Tag: Lifestyle Technology
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Three essential PDF readers for iPad
A while ago I wrote about ways to read PDF files on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. Well that post is showing it’s age, so rather than completely redo it, I thought I’d discuss my current three top PDF readers, and why. GoodReader GoodReader is my first choice, go-to PDF reader on my iPad. First off,…
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Canuck going to South by South West (SXSW)?
If you’re going to South by South West (SXSW) in March, then consider checking in to the Maple Leaf Digital Lounge — a new concept that helps promote and highlight Canadian technology to SXSW attendees. We are creating a cluster of Canadian technology that will be promoted at this event. This is a unique concept…
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Using paper money as augmented reality target for a Gunship game
That has to be the weirdest headline I’ve written in a while, but it does describe the concept. Doesn’t make it more understandable though, which is why I’ve included this video. Very cool concept. Via CruncGear
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I have a new blog! And a contest!
Over the last little while you may have noticed I’ve become a bit iPad centric. To be specific, I’ve been exploring using the iPad as a portable, digital darkroom. Yes, the iPad doesn’t have a camera (for now, maybe in version 2?), but that shouldn’t stop us from using it to manipulate images imported into…
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The gauntlet has been thrown: HP’s webOS TouchPad
Yesterday Earlier today in San Francisco, HP revealed a few new products; the new Veer, the Pre 3, and the new TouchPad — a direct competitor to the Apple iPad. And the TouchPad is going to be a very cool device. My thoughts: Same weight as an iPad — I was hoping for lighter Cool…
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Woot! New Canon Rebel T3 cameras
Last year around this time, Canon introduced the Rebel T2i (also known as the EOS 550D). An awesomely speced-out camera, as all the Rebel’s are, aimed squarely at the consumer Digital SLR and home video market — yes, the Rebel T2i was a true hybrid. Well, today Canon reprised that tune with the announcement of…
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It’s cold! Pamper your tech
With the amount of gear I have around I’m surprised this doesn’t happen to me more often. The weather in Edmonton has been rather cool of late, in the ‑20 to ‑30 degree range in fact. And today, since it’s warmed up to a reasonable ‑2, I decided to drive the car, rather than our other,…
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Hardware helps information be free
Information wants to be free, an interesting phrase summing up the concept that technology has the potential to be liberating, rather than oppressing. It was first used in the 1960’s and attributed to the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog. Today, that phrase is often used to support open file sharing activities. And recently I…
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I’m giving away a Palm Pre 2
Time for another Lifestyle Technology giveaway contest — and this time the prize is one very cool Palm Pre 2 and a few accessories, worth around $500.00. 😀 Over the last few weeks I’ve had a chance to put the Palm Pre 2 through it’s paces and found it to be a solid smartphone. And…