Archives for September 2010

Preview: Jorno foldable keyboard fits in your pocket

While some people can type a mile a minute on their handheld portable devices others prefer the touchy-feely of an actual keyboard. The challenge of course is often the practicality of carrying it around.  READ FULL ARTICLE AT CANOE TECH BLOG.. click below

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Gadget Guy Greg Talks iPods: BT Edmonton Tues 21Sep 7:40AM

Greg will be on  CityTV Edmonton’s Breakfast Television, talking about the new Apple iPods  – the iPod shuffle, nano and iPod Touch with host Ryan Jespersen. Tune in at 7:40AM sharp Edmonton time.

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iListen to the iPig

There are lots of animals in Farmville, but you’ll likely not find this particular bovine, appropriately called the iPig digitally grazing in cyberspace. However, you may find it hovering on a shelf, desk or a coffee table. At first, it looks like yet another amplified iPod docking station or Digital Active Loudspeaker as it’s referred to, but this is certainly no gadget to clutter up your barn.

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Hands-on Review: 6th gen Apple iPod Nano

When Steve Jobs announced the new Apple iPod nano at the September Apple event, he referred to it as “like a tiny iPod touch” and tiny is the operative word. It’s not much bigger than a Toonie, measuring a mere 1.61” across and 1.48” high.  But what’s incredible about it is that not only does it have a crisp 1.5” TFT display, it has multi-touch gesture capabilities.   READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Hands on Review: 4th gen Apple iPod Shuffle

Apple has revamped its entire family of iPods and its most basic and entry-level iPod shuffle is no exception. At the first glance of new fourth-gen iPod shuffle, it appears that Apple had gone back in time, two generations, to get its inspiration for the new model. Well that’s true, but only in part.  READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Hands On: 4th generation Apple iPod touch

Watching a presentation or playing with the newest 4th generation iPod touch for a minute or two and in a crowded room with lots of people and cameras is certainly no substitute for actually having it in your hand and test driving it through constant use in a real-life everyday environment.

And since it’s a huge leap forward from the third-generation iPod touch and shares similar features with the incredible iPhone 4, it would only make sense to use those, plus some of the new features as a basis for comparison.
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