technology
Into the VR Zone: How virtual reality is changing Victoria’s world
START You’re diving underwater with a pod of orcas. You’re flying through space with a jetpack and a laser gun. You’re ducking beneath the crack of gunfire in an Iraqi…Historic tech experiment gets re-wired for Maker Lab exhibit
A wire that can record sound and play it back. An electric pin powered by a battery. A machine that turns text to audible tones. These may sound like modern…B.C. think tank releases free climate change course
After four years in the making, the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS) at UVic has released a free online course on understanding the science behind climate challenges.
Hardware review: a full-service tablet
My first tablet, the HP Touchsmart Tx2, was a laptop that happened to have a touchscreen, exemplifying the pre-iPad tablet. Weighing about five pounds, it had Windows, a 12-inch screen,…
I tried the Flappy Bird replacements so you don’t have to
I usually do my best to avoid viral game trends. I haven’t grown a Farmville; I’ve never drawn something with friends; and I’ve never played Candy Crush Saga, because I’ve…
Bringing the Internet to an offline generation
“Cyber-Seniors” is an inventive initiative for social change, making a strong impact through a deceptively simple idea. The documentary film of the same name, which played during this year’s Victoria…
UVic’s EcoCAR 2 and the future of engineering
Just outside Ring Road, in one of the old army huts, a group of enterprising young engineers toil, making their bid in a competition to help design the automobile of…
American Comcast-Netflix deal may have consequences in Canada
On Feb. 23, the Internet video service Netflix announced that it had reached an agreement with American Internet service provider (ISP) giant Comcast, whereby it would pay for direct access…Our Digital Print Issue
