Hello Jibo!
Ever watch The Jetsons as a kid? If you did, can you safely say that you sometimes wished for your very own Rosie? Enter Jibo, the first robotic assistant specifically designed for the average, middle-class family.
The Intrepid Gastronomer: Unpretentious raw fish
Sushi is a ubiquitous part of life in the Lower Mainland. We are blessed with a wealth of fresh water and fresh fish that very few metropolitan centres can boast. This has led to sushi restaurants being as common in Vancouver as lumberjack beards and yoga pants.
Neclumi
When I hear people talk about the future of technology I am always fascinated by the various gadgets and doodads that may seem like science fiction, but are very real possibilities.
Meatless Monday: Zucchini and potato baked salad
In my ever present attempts to save money, I found when I examined my budget that the majority of my cash was paying for lunches and snacks between or during classes. In an effort to rectify this before going completely bankrupt, I decided to try packing lunches.
‘Cabalcor’ book and album explore tar sands town life
When Sun Belt, an interdisciplinary arts group, set out to make their debut album, they ended up with more than a collection of catchy tracks. The result was an instrumental and lyric digital album, Cabalcor, accompanied by a mixed-genre book, Cabalcor: An Extracted History.
Chairman of the Board: Pew pew!
Although the robot-fighting game genre has been around since the heyday of Robot Wars in the early 2000s, now you can savour the destruction of all your engineering and programming work in the comfort of your own home.
Comic Corner: Graphic novel restores sci-fi classic to original glory
I will admit I am not the biggest Star Trek fan. I much prefer the character-driven, sci-fi exploits of narratives such as Star Wars. However, even I am aware of the classic episode The City on the Edge of Forever from the original Star Trek series.
A surge of pure excitement
Veronica Roth’s Insurgent, the second instalment of the wildly successful Divergent trilogy, has hit the big screen in full force. When we last saw lead heroine Tris (Shailene Woodley) and her lover-in-arms Four (Theo James)
Kickstarter in the Community: Follow fictional friends in ‘Green Gables Fables’
Anne Shirley, the title character in Anne of Green Gables, may seem old-fashioned, but add a computer, cell phone, and other modern day conveniences and she’s just like any other teenager.
Dear diary, who was I?
High school can be an exciting and confusing time for many young people, especially if you’re 28 years old and reliving the experience through your eighth-grade diary.