Review: Toshiba Canvio AeroMobile Wireless SSD

Text and Photos by Simon Cohen

Small, light and powerful, this wireless hard drive manages to impress with great features and performance.

We’ve clearly hit a point in our technological evolution where we have begun to see the presence of wired connections (whether for data or for power) as an annoyance and not as a critical component of our gadgets.

We crave a life where all of our tech toys can talk to each other wirelessly and – dare we dream – charge themselves wirelessly too.

And while the wireless charging scenario is still a few years from becoming mainstream, wireless data is here and it is rapidly gaining a foothold amongst most of our devices.

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Kickstarter bKey could be most compact smartphone batter charger

bKey is a cable-free emergency smartphone battery with built-in USB tip to charge it and micro-USB or iPhone tip to charge your phone on the go. The Kickstarter project is Montreal-based, has been in the making for two years and hopes to be the most compact smartphone charger which is no larger than a keyfob can fit in your keychain. The project is currently being backed by 470 people and is very close to getting to its $25,000 goal.

Nintendo Adds Mercedes-Benz Cars and Updates to Mario Kart 8

For the first time ever, Nintendo’s Mario Kart franchise will be powered by some real-world horsepower. An August 27 game update to Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U console will deliver a variety of new features for players, including the ability in-game to download three free Mercedes-Benz cars that players can race: the modern Mercedes-Benz GLA, the 300 SL Roadster from the 1950s and the legendary Silver Arrow of the 1930s.

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Review: Sodastream's Home Carbonation System

By Sonya Davidson

When Sodastream entered into the Canadian market, I was definitely curious. You see, with a teenager and a youngster in the house, and me who, loves a fizzy cold drink, this in-home soda making machine was definitely on my radar. Hit jump for my review.

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