Adam Van der Zwan
Wake up and smell the bacon
March 17, 2014Apparently, the time for sniffing our iPhones has arrived. “Scented” mobile apps are an emerging product, along with their small mobile accessories which plug right into the headphone jack. The accessory emits a puff of scent in accordance with whatever actions are being played out on the iPhone screen. I have to say, the more I ponder this concept, the more I dislike it. With mobile apps such as “Scentee,” an app based out of Japan, users can now send these smells to each other all across the globe. “Scentee” comes with over 100 different scents, such as coffee, roses,…
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Social media lie detector
March 3, 2014All of you uninformed Facebook-gossipers will soon have to critically think about what you spread online! Researchers from the University of Sheffield are currently developing a social media lie-detector to separate fact from fiction on various social websites. Pheme technology…
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A new dimension
February 24, 2014When I think of 3D printing, my mind flashes back to Mission Impossible 3, in which 3D printers are used to quickly create silicone face-masks with which the agents can disguise themselves. I remember thinking that this incredible technology, with…
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Books belong to the imagination
February 17, 2014It’s been a disheartening start of the year for book-lovers. Developers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently invented a book system called Sensory Fiction that is designed to help readers feel a protagonist’s emotions by physically simulating…
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Legal implications of Google Glass
February 3, 2014The tech nerd in me loves the idea that Google’s new eyewear device “Glass” has been developed and will soon be on the market. A part of me is astonished that such technology can be developed, while another part is…
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Putting the Typo in typography
January 20, 2014Vancouver’s Hot Art Wet City is known for its thought-provoking and insightful art exhibits which mesh pop culture with fine art. The opening reception for the gallery’s new display, Typo, took place Friday, Jan. 10 and proved to be an…
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Saving face online
January 20, 2014Want a job? Clean yourself up online. Over the past few years, I’ve read through numerous articles on how employers must straighten up and stop internet-profiling their potential employees. Employers should draw solely from the information presented directly to them…
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Leaving a Digital Trail
November 25, 2013What if I told you that digital privacy doesn’t exist? That every website we search, every keystroke we make, every text message we believe to be private is being monitored, or can easily be traced back to us? That these…
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We need to be watched
November 18, 2013The lack of theft protection in the SFU Burnaby library is well known. According to campus security, the library is the number one hot-spot for device theft on campus and, while video surveillance has proven to be one of the…
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Respect your server
November 14, 2013After working a few years in a restaurant, I’ve become all too accustomed to the short fuses of dining customers. I’ve witnessed and played host to some astounding and unnecessary behaviour from displeased customers who unfairly claim they are being…
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