Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 12:57PM 
Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Samsung Canada celebrated its new line of WiFi enabled interchangeable lens cameras today with some hot air. Setting up in Toronto's Historic Fort York with a hot air balloon to allow the press to test the new NX20, NX210 and NX1000 models which are expected to come to market soon.
Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 11:14AM After helping Samuel Jackson get dinner ready for a date and Zooey Deschanel slack off on a rainy day, Apple's Siri personal assistant is shown in a series of ads keeping John Malkovich company. The two adverts, Life and Joke are a bit odd, strange like a Far Side comic strip. Notice that iPhone is only mentioned once and that the ads focus on Siri's capabilities and her eloquence. These ads are not likely to be shown in Canada as some of the location-based features and commands (i.e. where can I get poutine in Toronto?) aren't yet enabled outside of the USA. Personally, I am waiting for the Betty White meets Siri commercial.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 11:32PM 
The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S have arguably the best smartphone cameras in the market. The wide availability of various photography and image editing apps on iOS also makes these smartphones ideal everyday cameras. Bitplay recently introduced their SNAP line of iPhone cases which really put the iPhone's camera front and centre.
Bitplay's SNAP cases are available in black, white and silver (which is two-toned and more like vintage cameras) but the effect isn't purely cosmetic. These cases come with a working shutter button. Bitplay SNAP sells for $49 and is availabe from Dynamism.com
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 9:49AM 
Sir Jonathan Ive: His team's best work is yet to come
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Award winning industrial designer and Executive Vice President of Apple Design, Jonathan Ive received his knighthood recently in Buckingham Palace. Ive is credited for being Apple's resident design genius, the man whose string of successful designs like the iMac, iBook, iPod, iPhone, MacBook Air, iPad and AppleTV are considered iconic products widely copied by Apple's competitors.
