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Nokero Solar light bulb a sight for sore eyes

December 5, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

Nokero 180-Start

EDMONTON, AB, Dec 3, 2013/ Troy Media/ – In early 2010, Steve Katsaros, a mechanical engineer and former ski racer had a brilliant idea: to develop a simple, yet inexpensive solar light bulb that could be used almost anywhere. His idea has recently come to fruition as his company, Denver-based Nokero, launched the world’s most affordable solar light bulb.

The new light bulb will certainly be a sight for sore eyes (pardon the pun) for the over 1.3 billion people, about 20 per cent of the world’s population, who, according to the a International Energy Agency (IEA), live without access to electricity. That number has certainly grown because of natural disasters such as Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

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Filed Under: GadgetGreg, New Product, Signs of the Times, Troy Media · Tagged With: Alternate Energy, Solar, Solar Power

G4TV.ca Review: Hang tight with MonkeyOh, MonkeyDo

December 4, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

MonkeyOh, MonkeyDo

There are tons of gadgets on the market that are either cute or useful, but together they often come up short in one category or another. Enter MonkeyOh,by Felix. It comes up as top banana; pardon the pun, in both categories. Shaped like a monkey, it’s a fun little 3-in-1 dock, stand and cord wrap that keeps your desk, table or wall socket clutter free and keeps a grip on your iPhone in either landscape or portrait mode.

READ MORE at G4TV Canada

Filed Under: accessories, Apple, G4 TechTV Canada, GadgetGreg, Going Mobile, Hands On, New Product, Product review · Tagged With: accessory, iPhone

CanoeTech Review: iRig KEYS PRO hits the right notes

December 4, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

KeysPro+iPad When iRig KEYS, IK Multimedia’s mobile MIDI keyboard, hit the streets about a year or so ago, people were most impressed with it’s functionality, ease of operations with iOS devices and loved its size. It was adored by most people who used it except for those who felt the actual keys themselves were slightly on the small side – a tradeoff for ultra-portability. For those people, today is a happy day as IK Multimedia released the iRig KEYS PRO. It’s identical in functionality and performance compared to the original with some exceptions: it’s bigger, it has full-sized keys and features Apple’s new Lightning connector built right in.

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Filed Under: accessories, Apple, Apps Alive, Audio, Canoe Technology, GadgetGreg, Hands On, New Product, Product review · Tagged With: iOS, Keyboards, music

Lost one too many Apple TV remotes?

November 22, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

Apple TV Remote with Slickwraps skin, in the dark

Where’s the remote? This is a cry often heard in my household. It’s usually followed by, “which one,” a ritual that occurs on a regular basis, most often on a Friday or Saturday night. After fiddling and fumbling, looking under the couch between the cushions or maybe under the newspaper, the missing remote is usually found along with another you weren’t looking for, yet. However sometimes, like in the case of the pocket-size Apple remote, it may be destined to never be found.

Get Vybe and never miss an important call again

November 15, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

Vybe - Lifestyle - Incoming Have you ever missed an important call because your phone was in your pocket or purse and you couldn’t feel it vibrate or hear it ring? I’m sure you’re not alone. Good news; there will soon be a gadget for that.

New gadgets you’ll give a hoot about!

November 12, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

I recently had an opportunity to be a guest at the London Drugs Retail Tech Group Conference and Trade show in Whistler, BC. It’s really nice to see that, even while technology is growing at an exponential rate, there’s still plenty of room for face-to-face interaction and one-on-one product demonstrations. Truth be told, it makes a whale of a difference. There were about 60 vendors in attendance and we managed to see a number of new and nifty things, many of which would make ideal gifts for the holidays. While it would be impossible to cover the whole gamut of what I saw in a short time, here are a few items, in no particular order, that I thought stood out and would make some great gifts for the upcoming holidays.
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Filed Under: accessories, Canoe Technology, Digital Video, GadgetGreg, Gaming, New Product, Signs of the Times, Taking care of business · Tagged With: Cameras, Gadgets, gift ideas

Review: IK’s new Bluetooth portable speaker is certainly iLOUD

November 7, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

iLoud_front

There is certainly no shortage of Bluetooth speakers on the market. They come in all different shapes, sizes, colours and levels of quality and most of them are designed around working with portable devices; but there really hasn’t been one that was designed primarily with the musician in mind, until now.

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Filed Under: accessories, Apple, Apps Alive, Audio, Canoe Technology, GadgetGreg, Hands On, New Product, Product review · Tagged With: Audio, Gadgets, wireless

Guardian AlertME app offers up a little piece of mind

October 30, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

Guardian AlertME

If you’re heading out to Trick or Treat on Halloween, jog around the neighbourhood or you’re off to locations unknown, it’s probably a good idea to check in with your loved ones to let them know you’re ok. But despite our best intentions we sometimes just forget and unknowingly causing unnecessary worry at home. So isn’t it nice to know that there’s an app that will not only remind you to check in but it will send an SMS alert and or email to a designated emergency contact if you don’t.

It’s called Guardian AlertME, by SnakeHead Software, LLC. Designed for iOS it’s easy to set up and easy to use. Right through the app, you simply register with your name, optional email address and a 4-digit PIN, which acts as your password. Select your alert contacts from your address book, you can have up to five and pick whether they are to get an SMS text message, e-mail or both. READ FULL ARTICLE at G4TV Canada

Filed Under: Apple, Apps Alive, G4 TechTV Canada, GadgetGreg, Going Mobile, Hands On, New Product, security update, Signs of the Times · Tagged With: Apple, Apps, security

Card2Contact app turns your Android smartphone into a mobile CRM

October 24, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

Taking a page from their BlackBerry app, Waterloo, Ontario based mobile development firm Way2Smile Inc., announced today the availability of their Card2Contact app, now for Android. Built from the ground up they’ve added five new features currently not found on the award winning BlackBerry version.

Apple October event product announcement wrap-up

October 23, 2013 by Greg Gazin · Leave a Comment

There were a number expected announcements and a few surprises at Tuesday’s Apple event in San Francisco, but at the end of the day we saw a number of exciting new and improved products to keep the fan boys and the critics talking for a while. Meanwhile, we heard a lot of the word FREE being echoed throughout the 80-minute presentation.

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Filed Under: Apple, Apps Alive, Canoe Technology, GadgetGreg, In the news, New Product · Tagged With: Apple, iPad, tablets