After unveiling a new point of sales system to their American clients this past autumn, Ottawa-based ecommerce software solutions provider Shopify is now bringing its card reading technology to the Canadian business owner. Now the more than 5,000 Canadian-based Shopify retailers can use the same software that powers their digital storefronts in the real world. […]
By Jared Lindzon — Apr 16 '14
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Just as open-source development ushered in a technological revolution, Connor Dickie believes a similar revolution is on the horizon in the biotech industry. His vision is to provide a platform that allows people from all walks of life to collaborate and build open source biotech innovations. “Instead of bioengineering costing millions and taking years of […]
By Jared Lindzon — Apr 11 '14
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The Person: Dr. Janine Marchessault, film professor, co-founder of Future Cinema Lab and inaugural director of Sensorium, all at Toronto’s York University. She’s also director of the Visible City Project + Archive and past Canada Research Chair in art, digital media and globalization. She’s a teacher, author, editor, filmmaker, McLuhan scholar, exhibition curator, academic researcher […]
By Christine Wong — Apr 9 '14
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Over the last few years social media users have woken up to the reality that the information they share online is less than secure. With privacy breaches, identity thefts, and wire-tapping scandals regularly making headlines around the world, one Toronto-based company is working on an alternative. Harvey Medcalf, co-founder and CEO of Arroware Industries and […]
By Jared Lindzon — Apr 2 '14
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Generally, augmented reality has been a plaything for smartphone users. Superimposing computer-generated images atop real ones carried little more than novelty value for a while, but people are starting to find real utility in it. Translation services that spot and replace signs in foreign languages with English ones on your smartphone’s screen are a good […]
By Danny Bradbury — Mar 25 '14
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I always thought he would become an artist. As in, someone who painted paintings that hung in galleries. Ivo was one of those kids who could seemingly draw anything, and even in grade seven we were in awe of his talent. I recently found out he had become, instead, an architect, then a set designer […]
By Shane Schick — Mar 24 '14
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It’s brain candy, but we can’t resist clicking on it. Whether it’s “The Top 10 Hottest Selfies” or “One Super Food That Burns Fat Like A Furnace,” at some point we’ve been drawn to those sketchy headline links at the bottom of most web pages. The stories often appear under a banner “Recommended For You,” […]
By Jon Cook — Mar 19 '14
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All across Canada, entrepreneurs and healthcare professionals are developing various ways to improve the user experience of patients, but finding funding for such innovative solutions can leave many ideas on the drawing board. At the first meeting of the Toronto chapter of Health 2.0 at the MaRS Discovery District two weeks ago, a panel of […]
By Jared Lindzon — Mar 5 '14
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When she remembers one of the first hackathons in which she participated, Hilary Mason admits what made it fun was not creating the usual data visualization or mobile app. “It was a frosted cake with LEDs that could tell you if someone was happy or sad as you approached it,” Mason, former chief scientist with […]
By Shane Schick — Mar 4 '14
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‘The human desire to contribute’: A Manitoba researcher rethinks the interface
The Person: Andrea Bunt has always been fascinated by how humans interact with computers, so much so that she’s dedicated much of her academic life to studying user experience in computer software. After completing a bachelors degree in computer sciences at Queen’s University, Bunt pursued a Master’s in computer sciences from the University of British Columbia, […]
By Jared Lindzon — Mar 26 '14
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