New 'Captain Marvel' trailer is a dazzling display

We finally have the longer and more in depth Captain Marvel trailer which explains a lot of things about Brie Larson's take on Carol Danvers A.K.A Captain Marvel. She's originally a human pilot  but has been made Kree and is part of an intergalactic group of heroes called StarForce.

Danvers finds her way back to Earth during what seems to be the Skrull-Kree War, an galaxy-wide battle between two warring alien civilizations. We see glimpses of various evolutions of Captain Marvel including the epic Binary persona which can channel the power of a star. How will Captain Marvel lead into Avengers 4? We'll have to wait until March 2019 to find out.

Hot Docs to screen RAMS, a portrait of designer Dieter Rams

For over 50 years, Dieter Rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design and the world at large with his iconic work at Braun and Vitsoe. In this enlightening film Gary Hustwit, director of design docs Helvetica and Design Canada, turns his camera to the notoriously private German artist, profiling his life, career and back-to-basics philosophy that went on to inspire the Apple brand and more. For Rams, design is more tham just an idea -- it's a way of life.

Featuring original music from musician and record producer Brian Eno, Rams is not just a fascinating portrait of an influential genius, but an expansive look at consumerism, sustainability, and how technology is changing human behaviour. 

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Microsoft celebrating United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Microsoft is raising awareness and celebrating United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, reminding us that there are over a billion people with disabilities around the world.

This year’s IDPD theme, “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality,” is especially relevant to Microsoft’s efforts to weave accessibility into the fabric of what we design and build for every team, organization, classroom, and home.  

Maayan Ziv, Founder and CEO of AccessNow, a mobile app and website that collects and shares information about the accessibility status of places worldwide, sat down with Ricardo Wagner, Marketing and Operations Lead at Microsoft, to discuss creating a more accessible world.

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Canadian Reviewer's best tech Gift Guide 2018

 

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

2018 has been an amazing year for consumer technology. We’ve seen a multitude of smartphones with stunning camera capabilities and powerful performance. Laptop computers and professional-focused tablets and 2-in-1’s is stretching the boundaries of portable computing and are forcing us to ask, “what is a computer?” The real question for 2018 is, “what isn’t a computer?”

Smart home technology and personal assistants have become smarter, more integrated and are starting to emulate real people. They’re also coming with displays and a variety of sizes to suit more needs. Below is a list of products that we’ve used and reviewed and would be happening to recommend as technology gifts for 2018.

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