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“Smart textile” maker OmSignal is disrupting an industry by embracing it

When Frederic Chanay cofounded smart textiles manufacturer OmSignal with his business partner Stephane Marceau in 2011, his goal echoed the ideals of many a...

Toronto’s Amazon Echo hackathon makes its voice-controlled assistant ‘Alexa’ more helpful

Over the weekend, more than a dozen programming teams came to Connected Lab's head office in downtown Toronto to extend the capabilities of “Alexa”, the...

Four sectors that will drive tech growth for the next five years [infographic]

Nestled inside a new report from the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is a fascinating breakdown of just which sectors in Canada's rapidly...

Four ways the pharmaceutical industry benefits from intelligent packaging

As the director of technology and innovation with Jones Packaging, James Lee has seen firsthand the benefits technology can bring to a seemingly unrelated...

Several problems stand in the way of marketers and IoT utopia

At Toronto's Dx3 conference, a panel of marketers discussed how to most effectively use IoT to reach consumers, and some of the challenges still in the way.

Unilever’s intelligent packaging lead on how printable electronics can boost sales

In her position with the R&D customer packaging department of consumer goods giant Unilever plc's innovating retail division, Christina Cvetan is more than happy...

Industry associations join forces to create intelligent packaging council

Two Canadian industry associations, one representing printable electronics, the other representing packaging companies, have joined forces to create the Intellipack Leadership Council, a group...

IoT in the city: Backstage interviews at Technicity 2015

ITWC partnered with the City of Toronto to co-host Technicity on Dec. 3, 2015. The day brought together leadership within the organization of the...

Smart homes, cyber security, and the Internet of Things: Five trends at CES 2016

It's that time of year again - between Jan. 4 and Jan. 9, thousands of people in the tech industry and the media covering...

The Internet of Things is already transforming industries in the present

The Internet of Things, which connects more and more electronic devices, is often talked about in terms of its potential. But while pondering science...

Ring plus Kevo provides video peephole and smart lock for your front door

A new partnership between two smart home technology providers now enables homeowners to see and speak with whoever is at their front door, and let...

IoT? “Never heard of it,” say over half of Canadian businesses

Almost nine out of 10 Canadian businesses admit they aren’t fully utilizing digital technology and their own lack of knowledge may be partly to...

Ottawa IoT startup Beagle Sense plans to donate sensors to schools

Ottawa startup Beagle Sense, which produces wireless sensors, will be offering its sensors for free to K-12 public and private schools across Canada and...

The most hackable holiday gifts [Infographic]

With the holiday season fast approaching, consumers should be careful about what tech gifts they might be unwrapping. Intel Security has released an infographic of the "Most Hackable...

GM Canada calls on University of Waterloo engineers to get “connected car” rolling

In its efforts to bring is vision of a "connected car" to the road, GM Canada has committed $1 million towards the University of Waterloo's Engineering Faculty, which...

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Unified communications and collaboration can drive productivity gains

With workplaces becoming more mobile and, well, more millennial, there’s an even greater need for unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technologies. And bonus –...

The Internet of Things and the customer experience

We’ve talked a bit about the Internet of Things (IoT) in terms of what technologies and trends are driving the market: Huge volumes of...

The ROI of IoT: How to make the Internet of things benefit your bottom line

We’ve examined how IoT can improve the customer experience, improve loyalty, and give a savvy organization the opportunity to deliver the right offer to...

Starting small for big success with the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things, even when it is spoken of in terms of transforming businesses and lives and resulting in trillions of dollars of...