The Opera of the Future: My Virtual Dream
Artistic expression took on a whole new meaning this Saturday at Toronto’s Nuit Blanche as one exhibit used the audience’s…
Life Long Employment is Dead, Long Live the Entrepreneur
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well amoung young Canadians. According to a new report from the Council of Ontario…
Can Toronto-based Kiwi Wearables Do for Wearables What Apple Did For Smartphones?
Kiwi Wearables isn’t interested in just building the next fitness tracker, health monitor or home automation tool. They actually…
These Three Tech Visionaries Will Make You Proud To Be Canadian
I’ve just witnessed the future and let me tell you, it is going to blow your mind. It’s a future where circuit-filled blankets…
Rogers Partners With Sprint to Bring Connected Cars to Canada
Get ready for some distracted driving Canucks. Major carriers Rogers and Sprint announced a partnership to bring the connected…
Intel Capital Makes Another Investment in Canadian Wearable Tech With Recon Instruments
Update: Recon Instruments has confirmed that “The investment from Intel is an extension of our A round. The value is…
The Biometric Shirt That Helps You Fight Death Beat Its Crowdfunding Goal Today
Google’s not the only company attempting to fight death. Montreal-based Carré Technologies believe they too have found…
Shaping Tomorrow’s Makers at Toronto’s Mini Maker Faire
This weekend Toronto’s Wychwood Barns transformed into a world of robots, wearable lights and 3D printed objects. The two-day…
PwC Vision to Reality Short List: The BetaKit Cheat Sheet
PwC’s Vision to Reality awards is back for their 10th year and earlier this week PwC announced their short list of twenty…
The Toronto Star Uses Augmented Reality To Try To Go Beyond The Ink
This morning Toronto Star readers woke up to a whole new newspaper experience. The entire edition is riddled with augmented…
Alertly Launches On Indiegogo, A DIY Smart Home & Car Security System
Back in August, BetaKit wrote about Alertly, a Toronto-based startup set to disrupt the consumer security space by creating…
Google Glass at TIFF: Why We Aren’t Ready for Wearable Tech
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) wrapped up this Sunday and I thought before it left the city that I would experiment…
Kickstarter Canada Sees 12 Projects Reach Their Goals After Opening Week
It’s been one week since Kickstarter opened its platform to Canadian projects. The crowdfunding site launched September 9…
Backers Beware: Bionym Crowdfunding Faker Found on Indiegogo
Crowdfunding backers beware. I woke up this morning to find a Facebook post in my feed from Toronto-based Bionym, the creators…
The Next 36 Hackathon Showcases Canadian Talent In Wearable Technology
The Next 36 2013 Hackathon wrapped up over the weekend with over 140 undergraduate students wired up on Red Bull, coffee and…