Xbox Launch in Canada Combines Live TV, Top Games, Colossal Console, Special Storefront
Talk to the Xbox to switch between live TV viewing and game-playing using just the sound of your voice, without having to switch TV inputs
Category: Gadgets
Review: Sonos Play:1 pumps out great music in smaller package
By Ted Kritsonis
Sonos has become one of the best consumer brands for high-quality speakers, but its traditionally priced itself too high for much of the market. That may have changed now that the Play:1 has launched, making it possible to use a smaller speaker that fills a room with good sound at a more reasonable price point of $219.
BlackBerry walks away from $4.7 billion rescue bid, Thorsten Heins is out
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla The $4.7 billion buyout bid by Fairfax Financial Holdings has failed and BlackBerry has opted to go for Plan B and save itself. Thorsten Heins will not be part of that effort.
TAVES to show off PlayStation 4 before launch
By Ted Kritsonis
PlayStation 4November will be one of the biggest months in gaming ever recorded for the sheer fact that both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be launching a week apart from each other. The PlayStation 4 will be at TAVES (Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show) this weekend in Toronto for all attendees to see firsthand.
Erasable Ink Printer Part of SME Product Suite from Toshiba Canada
The company unveiled a suite of new products it says can improve efficiency, increase productivity and reduce environmental footprints.
Not only reduce, but in some cases, erase!
by Lee Rickwood
Get the full scoop in person on 4K HD and OLED TVs at TAVES
Text and photos by Ted Kritsonis
Be prepared because you will be hearing a lot about 4K and OLED TVs this holiday season and in the coming years. In what can be considered a confusing world around the next big thing in TV, TAVES (Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show) will look to not only showcase the latest technologies, but also demystify them as well.
Indigo looks to take on Amazon with new mobile app
By Ted Kritsonis
Indigo has released a free mobile app for iOS and Android today that aims to help draw in more customers, as a means to fighting off the increasing competition by Amazon. The app has been designed to “simplify the shopping experience” by incorporating browsing, ordering, gifting and sales prices into it.
Heads Up – Canadians Offer High Tech Sport Goggles to Track Speed, Altitude and Best Buddies
A Canadian technology company has developed a high tech wearable display for athletes, outdoor enthusiasts, and people who fall down the hill (that’s my category) to while skiing, surfing or boarding.
by Lee Rickwood