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Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, co-founders of the Canadian multidisciplinary design studio molo have announced that, along with American sound artist Ethan Rose, they have created experimental prototypes that turn molo’s award winning softwall room dividers into speakers. The sound system does not use traditional speakers but instead seamlessly integrates transducers which sonically activate the paper-like layers that make up the structure of the expandable and flexible partition wall. Read the rest of this entry »

Vancouver’s Karta Mobile Inc. has announced the immediate availability of a new BlackBerry app that lets BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) friends exchange visual voicemail messages with each other for free. Designed for times when people want to say something that is too long to type or is just not practical to type out in full, for example when walking or in a hurry, VVM Messenger makes exchanging visual voicemail messages (VVMs) easy and fun. Read the rest of this entry »

The Interactive Ontario Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Donald Henderson has been appointed to the position of President & CEO of the organization. As a veteran of the interactive media industry, Donald brings a wealth of valuable industry knowledge and leadership experience to this role. Read the rest of this entry »

Encore, a Deluxe Entertainment Services Group company, has announced the addition of a new facility in Vancouver, further expanding its established network of post production facilities dedicated to serving television clientele. Current Encore locations include Hollywood and New York as well as sister Deluxe television facility Level 3 in Burbank, California. These facilities share a common network that allows them to share media seamlessly, maximizing efficiency and capacity. Read the rest of this entry »

Team Human has reigned victorious, winning by more than 800,000 points over their fanged opponents in the stereoscopic 3D online game, Humans VS Vampires. A fast and fun spin on classic arcade games Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, Humans VS Vampires is the companion game to the TV series, My Babysitter’s a Vampire. Based on the Movie of the Week directed by Bruce McDonald, the show is a special effects, live-action comedy for tweens, spoofing retro horror movies and the Twilight series, and TELETOON’s first live-action property. Read the rest of this entry »

According to Health Canada, one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime and virtually all of us will know someone who is or will be affected by mental illness. TVO, in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), announces Mental Health Matters May 7 to 13, which will utilize TVO’s full media toolkit to inform and engage Ontarians in issues of mental health and addiction. Mental Health Matters will feature current affairs, lectures, documentaries and dramas, as well as extensive online resources and special in-the-community broadcast events to encourage informed discourse on an issue that affects us all. Read the rest of this entry »

Manon Blanchette, Chair of the International Committee for Audiovisual and New Technologies of Image and Sound (AVICOM), is pleased to announce that AVICOM’s next annual meeting will take place from October 9 to 12, 2012, coinciding with the International Audiovisual Festival on Museums and Heritage (FIAMP), in Montreal. Read the rest of this entry »

Innovative motion technology developer D-BOX Technologies Inc. and Taiwan’s Ambassador Theatres have signed a first agreement to equip ten screens in five theatres for a total of 142 D-BOX MFX Seats to be installed in the coming months. This agreement marks the first sale of D-BOX MFX Seats in Taiwan and will also generate licensing fees payable to D-BOX in accordance with the systems’ use.  Read the rest of this entry »

Canada’s tech savvy entrepreneurs have a new solution to help them build their businesses anywhere, anytime: QuickBooks Online. With Intuit‘s QuickBooks Online, small business owners can get instant snapshots of their businesses – helping them see what they’re making, what they’re spending, and who owes them money, all on a single screen. Read the rest of this entry »

PCI Logic and US-based Vigilant, Inc. announce a conference to be held in Toronto on May 7^th to promote collaborative exchange between US and Canadian organizations struggling to achieve best practices for Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. The conference, organized by PCI Logic and endorsed by the Financial Management Institute of Canada, will be held at the Metropolitan Hotel in downtown Toronto. Read the rest of this entry »