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Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. has announced the launch of the ES9000 LED TV, Samsung’s latest ultra-premium television offering in Canadian retail locations. With an MSRP of $9 999.00 CAD, the unit features a 75-inch monolithic screen and an exquisite rose gold floating bezel, Samsung’s best television to date is now available at select Canadian retailers. Read the rest of this entry »

BenQ Canada Corp. has announced that its next-generation MS517, MX518, and MW519 SmartEco™ projectors for small- to medium-sized spaces are now available at 340 Staples outlets across Canada. Featuring increased brightness of 2800 ANSI lumens, an improved contrast ratio of 13000:1, and SVGA (MS517), XGA (MX518), and WXGA (MW519) resolutions, the new projectors combine stunning image quality with support for 3D Blu-ray™ via HDMI^® and NVIDIA^® 3DTV Play™ (MW519) for education, corporate, and home entertainment applications. Read the rest of this entry »

Nintendo is unleashing the largest launch-day video game lineup in its history for its new Wii U^™ home console. When Wii U launches in the Americas on November 18th, 23 games from Nintendo and its third-party publishing partners will be ready to play as well. These include Nintendo-published games like Nintendo Land^™, New Super Mario Bros.^™ U, SiNG PARTY^™ and NINJA GAIDEN^™ 3: Razor’s Edge, as well as third-party powerhouses like ZombiU^™ from Ubisoft, Call of Duty^®: Black Ops II from Activision Publishing, Inc., Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two from Disney Interactive, EA SPORTS^™ FIFA Soccer 13 from Electronic Arts and Scribblenauts^™ Unlimited from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Read the rest of this entry »

Sierra Wireless has today announced that PSA Peugeot Citroen, in collaboration with Bouygues Telecom, selected Sierra Wireless to provide the innovative 3G USB key that powers the new Peugeot Connect Apps system. Designed specifically for automotive use, this key incorporates 3G wireless connectivity, GPS positioning and advanced processing capabilities in a compact, plug-and-play form factor. Read the rest of this entry »

3D3 Solutions, a cutting edge developer of 3D scanning and visualization technologies, announces the official release of the HDI Blitz 3D scanning system at TCT Live 2012 located at The NEC, Birmingham, UK. The system is the latest 3D scanning solution from the company that captures digital 3D scans from physical objects in seconds. 3D3 Solutions is demonstrating the HDI Blitz for the first time at TCT Live, the event for additive manufacturing, 3D printing & product development, in Hall 3A, Stand U23. Read the rest of this entry »

Nintendo today revealed full details about how the new Wii U^™ home console and its groundbreaking touch-screen Wii U GamePad controller can revolutionize not only video game play but also the way people find and watch TV and video content. The new HD system will offer entirely new ways for consumers to play games and enjoy their favourite programming when it launches in North America on Nov. 18. During the launch window, more than 50 games will be available for Wii U, which will be offered in two different colors and configurations. The Basic Set will be offered in white at a suggested retail price of $299.99, while the Deluxe Set, which includes higher storage capacity, additional accessories and the new Nintendo Land^™ video game, will be offered in black at a suggested retail price of $349.99. Read the rest of this entry »

ViXS Systems Inc. has announced the general availability of its MoCA 2.0 solution.  The XConnex™ 1000 MoCA 2.0 Radio Frequency (RF) transceiver and the XConnex 1030 MoCA 2.0 stand-alone Media Access Controller and Physical Layer (MAC/PHY) integrated SoC introduces a highly integrated and cost effective market solution. .  ViXS’ MoCA 2.0 provides maximum throughput combined with new low power management features incorporated in its MoCA 2.0 MAC/PHY IC and innovative RF silicon design to exceed stringent low power requirements. In addition, enhanced security features have been developed for increased levels of content protection while maintaining backwards compatibility and interoperability to existing MoCA 1.0 and 1.1 deployed network solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

HitFar will be presenting their extensive line of device skins, pouches and protective solutions at the 2012 Canadian Wireless Trade Show this September 12th and 13th. This year’s two-day event will be held at the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto. Specializing in sleek, unique designs for all major brands, their quality blends fashion with strength to protect your gear. They also provide a full line of accessories for tablets, PDAs and laptop. Read the rest of this entry »

Absolute® Software Corporation, a Vancouver-based provider of firmware-embedded endpoint security and management solutions, today announced that consumers can now secure personal data on stolen or lost Android tablets and smartphones with Absolute Data Protect (ADP). Available for download at no cost in Google Play, Absolute Data Protect uses the same persistence technology and data protection that businesses use. Read the rest of this entry »

Tomorrow TVO will launch TVO On Demand, an Android app for Google TV allowing viewers to watch their favourite programs at their own convenience. Using the free app and a Google TV set top device, viewers can stream TVO programs over the internet directly onto their television. Through its already robust selection of apps and new additions such as TVO On Demand, TVO continues to be a broadcast leader in utilizing new technology to provide engaging content to Ontarians on a variety of platforms. Read the rest of this entry »