It's Fashion Tech Friday! Journalist Amanda Cosco shares what you need to know right now, including Project Jacquard's first consumer-facing product, the Smart Trucker Jacket, which allows wearers to control music and communicate with friends via touch and gesture interactivity.…
Today I made my debut appearance on CBC's The Goods. In case you've never tuned in, The Goods is CBC's new lifestyle show focused on helping viewers live happier, healthier, and more stylish lives. It airs Monday to Friday at…
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to fly to Estonia to speak on the future of fabrics at the Tallinn Design Festival. The Festival is an annual celebration of art and culture that takes over the city for a…
Last night I made an appearance on TVO's The Agenda with Steve Paikin. I had the opportunity to sit alongside esteemed colleagues, including: Tom Emrich of Super Ventures and We Are Wearables Isabel Pedersen, Canada Research Chair in Digital Life, Media,…
Tuesday marked a few firsts. For the first time in the meetup group's history, We Are Wearables featured an all-female cast of speakers and presenters on stage. Also for the first time, they also broadcast a live-stream of their meetup in Toronto on…
For two years now in January, Electric Runway founder Amanda Cosco has been invited to take the stage at We Are Wearables Toronto to discuss CES, the Consumer Electronics Show. For those who aren't familiar, CES is the largest tradeshow in…
At the Tract 9 technology and design incubator, the Toronto community has a chance to try out the latest in virtual reality through a VR arcade. Tract 9 teamed up with Futurites, a California-based transmedia project focused on encouraging people…
I'm so pleased to announce that I've started writing for WWD (Women's Wear Daily). My first article looks at one Stockholm-based startup trying to move fashion tech from prototype to production. Read my coverage of Automat here click click click.