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1/31/2012
January 31, 2012
One of the questions I most often get is how to avoid roaming fees when traveling, specifically to the US. There are a few options, but lately when I travel across the border I’ve been using a new service called Roam Mobility.
It works by inserting a Roam SIM ...
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1/24/2012
January 24, 2012
Following a disastrous 2011, RIM’s Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down as co-CEOs and announced that Thorsten Heins would be the new CEO and president. Lazaridis and Balsillie were visionaries, leading the company for over 20 years and growing it to become Canada’s largest company just a few ...
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1/17/2012
January 17, 2012
It’s estimated that 1.6 billion TVs will be “connected” by 2014, so it didn’t surprise me that a big trend at CES was smart TVs. Particularly impressive was the voice and gesture-controlled technology demonstrated by Nuance and Samsung.
Nuance is a leading voice-recognition software company that will soon launch ...
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1/10/2012
January 10, 2012
CES is where the tech industry gathers each year to show off what the best minds have innovated each year. 2012’s trade show officially opens today and I’m here taking in all the latest and greatest in tech! There will be an incredible amount of new tech revealed, but here’s ...
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1/3/2012
January 3, 2012
I was lucky enough to receive a few great tech goodies this holiday, but what really made it come together was the Logitech Harmony 900, an ergonomic universal remote with a full-color touchscreen that lets me control almost all of my entertainment devices! This top-of-line universal remote features easy, one-touch ...
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12/20/2011
December 20, 2011
Have you ever wondered where your milk and cookies go on Christmas Eve, or even what's going on at home while you're out? Now there’s a cool, new app-based wireless video camera that can give you updates on what's happening while you’re not there.
Stem Innovation's iZON Remote Room ...
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12/13/2011
December 13, 2011
I am a long-time Android fan. Apple makes amazing products but their biggest feat arguably is their mass marketing. There are a lot of Android smartphones and tablets out there that get dismissed, but the cream of the crop is actually comparable to Apple’s offerings. I’ve had an iPhone but ...
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11/29/2011
November 29, 2011
If you’re tired of trucking a massive laptop with you to school or for business travel, it’s time to take a look at Ultrabooks. Ultrabooks are lightweight laptops designed to be super-portable yet still function like the workhorse you need. While the MacBook Air gets a lot of hype (deservedly ...
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11/22/2011
November 22, 2011
According to weather experts, we're set to have our coldest winter in 20 years. Luckily there are a few great gadgets to keep your hands nice and toasty for work and for play.
Freehands ($20)
If you use a touchscreen device, like a smartphone, eReader, or tablet, the last ...
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11/15/2011
November 15, 2011
Imagine being able to produce a panoramic, spherical photo. You would have to set up multiple cameras and edit it meticulously using photo-editing software, including reproducing the angle blocked by the tripod.
Now it is possibly to fully capture a scrollable 360-degree panoramic image. Students at the Technical University ...
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11/8/2011
November 8, 2011
This Friday (11-11-11) is Remembrance Day, a day to remember the sacrifices that our soldiers have made for our freedom. It's been 92 years since the memorial day was first established by King George V as a day of remembrance, but the modern world, with all of it's new-fangled technology, ...
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