#WWTO captures the future in September’s wearable camera event
While security cameras being used for surveillance purposes isn’t a new concept, the increased availability of smartphone…
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Toronto’s Spacefy the first early stage startup to use Waverley platform
Toronto-based Spacefy, a startup that calls itself the “AirBnB of creative spaces” allowing people to book unique…
Happy Birthday, #ProductHuntTO
Last night, over 400 people piled into the MaRS Discovery District to commemorate the one year anniversary of Product Hunt…
Best Buy hosting wearable tech expo & fashion show in Toronto next month
On Tuesday, September 8, Best Buy will showcase a variety of wearable devices at Yonge-Dundas Square as part of the first-ever…
Putting Nymi’s biometric wearable payments through its paces
Last week, Toronto-based wearable startup Nymi made history by completing the first biometric wearable mobile payment using…
Kevin Kimsa departs OMERS Ventures
Bloomberg is reporting that OMERS Ventures managing director Kevin Kimsa departed the Canadian VC firm in July. Kimsa joined…
One year of hunting & learning at #ProductHuntTO
Product Hunt started as a mailing list; Wealthsimple, an Excel spreadsheet; 500px, a LiveJournal blog. Product Hunt Toronto…
Bruce Croxon and David Carson kicking off MyKrd’s Global Brand Design Contest at MaRS Sept 18th
Toronto-based startup MyKrd is kicking off its Global Brand Design Contest Friday, September 18th, with a mixer at the MaRS…
Bubl completes first Bublcam shipments, offering an important lesson to hardware startups
Toronto’s Bubl Technology, creators of the Bublcam, announced today that it has successfully completed the first round of…
MaRS adds Interac to its FinTech cluster
Six months after the launch of its FinTech cluster, MaRS announced today that it has added one of Canada’s most venerable…
#firesideconf offers Canadian tech community a chance to get back to basics
Last week when BetaKit broke news of HIGHLINE and TWG’s Designer Adventure Club, we dubbed it a ‘summer camp for designers’,…
Wearable Technologies Conference takes over MaRS September 10th
Wearable Technologies will be hosting the first Canadian edition of its global Wearable Technologies Conference Series this…
Didn’t attend BattleHack Toronto? Here’s what you missed
Taking place a little less than a month ago, BattleHack Toronto was three days of madness at the MaRS Discovery District. Hundreds…
Accessibility Innovation Showcase: tech assisting lives
Exoskeletons, robots and smartphone controlled wheelchairs were just a few of the innovations to be seen at the Accessibility…
SHOES.COM partners with Slyce to make shoe-buying a snap
Vancouver-based SHOES.COM has partnered with Toronto’s Slyce to help shoppers across the country quickly purchase shoes with…