Windsor Regional Hospital app aimed at helping patients understand the healthcare system
A team of ambassadors showed people how to use a new Windsor Regional Hospital app Friday. The My Care Journey App is meant to help family members and patients understand how the hospital works and what they can expect as they work their way through the healthcare system. It doesn’t have patients’ personal information on it and is […]
Why UPEI students and navy are teaming up for launch in middle of Atlantic Ocean
Imagine you’re aboard a massive navy ship in the middle of the windy and wavy Atlantic Ocean while trying to launch a computer attached to a large balloon that has to withstand all of the elements as it travels kilometres into the atmosphere — and your grade depends on it. That’s what first-year engineering students […]
Hamilton to get 128 new long-term care beds
‘It’s a drop in the bucket when it comes to covering off the need’: NDP leader Andrea Horwath In an effort to curb Hamilton’s lack of long-term care beds, the Ontario Liberals are providing 128 new ones to help seniors access care. Ontario’s Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, Dr. Helena Jaczek, was in Hamilton […]
Woman honoured for saving a life while she was 7-months pregnant
Emilie Stevens held on to a suicidal young woman who was halfway over a bridge railing until police arrived Emilie Stevens was seven-months pregnant walking home from a long day at work in June of 2017 when she noticed a woman sitting on the sidewalk of the Granville Street bridge. “There were people just walking […]
YouTubers can soon replace ugly video backgrounds — no green screen required
Google Research Replacing the background on a video typically requires advanced desktop software and plenty of free time, or a full-fledged studio with a green screen — but Google is developing an artificial intelligence alternative that works in real time, from a smartphone camera. On Thursday, March 1, Google shared the tech behind a new […]
‘Hey Siri!’ is coming to your AirPods (and they’ll survive splashes, too)
Siri is already in your home, in your pocket, and on your wrist, so why not in your ears as well? Apple’s AirPods wireless headphones already let you summon the voice assistant by physically tapping them, but the next iteration of them will allow you to simply say, “Hey Siri,” as you would with your […]
Snap may release two new pairs of Spectacles soon
Snap’s camera-adorned Spectacles were never going to be a huge seller; rather, they represented the company’s first dip into hardware. Still, they sold less than expected, with reports claiming the company had hundreds of thousands of unsold pairs and a confirmation that Snap took a $40 million bath after completely mis-estimating demand. Despite a rocky […]
The LineRanger robot has the dangerous job of checking live power lines
There are a growing number of inspection robots from bridge inspectors to ones used in agriculture to keep tabs on large numbers of crops. A new robot with the brilliant name “the LineRanger” has a different area of expertise, however: Inspecting power lines. Created by the Montreal-based company Hydro-Québec, the LineRanger is a newly unveiled […]
Is YouTube TV Repeating Big Cable’s Mistakes?
After years of debating whether cord-cutting was a fad or a trend with staying power, it appears there is starting to be definitive evidence of the latter. In November, television analytics firm Nielsen noted cable penetration fell below 80%, a 15-year low. Cord-cutting appears to be increasing in scope. In the third quarter of 2017, […]
Defining Success for Intel’s Discrete Graphics Ambitions
Last November, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) formally announced that it would be entering the market for stand-alone graphics processors, a market that it hasn’t participated in for nearly two decades. Intel has many years of experience in building graphics processors, but these processors have been designed exclusively to be embedded into the company’s microprocessors. Although these […]