The team leader that transformed Apple Inc.'s retail stores into a gadget tutorial workshop is now going to be the director of retail at Waterloo, Ont.-based Thalmic Labs. The wearable technology company is
Myo armband maker Thalmic Labs is currently better known for its wearable and open-source detection technology than bridging the communication gap between humans and computers, but according to its newest executive that reputation
Published on: February 3rd, 2017 Eric Emin Wood @ericewood
Canada wrapped up 2016 on a high note when it came to investment in venture capital-backed companies, according to a recent report, bucking the global trend of a 10 per cent decline in
Published on: February 1st, 2017 Gary Hilson @itbusinessca
Thalmic Labs is coming to Silicon Valley. The Waterloo-based gesture control armband maker announced today that it would be opening a new office in San Francisco - and to boost its big tech
Published on: September 12th, 2016 Eric Emin Wood @ericewood
When Thalmic Labs made the decision to go open source with its Myo arm band, it probably never imagined that doing so would lead to an amputee regaining the use of a limb.
Waterloo, Ont.-based Thalmic Labs is freeing PowerPoint ninjas and slideshow wizards from their reliance on handheld clickers with the launch of a new application for its Myo armband, the firm announced on Thursday.
Waterloo, Ont.-based Thalmic Labs released its arm band that allows users to interact with computers with a wave or a flick of the wrist for sale on Amazon.com on Monday. Previously only available
If you walked in to the Salesforce Wear keynote at Dreamforce, the annual mega-conference hosted by cloud software vendor Salesforce.com, you might think that you were in Toronto instead of host city San
Some of Toronto's hottest startups are in the business of creating tech products that people will actually wear to improve their lives. But how will that impact the world of advertising and marketing?
Published on: November 20th, 2014 Karim Kanji @karimkanji
Every Friday we share three people that we're following on Twitter, and we think that you should follow too. This week, we're following the people that aren't happy with simply using wearable technology
At Dreamforce in San Francisco, APX Labs shows how it can bring data from a company's backend to a whole new class of workers in the field using hands-free wearable technology. Compatible with
Salesforce.com Inc. is announcing a slew of new partnerships with some major league wearable device makers, including Jawbone and Oculus, as well as eight new apps built for its ecosystem – all in
Published on: September 4th, 2014 Candice So @candice_so
One of the best things about contributing for IT Business is that every year, I get the opportunity to highlight some of the people I think are going to make waves in the
Published on: August 5th, 2014 Karim Kanji @karimkanji
