I am very excited to announce that, as of today, I am joining Microsoft Canada as a Tech Evangelist! For the last 16 months I have been a Content Developer at Microsoft Learning Experiences, creating online training courses on edX.org … Continue reading Trendy Techie, Tech Evangelist
Remember last year when flash tattoos were a thing and all the hippie festival bloggers were wearing gold and silver temporary tattoos? Researchers at the MIT Media Lab in collaboration with Microsoft Research took these tattoos to the next level by making them interactive. Continue reading DuoSkin: Temporary Tech Tattoos Create a Wearable User Interface
I had the chance to demo Muse, a wearable mind-sensing device that uses your brain waves to help you meditate. Here’s how this wearable is helping users treat everything from stress to PTSD. Continue reading Meditation with Muse, the Mind-Sensing Headband
When the countertop microwave was invented in 1967, our kitchens were forever revolutionized. Now, the dawn of the Internet of Things has catapulted us into a new era of personal and home automation, making our everyday appliances talk to one … Continue reading Top 5 Smart Gadgets to Spice Up Your Kitchen
Body mods, memotech, cybernetics - what seemingly futuristic technologies will become reality in years to come? The Next Familiar, a collaborative project by Karen Maxwell and Shannah Segal, gives us a glimpse at the status quo of 2044. Continue reading Exploring the Future through “The Next Familiar”
Pick your poison: drugs, alcohol, or…electrical stimulation? NERVANA stimulates your brain’s pleasure center to the beat of your favourite songs. Continue reading Digital Drugs Are Here: NERVANA E-Stimulation
Holograms have, for decades, been a vision of the future. With applications in communication, entertainment, and productivity, holograms have the potential to make the globe more connected than ever. Microsoft’s Hololens has already shown us that it’s possible with a head-mounted … Continue reading Startup Spotlight: VNTANA Holographics
