Archives for March 2015

Apple Watch Canadian pricing and availability announced

March 9, 2015 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

Applewatch At today’s Spring Forward Event and after much anticipation, Apple officially rolled out and finally announced pricing and availability of the Apple Watch collection: the Apple Watch Sport the Apple Watch and the 18 karat gold Apple Edition.

The Apple watch, which Apple calls “its most personal device yet and the newest innovative addition to Apple’s ecosystem,” will be available in nine countries including Canada on Friday, April 24th. They will also be available for preorder beginning on April 10th. Read full article and details on the Apple Watch and other announcements at CanoeTech Blog.

Filed Under: Apple · Tagged With: Apple Watch, macbook, new products

iPhone 6 cases for devout minimalists

March 6, 2015 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

Every new iPhone brings a subsequent onslaught of new accessories, especially cases, covers and protective housings and in so many different shapes and sizes. In fact there are so many, it’s tough to even count them. So today, we’re going to look at a few cases and protective housings for your iPhone 6 designed with the minimalist in mind – someone who likes to keep their prized possession protected but prefers to avoid adding too much bulkiness.

Read more… at Canoe Tech Blog

Filed Under: accessories, Apple, Canoe Technology, GadgetGreg, Going Mobile, New Product · Tagged With: accessories, Apple, cases, new products

Square now accepts offline credit card payments

March 4, 2015 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

I’m sure many of you by now are familiar with Square. It’s a service that allows businesses or even individuals to accept payment by credit card using a little dongle attached to the headphone jack of their smartphone or tablet. This type of service relies on the ability to securely transmit card information either through an Internet connection or data connection like 3G, 4G or LTE. But what happens when there’s no connection available? Read more…at CanoeTech Blog.

Filed Under: Business, Canoe Technology, GadgetGreg, Going Mobile, Taking care of business · Tagged With: mobile payment, small business

Cool new gadgets on the scene

March 4, 2015 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

We get all kinds of news for new and exciting gadgets coming down the pipe. Here are just a few we’ve heard about, many of which we will be posting reviews as we have the opportunity to take then for a test drive.
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Filed Under: Announcements · Tagged With: New product

Review: Seidio Tetra bumper for iPhone 6

March 2, 2015 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

I’m simply amazed how many people carry around a thousand dollar smartphone like the Apple iPhone 6 Plus in their back pocket without any sort of protection. For some, it might be a case of just never getting around to it; others might prefer to show off their fine gadget’s natural beauty and some may simply hate any extra bulkiness an add-on accessory might bring.

But frankly, everyone needs some sort of protection. If that’s the case – pardon the pun, then the Seidio TETRA might just be the solution – a two-part system comprised of an inner gasket and an outer metal frame. It’s not an actual case, but rather a bumper that fits around the perimeter of your smartphone offering protection, for the most part, from many of those angled drops. READ FULL review at G4TV Canada

Filed Under: accessories, Apple, G4 TechTV Canada, GadgetGreg, New Product, Product review, Review · Tagged With: accessories, Apple, New product, product review

Greg Talks Steve Jobs & Netgear w/ Tony King on CKUA Muse

March 2, 2015 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

I had a very cool opportunity to be a guest columnist on CKUA’s MUSE a new radio program hosted by Tony King. Today I talk about how I got interested in Technology, meeting Steve Jobs and chat about a very cool gadget, the NetGear TREK. (09:12)

Filed Under: GadgetGreg, Media Appearance, Radio, Speaking · Tagged With: CKUA, Interview, radio

Will you binge watch House of Cards Season 3?

March 1, 2015 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

If you are a big fan of House of Cards on Netflix, I’m sure you’re excited that Season 3 is now hot off the press. I wonder, how many of you have already put aside all those important things that you were supposed to in favour binge-watching the entire season of 13 episodes?

I admit that so far, I’ve only watched Season 3 Episode 1 – or Chapter 27 is it’s referred to. I made myself a promise not to repeat what I did last for Season 2 after I binged on Season 1. It started off nice and slow; I controlled the urge and watched the first three episodes over a period of a little over two weeks. Then I couldn’t help myself. I cranked out the popcorn maker and watched the rest of the season over a weekend. Read more…and take our POLL at Canoe Tech Blog