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Steve Mai, chief executive officer of Eclipse Automation. (Courtesy Eclipse Automation) Automated factory firm Eclipse Automation hopes to turn a $6-million federal government investment into a more productive digital future. The company — which is based in Cambridge, Ont. — received the funds from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), as part of the Regional Tariff Response Initiative (RTRI) and the Regional Defence Investment Initiative (RDII).

Cust2Mate works via a 13-and-a-half-inch screen that fits onto the handle bars of a regular shopping cart. (Courtesy Cust2Mate) Technology company Cust2Mate is aiming to replicate the online shopping experience for visitors to physical stores via a screen that attaches to a grocery cart, giving shoppers the ability to see promotions, coupons and ads for other products while walking through a store. “We digitize the physical shopping journey at the physical store. We . . .

Product gives choice back to those potentially being filmed without consent AI NearLens Ottawa John Dujay Editor, new publications Marcos Rezende, product designer and builder of NearLens. (Courtesy Marcos Rezende) Smart glasses seem to be having a renaissance, and many manufacturers are releasing new products, one Ottawa developer hopes to address potential privacy concerns with a new app. NearLens, available for iOS only, allows users to know when someone nearby is wearing smart glasses.

Michael Tooley, vice-president, state and local government with Aurigo Software. (Courtesy Aurigo Software) The City of Toronto has selected Aurigo Software to manage its vast real estate portfolio, signing a multi-year contract with the Austin, Texas-based company. The company will soon deploy its flagship product suite, known as Masterworks, that will manage all aspects of project delivery, such as oversight, cost control, and reporting, among other things.

Offers translation, teleprompter, video recording; other functions AI Rokid National John Dujay Editor, new publications Rokid's AI Glasses. (Courtesy Rokid) Rokid’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered smart eyewear is now available in Canada through an exclusive partnership with Markham, Ont.-based Ming’s Optical.

Adoption of AI tools could help mitigate the rising costs of computer chips AI Quoted Tech Computers National John Dujay Editor, new publications Kevin Jia, co-founder of Scarborough, Ont.-based Quoted Tech Computers. (Courtesy Quoted Tech Computers) For those firms looking to make a PC purchase today, they might be in for “sticker shock,” according to one builder of workplace computers.

From left, Justin Salazar and Jack Anbara, co-founders of Anzar Group. (Courtesy Anzar Group) While commercial real estate deals are rebounding from a lengthy post-pandemic slump, Anzar Group co-founder Justin Salazar says his firm recently launched an artificial intelligence (AI) tool intended to simplify and streamline the transaction process. “It’s really a challenging real estate market for a lot of people,” he told TechNX in an interview.

Luke Gee, senior vice-president, chief analytics and AI officer at TD Bank Group. (Courtesy TD Bank Group) While Canadian at work are overwhelmingly positive that artificial intelligence (AI) will continue creeping into their day-to-day duties at work, a little more than one-third have received proper training on the evolving technology, according to a new TD survey.

Systems helps eliminate bottlenecks; improve safety at intersections AI Miovision Ontario John Dujay Editor, new publications Kurtis McBride, chief executive officer at Miovision. (Courtesy Miovision) The traditional way to analyze city traffic is often time-consuming and tedious. But a Canadian company, Kitchener, Ont.-based Miovision, has launched a new tool that promises to do that job almost instantly.

Christine Gadsby, chief security and AI advisor with BlackBerry. (Courtesy BlackBerry) Many organizations are relying on external apps to communicate sensitive corporate information, and that’s causing potential headaches for security professionals.