HP SureSupply app monitors ink and toner levels

SureSupply1You’ve just arrived home to print out your proposal for your new client, but unbeknownst to you little Billy, proud of his latest school project, has just spent all afternoon printing copies for every member of the family. Needless to say the ink’s run dry by the time you get home.

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Get a slice for your unwanted device

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If you have a gadget that you’re ready to toss you might be happy to know that if you live in Regina, Winnipeg or Ontario, for a limited time, that worthless handheld device just might be worth a pepperoni slice.

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The ultimate audio hookup cable kit

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EDMONTON, AB, April 4, 2013/ Troy Media/ – While many things have gone wireless, we’re still using wires for connectivity. And while we usually have our charger and data cables handy, when it comes to audio sometimes we fall short in handling the situation.

So IK Multimedia has come up with iLine Mobile Music Cable Kit, a bundle of six high end cables with a handy case that you can throw into your kit bag along with your laptop, tablet, smartphone or MP3 player to cover a wide range of audio-cabling needs.  READ MORE AT TROY MEDIA

Improving your swing makes good GolfSense

GolfSense

If you’re thrilled that the snow melting and spring is on the horizon but your golf swing is something that depresses you, then you might be happy to know that help just might be on the way. GolfSense by Zepp Labs is a neat little lightweight 17 gram gadget that with the help of its companion app, captures your swing, analyzes it and offers guidance as to how you can improve your score.

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World’s largest interactive multitouch display installation

VirtualReefPicture a Virtual Reef, towering a full two-stories across a 46-foot wall. It’s running an app that offers an almost life-like interactive immersive marine life experience, where you can discover more about any animal you choose simply by touching it on the screen. Amazing, no?

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QuarkXPress 9.5.1 Update is Now Available

QXP9135x113Quark has just released it’s latest update – QuarkXPress 9.5.1 and it’s a free update for all QuarkXPress 9 users.

The update includes added support for App Studio and Windows 8 support.

Some of the new features include: 

Smaller File Sizes — HTML5 file sizes now optimized.

Font Embedding — your design, your font choice which includes embedding of any TrueType or OpenType fonts in HTML5 output.
 
Horizontal Scroll Zones — now you can create Vertical and Horizontal Scroll Zones. Your readers can consume the same content without having to move between pages.
QuarkXPress 9.5.1 is available now for download.
(For users of versions other than Version 9, you can upgrade from any version for $349.00.

Linksys brand lives on after Belkin acquisition

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Belkin announced Friday that they have finally completed the acquisition of Linksys from Cisco and has decided that rather than absorbing the product into Belkin’s existing brand, Linksys will be managed and maintained as a separate portfolio.

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Papal Conclave inspired apps for iOS

3StrikesPopeAs the white smoke emerges from the chimneys of the Sistine Chapel and all eyes are on the Vatican as the election of a new Pope, the successor to Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI is on the minds of many, here are a few iOS apps that for lack of a better term are “Papal Inspired”.

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Toddy Gear Screenster a solution for smudges

Toddy Gear  Screenster

Having trouble keeping the touch screen on your iPhone, iPad or any touch screen device clean and free from smudges and fingerprints? If you do, wouldn’t it be nice if someone, perhaps a friend, could keep them clean for you? Well a smudge free screen is possible, with a new little creation, the Screenster by Toddy Gear.

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NetTALK Duo Wi-Fi St. Patrick’s Day giveaway

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Back in February, here at CanoeTech Blog, we had an opportunity to review theNetTALK Duo Wi-Fi VOIP system as an alternative to a traditional landline. Now, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, we’re going to see if you have the luck of the Irish as you, our readers, get an opportunity to win one for yourself or your favourite leprechaun.

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