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By Douglas Soltys September 19, 2021

How Felix & Paul won an Emmy shooting VR on the ISS

This podcast features a Canadian tech company, which sent a custom-built camera to space, to connect to the Canadarm, to film…

By Meagan Simpson April 9, 2019

Orthopaedic VR software company, Precision OS, is currently working with 10 medical institutions across North America, bringing…

By Bradly Shankar January 24, 2018

Vancouver startup Mobile Reality has launched the world’s first mobile virtual reality arcade, a customized trailer that…

By Jessica Galang June 27, 2017

Over the last year, the Canadian Film Centre’s Media Lab and OMERS Ventures have been working on a study in an effort to…

By Amira Zubairi May 5, 2017

With virtual reality (VR) becoming a popular source of entertainment, Toronto is getting its own VR lounge. Opening on May…

By Madonna Dennis May 4, 2017

On Tuesday, Electric Runway hosted InStore in Toronto, which looked at how emerging technology could change the retail landscape.…

By Rose Behar March 2, 2017

A virtual reality arcade called ‘Ctrl V‘ based in Waterloo, Ontario, has announced it plans to open 10 new locations…

By Franco Varriano March 1, 2017

Sophia Dominguez is the CEO and co-founder of SVRF, the best way to search and discover VR content on the web. Dominguez learnt…

By Stefan Palios February 27, 2017

If you asked 5th Wall founder Ricardo Poupada what he’d be doing with his life as early as last winter, he might have said…

By Nik Badminton January 17, 2017

We’ve experienced some incredible technological and societal changes throughout 2015 and 2016. Circular and sharing economies,…

By Jessica Galang December 16, 2016

20th Century Fox is partnering with Montreal-based Felix & Paul to create VR experiences for Fox properties. The partnership…

By Tom Emrich October 3, 2016

Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…

By Jessica Vomiero June 16, 2016

While American tech companies are embracing virtual reality as the platform of the future, local businesses are making strides…

By Jessica Galang January 26, 2016

Not many people can say they’ve celebrated their birthday with hundreds of people while decked out in a bionic exoskeleton…

By Tom Emrich May 20, 2014

It was 1492 when Columbus sailed the sea to prove his theory that the world wasn’t flat but round instead. His discovery…