Calgary-based AeroLab recognized by NASA for aerodynamic sensor
Calgary-based startup, AeroLab Technology, looking to apply its sensors designed for cycling dynamics to unmanned aircraft,…
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Penta Medical takes home $35,000 from Velocity Fund Finals
Today, the University of Waterloo hosted its 17th Velocity Fund Finals, with 20 companies vying for their share of $125,000.…
Waterloo-based Medella Health wins national James Dyson Award
Waterloo-based Medella Health has been announced as the national winner of the James Dyson Award for developing a contact lens…
Thalmic Labs announces San Francisco expansion, hires former Samsung exec as CMO
Thalmic Labs, the wearable company most well-known for its Myo armband, has announced the opening of its San Francisco office…
W|W: The Wearable Weekly – You’ve been served
Welcome to The Wearable Weekly, your trusted guide to all things wearable tech. If you only have time to read one thing about…
Hexoskin wins the “People’s Choice” award for “Connected Body Product” in the Postscapes Internet of Things competition
Monntreal-based Hexoskin has is continuing its success in 2015 and announced it recently won a “People’s Choice”…
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…
Toronto’s PUSH Strength received 2,000 pre-orders for its PUSH Band, online orders now available to all
The last time we checked in with Toronto-based PUSH was back in July when they were beginning to ship devices to its 2,000…
MeU Launches Wearable LED Display, pre-orders now available for $275
Wearable technology is a hot trend and these days it usually takes shape in smartwatches, smart glasses and fitness bands.…
The GoPad is A Mobile iPad Wielder’s Best Friend- Even if it Looks a Bit Geeky
If there’s one Canadian-designed product that deserves to be on Dragons’ Den, it might be the GoPad, for “people…
Can Toronto-based Kiwi Wearables Do for Wearables What Apple Did For Smartphones?
Kiwi Wearables isn’t interested in just building the next fitness tracker, health monitor or home automation tool. They actually…
Bionym Launches Biometric Wristband Nymi That Unlocks Smart Things With Your Heart
Think fingerprints, iris scans and facial recognition is the future of passwords and security? Think again. Although much harder…
Father of Wearable Tech Steve Mann Added As TEDxToronto 2013 Speaker
TEDxToronto is back for its fifth year bringing thought leaders together for a full day of inspiring idea sharing to act as…
Do You Even Lift Bro? Wearable Tech Startup PUSH Wants to Quantify Your Workout
A new entrant in the fitness tracking wearable space is set to bench press the competition. PUSH is a device coming out of…
New Glassware Makes Toronto The Most Google Glass Ready City In The World
I had a dream. It came to me not long after I opened the white rectangular box that held my Google Glass. The vision was to…