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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Apple Media Event September 1

It seems like the Apple traditions continue, with yet another September Apple Media event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatres, this time on September 1st a little earlier in the month than usual.   READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Dual-core Atom netbooks will pump you up!

Intel, on behalf various netbook manufacturers including Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba took the lead in announcing the new or forthcoming release of a dozen new netbooks based on Intel’s new dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor N550.

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QuickBooks 2010 easy to accept credit cards

With Quickbooks 2010 via Intuit Merchant Services, you now have the ability to accept credit card and debit card payments directly,  enabling you to have cash in your account that much faster –  in typically 1-2 days.  READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Outlook Mac Coming Back

With Microsoft Office for Mac  returning with a whole new look for  2011 this October, one old friend from the past will be emerging after a decade of absence – Outlook for MacREAD FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Book Your Room, Meet The Beatles, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Offering incentives to get customer to stay at one’s hotel is nothing new these days and with so many outlets vying for your hospitality dollar, it’s something you’d likely expect.

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