Sony launches Xperia Ion smartphone and accessories

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Sony has just launched its first 4G LTE smartphone, the Xperia Ion which is coming to Rogers for  $49.99 on a three-year contract, $449.99 for two years and $499.99 for a one-year plan. The first pure Sony device developed sans Ericsson, the Xperia Ion boasts a Bravia 4.6" HD display, 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon  processor, 1GB of RAM. The Ion ties into a system of accessories including a Smart Watch, a wireless headset and NFC smart cards.

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Optrix XD Sport – Wide-Angle iPhone Action Sports Case

Optrix, designer of action sports video cases, announces the availability of the XD Sport, the first rugged, waterproof iPhone case designed to transform your iPhone 4, 4S and iPod Touch into a wide-angle action video camera.

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Google: 16GB Nexus 7 tablets to ship in 1- weeks

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

If you pre-ordered the 16GB Nexus 7 tablet soon after it was revealed on June 27, Google says you'll have to wait a few more weeks to get your device. This news after various reports of Nexus 7 tablets appearing in retail outlets such as Staples and NCIX. It seems there are some distribution issues  which is a blow to customers who thought that by pre-ordering, they would be able to get their devices first.

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Visualize your ideas and create a creative world with SketchStorm on iOS

Ontario based InsightBet Art of Technology has announced the recent release of SketchStorm (Idea Button: your idea can be life-changing) for the iPad. A unique new business resource, this app was created to help designers, artists, architects and everyone in between implement visual aides & sketches for facilitating & composing conceptual ideas, informative graphics & sketches with ease. This is the business presentation aide simplified & magnified in efficiency and it is finally here on iPad.

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