Tag Archives: Communitech
Barry Katz on how TO;WR can rival Silicon Valley
Barry Katz’s short answer to the notion of how [Waterloo Region + Toronto] can rival California’s Silicon Valley is simple: “You can’t and you shouldn’t.” He elaborated by saying that Silicon Valley is the product of a 45+ year evolution … Continue reading
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Open Ears this weekend
Montreal’s Lori Freedman stretched our minds today at Communitech, collaborating in a performance piece with dancer Marc Boivin. My friend Ben Grossman from Guelph opened this Open Ears gig called Supercollider with his haunting hurdy gurdy. Composer James Harley was … Continue reading
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Hub Haps #017-our destination
Headphones on, medium volume. Puttin’ some familiar flavour in yer ear. Me being a photographer, you might reasonably assume that I’m visually driven. True, but I’m also a keen consumer of ambient sound. I think of places I frequent as … Continue reading
Hub Haps #016-Thalmic test-driving a variety of arms
I caught Victor Janzen helping out brand ambassador Deviya from Thalmic today at the Hub. Thalmic had multiple teams on site and no shortage of willing participants. The goal was to collect sample data from a variety of users wearing … Continue reading
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Hub Haps #015-printer envy
Why is this man smiling? Kyle Brannen, Canon Account Executive, Large Format Printers was in the house yesterday for Hub Unplugged. He brought with him the most wicked Canon iPF6400S printer, and he was extremely popular. The Canon Innovation Lab … Continue reading
Hub Haps #014-build
Looking out the front door toward 1 Victoria construction, this seemed like a solid visual metaphor for what’s going on here at Communitech. Build on, hubsters! DW
Hub Haps #013-Power tools on a shoot
That is to say, the tools of awesome photog Peter Power were on the job at The Hub last week. My good friend Tony Reinhart mentioned that Peter was coming by to do a shoot of Hub denizen Blue Rover … Continue reading
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Hub Haps #012-merry making
Yanish Jutton holds some Communitech makery that is part of a project conceived by Sam Trieu. Make all the things, Hubsters!
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Hub Haps #011-broadcasting from the future
Sam on the cam. Today around the Hub, Communitech PR ninja Samantha Clark was working with…
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Hub Haps #010-next gen Daleks?
For all you Doctor Who fans, these are not in fact Daleks. They are old light fixtures being replaced with more energy efficient LED panels throughout the Communitech Hub. And you’d better believe I asked the contractor if they were … Continue reading