Review: Nexus 7 (2013)

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By and large, last year's Google's Nexus 7 tablet was an incredibly successful product. Some could say its existence prodded Apple into creating the iPad mini, and you can also credit it for sparking the sudden interest in lower-cost 7-inch tablets from the likes of Samsung, Acer and Lenovo. One year later, the refreshed Nexus 7 is starting to ship in Canada. Here's what's new.

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Review: Ultimate Ears Boom Bluetooth speaker and handsfree

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It has been a few years since the Jawbone Jambox kicked off the Bluetooth speaker segment that brought high quality wireless  audio to users of smartphones and tablets. Logitech may be a late entrant into this class, but it has quickly dominated it in terms of innovation, quality and features. The Logitech UE or Ultimate Ears Boom bluetooth speaker is aiming to dominate in this area.

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Review: 2013 Inifiniti FX37 Crossover

Text and photos by Corey Herscu

Lately, in terms of car reviews, it seems like when you drive one car (brand irrelevant), you've driven them all. Don't scoff, friends; unless we're talking engine performance, there isn't a lot a car company can do to really to innovate the in-car experience without forcing the consumer into spending top dollar. Of course, there are the anomalies to this rule (see the inside of the Tesla Model S), but that's a whole other conversation entirely.

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Sony teases new VAIO to be launched at IFA

I recently wrote a piece in the Calgary Herald about how Sony has been making some key product releases in 2013 and it looks like this will continue at IFA. The company is set to unveil a new VAIO portable hybrid that is being teased in the video above. From what we can see, this is an extension and likely improvement over their current Sony VAIO Pro Touch 13 and VAIO Duo devices. By using a paper/origami model in the video, one expects this new VAIO to be impossibly slim, light and flexible. We will know soon enough as IFA kicks off on September 6 in Berlin, Germany.

Source: Sony Via Google +