Review: Microsoft Surface Duo

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

By now you’ve probably read the scathing reviews of Microsoft’s ambitious and expensive new device. Initially available only in the US for $1400 but now coming to Canada as well. Surface Duo is Microsoft’s first Android device, and it was built with Google’s collaboration.

We’re seeing different takes on larger mobile devices like folding smartphones and even LG’s strange Wing device with a t-shaped screen array. The Surface Duo is composed of two screens that can be used independently or together in various ways. Which makes it more versatile than a three-screen folding phone, if you don’t mind the seam in the middle where the hinge resides.  

Designed around productivity, Surface Duo is built for multitasking and is capable of running two apps at the same time. It is also for spanning one app a cross the makeshift 8-inch display (composed of two 5.6-inch AMOLED displays connected by a hinge. Hit jump for our review.

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Review: ViewSonic M1+ Mini LED Projector

Personal portable projectors might be one of the most underrated product categories today. Giving smartphone, streaming stick, and PC users a large canvas to watch videos or present slideshows, these palm-sized projectors are also multi-functional devices that serve as powerbanks, storage drives, and even Bluetooth speakers. ViewSonic's M1 projector  was a prime example of a well-rounded and reliable portable projector that appealed to business users as well as consumers who wanted a large-screen experience for their mobile devices and PCs.

ViewSonic kept all the outstanding features like the compact size, various ports, excellent battery life, and impressive picture quality of the M1 projector and added a host of features that make it even better.

Out of the box, the new ViseSonic M1+ is identical to the model it replaces. The pursposeful, yet elegant industrial design packs a lot of intuitive functionality and is easy for anyone to figure out without cracking open the user manual. The various improvements and upgrades all become evident once you take a closer look.

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Editor's Note: Signing off from Canadian Reviewer

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

After 10 years of living and breathing Canadian tech news, reviews, and opinions, the time has come for me to switch gears and begin a new adventure.

I started Canadian Reviewer as a personal blog in 2008. I was in between jobs, having worked as an editor for university-level textbooks and wanting to continue covering consumer technology as I had done as a reporter in the writing for national newspapers and monthly magazines. The world and the media landscape has changed so much since then and my journey has come full circle. 

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HP's latest multifunction printers are designed around the needs of small business

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

New York, NY- HP today unveiled a series of multifunction printers that are designed around the needs of small businesesses and startups. The new OfficeJet Pro printers were shown off recently at the Three Seat Espresso and Barber shop in New York's trendy East Village.

The idea was to show how the latest OfficeJet Pro and OfficeJet Premiere printers can integrate into a small business while solving many problems for entrepreneurs. It all starts with the design, the latest HP OfficeJet printers are up to 40 per cent smaller yet pack the same high-speed inkjet printing capability as older models.

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