensor Will Zap The Quasimodo Right Out Of You (Review)
I know I’m not alone when I say that I look like Quasimodo when using my laptop. Its not just my laptop: it’s also…
Will the AIRO Health-Monitoring Wristband Kill the Activity Tracker?
The fitness bracelet is back. It hasn’t been since 2004 that I’ve seen so many people sporting a rubber band on their wrist…
Kanata-based eSight Launches Smart Glasses To Cure the Legally Blind
Wearable technology isn’t just all about counting steps and taking pictures. At the core, most of this technology is attempting…
Songza Launches Songza Canada Inc., Reaches 2.4 Million Canadian Users
If your friends and family are anything like mine, they are flooding your Facebook feeds with Songza playlists. Here in Canada,…
Five Reasons Why I Am So Bullish On Smartwatches
Smartwatches are one of those controversial new devices which everyone seems to love to hate right now. The overwhelming wave…
Makers Unite! Maker2Maker Brings The Benefits of Hackerspaces Online
It’s a great time to be a maker. A growing group of crafty, creative tinkerers, “makers” around the world have…
Shoplocket Wants to Improve The Dreaded Post-Crowdfunding Purgatory
Crowdfunding is increasingly becoming a successful option for makers and entrepreneurs to get their product out to market.…
Virtual Reality Paperboy Homage Pedals Toronto’s Globacore Around the World
The year was 1988. Mulroney and Regan were signing the Canada-US free trade agreement, Jim Duggan was dominating at the first…
Hackernest Sees Global Expansion Thanks to Their No Douchebag Policy
Two and half years ago, twelve nerds gathered around a table in Toronto to share a case of beer and talk about tech. It was…
Is TellSpec The Star Trek Tricorder We Have Been Waiting For?
One of my favorite internet memes is one that says Star Trek has been predicting the future since 1966. And perhaps it’s…
Thalmic Labs Awarded One of Ten Breakthrough Awards from Popular Mechanics
Every once in a while a product is invented that changes our lives. Amazon’s Kindle, Apple’s iPhone and Microsoft’s Kinect…
PUSH Wants to Measure Strength, Not Steps
Toronto-based startup PUSH wants to be the first fitness tracking device that measures strength not steps. The device is designed…