Tuesday
Jan082013

SourceCode: At CES 2013, Ultra HD is the new 3D

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

At CES 2013, 4K or Ultra HD TVs are the next big thing in consumer electronics and home theatre. They are this year's 3D. the must-have big feature that embellishes the newest home theatre models on the show floor.

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Tuesday
Jan082013

Amazon Prime now available in Canada but only offers two-day shipping for $79.99 a year

Amazon Prime is now available to Canadians but the only includes the free two-day shipping option and has no tie ins to the Instant Streaming of Movies and TV Shows or the Instant Access to Kindle Books that users in the US enjoy. 

The service costs $79, this gives Canadians free two-day shipping to "most cities" in Canada. In rural areas, specifically North or the Maritimes, users get unlimited shipping but without the two-day guarantee. Hit jump to read more about the truncated Amazon Prime service in Canada.

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Tuesday
Jan082013

CES 2013: Olympus bolsters line of Tough cameras at CES

Olympus was all about its Tough line of sporty point and shoot cameras here at CES and they launched five new digital imaging products including 

·         The deep-diving, virtually indestructible TG-2 (pictured above), which packs a bright, f2.0 lens

·         The waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof and dustproof Olympus TG-830 and TG-630

·         The stylish and full-featured Olympus SH-50

·         The pocket-sized Olympus SZ-16 iHS and SZ-15, both super-zoom cameras with a powerful 24x zoom lens

More information to follow as we determine which of these cameras will be available to the Canadian market.

 

Tuesday
Jan082013

CES 2013: Scosche boomBOTTLE Delivers Wireless Tunes While You Ride

Unveiled at CES 2013, boomBOTTLE is a wireless omnidirectional outdoor speaker with weatherproof housing from Scosche, designed to fit in most water bottle cages for streaming music while biking, hiking, camping and more.  The Innovations and Design Award Honoree connects to iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Android devices and more via Bluetooth to deliver remarkable sound on the go.

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