The innovation world at large has been crafting ways for handicapped individuals to interact with computers for years on end, but the issue of tablets has created another predicament entirely. How do you enable someone to masterfully control a touch-centric device, when the mere act of touching is a challenge? Ayanna Howard, professor of electrical … [Read more...]
Access4Kids input device allows disabled children to control touch-centric tablets (video)
December 11, 2012 by
Apple TV software beta 4 released to developers, addresses Photo Stream and control issues
August 18, 2012 by
Right alongside iOS 6 beta 4, Apple has also pushed out beta 4 software for its Apple TV -- useful for "testing AirPlay for iOS apps," according to the company. Not surprising, actually, considering that a bit of the polish from the former relied on updates to the latter. It's available as we speak to registered developers, and it promises to fix a … [Read more...]
Nikon 1 J2 mirrorless camera: minor control tweaks, $549, ships in September
August 10, 2012 by
Not even a year after Nikon ceremoniously entered the mirrorless world, it's issuing the followup to the J1: it's the Nikon 1 J2, and it's -- at most -- a gentle revision to a camera that was near-universally hailed as being one of the more disappointing ILC options. Disappointing, of course, because it's Nikon. A company that quite clearly knows a … [Read more...]
More Google Glass details: experimenting with connectivity options, control possible via voice
June 29, 2012 by
While Vic Gundotra wasn't willing to talk Glass in our run-in here at Google I/O, a few others were. In speaking with folks from Google, we learned a few new details about the project, while confirming some whispers that we'd heard floated in the past. Here's a quick rundown: Engineers are currently 'experimenting' with connectivity options. … [Read more...]
Netflix introduces its own CDN, Open Connect Network, to give ISPs more control
June 11, 2012 by
It's not often that we touch on subjects surrounding content infrastructure -- lectures revolving around AWS, Level 3 and Limelight give most of us the creeps -- but that stuff is absolutely vital to keep petabytes of content flowing to our retinas. As the company's business shifts from by-mail to instant gratification, there are also decisions … [Read more...]
Liberals introduce legislation to control costs at BC Ferries
May 9, 2012 by
Transportation Minister Blair Lekstrom has introduced legislation aimed at controlling costs at BC Ferries. Lekstrom says the bill is in response to a report by ferry commissioner Gordon Macatee earlier this year. "The amendments will also provide the ferry commissioner with greater discretion when setting price caps, allowing for example cross … [Read more...]
Hospital ‘redoubling’ efforts to control outbreak
March 6, 2012 by
B.C.’s health minister is reassuring the public that “everything possible that can be done is being done” to address the C. difficile infection outbreak at Burnaby General Hospital. Health Minister Mike de Jong, who on Monday met up with officials representing Fraser Health and Burnaby Hospital, blamed the hospital’s aging design and lack of … [Read more...]
Klondike Gold seeks to control Lonestar
October 19, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Klondike Gold Corp. (TSXV:KG) is making a bid to buy a majority stake in Lonestar Gold Inc., a privately held B.C. company with an option to acquire the Eldorado/Lonestar property in Yukon Territory. … [Read more...]
Clark government says troubled CLBC under control
October 18, 2011 by
The Clark government now says it is reviewing Community Living BC, the troubled agency that serves disabled adults. But NDP leader Adrian Dix says the review by senior bureaucrats is not good enough. He says it amounts to "..nothing", as officials would presumably would be managing and reviewing the system all the time. Dix goes on to say … [Read more...]
Burnaby Warehouse Fire Under Control
August 29, 2011 by
No one was hurt when a warehouse being used by film crews caught fire Monday afternoon in Burnaby. Flames were spotted shortly before 2pm on the northeast corner of Byrne Road at Marine Drive. Burnaby RCMP Inspector Tim Shields says it appears a couple of welders working on some scrap metal sparked an explosion when they tore into a gas … [Read more...]
