At the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards this past July, the Netflix original series “House of Cards” took home three Emmy’s, making it the first web-only series to earn a nomination. Netflix is the world’s leading Internet television network offering one billion hours if TV shows and movies per month to over 37 million members in…
Many years ago, the idea of a robotic vacuum or robots capable of completing menial human tasks like cooking or cleaning seemed like something in a faraway future. Well as it turns out, that far away future has arrived. While we might not have robo-maids and butlers a la “The Jetsons” (yet), the Global Residential…
Not long ago, IntelliTrac, Australia’s leading telematics provider, joined forces with Insurance Box to bring telematics car insurance systems to the Australian market. According to IntelliTrac Founder and CEO, Dean Calapai, this new technology helps drivers, “review their ‘Drive Scores’ and provides helpful hints on how their driving behavior may be improved to possibly further…
Canada is making headlines in the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Industry as several high profile gas companies compete for a share in British Columbia’s natural gas surplus. How does this influence cryogenic equipment on a global scale? The reason being that the price of natural gas in Asia is approximately US$ 16.00 per thousand cubic feet…
At Evernote’s annual conference earlier this fall, CEO Phil Libin announced the release of Evernote Business, an alternative to BYOD and Enterprise Mobility Services. Libin said that employees “don’t want to bring their own devices to work” because they “want Macbooks. They want the newest iPhones, the newest Samsung phones…they just want a great experience”. …
When Netflix first began their subscription-based video on demand or VOD service back in 1999, the content selection wasn’t even close to up-to-par with what television and satellite broadcasters offered. 10 years later, and over 10 million users subscribed to Netflix’s 100,000 titles. By 2013, Netflix surpassed 37 million members across 40 countries with more…
With Halloween right around the corner, people young and old are rushing out to costume stores to get their hands on the latest costumes, accessories and makeup. These days, costumes go far beyond wielding a plastic meat cleaver covered in fake blood; people want the “complete look” which even includes decorating your eyes. Over the…
In 2008, Québec declared added a new law under the Highway Safety Code making winter tires mandatory from December 15th to March 15th for all taxis and passenger vehicles registered in the province. In addition, beginning mid December 2014, all winter tires must: Bear the pictogram representing a mountain with a superimposed snowflake OR Be…
In the ever-competitive marketplace of the 21st century, providing a high quality product or service to consumers is no longer enough to guarantee business success. Rather, companies—both large and small alike—have no choice but to invest increasing amounts of time and money in their public relations strategies to enhance their brand’s reputation, drive traffic, and…
ConocoPhillips—an oil and natural gas company, has just announced the advancement of PLOT (a custom-built Plunger Lift Optimization Tool) into phase II of testing, which has already increased production by as much as 30 percent for over 4,500 natural gas wells. PLOT technology increases the amount and frequency of data collected from natural gas wells. …
