Top ten wearable trends from CES 2016
Another CES has come and gone, and it was clear that this year was a big one for wearable tech. From smart clothing to virtual…
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With $3.1 million in seed funding, Limelight transitions from service to product with its agency-in-a-box
When Jonah Midanik started Immersion marketing agency in 2003, the advertising scene was, obviously, very different from today.…
TD partnering with Cisco for its new Toronto innovation centre
In addition to announcing a new innovation centre in Toronto on Tuesday, Cisco has also announced that it will partner with…
Waterloo-based Intellijoint Surgical receives FDA clearance for HIP surgical tool
Intellijoint Surgical, a Waterloo-based company which develops miniature surgical smart tools, has received Food and Drug Administration…
Uber taking on public transit again with wheelchair-accessible UberWAV
Uber announced today that it has upgraded its transportation options for Toronto’s disabled community, formerly known…
BlackBerry’s QNX announces self-driving car platform at CES
BlackBerry’s QNX revealed a number of new initiatives today at CES, most pertaining to the automotive flavour of the…
Ride-sharing insurance coming to Ontario next month
Popular ride-sharing service Uber is active in many Canadian cities, including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Calgary, Quebec City,…
Mark MacLeod (@StartupCFO) on achieving financial success in 2016
I’m not one for making bold predictions. So, rather than offering up a list of things that may or may not happen this year,…
Canadians almost evenly split over eagerness to adopt driverless cars
As Ontario is set to allow self-driving cars to be tested on its roads, and car companies swear that they’ll bring self-driving…
11 Predictions for Wearable Tech in 2016
2016 is just around the corner, and with a new year comes new opportunities. 2015 was definitely a big year for wearable tech…
Belleville drone accident shows current regulation gap
We’re going to be hearing a lot of stories about drone accidents in the next couple of years. As we discussed last week,…
Wearable tech in 2015: the Hype Bubble bursts
It’s definitely been a big year for wearable tech. We’ve seen IPOs (Fitbit), major acquisitions, (Misfit and Fossil, Recon…
Startup Canada Podcast: Gary Ziegler on the opportunities in FinTech
Fun Fact: although 70 per cent of purchases are researched online first, 90-95 percent of transactions are completed in a brick…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – Netflix and Chill
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Startup Canada Podcast: Gerry Pond on accepting failure (and bouncing back)
“Work hard and learn how to deal with your failures, because you’re going to have a lot of them.” – Gerry Pond,…