Appearances
Testing popular household gadgets – Cityline
A look at the must-have kitchen gadgets for the foodie in your life.
As aired on Cityline, Monday, May 13, 2013, on City.
As always, you can watch previous episodes of Cityline at Citytv.com, or via the City Video iOS or Android apps! Cityline airs 9 a.m. on City across Canada. Check Citytv.com for all television air times across the country.
Show notes:
Walmart Canada
www.walmart.ca
- Circut Mini
- Mattress protector
Future Shop
www.futureshop.ca
- Otterbox
Canadian Tire
www.canadiantire.ca
- iRobot Scooba
Dyson
www.dyson.com
- Animal DC51
March Break: Staying connected while abroad
It’s that time of year again—March Break is here and many people are traveling abroad for vacation. Here are my five tech gadgets to help you stay connected to your loved ones no matter where you are.
This camera has built-in Wi-Fi connectivity, and will allow you connect to your hotel’s Wi-Fi network and upload photos to your favourite online social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
This is a mountable, full high-definition video camera that’ll record hours of footage for upload to friends and family. Whether you are skydiving or skiing, you can mount the camera on your helmet, chest, or even on the side of a car, and record footage using the built-in wide-angle lens—great for people with an active lifestyle.
If you are traveling abroad for any length of time, chance are you want to make sure your home and the contents in it are safe and secure. This camera from Philips is wireless, and paired with an app on your smartphone, you can check in on your house no matter where you are.
BlackBerry, known for their BBM service, will help you cut down on long distance calling bills when you are traveling abroad. BBM’s new feature, BBM Voice, will allow you to make free calls to other BlackBerry users using this service—all using the wireless connection in your hotel or Internet café.
Avocado app for iOS and Android:
If you decide to go on a girls-only vacation trip and leave your partner at home, this app will keep you connected at all times. This free couples-only app gives you the capability to send messages and photos, and even allows you to do things like virtually kiss and hug your partner all the way from another continent.
Products courtesy of Future Shop
Gadgets for the foodie – Cityline
A look at the must-have kitchen gadgets for the foodie in your life.
As aired on Cityline, Monday, March 25, 2013, on City.
As always, you can watch previous episodes of Cityline at Citytv.com, or via the City Video iOS or Android apps! Cityline airs 9 a.m. on City across Canada. Check Citytv.com for all television air times across the country.
Show notes:
Kitchen Stuff Plus
Chef Sleeve
Salter nutritional scale
Fox Run Magnetic Mechanic Timer
Williams-Sonoma
Apple iPad stand
Bluetooth speaker
CES tech trends for 2013 – Cityline
A close look at the year’s technology trends on showcase at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, NV.
As aired on Cityline, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, on City.
As always, you can watch previous episodes of Cityline at Citytv.com, or via the City Video iOS or Android apps! Cityline airs 9 a.m. on City across Canada. Check Citytv.com for all television air times across the country.
Show notes:
Samsung GALAXY Camera
http://www.samsung.com/in/promotions/galaxycamera/
LG Smart TV and Magic Remote
http://www.lg.com/ca_en/tv-audio-video/discoverlgtvs/smarttv/index.jsp
Nest thermostat
Samsung Wi-Fi-connected Fridge
http://www.samsung.com/ca/consumer/home-appliances/refrigerators/four-door/RF4289HBRS/XAC
VINCI tablet
http://www.vincigenius.com/en/
Norton Multi Device Protection
http://ca.norton.com/norton-360-multi-device/
Winston’s CES tour:
http://www.cityline.ca/blog/the-digital-life/cityline-visits-ces-2013/
LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3
http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx
LG Smart ThinQ
http://www.lg.com/us/discover/smartthinq/thinq.jsp
Camera by Alex Tutt
Does Instagram own your photos? – CityNews & 680News
I appeared on CityNews at 6 and 680News to talk about Instagram’s change in terms of service and privacy policy with reporters Saphia Khambalia and Momin Qureshi.
Update:
Instagram published the following update blog post and revised terms of service, in response to the public’s reaction:
Earlier this week, we introduced a set of updates to our privacy policy and terms of service to help our users better understand our service. In the days since, it became clear that we failed to fulfill what I consider one of our most important responsibilities – to communicate our intentions clearly. I am sorry for that, and I am focused on making it right.
The concerns we heard about from you the most focused on advertising, and what our changes might mean for you and your photos. There was confusion and real concern about what our possible advertising products could look like and how they would work.
Because of the feedback we have heard from you, we are reverting this advertising section to the original version that has been in effect since we launched the service in October 2010.
You can see the updated terms here.
Going forward, rather than obtain permission from you to introduce possible advertising products we have not yet developed, we are going to take the time to complete our plans, and then come back to our users and explain how we would like for our advertising business to work.
You also had deep concerns about whether under our new terms, Instagram had any plans to sell your content. I want to be really clear: Instagram has no intention of selling your photos, and we never did. We don’t own your photos – you do.
Finally, there was also confusion about how widely shared and distributed your photos are through our service. The distribution of your content and photos is governed by our privacy policy, and always has been. We have made a small change to our terms to make that as clear as possible.
You can view the current terms and privacy policy, as well as review the updated terms and privacy policy that will take effect on January 19, 2013.
I’m proud that Instagram has a community that feels so strongly about a product we all love. I’m even more proud that you feel empowered to be vocal and approach us with constructive feedback to help us build a better product. Thank you for your feedback, and I look forward to all that Instagram has to bring in the New Year.
Thank you,
Kevin Systrom co-founder, Instagram
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