Sunday
Sep152013

Sony introduces 3-in-1 Walkman

Who says you need to carry around a lot of gadgets to enjoy your tunes? Sony has introduced the new Walkman NWZ-WH303, wireless headphones built with music player and speakers in the cans.

This innovative piece of music hardware lets you enjoy your tunes with either the closed, dynamic headphones with 30mm dome type headphone driver unit or the stereo surround sound speakers. You can store up to 1,000 tracks on its 4GB music player and can play up to 20 hours of music on a single charge (or an hour for the quick three minute charge).

Source: Sony Canada

Sunday
Sep152013

Apple releases Lighting dock for iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s

Apple's gone all out to create accessories for their new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. Aside from the full range of quality cases for the new smartphones, they've also released specific docks for the iPhone 5 and 5s as well as the iPhone 5c dock. Apple says iPhones sits upright in the dock as they syncs or charges, so the dock is perfect for a desk or countertop.

They also feature a convenient audio line-out port that connects to powered speakers. It supports other iPhone 5 accessories, such as the Lightning to USB Cable (sold separately). You can even conduct speakerphone calls with your iPhone in its dock.

Sunday
Sep152013

The Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup 09/08/13 - 09/15/13

Saturday
Sep142013

Canadian students win Nokia Capture Hackathon

After 1,000 ideas submitted from around the world and 10 teams selected as finalists (6 soloists and four teams of 2), Canadian college students Rudi Chen and Shida Li beat out both student and seasoned developer teams and were crowned winners of Nokia’s Capture developer contest during a 27-hour hackathon in Sweden.

The University of Waterloo students were first-time hackathon attendees and their winning application was a “content-aware down-sampling” smart resizing app that lets users edit or delete empty space between important parts of a photo while keeping the rest of the image. They each took home Nokia Lumia 1020 and a trip to attend an upcoming event where the app will be showcased.