Gadget Zone

Once again CCrane’s reputation in quality radios has achieved another first with the release of the Skywave AM/FM portable in a SSB [single side band] format. The Skywave can receive the AM, FM, Weather and Air Bands. As well, shortwave ...

BlackBerry fans (I am one) rejoice! The stylish new BlackBerry Motion Smartphone puts BlackBerry-secure operations in a thin Android-powered handset that is as cool to operate as it is to look at. Then there’s the battery life: Up to 32 ...

I do not enjoy taking calls on my smartphone. Holding it up to my ear feels like I am speaking into a chocolate bar. Meanwhile, using the speaker phone feature is like talking through a handheld transistor radio. The Gadget ...

If you want an super-cheap, very capable tablet computer for surfing the web, writing emails, reading e-books and watching videos, consider the Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet. How cheap is super-cheap? The Fire HD 8’s regular price on www.amazon.ca is ...

The holidays are a time for travel, and long waits in terminals, and smartphones going dead while you wait. This is very where the Carry-On and Bigger Carry-On suitcases made by Away Luggage make such good sense. The reason: Each ...

We live in a world where we all seem to have way too much data to store, and no way to tote it on-the-run that offers quick access.. Now I’m not talking about a few measly gigabytes (GB) here and ...

We live in a world where we all seem to have way too much data to store, and no way to tote it on-the-run that offers quick access. Now I’m not talking about a few measly gigabytes (GB) here and there.I’m ...

Listening to music as you cut the lawn or use a chainsaw is a lovely idea. The reality? Not so much: The roar from the gas-powered motor usually blasts out the sound in your headsets, at best. At worst, it ...

Compared to laser jet printers, ink jet printers have often gotten a bad reputation; mainly because their ink cartridges can’t keep up with the high-volume print jobs demanded by business. The new Epson WF-4740 wireless all-in-one (printer/copier/scanner/fax) ink jet printer ...

Every so often, the people at Ford let me try out one of their cars for a week or so. This is why you see the occasional writeups on their cars in the Gadget Zone from time to time. (Mazda ...