Our new smart devices might be too smart for us to communicate with.
The app will let riders know whether the number of people on the next bus will allow for physical distancing.
Hello operator? Connect me to old-timey times when I could remember my one landline phone number.
http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-area-code-overload-dials-up-the-anxiety
Sometimes more sophisticated technology simply becomes better at diagnosing inconsequential issues that probably could have been ignored.
Unlike so many of those orbiting the high-tech universe, Messina chose not to monetize his invention. He didn’t even patent it, because he felt hashtags are born of the Internet and should not ...
http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/brownstein-meet-the-inventor-of-the-hashtag-really
Amber Berson's role is “to foster digital literacy and informed engagement with the site on campus”
Developers at Virtue Nordic want their Q technology to be able to represent everyone
Visual-effects company DNEG — for Double Negative — has nearly grown out of its space here in Digital City.
I’ve been chatting a lot lately with non-humans.
http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/josh-freed-alexa-are-you-going-to-take-over-my-life
Ibrahim won an Apple scholarship to attend the company's Worldwide Developers Conference in Silicon Valley
Augmented reality will have a similar effect on the construction industry as the steam engine had on manufacturing processes, the head of Sensopia says.
Ultimately, your risk is determined by what information you are willing to share, and the cost you are willing to pay for convenience.
http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/opinion-internet-of-things-poses-privacy-risks
Everything you need to know about your new drone - from ‘no drone zones’ to what to do if you get pegged in the head.
Thousands of Canadians received emails recently telling them that their Internet bills will go down at least for the next few months.
A Montreal-based app is hoping to give users transit information that is clear and up to the minute by making them the providers of real-time data.
In one of my favourite scenes from Downton Abbey, the Dowager Countess slams a telephone receiver into its cradle and hisses: “Is this an instrument of communication or one of torture?”
https://montrealgazette.com/technology/personal-tech/opinion-its-smart-to-use-a-smartphone
German retailer Metro just launched PRO Trace, a smartphone app that displays all the information consumers need at the point of purchase.
Riding the bus, I can meditate, contemplate, and plan. I don’t startle others, or myself, by suddenly beeping, ringing, tweeting, or erupting in a pop tune.
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/opinion-i-really-dont-need-a-cellphone
Jocelyn Richard, a mechanical engineer, and Ignacio Calvo, an industrial and UX designer, have won a contest hosted by NASA via Freelancer — a site where companies can seek the services of free...
http://montrealgazette.com/technology/space/montrealers-win-nasa-app-design-challenge
Josh Freed's latest foray into the human condition tracks our "infobesity."
http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/television/help-deluged-by-data-in-our-ever-wired-universe
Two Montreal high-school students write about how technology, despite its powers, can have negative effects on our lives.
http://montrealgazette.com/opinion/letters/letter-technology-is-ruining-young-peoples-lives