"Gadget" Greg Gazin Demystifies Tech & Life in a useful, fun & practical way!
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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A short Clip of Greg’s Humorous Presentation for Toastmasters at the Comedy Cave in Calgary, AB. Jan 17, 2009
Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference kicked off today at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, where CEO Tim Cook delivered the opening keynote address. As usual when it comes to Apple, things are almost never pre-annouced so rumours were running rampant. One thing is for sure: we’re in-store for one great opening as there are telltale signs of some new product rollouts as Apple’s online store is hanging a sign on the front page saying, ”We’ll be back”.
New MacBook Air models feature new Ivy Bridge processors, up to 2GHz dual-core i7, up to 8GB Ram and 60% faster graphics. You’ll be able to have up to 512GB flash storage. Overall up to 2x faster than the current models. The new MacBook Air will also have 2 USB 3.0 ports for faster transfer as well as a 720p HD FaceTime camera and up to 5 hours of battery life. READ FULL ARTICLE AT TROY MEDIA
Father’s Day is just around the corner and right now is a great time to help Dad deck out his new iPad. If he doesn’t have one yet, or still has the original model there’s still time to get him one – and here are a few little extras that will go along nicely with it.
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An Apple event is always an event and you never really know for sure what’s in store and the opening keynote for WWDC 2012, Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 2012 was no exception. With Apple’s online store temporarily unavailable we knew something new was afoot.
The crowd was welcomed by Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant with her utter charm, wit and an attempted sense of humour.
“I’m waiting for the new Samsung,” she said. “No, not the phone, the refrigerator. Hubba hubba.”
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If you haven’t changed your LinkedIn password recently, now you might just have to. Reports had surfaced earlier that a file containing 6.5 million encrypted passwords have been leaked and posted on a Russian hacker site, might be from LinkedIn accounts and many of those have already been cracked. As it turns out, they were.
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Greg talks with Todd on CTV New Channel Tech talk with Todd along with Elias Makos. Topics include LInkedIn Password Hacking, E3 Expo, Twitter LIcensing Data & Facebook looking at targeting those under 13. WATCH HERE
http://watch.ctv.ca/news/top-picks/tech-with-todd/#clip693893
http://watch.ctv.ca/news/top-picks/tech-with-todd/#clip693893
Gadgets and accessories are being made from all kinds of natural and man-made materials but these days the last thing you would expect them to be made from, especially a pair of earbuds, is wood. Surprise! Griffin Technology has just unveiled eco-friendly WoodTones earbuds that are made from reclaimed wood leftover from manufacturing processes that would otherwise end up being burned or dumped in a landfill.
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Google likes to try its hand in innovating new products but what many of you may not know is that while they are a technology company they do have a cultural side, appropriately named – The Google Cultural Institute. Their mandate is to help preserve and promote culture online and the institute has just announced their latest effort, the World Wonders Project. READ FULL ARTICLE AT CANOE TECH BLOG
It seems that no matter how much planning we do to keep our gadgets charged we could always use a little extra juice, especially our iPhones, where apps are plentiful. Of course, the challenge is always the bulk of carrying around extra batteries, chargers adapters etc., so Third Rail Mobility, has come up with a 3-in-1 solution to help keep your iPhone 4 or 4s and all your other gadgets charged without adding too much overhead to your pocket or purse.
Also available via AMAZON
