a-JAYS Four funky tangle-free earphones

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.

What you need to upgrade to Mac OS X Mountain Lion

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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

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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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Digital delights for Friday the 13th

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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

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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

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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

 

Free Wi-FI hitting Tim Hortons real soon!

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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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Apps you need for Canada Day, eh?

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Every July 1st folks across Canada show their Canuck patriotism by adorning their best red and whites while waving, wearing proudly and even tattooing the Maple Leaf, symbol of the Great White North on various parts of their bodies. So if you’re going that far, why not take along your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch or all of the above because for Canada Day, there are lots of apps for that!

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LG shelves new tablet development

 

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As another new tablet “surfaces” trying to make its mark in the tablet market and attempts to compete against the mighty iPad, another is looking at doing the opposite. LG has decided it was time to put things on the shelf – at least for now.  Ken Hong, a spokesman for LG, told Bloomberg that they would be putting the development of all new tablets “on the back burner”, for the time being.

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Apple I auctioned at Sotheby’s for a record $374,500

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 If your basement is like mine, cluttered with computers, parts and accessories you might want to look and see if perhaps you have a motherboard labeled, “Apple Computer 1”. If you do, you could just be sitting on a very valuable piece of history.

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