Casper's VR experience is more than just pillow talk

By Sonya Davidson

It started as a fun campaign around the weekend that we had to "spring forward" our clocks. You know, Daylight Savings Time, when it screws up our sleep patterns for a few days. For some of us, it takes a couple weeks to adjust. Casper, has been making news as the online (no retail showroom) memory-foam mattress company, had sent out a fun promotional sleep aid kit complete with a fluffy pillow and a cardboard VR viewer. 

The accompanying instructions requested to a download their Nap Simulator App. Curiousity got me and hey, anything to help catch that lost hour of sleep was welcomed. The app was downloaded onto my phone and popped into the cardboard viewer. Pillow propped my head and "why, yes, I am doing work! It's called research!"

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KEEN partners with not-for-profit Trans Canada Trail to launch The Great Trail App

We'll be exploring more of our home country this year and there's so much to see! We will take some time on the

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Two Canadian universities chosen for new Autonomous Vehicle Competition

At WCX 17: SAE World Congress Experience, SAE International and General Motors announced that the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo are finalists among eight North American universities who will compete in the upcoming autonomous vehicle design competition, AutoDrive Challenge.

This new autonomous vehicle design competition will be a three-year challenge to develop and demonstrate a full autonomous driving passenger vehicle. The competition’s technical goal is to navigate an urban driving course in an automated driving mode as described by SAE Standard (J3016) level four definition by Year 3.

The other finalists are: Kettering University, Michigan State University, Michigan Tech, North Carolina A&T University, Texas A&M University and Virginia Tech.

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Canada's only Certified LEGO Professional inspires kids to build a City Of Tomorrow

 

Our entry to the LEGO City of Tomorrow campaign. A safe haven and hotel for family pets with a chef that offers healthy meals using fresh and  locally sourced ingredients. 

By Sonya Davidson

The world's most cherished building toy company, LEGO, is inviting Canadian kids to ditch the instructions and build their vision for the City of Tomorrow. With Canada celebrating our 150th, this campaign is aimed to inspired kids to think about what will make Canada's future cities better, birghter, and even more fun.  (see below for details). 

We had a chance to chat with Robin Sather, Canada's only Certified LEGO Professional Builder, about all things LEGO and how he landed this cool job. 

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