Staying present means being right here in the exact moment focusing on what needs to be accomplished and that task alone or welcoming life once accomplishments for the day have been fulfilled. As much as entrepreneurs would like to believe multi-tasking is a part of life, there is a reason why NTSB states that texting […]
Alertly graduates from INcubes
On September 10th, INcubes—a Toronto based accelerator set forth their fourth class of startup cohorts. Alertly was one of them with their stylistic and simple security system for home, office, or car. With a plug-and-play solution the cost effective security system lets you easily install and monitor your belongings from the web or via mobile […]
Carpooling for companies
Grabbing a ride from a colleague or friend headed into work at the same time and in the same destination has been happening for years. In the 90’s and 200’s there was a heavy marketing push for more carpooling to occur with many startups popping up as third-party initiatives to support. But over the last […]
A phone that lets you choose your parts
It has often baffled our staff as to why doesn’t Apple, Samsung, Google or even BlackBerry take a more upgradeable approach to their product development. It’s understandable that their businesses flourish on new product cycles and inflated new purchase prices. But the idea that a smartphone can have exchangeable parts to avoid an obsolete product […]
SkyCall from MIT researchers is a tour guide drone
Drone quadcopters are offering very interesting use cases, and now there is another genius new idea. We’ve seen quadcopters used to deliver pizzas and helping make that special engagement moment unforgettable. Now the researchers at MIT have developed what they call “SkyCall”. Sounding like a name ripped out of the pages of Terminator, the drone-based […]
Helping coastal communities worldwide with a Canadian Indiegogo campaign
A 550-metre wood cribwork constructed Gabarus seawall was built about 70 years ago to help the Cape Breton based community be protected against the Atlantic Ocean or Gabarus Bay. But today this seawall and many others along coastal communities have become damaged over years of storms and lack of government support. In an effort to […]
Only invited chefs get to share recipes for you to follow
Apps, websites, platforms; there are so many places to find a recipe to make those baked parmesan chicken nuggets you love so much or those cookies that take you back in time when you dipped your hand into mommy’s cookie jar. With all these opportunities to find recipes, how do you know it’s the best […]
Searching the source code of over a million sites
“Google it!” That’s the answer to almost every question when we don’t know the answer. But NerdyData is a new type of search engine with new types of results. Searching the source code of millions of websites, instead of just the visible text gives a distinct set of results and items to search. This opens […]
And the Zample says…
There’s not too much to this startup, you read or post questions, share and post responses, and see what the data brings. With no signup, the free web application asks you to post an answer, “thumbs up” or “thumbs down”, to a sample of questions and the poll is then shared. What makes us most […]
Baron Fig, the notebook for ideas
Thinkers, designers, creative and everyone reading this should know the power of your ideas, and that power comes at the most unexpected times. Ideas may or may not come about when at your desk while occupied by digital pads and the cloud; ideas most likely come about when experienced at any moment in the world […]