Summer is the perfect season to test wireless portable speakers; whether travelling, camping, having friends over, or spending hours outdoors working on the yard, or barbecuing with buddies, there are all kinds of reasons you may want music on the … Continue reading
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Gadgets you need at home; portable wireless lamps & robot cleaners
From cleaning robots to room-freshening lamps, on CTV Morning Live this month, we looked at some cool new gadgets for the home. iRobot Mopping Robot I’ve been testing the iRobot Braava jet 240. This little lunchbox-sized device will sweep and … Continue reading
Philips Hue Go Portable Smart Lamp Review
Regular readers will know I get way too happy about smart lighting. I particularly love coloured lights as I feel like you can totally change the look, feel and even decor of a room with colour, minus the paint brush! … Continue reading
Gadget Pick of the Day: Belkin’s MIXIT hides handy extra charging cables
With the battery life of many phones in a sad state, it’s imperative to carry extra cables or a portable battery pack. But they can be heavy, or clunky, or get tangled up inside your bag. Belkin has come up … Continue reading
Watching Your Health? Qardio Arm Blood Pressure Monitor Review
It’s a pain, and a time-suck going to the doctor. You have to find parking. You sit and wait.. and wait… and wait some more. What if you could take care of some of the routine tasks you see a … Continue reading
8 Great Gadgets & Toys for Camping – With VIDEO
Summer is camping season, and there’s nothing better than getting out to the mountains, or the badlands. This month on Tech Talk on CTV, we’re showing you both high-tech and low-tech gadgets to make roughing it more enjoyable. Watch the … Continue reading
Cool New Camping Gear!
You can usually find me testing out the latest gadgets and high tech gear. But this time, some of the new gear I got that I’m most excited about isn’t as high-tech as I’m used to. I love it nonetheless … Continue reading
Polaroid Socialmatic Camera &Printer and Zip Printer Reviews
If there’s one review I’ve been looking forward to the spring, it’s this one. Recently both a Polaroid Socialmatic and a Zip printer arrived for testing, and I couldn’t have been more excited. I was a bit shocked when I … Continue reading
Biolite Camp Stove: 2 minute Test & Review
I recently got a chance to try out the Biolite camp stove. While I’ll be putting it to the test on an upcoming camping trip and will write more in an upcoming blog, here’s the quick first impressions on how … Continue reading
Cool EcoCapsules Are the Future of Housing
I found these cool homes while surfing the web for new tech news and ideas. Ecocapsule is a portable house offering, “an unmatched dwelling experience. With its immense off-grid life span, worldwide portability and flexibility it is suitable for a … Continue reading