Earlier this week, I had a chance to attend a special event at the Molson brewery called Brew 2.0. It was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brewery in Vancouver and the invite list included many local bloggers and geekerati. I debated on even blogging about this event since there was no expectation of…
Literally behind the scenes of the filming of a special effect scene for the kids(!) movie “Cats and Dogs 2” that has been filming near my office this past week: I had a much better vantage point earlier: but was continually moved back by the crew…so I decided to go to my car which just…
Today, Apple announced a number of new things at it’s “Let’s Rock” event and I have to say, I was a little surprised and disappointed. First of all, new iPod Nanos were revealed. Not really that surprising as the spy photos and rumour leaks were pretty strong this time around. I SO don’t need the…
At MobileCamp Vancouver this past weekend, I thought it might be fun to try out Qik.com‘s iPhone app. It’s currently only available for use on jailbroken iPhones (via Cydia). While David was talking about some iPhone tricks, I streamed him live via wifi to Qik and we had it on the projector in the room….
I thought it might be fun to pit my $37 fisheye lens adapter against the $800 Olympus 8mm fisheye lens. Of course, there probably isn’t any contest here at all as the Olympus lens is simply stunning but the lens adapter is no slouch either. But I decided it might be fun to take some…
Here’s an inexpensive way to add a macro mode to your iPhone. By default, the iPhone’s camera isn’t that great…let alone for macro (closeup) shots. Simply holding a magnifying glass (or plastic) lens in front of the iPhone’s camera will let you get a lot closer (and in focus): Normal: Macro: Normal: Macro: The lens…
With 720p HD video support, this is going to make my next camera upgrade choice a difficult one. Of course it’s not a ‘pro’ camera but the hd video support changes a few things as far as I’m concerned. Get all the details to see for yourself. Be sure to check out the HD demo…
I’ve been thinking about upgrading my clock radio for awhile now and have been looking at the various units with iPod docks built in. I knew that the iPhone had issues with many third party docks/clock radios because of the interference the GSM radio puts out. Not to mention the issue of incompatible docks meant…
MobileCampVancouver is bringing together iPhone junkies, Crackberry addicts, couch surfers, coffee shop hackers, vagabonds and mobile nomads to share the current state and their visions for the future direction of mobility. MobileCampVancouver hopes to support the many voices helping to unlock the potential of a truly mobile life. Topics may include – but are not limited to –…
When the iPhone 3G launched, you could only get one if you were a new customer or an existing customer that hadn’t upgraded their handset in the last 12 month period, regardless of how much your monthly bill was. You couldn’t even pay the full amount to get one without a contract. After seeing it…