Review: Fujifilm XP20 14 Megapixel Waterproof camera

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Until recently, capable waterproof digital cameras were considered the domain of prosumer models which required expensive waterproof cases as add ons. Fujufilm's XP 20 and XP 30 cameras shoot 14 megapixel stills, HD quality video and are waterproof (up to 16 ft), dustproof, freeze proof (up to -10'c) shockproof (up to 4.9 feet) point and shoot cameras packed with creative and functional shooting options.

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Preview: Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 WiFi

A quick walkthrough of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 inch tablet demoed during Samsung's summer showcase in Toronto. Here are our first impressions on the device. 

• Exceedingly thin and light, very similar physical feel to the iPad 2 except for the mostly plastic white case
• Makes most other 10.1" inch Android tablets look positively chunky
• Samsung has baked in a lot of goodness such as improved camera controls and a file system viewer
• Because of its thinness, size and widescreen it looks a lot smaller than it actually is
• Performance is reasonably fast although not too different from the Motorola XOOM which is available now and costs $499 for the 32GB version. Same with the Acer Iconia Tab which is currently on sale for $399 for the 16GB version.
• Samsung showed off  4G Data enabled version at a recent event which hints we might see one on a Canadian carrier, likely Rogers.
• Accessories will include a keyboard dock that makes it look like a netbook, some sweet connectors that allow USB and SDCard input and an array of Samsung and 3rd party cases.
• Expansys Canada is listing the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 (32GB) at $608.10
• eBay has a number of limited edition units that were given out during Google I/O for sale ranging in asking price from $500 up.

Review: Rdio streaming music service

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

A few weeks ago during a Telus event, we met some folks for Rdio, a streaming music service with over 7,000,000 songs. Rdio is available as a website and also has clients for the iPhone, iPod Touch & iPad, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone mobile devices, which can play streaming music or cache songs for offline playback. There are also clients for the Roku and Sonos systems. The web-based service also offers a native desktop client app for Mac OS X and Windows.

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Almost Half of Canadians Would Give up TV Before Phone or Internet: Survey

A new survey conducted on the Angus Reid Forum and commissioned by Primus Canada, reveales that almost half (46 per cent) of Canadian respondents would give up watching television before they would give up surfing the Internet or using their phone.

Recent reports show that Canadians are some of the world's heaviest Internet users. In the last quarter of 2010, Canadians were on the web an average of 43.5 hours per month. That is 8 hours more than our closest competitors – the Americans, then the British at 32.3 hours. The global average is 21 hours per month, according to a recent ComScore report. 

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