James Careless — Welcome back to the Gadget Zone, our regular look at what’s cool in consumer tech! Here’s what has caught our eye recently. “Internet radio” – radio and music streamed across the Web – has come a long ...
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James Careless — Welcome to the Gadget Zone! Here are two great tech gift ideas for Mother’s Day. Gold-tinted metal earbuds: That’s a decorative idea for Mother’s Day. RedGiant’s A00 Malleus is a rugged set of stereo earbuds cast from ...
Read More »Last-minute Christmas gift ideas for the gadget-minded
James Careless — Time is running out before Christmas, and you’re running out of ideas? No problem: Here are some last minute life-savers from the Gadget Zone. Know a selfie-shooting fanatic? Then help them improve their photos – especially how ...
Read More »The mystery of 4K Ultra HD TV? No programs are ready yet
James Careless — Welcome back to the Gadget Zone, in the mad runup to Christmas! Consumer Corner: We’ve been hearing a lot about 4K/’Ultra HD’ TVs these days, with little clear explanation of what this term means and what value ...
Read More »Hand-crank multi-tool for paranoid automobile travellers
James Careless — Christmas is approaching, which means present-buying is about to begin in earnest. Thankfully, the Gadget Zone has been doing some pre-shopping on your behalf! Here are some cool tech gifts that have crossed our desk recently. The ...
Read More »Audio player better than phone, old-tyme pay phone
James Careless — Yes, the warm weather is on the wane. No problem: Just snuggle up with this, the latest edition of the Gadget Zone, to take your forebodings of the approaching winter far, far away! The Gadget Zone If ...
Read More »Three cool gadgets for your hot summer needs and enjoyment
James Careless — Welcome to a short, hot Canadian summer! No whining now; remember, we just finished six months of winter. Here are some tech devices that will help you beat the heat – or at least cope with it. ...
Read More »Toys for boys who’ve got kids of their own
James Careless— Father’s Day is fast approaching and with it an excuse to buy some cool gadgets for Dad, someone else…or yourself! Size doesn’t matter, right? Right; so have this thimble-sized scoop of ice cream while I enjoy my mega-sized ...
Read More »From VOIP to baby monitors to grease-free bacon
James Careless — Finally! After a long hard winter, the warm weather is upon us once again! And with the return of warmth, what could be better … than trying out some really useful consumer tech? As discovered by: The ...
Read More »Kickstart your spring fever with some cool gadgets
James Careless — Rejoice, fellow Canadians! Okay, so March ash comes in like a lion and appears to be poised to go out like a polar bear – but March is just a few months away from June and springtime. ...
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