Video: Nest Learning Thermostat now available in Canada

The Nest Learning Thermostat, the world's first commercially available learning thermostat, can help save Canadians up to 20 percent on their home heating and cooling bills by automatically turning itself down when you're away, guiding you to energy-efficient temperatures when you're home, and by creating a personalized temperature schedule based on learning your habits.

 Nest uses motion sensors, cloud computing and algorithms to learn about you, your home and your habits to automatically turn itself down when you're away and to be more energy-efficient when you are home – altogether programming itself to help you save money.

Starting today, Canadians can purchase their own Nest at nest.com/store for $249 USD, plus shipping. And yes, there is an app for it. Nifty, eh?

Samsung announces first Canadian retail store in Burnaby, B.C.

Samsung's trying its hand at the retail experience starting in Burnaby, BC

Samsung is taking the competition against Apple and Sony one step further by launching its own retail store experience. Samsung Electronics Canada today announced that construction has commenced on the first Samsung branded store in Burnaby, B.C. Located in the Metropolis at Metrotown.

The Samsung store will feature the latest mobile, personal computing, and consumer electronics products, in a standalone retail location.

“Samsung is excited to bring a new level of retail experience to Canadians,” said James Politeski, President of Samsung Electronics Canada. “Our vision is to provide an immersive space where consumers can interact with our products in totally new ways and enjoy unprecedented service levels.”

With unique design elements and a broad product offering, the Samsung store will provide Canadian consumers with a premium retail experience. The store will showcase Samsung’s technology leadership and enable consumers to experience firsthand the power of sharing content across multiple products.

“The launch of our Burnaby location is part of a larger retail strategy designed to offer Canadians an extraordinary environment to interact with the Samsung products they’re most passionate about,” added Politeski.

The Samsung store is slated to open Summer 2012.  

Call in sick today, Diablo III is here

Blizzard sure knows when to time a huge product launch, right at the cusp of a long weekend! The much awaited demon-hunting action RPG Diablo 3 is out today which means fans of this franchise will likely want to take a sick day to indulge in the new and improved gameplay, character classes and online play offered by the new version. The last Diablo, Diablo II was released 12 years ago in 2000! That's quite a long drought for fans of the game. From the video teaser above, it looks like this game has been worth the wait.

High tech Origami stroller is part Transformer

The Origami stroller from Shop 4 Moms is one of the most innovative products we've seen all year. Baby and child strollers are usually standard and unexciting but functional must-haves. Origamis fold themselves up with a mere press of a button, they also charge while you are walking, have lots of pockets, four cup holders, independent suspension, daytime running lights, an adjustable recline and even a charger for your electronics.

An LCD dashboard even includes a thermometer, speedometer, odometer, tripometer and lifetime tripometer, just like a minivan.

Ideal for toddlers or bigger kids, the Origami looks like in can travel well and seems pretty sturdy.The Origami weighs in at about 29 lbs, and carries a single child up to 40 lbs, or about the size of a 3-year-old. The price for all this convenience is US $849 and it isn't yet approved for Canada but is definitely an interesting option.