Kiip Found and Sauder alumni Bryan Wong announced plans to expand Kiip to begin to advertise on SmartTV’s, Nest thermostats, and in connected cars. Kiip’s API’s can be applied to any internet connected device, including smart fridges or smart lighting. This application would allow users to be rewarded for saving a certain amount of electricity; “save […]
Vancouver’s Housing Solutions Kamil Khan commented: This is a very interesting idea… however, isn’t a high rise more effective in housing people on a small plot of land? While this certainly is an interesting idea for a home, perhaps it’d be more suited for more rural areas in developing nations as opposed to an alternative […]
Legalization for Profit Kamil Khan Posted: You make a good point, and I agree that marijuana legalization will benefit BC through taxes. However, taxes aren’t the whole image. BC would save millions on policing, and new industries and business would boom, creating jobs and economic growth in the lower mainland. Although the health effects may […]
Should Coding be the “New Foreign Language” Requirement? This is an interesting blog post, which touches on a point which, I as a BUCS student, find to be very important and relevant to my degree at UBC. In their blog post, Anna and Helen argue that in order to help incentivize students to pursuit computer […]