Apple / en YouTube star Doc Mike Evans hired by Apple /news/doc-mike-evans-hired-apple <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">YouTube star Doc Mike Evans hired by Apple</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lavende4</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2016-09-20T10:04:40-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 10:04" class="datetime">Tue, 09/20/2016 - 10:04</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-youtube field--type-youtube field--label-hidden field__item"><figure class="youtube-container"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PPbjK3MmjL0?wmode=opaque" width="450" height="315" id="youtube-field-player" class="youtube-field-player" title="Embedded video for YouTube star Doc Mike Evans hired by Apple" aria-label="Embedded video for YouTube star Doc Mike Evans hired by Apple: https://www.youtube.com/embed/PPbjK3MmjL0?wmode=opaque" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> </figure> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/our-community" hreflang="en">Our Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/medicine" hreflang="en">Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/dr-mike-evans" hreflang="en">Dr. Mike Evans</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/youtube" hreflang="en">youtube</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/apple" hreflang="en">Apple</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>ֱ’s Dr.&nbsp;<strong>Mike Evans</strong>&nbsp;has been hired by Apple Inc. to help chart the future of family medicine after his YouTube videos caught the eye of the technology giant, according to <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-doctor-apple-health-care-messaging-whiteboards-youtube-videos-1.3769194">CBC News</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;Evans, also known as "DocMikeEvans", has already started his new line of digital health care work with Apple. Evans&nbsp;is commuting between Toronto and Apple's headquarters in&nbsp;Cupertino, Calif., while his older son finishes high school. His new job involves worldwide health innovation.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-doctor-apple-health-care-messaging-whiteboards-youtube-videos-1.3769194">Read more about the new appointment at CBC News</a></h3> <h3><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/DocMikeEvans?feature=watch">DocMikeEvans YouTube channel</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:04:40 +0000 lavende4 100482 at Nanoleaf launches new product for Apple home system /news/nanoleaf-launches-new-product-apple-home-system <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Nanoleaf launches new product for Apple home system</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>sgupta</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2015-10-27T12:25:27-04:00" title="Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 12:25" class="datetime">Tue, 10/27/2015 - 12:25</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item">The Nanoleaf Ivy bulb (hanging) and hub (on table) work in connection with Apple HomeKit</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-reporters field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/authors-reporters/brianna-goldberg" hreflang="en">Brianna Goldberg</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author-legacy field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Author legacy</div> <div class="field__item">Brianna Goldberg</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/features" hreflang="en">Features</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/startup" hreflang="en">Startup</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/nanoleaf" hreflang="en">Nanoleaf</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/lighting" hreflang="en">Lighting</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/led" hreflang="en">LED</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/entrepreneurship" hreflang="en">Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/engineering" hreflang="en">Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/bbcie" hreflang="en">BBCIE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/apple" hreflang="en">Apple</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/alumni" hreflang="en">ֱ</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subheadline field--type-string-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Subheadline</div> <div class="field__item">Siri lets users wirelessly control alumni’s award-winning super-efficient LED bulbs </div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Nanoleaf, the&nbsp;fast-growing startup from University of Toronto alumni, launched a new product Oct. 27 tied to Apple's&nbsp;HomeKit line.</p> <p>“We've received Apple's approval to join the HomeKit ecosystem,” said Nanoleaf spokesperson <strong>Leslie Chen</strong>.&nbsp;</p> <div>The Nanoleaf Smarter Kit combines “the world’s most energy efficient smart bulb” and a stylish, connected hub with Apple’s Siri-enabled HomeKit, Chen said. This&nbsp;will allow&nbsp;users to wirelessly control the startup’s award-winning LED bulb designs by simply using their voice.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nanoleaf.me/">(Read more about Nanoleaf and the new Nanoleaf Smarter Kit)</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>“With the emergence of smart home products, lighting is entering a whole new territory,” said Chen,<strong>&nbsp;</strong>one of a&nbsp;growing number of recent ֱ grads&nbsp;recruited to&nbsp;Nanoleaf.&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div><img alt="image of ivy bulb" src="/sites/default/files/2015-10-26-nanoleaf-main-ivy-embed.jpg" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; width: 232px; height: 300px; margin: 10px; float: left;">“Imagine sitting in the living room and being able to control all of the lights in your home with just a few words,” she said. “Pretty revolutionary to say the least!”</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Chen said the Ivy is an app-controlled bulb that users can turn on, off and dim using their Apple phone, tablet or smart watch. The Nanoleaf Smarter Kit&nbsp;is set for release in selected Best Buy locations in early November, she added, with&nbsp;more details still to come.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>“Integrating technology like this, especially through a company as famed as Apple, is a great way to reach a wider audience and get access to a new market,” said <a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/meet-karen-sievewright-managing-director-u-t-new-entrepreneurship-hub"><strong>Karen Sievewright</strong></a>, managing director of ֱ's <a href="http://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/">Banting &amp; Best Centre for Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship</a>. “It’s a smart move by Nanoleaf.”</div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The green tech startup founded by Engineering alumni <strong>Gimmy Chu</strong>, <strong>Christian Yan</strong> and <strong>Tom Rodinger</strong> has grown from a massively successful Kickstarter project in early 2013, based on the strength of their stylish “world’s most energy efficient” bulb, to a bustling company with approximately 40 employees spread between its Toronto and Shenzhen, China, offices.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The venture recently scored funding from ‘Asia’s richest philanthropist,’ debuted&nbsp;products at fairs in New York, Shanghai and Tokyo and won a reddot design award for 2015.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/fiat-lux-alumni-launch-nanolight">Read about Nanoleaf’s Kickstarter surpassing its goal by 500 per cent</a></div> <div><a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/asia-richest-philanthropist-major-silicon-valley-firm-invest-alumni-nanoleaf-light-bulb">Read about ‘Asia’s richest philanthropist’ investing in Nanoleaf</a></div> <div><a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/alumni-startup-nanoleaf-creating-green-jobs-toronto-china">Read about Nanoleaf creating green jobs in Canada and China</a></div> <div><a href="http://news.utoronto.ca/new-dimming-bulb-does-not-need-special-light-switch-and-is-still-world-most-energy-efficient">Read about Nanoleaf’s revolutionary dimming bulb</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Chen says the next big step for Nanoleaf will be releasing a product they believe will change the way people think about lighting.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><img alt="image of bulbs and hub" src="/sites/default/files/2015-10-26-nanoleaf-main-ivy-embed-2.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 434px; margin: 10px; float: right;"></div> <div>“Light is not merely illumination. Light is atmosphere, it wakes you up after a night of sleep, it keeps us safe and content, just as much today as two million years ago,” said Chu, CEO of Nanoleaf. “We want to make products that will transform simple lighting solutions into meaningful experiences.”</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Nanoleaf made the announcement as ֱ's Impact Centre prepared to host a&nbsp;symposium celebrating the International Year of Light. <a href="http://www.impactcentre.ca/light2015">(Read more about the IYL Symposium)</a></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Chen says the gains of Nanoleaf rely on the team members they continue to recruit from ֱ.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>“The ֱ presence is still very strong at Nanoleaf, and I believe it always will be,” said Chen. “When we were looking for interns to join our team, the first place we looked was at ֱ.”</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Watch for <em>ֱ News</em>&nbsp;stories profiling Nanoleaf's three undergrad interns, <strong>Jeanny Yao</strong>, <strong>Frank Gu</strong>&nbsp;and<strong> Josh Hwang</strong>&nbsp;in the coming week.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>“Nanoleaf will always be very closely connected with ֱ: our three founders are all alumni and without the school, they would have never met in the first place,” said Chen.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>“It will always be part of our identity and I think that’s why ֱ grads are a good fit for us.”</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <p><iframe allowfullscreen frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HCFg5n1JI2M" width="640"></iframe></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nanoleaf-smarter-kit-lights-you-control-with-siri#/">(Video courtesy Nanoleaf's Smarter Kit Indiegogo)</a></em></p> <h2><a href="http://entrepreneurs.utoronto.ca/">Learn more about entrepreneurships and startups at ֱ:&nbsp;visit the Banting &amp; Best Centre for Entrepreneurship.</a></h2> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-picpath field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">picpath</div> <div class="field__item">sites/default/files/2015-10-26-nanoleaf-main-lead.jpg</div> </div> Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:25:27 +0000 sgupta 7386 at