W|W: The Wearable Weekly – March 13, 2015
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
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Will the Apple Watch spark a wearable revolution?
You may be aware that the world’s largest consumer electronics company announced pricing and a release date for its new…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – March 6, 2015
Welcome to the very first edition of The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have…
Intel’s fashion-first approach to wearable tech: an interview with Ayse Ildeniz
More than the waves of technology before it, wearables face a fashion problem that has become a major barrier to adoption.…
Neptune’s new wearable wants you to quit your smartphone addiction cold turkey
If wearable technology is going to succeed, it will need visionaries who think outside the box and aren’t afraid to make…
14 Wearable Tech Predictions for 2015
It’s that time of year: tech predictions! If you thought 2014 was the year of wearable tech, hang on to your connected hats.…
One Year Later: Looking back at the seven Canadian wearable tech companies changing the world
Back in November of last year I introduced seven Canadian wearable tech companies working on technologies that were set to…
Nielsen says only 40% of Canadians are familiar with wearable tech
The wearables space is growing and evolving at an incredibly fast pace but it seems Canadians aren’t put off by the quickly…
WEST wearable technology conference is happening in Toronto on October 21st
“Join us in a discussion on how wearable technology is changing the way we make music, watch movies, train athletes and…
Toddlers Are the Newest Target in the ‘Learn to Code’ Craze: At What Age Is it Appropriate?
Just as the tech community in Canada and abroad has strongly advocated for more coding education for women, it has similarly put…
Vancouver’s Mio Global Shows Off the ‘Alpha’ Strapless Heart Rate Wearable
At GROW Conference in Whistler, BC, Mio Global CEO Liz Dickinson engaged in a spirited panel discussion about the future of…
MIT PhD’s Wearable Toy for Kids Wins Second Annual N100 Competition
Lyssa Neel, an MIT PhD who developed a wearable toy for kids, has won the 2014 N100 Startup Competition. Her invention- called…
Wearable Market in Canada Expected to Explode, IDC Canada Says
IDC Canada just published its first report on the emerging market of wearable tech. The study, which takes a look at the Canadian…
Accelerate Series Hits The Nation’s Capital This Week for AccelerateOTT
The c100’s Accelerate series is coming to the nation’s capital on Friday. The event looks to continue its usual…
VentureBeat Calls Toronto’s Muse Headband “The Most Important Wearable of 2014”
American tech blog VentureBeat has made a bold proclamation today, calling the Muse headband, developed by Toronto’s…