Doing it All: Hardware Meets Software at the IoT Design Shop
“Software is eating the world, but hardware gives it teeth,” was Renee DiResta’s (Principle, OATV) comment at the first…
3d printing
Vancouver’s Tinkerine Wants to Bring “3D Printing Education” to Every School in North America
Some people really love 3D printing, and we can call the folks at Vancouver startup Tinkerine among this group. Tinkerine today…
Waterloo 3D Printing Company Breaks Crowdfunding Target in Mere Hours
3D printing has boldly made its way into the consumer market. But most desktop printers are limited to printing plastics which…
PrintToPeer’s Software is Driving 3D Printing Innovation for the Masses
Talk about serendipity. Two guys who don’t know each other move into the same Calgary coworking space discover they’ve…
Is 3D Printing Actually Headed Towards Mainstream Adoption?
3-D printing to me remains a technology for nerds or makers, accessible to most people only through what they read on the web.…
Waterloo Startup Voltera Inc. Can Print Electronics
A pair of mechatronics grads from the University of Waterloo have launched a startup that prints electronics, from another…
Toronto’s MakeLab is the Largest Hands-On 3D Printing Playground and Studio
Ever wanted to get up close and personal with a 3D printer? MakeLab, Toronto’s largest hands-on 3D printing playground…
Toronto’s Matterform Affordable 3D Scanner to Hit the Shelves in February
In Spring 2013 Toronto’s 3D Scanning company, Matterform, became the one of the largest non-US Indiegogo campaigns when…
Startup Weekend Maker Edition Showcases Products That Marry Offline with Online
Startup Weekend Maker Edition wrapped up last weekend in Toronto. The 54-hour event saw eleven teams present working prototypes…
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…
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…
Get Your Geek On At Mini Maker Faire Toronto
Later this month I’ll be eating 3D printed chocolate while controlling a working R2D2 robot against a background of LED lights…
University of Toronto Team Creates 3D Printer Capable of Printing Skin
Did you think it couldn’t get any cooler than NASA printing 3D pizza for space missions? Well, a team at the University…
Makies Combines Digital and Physical Worlds with 3D Printed Toys
A UK-based startup is showing how 3D printing can completely change the face of playtime – literally. Makie Labs, founded…