Archives for March 2016

Track your Pizza Hut pizza delivery in real time

Pizza Hut LIVE Nav 2You really know you’re a geek and a hungry one at that, when you get excited finding out you can track the whereabouts of your pizza delivery in real-time. Pizza Hut Canada has just unveiled Pizza Hut Live Nav an exclusive real-time GPS pizza tracking system to do just that.

“We’re thrilled to bring our new Pizza Hut LIVE Nav to Canada for the first-time,” says Jennifer Ligotti, Marketing Portfolio Manager, Pizza Hut. “Our new platform will change the way we do business, while streamlining our driver delivery process to ensure the utmost efficiency and the best, hottest pizza.” “Our goal with Pizza Hut LIVE Nav is to delight our customers with a new, live tracking experience,” she adds.  Read more…at Canoe Tech Blog.

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Why walk when you can RocketSkate?

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As spring is just around the corner it’s time to once again think about high-tech personal transportation. Earlier this month, we looked at a funky e-skateboard called Storm, but what if you prefer skates to a skateboard? If that’s the case then you might just drool over the RocketSkates by Acton. You may not achieve speeds like The Flash, but you will be able to get up to 7 mph for up to 5 miles on the RocketSkates R5 or up to 12 mph for 10 miles on the R10 model. So why walk when you can skate?

Read more…at CanoeTech Blog.

Apple iPhone SE not exactly a 6S in a 5S shell

iPhone SEApple is Bucking the “bigger is a better” trend unveiling the much anticipated iPhone SE and bringing back the smaller and ever popular 4″ display. And while some are calling it an iPhone 6S in an iPhone 5S form factor, this is not exactly the case.

Yes, the iPhone SE is smaller than the 6S and the same size as the iPhone 5S. And yes, they do have in common, the 64-bit A9 chip with M9 motion co-processor, Bluetooth 4.2, NFC, Wi-Fi calling, 12 mega-pixel iSight camera, 4K video recording, 720HD video recording, Voice over LTE (VoLTE) amongst many of the other wonderful features of the iPhone 6S.

Read more…at Canoe Tech Blog.

2017 Ford Escape features remote windshield wiper de-icer

EscapeWinterA solution to permanently frozen wiper-blades to your car’s windshield in the depths of winter may not be the sole reason to buy a new vehicle but might certainly pique your attention especially if you are in the market for some wheels – particularly a new SUV. If that is the case, you might be interested to know the 2017 Ford Escape will be the first Ford SUV in Canada with a standard windshield wiper de-icer. Read more…at CanoeTech Blog.

Review: iRig BlueTurn wirelessly turns your page

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Accessing your computer or mobile device while on stage for artists or presenters can often be a pain. This is especially true if your hands are full and all you want to do is turn a page on your sheet music, change a setlist or move through a presentation. This is where the new iRig BlueTurn comes in. It’s a compact wireless page turning gadget that utilizes your foot rather than your hand.

Created by IK Multimedia and made in Italy, iRig BlueTurn is a simple yet clever little BlueTooth enabled box. It’s designed to sit on the floor with two soft touch illuminated buttons positioned side-by-side to execute commands from one of three preset modes: Arrow up/down, Page up/down or Arrow left/right that you can configure upon power-up. In some apps, receiving these commands may allow control of other functions such as scrolling and start/stop functionality in certain modes depending on how the app interprets the standardized commands. Read Greg Gazin’s Full Review at CanoeTech Blog.

Will this e-Skateboard take the world by Storm?

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It might not be the hoverboard Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly cruised around on in Back to the Future II nor will it levitate in mid-air but the new Storm eSkateboard is trying to quickly get off the ground.

The Storm Electric Skateboard is like a regular skateboard, plus an on-board motor and simple Bluetooth LE, which allows riders to control the direction and pace of the board.

“It’s a board that allows riders an incredible amount of freedom without compromising the ability to ride in the traditional way,” said Storm founder and CEO John Madden. “It’s stylish, functional and lightweight. Our board is really going to change the game while offering an incredibly low price that other electronic skateboard makers simply can’t match.” Read more…at Canoe Tech Blog.

Baton shaped Satechi wireless presenter

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Who says remote wireless presenters have to be flat or boring? Electronic accessory maker Satechi doesn’t seem to think so. They have unveiled their newest Aluminum Bluetooth Presenter and laser pointer that is shaped like a baton or a small mic rather than your typical offering.

The Satechi Aluminum Bluetooth Presenter (model ST-APA) is cylindrical shape with a two-tone colour scheme and available in three iOS inspired flavours. On all models, the top half is black and the bottom is one of either; gold, silver or space grey. On the underside is a USB charging port, charge indicator and power button. Read more…at CanoeTech Blog.

Keep your “ahs” for your doctor or dentist

EDMONTON, AB, March 6, 2016/ Troy Media/ – Have you ever found yourself in a meeting, presenting to a client or been on the phone when all of a sudden you’re lost for words or not sure what to say?

We fear silence as being unnatural. Our natural tendency is to avoid dead air or empty space at all costs, so we fill it with crutch words, like “ah”, “um” and “err”. We’ll sometimes repeat words like “Iike-Iike-like”, and “and-and-and’ as we nervously grasp for the next thing to say. Sound familiar?

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Dyson Pure Cool cools and purifies the air

PureCool_Gallery_Purifies_Year_RoundThe air we breathe indoors — where we spend the majority of our time in some cases can be more polluted than the air outside, advises Environment Canada. Some of those pollutants that can affect public health may include mould, smoke and carbon monoxide. In an attempt to help combat this issue, Dyson took some of their advanced technology they use in their vacuums and their fans plus some new added innovation and unveiled their first-ever purifier, Dyson Pure Cool.

Their latest innovation doubles both as a purifier and also a fan designed to both cool the air and remove 99.97% of harmful ultrafine particles as small as 0.3 microns from your home’s indoor air. Read Greg’s full review at CanoeTech Blog.