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Everest Climbers Wear Biosensors to Help Scientists Study Disease

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Sarah Jane Keller

As a team of climbers inches toward the summit of Mount Everest, body sensors will monitor them day and night, collecting data to help researchers understand chronic illnesses like heart disease.

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Get to know a Toronto startup: Uniiverse

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Guest Contributor

While a lot of web platforms aim to make our online lives more exciting, Toronto startup Uniiverse set out to do the exact opposite.

Launched in February, the goal of this “platform for collaborative living” is to nurture the kind of trading, borrowi…

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Facebook IPO: How Canadians can participate

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Stefania.Moretti

For weeks leading up to Facebook’s blockbuster initial public offering (IPO), average Canadian investors have been told they won’t be able to get in on the action. But that’s not entirely true.

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The Condo Kings’ Executive Luxury Coach turns heads and drops jaws

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by buzzhomeblog

If you’re at all familiar with Toronto’s booming condo market, you may have heard the name “The Condo Kings” around the city. But the trio of brothers have a new attention grabber that will ensure that if you haven’t heard of them before, you sure will know who they are now. The Condos Kings are a group of sales representatives that have been in the business for the past 18 years and are currently the #4 Team in Canada for Coldwell Banker. One of The Condo Kings specialties … Read More

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Get to know a Toronto startup: ShopLocket

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Guest Contributor

Have you been looking for a simple and inexpensive way to sell your self-published memoir or hand-woven puppet sock? What YouTube is for videos, ShopLocket wants to be for single item e-commerce. ShopLocket provides a display box for your goods that c…

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25 WordPress plugins worth using

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by cendrinemedia

Looking to add some features to your WordPress blog to increase traffic and build a loyal audience? In this article, you will find a l…9 Zoom(s)

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Walk Score introduces Bike Score to track the “bikeability” of North American cities

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by buzzhomeblog

Regular BuzzBuzzHome Blog readers will know we’ve always been big Walk Score enthusiasts. For those not in the know, Walk Score assigns a walkability score to any address in several countries (Canada, the US etc…) and employs a map feature to display all the desirable nearby amenities. Neat, right? Not too long ago Walk Score introduced a “Transit Score” feature that tracked transit accessibility in 25 American cities. Now, those same forward thinking folks are rolling out another sweet feature. … Read More

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Pinterest and Copyrights a4 What You Need to Know

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by CanadianFinance

There’s some controversy surrounding Pinterest’s Terms and Conditions but here is what you need to know to protect yourself and your …8 Zoom(s)

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5 Ideas to Brand Yourself with Paper.li | The People Behind the Paper.lis

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by cendrinemedia

Of all the strategies and techniques I have used to increase visibility of my personal brand, content curation has been one of the mos…8 Zoom(s)

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Man Sells Family on eBay

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by CanadianFinance

One Texas father and husband has decided to do something ingenious, yet seemingly desperate; sell his family on eBay. Was this family …13 Zoom(s)

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The top video game studios in Toronto

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Guest Contributor

When it comes to video game development, Toronto has historically been overshadowed by Vancouver and Montreal, where big developers like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft reign supreme. Toronto has always fostered the growth of smaller independent studios an…

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Digg Shouts are back! But not on Digg.

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by amabaie

The latest in the line of Digg-killers hits the streets…er…the Internet today. And Thruzt is its name. And it has several things goi…7 Zoom(s)

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Get to know a Toronto startup: Tiny Hearts (InstaMatch)

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Guest Contributor

With the explosion of smart phones and tablets, apps are quickly attracting some of the best and brightest entrepreneurs in the industry. Robleh Jama is no exception. After starting his award-winning app studio in Toronto, Tiny Hearts, he is quickly c…

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TAO Condos’ Traveling Condo Model has us scrambling for our smartphones

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by buzzhomeblog

TAO Condos, the new Richmond Hill development by SigNature Communities, pushed the envelope when they brought on a Feng Shui master to advise them during the design process. The same envelope was given a second shove when TAO released their awesome interactive YouTube video that showed viewers the many versions of tranquility they could experience living there. It looks like TAO are envelope bullies, but we’re totally into it because they’re back pushing the envelope with their new “Traveling Condo … Read More

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Scan and save

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by Stefania.Moretti

A new breed of smartphone apps allow shoppers to leave their growing pile of loyalty cards at home and still collect points.

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Social media news: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by cendrinemedia

Here is a quick roundup of the latest happenings in the social media world: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn12 Zoom(s)

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Social Media news: Facebook, Google+, Linkedin, Pinterest, and StumbleUpon

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by cendrinemedia

Here is a quick overview of some of the latest happenings in the social media world: Facebook, Google+, Linkedin, Pinterest, and Stumb…8 Zoom(s)

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ADhoc’s new touchscreen at the 30 Roe sales centre has got us WOWed

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by buzzhomeblog

We like to think of ourselves as tech savvy here at BuzzBuzzHome, but there’s a difference between being simply savvy and actually changing the way people use technology. When it comes to changing the way people use tech in sales centres, ADhoc is one company leading the charge with their amazing touchscreens that allow prospective purchasers to interact with the building rendering and neighbourhood in novel ways. We checked out their new touchscreen at Minto‘s 30 Roe sales centre and … Read More

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10 more tools to use Pinterest like a pro

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by cendrinemedia

After the list of tools to pin faster and more easily, here is a new selection that will make your Pinterest experience even more enjo…7 Zoom(s)

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Will an MIT robot be weaving our future homes?

Posted May 23rd, 2012 by buzzhomeblog

MIT researchers have built a spider-like robot that might be capable of building complicated structures a few years down the road.
While the three-week-old robot dubbed CNSILK (Computer Numerically Controlled Silk Cocoon Construction) might only be de…

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