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SpareOne phone lasts 15 years on one AA battery

July 31, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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You find yourself stuck in a situation where you need to make an emergency phone call but sadly your phone is dead with no power source in sight. You say to yourself, “I wish I had a spare one”. XPAL Power Inc. has developed a product for that and it’s appropriately called SpareOne. It’s a low-cost, vanilla emergency mobile phone that’s designed to be there just when you need it.  It can call 911 with or without a SIM card and can operate as a phone with one installed.

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a-JAYS Four funky tangle-free earphones

July 30, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

a-JAYS Four funky tangle-free earphones

Your iPhone rings and you quickly answer it. You want to be hands-free so you reach for your earbuds but once again you have to fiddle and fumble and untangle them before you can actually plug them in to get to your call.

It’s certainly a pain, no only for you, but also for your caller.

So Jays, a Swedish based company decided to create the a-JAYS Four, a set of earphones designed primarily for iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch) that put an end to that endless problem. The solution was elementary, but cleverly executed – they made the cable flat; it’s 5mm wide, quite flexible and won’t tangle.

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What you need to upgrade to Mac OS X Mountain Lion

July 26, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Apple latest release of their OS, hit the Mac App Store today. It’s jam-packed with more than 200 new features including iCloud integration, Messages and Notifications Center, Dictation, Airplay Mirroring and a whole lot more. But before you hit the buy button, you want to make sure that your Mac is still up to snuff.

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Watch 4 shows simultaneously with Multi-View on Telus Optik TV

July 25, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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If there are 2 TV shows on at the same time, we typically would watch one and PVR or record the other. But in reality, we live in a multitasking world, so why not watch both at once? We’ve stacked our TVs during major events, especially in the spring during the Stanley Cup playoffs. We also have TVs that offer a picture in picture – but how about pumping that up to watching 4 shows simultaneously?

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Win a Verbatim Store n Go USB 2 or USB 3 flash drive

July 20, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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For many of us USB flash drives have become part of our arsenal of tools that we use to store backup and take data on the road, so who says they can’t beflashionable? Verbatim has a series of flash drives, called Store ‘n’ Go that is not only funky and cool, they’re also reliable. So here are some quick highlights of just a few of them. Best of all, Canoe Tech Blog has teamed up with Verbatim to give you an opportunity to win one.

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Nexus 7 shipping woes create Google service nightmare

July 18, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

 

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Ryan Obrock from Ann Arbor, MI is mad at Google and wants them to do something about it. In a letter he wrote, he says that after pre-ordering and paying for his Nexus 7 at the Google Play store, which included a $14 shipping fee, he found out that others that pre-ordered via other outlets, like Gamestore did not have to pay a shipping charge and will supposedly get theirs a week before him.

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Digital delights for Friday the 13th

July 13, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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In each calendar year one to three Fridays actually fall on the 13th. In fact this year, in 2012, there are 3, with today being the last one for the year. Do you need to know when the next Friday the 13th is? Do you need to make special plans? You need to ensure your insurance is paid up? Well, I’m sure you’re not surprised that for Friday the 13th, there is an app for that!

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Zazoo Photo Clock teaches kids when to sleep – Review

July 11, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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“It’s Saturday! It’s 5AM! Don’t they know what time it is?” says Dad. “No honey,” says Mom. “They’re not old enough yet to tell time.” It becomes even more challenging when sunrise and sunset don’t always correspond to wake up and sleep times. Even a change in Daylight Saving Time can mess up a child’s sleep pattern.

 

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Sharp’s new 90-inch LED HDTV Ideal for Assassin’s Creed III

July 7, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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Imagine playing Assassin’s Creed III or experiencing the upcoming 2012 London Olympics, in the comforts of your own home on a 90-inch LED HDTV.  I know, what you’re thinking – WOW! Then ask yourself – a 90-inch TV? That’s like the same amount of viewing area as five 40-inch TVs and I didn’t know there was a TV that big I could buy!  READ FULL POST AT G4TV Canada

 

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Free Wi-FI hitting Tim Hortons real soon!

July 5, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

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If you are a mobile warrior like I am with a penchant for consuming copious amounts of caffeine daily, you’ll be happy to know that one more major coffee stop is adding a free Wi-Fi hotspot to its menu. Tim Horton’s will be joining the ranks of Starbucks, Second Cup and more recently McDonalds by offering a free high-speed Internet connection to its patrons across Canada.

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