CTRL Labs acquires North’s patents for Myo armband technology
New York-based CTRL Labs, which is working on a device that can translate electrical muscle impulses into digital signals, has acquired the patents for…
wearables
SmartHalo crowdfunds an additional $1 million for smart biking device
Montreal-based SmartHalo, a smart biking device developer, has successfully crowdfunded $1 million for the second generation of its product on Kickstarter. “It made sense…
Waterloo-based North’s Focals AR smart glasses now feature Slack integration
It seems Waterloo-based North is adding new features to its Focals smart glasses rather quickly. The latest new functionality to hit the wearable is…
eSight raises $10 million, promotes CCO Kevin Banderk to CEO
Electronic glasses company eSight has raised $10 million in a debenture funding round led by iGan Partners to help with new technology development. The…
Tile expands to Canada, opens engineering hub in Vancouver
Tile, an American cloud-based platform which has developed devices helping users find and track their belongings, has announced it is expanding to Canada and…
Waterloo cycling startup, STAC Performance, acquired by 4iiii Innovations
Cycling power meter and heart-rate monitor company, 4iiii Innovations, has acquired Waterloo cycling tech startup STAC Performance, adding its line of indoor monitoring technology…
VR could help treat Parkinson’s, schizophrenia, autism finds University of Waterloo report
Playing games in VR could be a significant tool in treating people with neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease, according to…
Kognitiv Spark’s AR software to be used by Royal Canadian Navy
Canada’s Royal Navy will be using a new software developed by Fredericton-based tech startup Kognitiv Spark. Kognitiv Spark’s Mixed Reality Remote Assistant Support (MIRRAS)…
Waterloo wearables-tech company announces first shipment of “smart shirt”
Aexos (Advanced Exoskeletal Systems), a Kickstarter-funded wearables company based in Waterloo, has announced the first shipment of its wearables product, a “smart shirt” designed…
North drops Focals price, adds prescription support
Less than a month after shipping its first pair of Focals smartglasses, Waterloo-based North is adjusting the price of the wearable. “Everything from manufacturing…
North now shipping Focals smart glasses
Kitchener-based North has officially started shipping its augmented reality Focals glasses. North currently has stores in Toronto and Brooklyn, where customers head in for…
eSight appoints Kevin Banderk, former Telus VP as CCO
Toronto-based eSight, creator of advanced sight-enhancing glasses for visually impaired individuals, recently appointed Kevin Banderk as its chief commercial officer (CCO). Banderk previously worked…
Orpyx partners with Alphabet subsidiary for virtual diabetes program
Calgary-based Orpyx Medical Technologies Inc. is working with Onduo, a joint venture between Verily (a subsidiary of Alphabet) and Sanofi for technology that helps…