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.

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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CES 2013: Kingston Technology launches 1 Terabyte Flash Drive at CES

It is amazing what we can carry in our pockets these days. Kingston Technology showed off a new USB flash drive that can handle 1 Terabyte of data. Aptly named the Kingston DataTraveler Hyper X Predator, the drive is covered in Zinc-Metal Alloy. Using USB 3.0 and featuring  speeds up to 240MB per second and 160MB per second depending on the model. Kingston isn't the first to market with a 1 Terabyte drive, Victorinox showed one at CES last year but that cost $3,000. The DataTraveler Hyper X Predator starts at 512GB  and that model costs $1,750 and is available now. The big 1 Terabyte variant ships later on but no price has been announced.

CES 2013: Sony's new Windows 8 Ultrabooks

Sony Canada today updated its top-selling VAIO T Series Ultrabook line with a new Full HD, touch-enabled T Series 15, allowing consumers to experience Windows 8 in a clamshell form factor. The T Series incorporates Sony’s innovative digital imaging and audio technologies, and packs high performance and mobility into a stylishly slim magnesium and aluminum design for daily trips to the office or campus.

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