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Meet the Real Life Wall-E
0By: Kuljit Grewal | August 5th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News
A California robot expert has brought the dreams of many Pixar fans to life after he created a real life replica of Wall-E, the adorable robot from the film which shares the same name. The project, which took two years to complete, was a labour of love for Mike Senna, a self-proclaimed fan of Pixar a...
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Ontario’s COM DEV is Influencing the Way the Next Great Space Telescope Will Work
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 28th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is the famed Hubble Space Telescope’s successor and a key part in our future as it pertains to space exploration and discovery. Designed to thrive further into space than its predecessor, the telescope will not be launched or ...
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University of Toronto Joins Coursera in Offering Free Online Courses
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 28th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada
Canada’s largest university has joined the likes of Princeton and Stanford in exploring what could be the biggest disruptor to formal education; free online education. The school, along with 11 other international institutions have partnered with a start-up called Coursera to offer “massive open online courses” or MOOCs, which are available for anyone ...
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If You Own an iOS Device and Like Dinosaurs, Go to The Royal Ontario Museum for Some Augmented Reality
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 21st, 2012 | Apple, Living, Mobile Apps, News, O Canada
The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) has introduced a new exhibit called Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants of Gondwana which features a unique Augmented Reality (AR) experience using Apple devices. The museum introduced a ROM Ultimate Dinosaurs app that allows patrons to us...
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Virgin Galactic Will be Popping Space Travel Cherries by Next Year
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 21st, 2012 | Living, News
According to Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic will take its inaugural space flight at some time next year. He also confirmed that he and his two adult children would be along for the ride. Several test flights have already been successfully made using the incredible
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Meet Raspberry Pi – the Credit Card Sized Computer
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 19th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Living, News
An incredible little computer that fits in your hand, the Raspberry Pi is officially a hit. Don’t believe us? Consider the fact that following pre-order sales in the tens of thousands, the foundation behind the devices has had to ramp up their manufacturing capacity to keep up. The device which runs on four AA batteries and cost $33 US is an absolute dyn...
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Blade Runner’s Quest for Olympic Glory
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 18th, 2012 | Living, News, Sports
Throughout the history of the amateur sporting events there has been a clear distinction made between the Olympics and Paralympic games. That is until a paralympian won his long battle to compete and will by making history by participating in this year’s London Olympics. His name is Oscar Pistorius, also known as the Blade R...
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4-D Cinema Coming to a Theatre Near You?
By: Kuljit Grewal | July 17th, 2012 | Living, News
Asia’s largest theatre chain, owned and operated by Korean conglomerate the CJ Group is said to be dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s on an agreement on our end of the pond to bring a new dimension to cinematic experience of the Americas. According to an
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