Just got home from a weekend of nerding out with thousands of folks at Vancouver’s 2nd annual Mini Maker Faire. Whew…I haven’t talked that much in a long time! It was two straight days of showing people 17 (!!) different 3d printers we managed to pull together in our “3D Printer Village” which has to…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: JoggoBot – a modified quadcoptor that follows you by tracking a special pattern on your shirt via it’s onboard camera. It keeps pace and encourages you to keep going while on your morning jog and can even speed up to challenge you….
I’ve been interested in painting with light for almost as long as I’ve been interested in photography. Recently, there has been a number of projects that have popped up where people are taking light painting to a whole new level and I really wanted to try it myself…especially after seeing the incredible Light Scythe project….
Last week, Samsung Canada loaned me their latest flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III (or S3 as the cool kids call it) ahead of their big launch June 21th in North America: After being thoroughly impressed with the Galaxy Note, I was excited to try out the latest generation of the Galaxy line. Like…
Earlier this year I heard about a new gadget that sounded very interesting, the Biolite Camp Stove. It enables the owner to burn just about anything in it’s burn chamber. But what makes it special is that it has an orange power module attached that has a USB port on it and uses the energy…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I discussed these items: Tactus touchscreen buttons – one of the biggest reasons people didn’t like the iPhone when it first launched was the lack of a physical keyboard. A new concept from Tactus Technology could make that a moot point with their new tech that makes…
This past weekend I came across a very sweet deal on Craigslist that allowed me to trade my Nikon Lensbaby Composer for a micro 4/3s Lensbaby Composer with Tilt Transformer. It’s basically the same type of Lensbaby, except that it also has the added benefit of having an integrated adaptor so you can use Nikon…
Last week I was invited on a boat cruise, literally in my own neighbourhood from the nice folks at Pitt Lake Cruises. Living in Port Coquitlam, just minutes from the Pitt River, I’ve spent a fair bit of time along it’s banks with it’s kilometers of walking/biking trails but have never been on the river…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Toughest iPhone case yet – A recently funded Kickstarter project from Snow Lizard is now shipping one of the most protective and advanced iPhone 4/4S cases I’ve ever seen. Waterproof to 20′ and can sustain a drop from up to 20′, the…
This week on News 1130 radio in Vancouver, I talked about these items: Tire inflation just got easier: using it’s new “Easy Fill Tire Alert”, Nissan, starting in 2013 will make it much easier to keep on top of your tire pressure without the guesswork. Using indicator lights in the dash, it will identify which…