Posts Tagged ‘review

Dyson DC51 Animal a small yet mighty vacuum

- May 13th, 2013

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Okay, saying your vacuum cleaner sucks sounds cliché, but at the end of the day that’s what you really want it to do. For me, a vacuum is a common household gadget that spends most of its life in a dark closet and in my case, probably more than it should, but when an opportunity arose to test-drive and review the Dyson DC 51 Animal, I couldn’t wait.

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Review: Fujifilm XF1 retro look with modern features

- February 26th, 2013

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While the focus seems to be on how smart phone cameras will replace point and shoot models, it never ceases to amaze me how many more features and how much power and precision is being incorporated into portable point and shoot cameras. While some of the advanced models are not necessarily small, you can still fit them into your pocket.

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Review: NetTALK Duo Wi-Fi VOIP system

- February 18th, 2013

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There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of phone lines in my household but truth being told, with Skype, Facetime and my iPhone readily available, I hardly use them. While I’m not sure I’m ready to totally cut out the cord, it would be nice to find a way to cut down some of those monthly expenses.

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If iPad mini was a car it might be a BMW 1 Series

- February 4th, 2013

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Being accustomed to using an iPad, I thought it would be an interesting exercise to leave the iPad at home and take along the iPad mini. I wanted to see if it would live up to my expectations and the claim by “Sir” Jonathan Ive, Apple’s senior vice president of Industrial Design, that the iPad Mini is a “concentration and not a reduction of the original”.

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REVIEW SA950i headphones from UK based RHA

- November 28th, 2012

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With Sir Paul McCartney gracing the stage of Rexall Place in Edmonton in less than 24 hours, I thought it would be cool to review a new set of headphones by RHA, a small British audio company and a division of Reid-Heath Ltd., who recently launched their products in Canada.

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