Philips showcases latest products in Summer roadshow

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By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Philips Canada  hosted a press event featuring their latest products in a number of consumer segments . Taking up an entire floor of the Thompson Hotel in downtown Toronto, we got to try out some of their electronics devices, see their new coffeemakers, LED lights and bulbs as well other solutions.

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Video: Microsoft Canada's Back To School notebook roundup

Microsoft Canada demoed some of the newer notebooks and laptops running Windows 7 for the back to school seasons including some new models from Lenovo, Acer, HP, Sony and Toshiba.

Motorola XOOM zips down in price, now $499 for a 32GB Honeycomb tablet

Our friends from MobileSyrup.com reported that Motorola's XOOM tablet is now $100 cheaper in Future Shop and Best Buy. The dual-core 1GHz tablet comes with 32Gb memory as well as a great assortment of features. We've had a lab unit for testing apps and there are a number of things we like about it like the quick recharge time, quick response and slick metal body, we also love the video quality on the XOOM although the slow adoption of apps has kept us from spending a lot of time with it.

At $499, this is a really great price for a 32GB 10.1" tablet, specially since Android 3.1 and 3.2 are on their way and should refine the experience. This makes other $499 16GB tablets seem expensive now, and the 16GB 7" inch tablets now just look exorbitant. How will competition react?

Why the price drop?

It is hard to speculate or guess what Motorola is thinking but they are either clearing the way for an updated model or sales are far below their expectations and slashing prices is one sure way to get people's interest.

Sources: MobileSyrup.com

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WishList: Philips Saeco Xelsis Digital ID Coffeemaker

Why is a $3,099.99 espresso machine on our WishList? Well, for one thing, the Philips Saeco Xelsis ID Coffeemaker can brew not just a perfect Cup of Joe, it will brew the Cup of Joe that's perfect for you. It memorizes six one-touch beverages for up to six different users. It can adjust the coffee length, intensity, temperature, crema and body for the perfect espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato. Too hungover or sleepy to push the button? The Xelsis has a fingerprint reader, for real. Swipe your digit and your brew is made just the way you want it. The only thing it doesn't do is make little flowers out of the froth, we're sure that's coming soon.